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Pan 🌿

he has lil bug friends

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Pan 🌿

he has lil bug friends

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Apollo Smintheus

rats and mice are sometimes associated with Apollo, likely because ancient farmers would pray to him protect their crops from them - but I also like to think that Apollo has them as little friends <3

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Lord Ares ⚔️

I actually had a lot of fun with this one :)

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a (very small) preview of the project I've been working on for the past two years

I'm not sure when it will be finished, since I'm about halfway done creating the first pass on page/panel layout, but something to keep an eye out for hehe

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"Mortals who were made immortal . . . Icarus and Erigone, his daughter, placed among the stars--Icarus as Arcturus, Erigone as the sign Virgo." -Pseudo-Hyginus, Fabulae 224

with Anthesteria coming up I felt inspired to draw Erigone and her dog Maera the moment she finds her father's body.

it's a bit of an obscure Dionysus myth but one I find really interesting.

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"Of Kythereia, born in Kypros, I will sing. She gives kindly gifts to men: smiles are ever on her lovely face, and lovely is the brightness that plays over it. Hail, goddess, queen of well-built Salamis and sea-girt Kypros; grant me a cheerful song. And now I will remember you and another song also."

-Homeric Hymn 10 to Aphrodite

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The sheer amount of art made by hellenic polytheists is so pleasant. I am so happy we can honour the Gods artistically.

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Hermes Khthonios guiding lost souls...I like to think it would be comforting to see him help you on your way to the other side.

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been busy with a personal project but here's an Apollo doodle

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when I was a kid I always imagined angels had horns

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ayy just wanted to let everyone know I now have an inprnt!!

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experimenting with some brushes c:

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my queer rendition of Joseph Kuhn-Régnier's painting "Bacchanal and Panthers"

I really love the original painting, but I wanted to add my own style and make it more modern and Dionysian

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Ariadne

"She was the darling of the gods and she has her emblem in the sky..."

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some quick character sketches c: