The Past Echoes In Our Souls. Our Passion Is A Burning Flame, Eternal. Antiquity Is A Part Of Us.

Greek mythology from A to Z:

[A] - Asteria (Ἀστερία) was the goddess of nocturnal oracles and shooting stars

Norse mythology from A to Z:

[H] - Hel is a giantess and/or goddess who rules over the identically-named Hel, the underworld where many of the dead dwell.

Norse mythology from A to Z:

[L] - Loki

art honoring Hermes

here's the third set in the series i'm doing on art honoring the gods as i finish my art history degree; Apollon and Artemis can be found under these links. here are my favorite pieces honoring Hermes :>

Disclaimer: Most artists throughout the neoclassical period (in particular, but not limited to) used Hermes/Mercury interchangeably for a myriad of cultural and religious reasons. I do understand that Hermes and Mercury are syncretized deities with very different aspects in Greek and Roman society respectively.

In order: 1) Souls on the Banks of the Acheron by Adolph Hiremy-Hirschl, 1898, Belvedere Palace, Vienna. 2) Detail from Palazzo Clerici Ceiling Fresco by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1740, Milan. 3) Hermes (Engraving) by William Blake Richmond, 1866, University of Toronto Library. 4) Mercury Attaching his Wings by Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, c. 1744, on display in the Louvre, Paris. 5) Hermes by Jules Alexis Coulan, 1914, Grand Central Station. 6) Elevation of the Great Elector to Olympus by Charles-Amedee-Philippe van Loo, 1751, City Palace, Potsdam, Germany. 7) Detail from Mercury Exhorting Aeneas to Leave Carthage by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1757, Palazzina di Caccia, Stupinigi. 8) Mercury and Psyche by Reinhold, 1857, Staatliche Museum, Berlin.

Hera: you’re just gonna leave me? Like this?

Zeus: like what? I’m just going to the meat market.

Hera, sulking: you may as well just rip my heart in two

Zeus: wha- what did I do??

Hera: it’s what you didn’t do

Zeus:

Hera:

Zeus: oh

Zeus: *kisses Hera’s head* better?

Hera: much :)

All the star signs in my comic, Realta Part 2!

Part one

Greek mythology from A to Z:

[K] - Keto (Κητώ) or Ceto was a primordial deity of the sea, the daughter of the Titans Pontus and Gaea, and personification of all the dangers that the sea posed.

Greek mythology from A to Z:

[E] - Enyo (Ἐνυώ) was the goddess of war and destruction, sister and companion of Ares.

Did you know that Antilochus was among Helen's suitors?

peleus: my son cannot be a suitor. he is only 6. far too young.

meanwhile nestor: [presenting helen with what can only be described as a fresh out the womb baby] a great husband, no? a real charmer.

Menelaus: How do you politely tell someone you want to throw a brick at their face?

Odysseus: My person wishes to reach your facial features with a fundamental object for the creation of walls in numerous times.

Menelaus, to Paris: What he just said.