Agamemnon: I Think We’re Missing Something.

Some Iliad boys in the woods! My thought behind this is that all of them went out on a trip and realized that Antilochus was not trained for this, because unlike Achilles and Patroclus, he was just a prince and was not set loose on a mountain with a centaur grandpa for several years. 

(left to right: Automedon, Patroclus, Achilles, Antilochus)

— Franz Kafka, Letters to Milena

Greek mythology from A to Z:

[D] - Dionysus (Διόνυσος) was the god of fertility and wine, later considered a patron of the arts. He had a dual nature; on one hand, he brought joy and divine ecstasy; or he would bring brutal and blinding rage, thus reflecting the dual nature of wine. 

Greek mythology from A to Z:

[O] - Oizys (Ὀϊζύς) is the goddess of misery, suffering, depression and anxiety.

Cupid and Psyche, Paolo Andrea Triscornia, late 18th century, marble, Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg.

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.

Greek mythology from A to Z:

[N] - Nyx (Νύξ) was the personification of the night, and the daughter of Chaos.

tail, habits, proof

“No one can weave as well as I—not even the Goddess Athena!” Arachne boasted, unaware of who else might be listening in. 

Revisiting one of the most memorable greek myths from my childhood, the weaving contest of Arachne and Athena. 

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

Part one