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Greek mythology from A to Z:

[M] - Morpheus (Μορφεύς) was a god of dreams who appeared in the literary work Metamorphoses of the Roman poet Ovid. He was the son of Somus and had a thousand siblings. He had the ability to take any human form and appear in dreams, but his actual form was that of a winged daemon.

Norse mythology from A to Z:

[B] - Baldr was favorite son of Óðinn and Frigg, Hermóðr brother, Nanna’s husband, Forseti’s father. The myth of the death of Baldr is a kind of introduction to the Scandinavian eschatological cycle - his death serves as foreboding of the destruction of the gods and the whole world (Ragnarok).

It is impossible to completely exclude the connection of the myth of Baldr with the cults of fertility and ancient oriental myths, and even more so Christian influences. At its core, the myth of Baldr is most likely a myth of the first death, complicated by the motives of military initiations (the names are characteristic: Baldr - lord, Höðr - fighter, Hermóðr - courageous). It is possible that Höðr is “the murderer by the hand” (handbani); Baldr - the hypostasis of Odin himself; in a certain sense, Loki - his “assassin advice” (ráðbani) is also Odin’s “counterpart”.

A very significant difference between the story of Baldr and other subjects of Scandinavian mythology, which received a narrative development, is that it depicts not a struggle with external forces, but a dramatic collision within the aces community. This is connected with the cult roots of the legend about Baldr, and with the fact that it was included in the tradition of the Scandinavian mythological epic at a later stage than other plots.

[2021] Ares again~

Hyacinthus: Oh my Apollo. Zephyrus: Don't you mean 'oh my gods'? Hyacinthus: You worship your god, I'll worship mine.

A wild Artemis and Apollo appear. 🌿

I wanted to depict them before their debut on Olympus. If I could go back I would redraw them with more animal skins in their clothing to really add that touch of wildness... but ah well, there's always next time.

Norse mythology from A to Z:

[V] - Valkyries is a group of maidens who served the god Odin and were sent by him to the battlefields to choose the slain who were worthy of a place in Valhalla.

That time Hermes stole some of Apollo's cattle.

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The Iliad - The Flight of Anchises | L´Iliade - La fuga di Anchise

by Fabio Fabbi

Greek mythology from A to Z:

[B] - Bia (Βία) was a Titan goddess and the personification of force.

Greek mythology from A to Z:

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