Our Mythology inspired Art

[Hermes the Herald]

Ares or Mars

I didn't know you drew, Hermes. neutral

Please, I'm a Jack of all trades! I can do a lot of things you'd never have thought I could do! smile  

[Akherontis]

Hermes the Herald

Ares or Mars

I didn't know you drew, Hermes. neutral

Please, I'm a Jack of all trades! I can do a lot of things you'd never have thought I could do! smile

Like the time you invented masturbation and taught it to your son Pan? Or when you invented the Lyre and then stole the cattle of Apollo ONE day after your birth? Yeesh.  

[Hermes the Herald]

Akherontis

Hermes the Herald

Ares or Mars

I didn't know you drew, Hermes. neutral

Please, I'm a Jack of all trades! I can do a lot of things you'd never have thought I could do! smile

Like the time you invented masturbation and taught it to your son Pan? Or when you invented the Lyre and then stole the cattle of Apollo ONE day after your birth? Yeesh.

Yes, of course! PRAISE MY BRILLIANCE! biggrin

I have photos from that eventful day! Best. Invention. EVER! Well, there are a couple of things that were cooler, but STILL.  

[Philo_Clio]

athena chibi... if any of you know of saint seiya youll know why she has purple hair
AND did you know goddess' could change their hair colour at any time? found that out on this website deicated to the anicent hairstyles in greece... xd  

[Akherontis]

history goddess

athena chibi... if any of you know of saint seiya youll know why she has purple hair
AND did you know goddess' could change their hair colour at any time? found that out on this website deicated to the anicent hairstyles in greece... xd

Well, deities are shapeshifters. Zeus regularly took the form of a wandering old man when he was testing the hospitality of certain kingdoms. But deities have true forms, naturally, and true haircolours. I've always thought of Athena as having black hair due to all the pottery portraying her thusly. But I have seen versions of her as a blonde or a brunette.

EDIT: I almost forgot to say! That's a lovely illustration!  

[GreenInkling]

*chimes in*

And, it has been made very clear that Athena has grey eyes! I don't recall anyone else's eye color being so adamantly repeated as hers.

 

[Philo_Clio]

hmm... you all make really good points... another thing i find tricky about Athena is that she as homer puts it has 'flashing eyes' dose that mean her eyes change colour too? eyes, human eyes can (seem to or do) change colour, mine for example change change from greyblue to green... prehaps thats what homer meant... another thing is that with the greek vases most if not all have black or dark hair due to the materials that they where useing. usually i make athena blonde because there are/where painted statues with her hair as such.
meh, shape shifters are tricky... and so long as she has her symbols (aka helmet, spear, ageis etc) we'll know its her...

oh and heres another i drew last night when i couldnt sleep. a little pic of the childern (younger generation i call them) of Zeus. Persphone hangs in the back and you can pretty much guess whos who from there... sweatdrop

 

[coffeebeancloud]

Wow! Dionysus looks really ecstatic, there!

Why is Hermes resting on Athena's lap, though?  

[Philo_Clio]

to me hermes has always seemed like the brother that just loves to annoy and joke around with his half siblings.  

[Akherontis]

Well, I don't have any more Greek artwork at the moment, so I'll just post some stuff I've done from other Mythologies (mostly Celtic). Not entirely on-topic, but drawing Greek Gods takes FOREVER.



I just finished this one a while ago, forgive the five minute colouring job. It's not a satyr, but a Urisk. Urisks are Scottish goblins who live near waterfalls and ponds. They're lonely critters, desperate for company but scaring off any potential friends with their ugly looks.



A Brownie named Rug Randolph. Brownies are British domestic spirits who live in human households and do the housework when nobody's looking. There are still families in England today that claim to have their own ancestral Brownie.



The Wulver is native to the Shetland Isles. It looks like a vicious werewolf, but it's actually a friendly hobgoblin who spends his time fishing, and sometimes leaves his catch on the windowsills of poor families.



Trows are a breed of Troll that live on the Orkney Isles, noted for being unusually small compared to their giant Scandinavian cousins.



Sun Wukong, my interpretation of the Monkey King from Chinese folklore.



A modern variation on Friar Rush, a devilish spirit who tempts monks and friars to lead debaucherous lives.



Cernunnos, the Horned God. Originally a Gaulish deity, traces of his worship have been found throughout the Celtic world.



A Leananshee named Suanach, my version of one of ~ContessaLeandra~'s characters. Leananshees are like a cross between a succubus and a muse. They prey on young artists, inspiring them but draining their life and beauty at the same time. Purportedly this is the reason why so many passionate creative people die young.



A young Irish Wyrm named Rhys, with a body structure that I wanted to seem canine.



Mictecacihuatl, the Aztec Queen of the Netherworld. Aztec deities are...scary.



Puck, or Robin Goodfellow, the shrewd and knavish sprite from Shakespeare's comedy. Stupid me, I saved the image at that size and then lost the original. Ah well.


A troop of Goblins which I based loosely on myself (right) and two of my friends. I was going to do a comedic comic about the trio as bumbling minions to an undead magician during the Jacobean era, but haven't found the time. The background isn't mine, by the way, but mashed up from a bunch of pics I found on Google.

Here's a conceptual for one of them. Mooch is actually a Gnome, pretending to be a goblin in order to fit in:




Kishlee, my Pooka character. Heck, there's too much I could write about this one, so I'll just leave it at that. Here he is playing for a gathered assembly of Pixies, Gnomes and Salamanders.



Here's a more detailed sketch of Kish.  

[Philo_Clio]

do you realise just how incredably talented you are? i think if i tried to tell ecatly how talented you are id be very close to commiting an act of hubris... so just know thats how talented you are... lol xd sweatdrop xd  

[Akherontis]

Haha, aw, thanks, shucks.

Here's a brand new one. Huehuecoyotl, the Aztec god of music, song and dance. A trickster deity who seems strangely similar to the Native American trickster deity Coyote.

 

[A Crooked Love]

I love your art Akherontis, kinda reminds me of Brian Froud who I love. My goal this summer is to paint a scene of Medusa in her stone Garden seeking the human company she so desperately craves but can never have. First though I have to finish my Lilith painting. <.<;  

[anima noctis]

Akherontis

Well, I don't have any more Greek artwork at the moment, so I'll just post some stuff I've done from other Mythologies (mostly Celtic). Not entirely on-topic, but drawing Greek Gods takes FOREVER.



I just finished this one a while ago, forgive the five minute colouring job. It's not a satyr, but a Urisk. Urisks are Scottish goblins who live near waterfalls and ponds. They're lonely critters, desperate for company but scaring off any potential friends with their ugly looks.



A Brownie named Rug Randolph. Brownies are British domestic spirits who live in human households and do the housework when nobody's looking. There are still families in England today that claim to have their own ancestral Brownie.



The Wulver is native to the Shetland Isles. It looks like a vicious werewolf, but it's actually a friendly hobgoblin who spends his time fishing, and sometimes leaves his catch on the windowsills of poor families.



Trows are a breed of Troll that live on the Orkney Isles, noted for being unusually small compared to their giant Scandinavian cousins.



Sun Wukong, my interpretation of the Monkey King from Chinese folklore.



A modern variation on Friar Rush, a devilish spirit who tempts monks and friars to lead debaucherous lives.



Cernunnos, the Horned God. Originally a Gaulish deity, traces of his worship have been found throughout the Celtic world.



A Leananshee named Suanach, my version of one of ~ContessaLeandra~'s characters. Leananshees are like a cross between a succubus and a muse. They prey on young artists, inspiring them but draining their life and beauty at the same time. Purportedly this is the reason why so many passionate creative people die young.



A young Irish Wyrm named Rhys, with a body structure that I wanted to seem canine.



Mictecacihuatl, the Aztec Queen of the Netherworld. Aztec deities are...scary.



Puck, or Robin Goodfellow, the shrewd and knavish sprite from Shakespeare's comedy. Stupid me, I saved the image at that size and then lost the original. Ah well.


A troop of Goblins which I based loosely on myself (right) and two of my friends. I was going to do a comedic comic about the trio as bumbling minions to an undead magician during the Jacobean era, but haven't found the time. The background isn't mine, by the way, but mashed up from a bunch of pics I found on Google.

Here's a conceptual for one of them. Mooch is actually a Gnome, pretending to be a goblin in order to fit in:




Kishlee, my Pooka character. Heck, there's too much I could write about this one, so I'll just leave it at that. Here he is playing for a gathered assembly of Pixies, Gnomes and Salamanders.



Here's a more detailed sketch of Kish.

hey, do you mind if i borrow a couple of these for an Ancient Civilizations class at School? I need some graphic references to different deities.  

[Melios the Hoplite]

Dang... Akherontis you should make your own roleplaying game trying to feature all of these creatures and more if only you could find the time.
Quick question, what mythology is Samiel, hellhound and seed of destruction from? Got it from HellBoy.