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 Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2010 9:10 pm
Mnemosyne Moneta Demeter is sort of.. not what I'd expect her to look like. Where did Persephone get her looks?  I based the cut of the dress on this very famous Vatican statue of Demeter. Her hair and appearance is derived from the Orphic and Eleusinian descriptions. I didn't want to just portray her as a stereotype of Mother Nature, since she's so much more than that. The torch represents her as a goddess of the mysteries and doubles as her royal staff, while the sheaf of wheat signifies her role as nature goddess. The diadem distinguishes her from lesser goddesses. Persephone's looks come from her father Zeus, at least in my mind. She had Demeter's skintone once, before the gloomy underworld bleached it.
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Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2010 11:23 pm
Speaking of which, here's an avatar of Persephone as Kore, Goddess of Spring Renewal. 
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Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2010 11:47 pm
Mnemosyne Moneta Javier Cross Mnemosyne Moneta Javier Cross Akherontis Athena and Ares against one another, you mean. They are essentially martial deities with distinctly opposing idealogies, and thus they fit together like yin and yang. Demeter was a very violent and vengeful goddess, actually. One of her epithets is Erinys, the Unstoppable, and she is often depicted riding a war chariot. But there is little evidence to suggest that the female Kronides actually fought in the Titanomakhia. Hera was definitely sent to be fostered by Tethys and Okeanos (the only Titan who remained neutral in the war), but it's uncertain whether she was sent away before or after the war. How many children of Zeus fought in the war? None. Zeus himself was still a youth (and the youngest of all gods) at the start of the ten year war. His only consort at the time was the Oceanid Metis, and he was already the victorious king by the time Metis begot his first child, Athena. He had seven other lovers before finally seducing Hera and taking her to Olympos as his queen. Professor Akherontis:I recalled how Athena and Ares are polar opposites, as well as Step-siblings + half-siblings, from Zeus' first marriage with Metis. Correct me if i am wrong or half-right, though. Lady Moneta: It would completely make sense to imagine Demeter unleashing what would be fatal blows with her powers, especially during the Titan War, as clearly Hera could not have been the only Goddess among the children of Kronos who was a badass at the time, right? Demeter clearly was a massive badass, too! cool I wonder if the main reason for Hera gritting her teeth on Persephone was more because Demeter was her sister, or its some other reason going on, because i recalled that Hera likes Athena as a step-daughter, and i also recalled that Hera doesn't always go after demigod children sired by Zeus[that's not to say that she didn't try to kill Hercules and Prince Dionysus, but their other demigod half-siblings that she may have placed in harm's way appeared to be more like collateral damage and means to an end than outright targets, themselves!] I think it's all about beauty, really. So beauty could have been the main factor as to why Hera didn't hound Persephone, then. Yeah, she was like HOT! Do you know how many gods wanted her hand in marriage? And also, Persephone was a daughter of Demeter and Zeus, another reason of why Hera wouldn't like her. And I think she liked Athena because she made things like the weaver and crafts, things that women could do. After all, Hera is the goddess of women. I remembered that her uncle, his majesty from the underworld, would seek out Persephone's hand in marriage, but who are the others who tried to get her hand in marriage, dare i ask? True enough on Athena, but i somehow might suspect there might be more reasons than just that[did Hera respect Metis, Athena's birthmum + Zeus' first wife, and if so, how much, exactly?]
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Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 5:25 am
Akherontis Speaking of which, here's an avatar of Persephone as Kore, Goddess of Spring Renewal. She looks rather innocent, really. Poor Kore. So, which deity are you going to do next? I would like to see Dionysus or maybe Ares, personally. I just want the gods to get done so the Titans come around. I'm obsessed. And Javier, Hades didn't really seek it. Zeus sort of told him to capture Persephone. I don't have all the facts, but I think that Apollo and another god wanted her hand in marriage. Well, Metis was extremely wise, supposedly the reason why Zeus is, too, as he swallowed her. Metis was the Titaness of wisdom, advise, craftiness, much like her daughter Athena. She was a rather smart woman, and I would think that my niece would respect my other niece.
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Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 5:42 am
I'm doing Iris next. And two versions of Aphrodite, one dressed in finery, and another showing her newly risen from the Thalassian foam in her seashell.
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Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 5:47 am
Is she going to be nude?
Oh, Iris. The personal messenger of Zeus and Hera, the one that searches the water from the River Styx. The goddess of rainbows. I cannot wait.
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Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 5:49 am
Mnemosyne Moneta Is she going to be nude? Oh, Iris. The personal messenger of Zeus and Hera, the one that searches the water from the River Styx. The goddess of rainbows. I cannot wait. Nude and tastefully covered with her hair. XP Yup, that Iris. Messenger of Hera more than Zeus, since Hermes filled that role.
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Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 5:51 am
Akherontis Mnemosyne Moneta Is she going to be nude? Oh, Iris. The personal messenger of Zeus and Hera, the one that searches the water from the River Styx. The goddess of rainbows. I cannot wait. Nude and tastefully covered with her hair. XP Yup, that Iris. Messenger of Hera more than Zeus, since Hermes filled that role. Oh, I wanted to ask you something. Was there a messenger of the Titans? Someone's been telling me that, so I'd just want to know.
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Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 5:55 am
Mnemosyne Moneta Akherontis Mnemosyne Moneta Is she going to be nude? Oh, Iris. The personal messenger of Zeus and Hera, the one that searches the water from the River Styx. The goddess of rainbows. I cannot wait. Nude and tastefully covered with her hair. XP Yup, that Iris. Messenger of Hera more than Zeus, since Hermes filled that role. Oh, I wanted to ask you something. Was there a messenger of the Titans? Someone's been telling me that, so I'd just want to know. Iris was the daughter of Thaumas and Elektra, the deities of sea-wonders. The other Thaumantiades were the two storm goddesses known as the Harpyiai (variously called Aello, Okypete, Kelaino or Podarge), and the two rainbow goddesses, Iris and Arke. Iris fought for Zeus in the war, but Arke served the Titans. When the Olympians were victorious, Arke's wings were torn off and she was thrown into Tartaros. Thetis and Hephaistos later incorporated the wings into Akhilles' greaves, hence his epithet 'Podarkes' the swift-footed.
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Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 6:04 am
Akherontis Mnemosyne Moneta Akherontis Mnemosyne Moneta Is she going to be nude? Oh, Iris. The personal messenger of Zeus and Hera, the one that searches the water from the River Styx. The goddess of rainbows. I cannot wait. Nude and tastefully covered with her hair. XP Yup, that Iris. Messenger of Hera more than Zeus, since Hermes filled that role. Oh, I wanted to ask you something. Was there a messenger of the Titans? Someone's been telling me that, so I'd just want to know. Iris was the daughter of Thaumas and Elektra, the deities of sea-wonders. The other Thaumantiades were the two storm goddesses known as the Harpyiai (variously called Aello, Okypete, Kelaino or Podarge), and the two rainbow goddesses, Iris and Arke. Iris fought for Zeus in the war, but Arke served the Titans. When the Olympians were victorious, Arke's wings were torn off and she was thrown into Tartaros. Thetis and Hephaistos later incorporated the wings into Akhilles' greaves, hence his epithet 'Podarkes' the swift-footed. Ouch.
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Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 6:10 am
Mnemosyne Moneta Akherontis Mnemosyne Moneta Akherontis Mnemosyne Moneta Is she going to be nude? Oh, Iris. The personal messenger of Zeus and Hera, the one that searches the water from the River Styx. The goddess of rainbows. I cannot wait. Nude and tastefully covered with her hair. XP Yup, that Iris. Messenger of Hera more than Zeus, since Hermes filled that role. Oh, I wanted to ask you something. Was there a messenger of the Titans? Someone's been telling me that, so I'd just want to know. Iris was the daughter of Thaumas and Elektra, the deities of sea-wonders. The other Thaumantiades were the two storm goddesses known as the Harpyiai (variously called Aello, Okypete, Kelaino or Podarge), and the two rainbow goddesses, Iris and Arke. Iris fought for Zeus in the war, but Arke served the Titans. When the Olympians were victorious, Arke's wings were torn off and she was thrown into Tartaros. Thetis and Hephaistos later incorporated the wings into Akhilles' greaves, hence his epithet 'Podarkes' the swift-footed. Ouch. Atlas' fate was worse. Vengeance was sacred in the old days. Our modern ethical beliefs are very soft, and so mythical justice may seem jarringly disproportionate to a contemporary reader.
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Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 6:16 am
Akherontis Mnemosyne Moneta Akherontis Mnemosyne Moneta Akherontis Mnemosyne Moneta Is she going to be nude? Oh, Iris. The personal messenger of Zeus and Hera, the one that searches the water from the River Styx. The goddess of rainbows. I cannot wait. Nude and tastefully covered with her hair. XP Yup, that Iris. Messenger of Hera more than Zeus, since Hermes filled that role. Oh, I wanted to ask you something. Was there a messenger of the Titans? Someone's been telling me that, so I'd just want to know. Iris was the daughter of Thaumas and Elektra, the deities of sea-wonders. The other Thaumantiades were the two storm goddesses known as the Harpyiai (variously called Aello, Okypete, Kelaino or Podarge), and the two rainbow goddesses, Iris and Arke. Iris fought for Zeus in the war, but Arke served the Titans. When the Olympians were victorious, Arke's wings were torn off and she was thrown into Tartaros. Thetis and Hephaistos later incorporated the wings into Akhilles' greaves, hence his epithet 'Podarkes' the swift-footed. Ouch. Atlas' fate was worse. Vengeance was sacred in the old days. Our modern ethical beliefs are very soft, and so mythical justice may seem jarringly disproportionate to a contemporary reader. Holding up the sky for eternity. Though, weren't their pillars do to that, though? Like the pillars of the north, east, west, south? Where the real Titans attacked once their father tried to lay with Gaia?
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Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 6:23 am
Mnemosyne Moneta Akherontis Mnemosyne Moneta Akherontis Mnemosyne Moneta Oh, I wanted to ask you something. Was there a messenger of the Titans? Someone's been telling me that, so I'd just want to know. Iris was the daughter of Thaumas and Elektra, the deities of sea-wonders. The other Thaumantiades were the two storm goddesses known as the Harpyiai (variously called Aello, Okypete, Kelaino or Podarge), and the two rainbow goddesses, Iris and Arke. Iris fought for Zeus in the war, but Arke served the Titans. When the Olympians were victorious, Arke's wings were torn off and she was thrown into Tartaros. Thetis and Hephaistos later incorporated the wings into Akhilles' greaves, hence his epithet 'Podarkes' the swift-footed. Ouch. Atlas' fate was worse. Vengeance was sacred in the old days. Our modern ethical beliefs are very soft, and so mythical justice may seem jarringly disproportionate to a contemporary reader. Holding up the sky for eternity. Though, weren't their pillars do to that, though? Like the pillars of the north, east, west, south? Where the real Titans attacked once their father tried to lay with Gaia? The pillars (or walls, or towers, or whatever they may be) of the north, east and south still stand, but Atlas is the western pillar, inherited from his father Iapetos. He stands on the isle of the Hesperides at the western horizon of the world. Appropriate, given Hesperia is his wife and the Hesperides his daughters.
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Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 6:56 am
Rosy fingered dawn is with the god of healing that was killed...
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Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 6:59 am
Mnemosyne Moneta Rosy fingered dawn is with the god of healing that was killed... Asklepios was apotheosized after his death, just like Herakles. He became the god Paion, physician of Olympos. He married the goddess of soothing, Epione (Presumably an Okeanid), and his children include Hygeia (Hygiene), Panakeia (Cures), Iaso (Remedies) and Aegle (Flush of Health).
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