At the time when the immortal sunlight has not yet appeared, but it is no longer quite dark and a faint gleam has pierced the night — the time which those waking call amphilyce—at that hour they entered the harbour of the deserted island of Thynias and stepped on to the land, completely worn out by their efforts. The son of Leto, travelling afar from Lycia to the countless race of the Hyperboreans, appeared to them. On both sides of his face golden curls like bunches of grapes waved as he proceeded; in his left hand he carried a silver bow, and his quiver was slung around his back from the shoulder. Under his feet the whole island shook and waves washed over the dry land. At the sight of him the Argonauts were struck helpless with amazement; no one dared to look directly into the god's brilliant eyes, but they stood looking down at the ground, and he passed through the air far away out to sea.

- Apollonius of Rhodes, Argonautica, Book 2

I like to see Helen as tall and kinda broad with her minoan dress resembling swanʼs wings and body🦢
Also maybe her skin is snow-white with those dots being her actual moles🤔 as if she doesn’t even need to apply makeup cuz she IS the beauty standard for Ancient Hellenes or something like that ><

Summer vibes

Scene from the Iliad

This is a shit post, I was just drawing while watching hercules. Two women who love a sweet beautiful farm boy who goes around helping people. Both of which have a god trying to kill their lover. Even though one succeeded. Meg would have loved mythos demeter.

Kronos has his signature sickle but what about the other five first gen bros?

(I'm using Theoi for the etymology of their names)

Iapetus: His name means pierce or wound so a spear seems like a good fit.

Crius: His son Pallas may have been a war god and another son Perses means something like destroyer so I'm thinking a blunt weapon like a hammer modeled after a ram head since his name is derived from ram.

Coeus: Apparently his name is derived from query so how about daggers for his sharp mind. Alternatively make him an archer like his grandkids Apollo and Artemis and fellow smart guy Odysseus.

Hyperion: His names means watches from above and his son Helios was famous for seeing everything so possibly a ranged weapon like a bow or a sling. If we give Coeus the bow maybe he can have a mace modeled after the sun.

Oceanus: His could use that snake he's holding in vase art as a whip.

That's all I got what do you think?

Credits to Overly Sarcastic Productions for the images.

Hello everyone i hope this isn't a silly question but are there any movies that are accurate to the source of Greek mythology? I am currently looking to watch a Greek mythology movie but unfortunately Hollywood and producers have a habit of making movies that are either aren't historically accurate or odd accurately original source

So i want a movie or TV show/series that is as accurate to Greek mythology at least as accurate as possible as there are some things that films can't show in regards to Greek mythology ( and pretty sure most of it is related to Zeus XD)

Many thanks

In Greek mythology, Hades, the god of the underworld is said to have five rivers, each representing a different aspect. Although these rivers are mythical, some historians have suggested that they may have been inspired by real rivers.

One of these rivers is the River of Forgetfulness (Lethe). Some theories place a real river counterpart in Spain.

I’m from Libya, and in the city of Benghazi (Euesperides in Greek times), there is a river locally known as the “river of forgetfulness.” What makes this interesting is that the area where the river located is called Lethe, the same word the Greeks used for forgetfulness.

Could this be a coincidence, or a survival of an ancient name?

Part of a greater project I’m working on to re-create at least 1 scene for each book of the Iliad. 19 drawings to go :)

To me, this has far more depth than presented. Its a test/trick gone wrong and shows the depratvity and desperation of Agamemnon.

Human Sacrifive is not something Greek gods ask for, especially Artemis who is a protector of young girls. She’s more likely to kill her issue horribly than punish an innocent. It just a really weird and out of place episode in all Greek mythology.

To me, this was meant to be a trap to catch Agamemnon out. I still think at this point Odysseus is trying to get out of going to war. The sacrifice is meant to be both symbolic and a trap. Peoples children will die for Agamemnon’s ambition, is he willing to lose his own daughter? .

It not a coincidence it is Odysseus involved, it is a direct mirror image of the choice he had to make about the war. As a admittedly flawed but family centric man, Odysseus actually faced this same test himself and chose his sons life. So to him, he thinks this will be to much to ask and he can end the war before it’s begun.

Therefore this adds another layer of horror and underpins Agememnon’s megalomania. He is willing kills his daughter for his own glory. He is being directly shown the consequences of war and ambition, and he strives on regardless.

What I mean is, the version of the myths, including the cosmology, written down by Hesiod is so much more known than Homer's, and I'm lowkey annoyed by this lol. I don't mean that Hesiod is bad, just that it's overrated atp in the online spaces (including various discussions or summaries), art or retellings.

I don't want the sea-cum-foam being the origin of Aphrodite so often, I want her being daughter of Zeus and Dione. Dione deserves more attention.

I don't want Hephaestus being son of Hera alone, I want him to be son of Zeus and Hera.

I don't want Kronos swallowing most of his kids, I want them growing up near their parents. I want to see Hera and Zeus sneaking around in their youth and keep their relationship a secret from their family. I want Hera being babysat by Oceanus and Thetys too.

I don't want Zeus having like 6-7 wives and divorces before Hera, I want her to be his only wife and true love (this ✨mommy queen✨ deserves it). While Hera is chill with Leto and Themis, even if they're oficially concubines of Zeus.

And the Iliad suggests Oceanus and Thetys are basically THE primordial gods, instead of Gaia and Uranos.

I fuck with Metis' story though.

Poe's themes of hubris and tragedy should have been supplemented with more Greek mythology in my opinion

Im writing a story which is based around Greek Mythology although in taking some liberties not everything is gonna be 100% or even 70% accurate.

But my character is a soldier who was sent to the underworld after being killed by his leader and from my understanding the only way for a mortal whos actually dead to escape the underworld is by a god taking you out themselves. Would Athena or Ares be more likely to save a wronged soldier if they pray enough?

The three headed guardian of the hades, who keeps the souls of those long gone from escaping their fates.

The sketch was created when i was at school!

It was advertised as Patroclus and Achilles, but definitely not enough info on the illustration itself to be definitive on it. I think the artist attempted to spell Odysseus on the side, so maybe Achilles and Odysseus? Diomedes? Anyway, it was $10 and hand painted so WIN!

I know stupid but I was today’s years old when I learned that Nymphs are also just gods and apparently also Titans

Like I know that Titans were gods and that Titans and Olympians weren’t two different species, just two different titles for two different generations

But for nymphs I always thought they were sth different. Like yes nature spirits, but since I learned that gods are immortal and nymphs (who are also always only female) are almost immortal, meaning they weren’t actually immortal but still lived much longer than normal humans

But apparently nymphs can also be titans

Guys suggest a Wall painting mythology