Greayworks

Creator of Howling Hoods and Myths in Manhattan

[greayworks]

Tired of live action Disney remakes? Hate ai slop being used by studios? Me too! Unrelated here are some profile pics for Entangled A Rapunzel Adventure coming out soon!

[sarafangirlart]

This random ass comedy play has better dress than the ones in Nolan’s Odyssey lol

[wordsmithic]

This guy is absolutely right. How can you "reclaim" voices from a culture that's not yours?? Ancient Greek women are not from your own culture - if you even recognize that Greek culture is its own culture, separate from yours.

On top of that, those authors have no idea about the History of Greek women. We have a voice of our own and you are not trying to amplify it. You just pretend you care so you can get your fame and money.

[greayworks]

Oh snap that's me

I made some great points ngl I do fully believe you can write for any religion/Mythology that's not your own I would be a MASSIVE hypocrite if I said otherwise just be very mindful when you are adapting the stories and names and gods and locations

Again great video and very handsome

[wordsmithic]

Hahahaahah hi I didn't know you were on Tumblr too! In one of the reblogs I also added that one can write about many other cultures as long as they have a good understanding and they are respectful about it. (Also who am I going to Sensitivity read for otherwise? a Greek has to make money somehow in this publishing landscape)

[greayworks]

Also just saying if you're interested in series with themes and characters inspired by mythology and folklore for it's setting consider checking out this cartoon I (The guy in the video) made with more in development

I do A LOT of research behind these characters and the inspiration behind them and while I do play with the stories they're inspired by I try really hard to not hijack any culture

[wordsmithic]

@greayworks that looks cool! Many different characters, some references to Greek Myth, and an intriguing villain! It sounds like the voice actors had fun, too!

[wordsmithic]

This guy is absolutely right. How can you "reclaim" voices from a culture that's not yours?? Ancient Greek women are not from your own culture - if you even recognize that Greek culture is its own culture, separate from yours.

On top of that, those authors have no idea about the History of Greek women. We have a voice of our own and you are not trying to amplify it. You just pretend you care so you can get your fame and money.

[colombinna]

Okay I need to point one thing out though. E.S. McLeod's Andromeda is a story about blackness, they're reclaiming Andromeda's story because Andromeda was black (and Ethiopian, not Greek), and was constantly whitewashed through the ages. This is absolutely a case of reclamation happening! It's a black author reclaiming a narrative about a black character.

[greayworks]

Hello @colombinna I am the person who made that video and you are right, Andromeda is black and is from Aethiopia and has historically been portrayed in pop culture as white, that is true. And it important to portray Andromeda correctly.

What is not true is the idea Andromeda does not belong to Greek culture or myth, yes she is from Aethiopia, but the myth and religion she's from is still a Greek creation this isn't a comic book this is a actual culture that did exist.

If you want to represent what her heritage would be like that is fine but it doesn't change that at the end of the day she and the story she's from is Greek in origin and culture, please stop treating mythology and religion like a superhero comic or fantasy series

[wordsmithic]

This guy is absolutely right. How can you "reclaim" voices from a culture that's not yours?? Ancient Greek women are not from your own culture - if you even recognize that Greek culture is its own culture, separate from yours.

On top of that, those authors have no idea about the History of Greek women. We have a voice of our own and you are not trying to amplify it. You just pretend you care so you can get your fame and money.

[greayworks]

Oh snap that's me

I made some great points ngl I do fully believe you can write for any religion/Mythology that's not your own I would be a MASSIVE hypocrite if I said otherwise just be very mindful when you are adapting the stories and names and gods and locations

Again great video and very handsome

[wordsmithic]

Hahahaahah hi I didn't know you were on Tumblr too! In one of the reblogs I also added that one can write about many other cultures as long as they have a good understanding and they are respectful about it. (Also who am I going to Sensitivity read for otherwise? a Greek has to make money somehow in this publishing landscape)

[greayworks]

Also just saying if you're interested in series with themes and characters inspired by mythology and folklore for it's setting consider checking out this cartoon I (The guy in the video) made with more in development

I do A LOT of research behind these characters and the inspiration behind them and while I do play with the stories they're inspired by I try really hard to not hijack any culture

[wordsmithic]

This guy is absolutely right. How can you "reclaim" voices from a culture that's not yours?? Ancient Greek women are not from your own culture - if you even recognize that Greek culture is its own culture, separate from yours.

On top of that, those authors have no idea about the History of Greek women. We have a voice of our own and you are not trying to amplify it. You just pretend you care so you can get your fame and money.

[colombinna]

Okay I need to point one thing out though. E.S. McLeod's Andromeda is a story about blackness, they're reclaiming Andromeda's story because Andromeda was black (and Ethiopian, not Greek), and was constantly whitewashed through the ages. This is absolutely a case of reclamation happening! It's a black author reclaiming a narrative about a black character.

[alatismeni-theitsa]

About E.S. McLeod's Andromeda: "Black" is not a global culture. The author is Black but she's not from the cultures that are included in her book. I understand that having Black representation matters and I don't disregard that. However, since the video talks about culture: it's still not her culture to write, or women to "rescue". Especially considering her proximity to British culture, education, and approach to the Greek myths.

[sarafangirlart]

The book in itself is so poorly written, Andromeda is an insufferable ‘I’m not like other girls’ romantasy protagonist and the book has terrible and I mean terrible racial representation. Nearly every Ethiopian man lusts after Andromeda and many tried to assault her (and her father ignores it all, and being a neglectful father is yet another stereotype of black men), the Ethiopian women are no better and are straight up written as jealous mean girls. It’s only when she lives in Greece that she makes female friends and when men leave her alone.

So this book is hailed as great racial/cultural representation yet it fails at every turn it’s insane that it wasn’t intentional.

[wordsmithic]

This guy is absolutely right. How can you "reclaim" voices from a culture that's not yours?? Ancient Greek women are not from your own culture - if you even recognize that Greek culture is its own culture, separate from yours.

On top of that, those authors have no idea about the History of Greek women. We have a voice of our own and you are not trying to amplify it. You just pretend you care so you can get your fame and money.

[greayworks]

Oh snap that's me

I made some great points ngl I do fully believe you can write for any religion/Mythology that's not your own I would be a MASSIVE hypocrite if I said otherwise just be very mindful when you are adapting the stories and names and gods and locations

Again great video and very handsome

[wordsmithic]

This guy is absolutely right. How can you "reclaim" voices from a culture that's not yours?? Ancient Greek women are not from your own culture - if you even recognize that Greek culture is its own culture, separate from yours.

On top of that, those authors have no idea about the History of Greek women. We have a voice of our own and you are not trying to amplify it. You just pretend you care so you can get your fame and money.

[colombinna]

Okay I need to point one thing out though. E.S. McLeod's Andromeda is a story about blackness, they're reclaiming Andromeda's story because Andromeda was black (and Ethiopian, not Greek), and was constantly whitewashed through the ages. This is absolutely a case of reclamation happening! It's a black author reclaiming a narrative about a black character.

[alatismeni-theitsa]

About E.S. McLeod's Andromeda: "Black" is not a global culture. The author is Black but she's not from the cultures that are included in her book. I understand that having Black representation matters and I don't disregard that. However, since the video talks about culture: it's still not her culture to write, or women to "rescue". Especially considering her proximity to British culture, education, and approach to the Greek myths.

[sarafangirlart]

The book in itself is so poorly written, Andromeda is an insufferable ‘I’m not like other girls’ romantasy protagonist and the book has terrible and I mean terrible racial representation. Nearly every Ethiopian man lusts after Andromeda and many tried to assault her (and her father ignores it all, and being a neglectful father is yet another stereotype of black men), the Ethiopian women are no better and are straight up written as jealous mean girls. It’s only when she lives in Greece that she makes female friends and when men leave her alone.

So this book is hailed as great racial/cultural representation yet it fails at every turn it’s insane that it wasn’t intentional.

[drawnsnake]

As a person forced to use genAI at work, please

KEEP SLANDERING IT.

DRAG THESE BITCHES THROUGH THE MUD.

Dear god they suck so much and they often take longer for tasks that would be done much more quickly by hand and yet the management is convinced it's an innovative new pipeline or whatever. BURST THAT BUBBLE.

One of the most hilarious things to happen last week was my boss struggling to generate an image of an informational sign we designed inside an acrylic frame. I did it in three minutes with Photoshop.

[thethreetomes]

THE THREE TOMES : EPISODE 2 : Kickstarter Announcement

The magick continues on.

Tammy Harris 17 and newly turned witch. Her power continues to grow, a new spirit has appeared , and Tammy and the crew seem answers from the vampires they encountered last episode.

Kickstarter for Animatic episode 2 is coming in June. Follow the Kickstarter page. Link in bio.

The Three tomes is a YA queer coming of age romantasy about a young black teen girl named Tammy. After filming a horror short with her best friend she gains the powers of a witch from an ancient tome with 13 spirits locked away inside. With those spirits released into the world she must capture them again , face a mysterious foe and deal with two vampires after her heart.

Coming soon: The Three Tomes: Episode 2 - A Vampire Romantasy Animatic

A queer YA coming-of-age story about a black teen witch girl in the 2010s, fighting monsters and falling in love with vampires.

[nardialrose]

Gods' and Heroes' Lesser Known Male Lovers

A general listing from Ps-Clementine Homilies V:

More other examples I can find:

Zeus: Adonis (Scholi. ad. Theocritum vetera 63), Chrysippus (Praxilla via Athenaeus 13.79), Priam (Ptolemy Chennus via Photius, Bibliotheca 190)

Poseidon: Nerites (Aelian), Patroclus (Ptolemy Chennus)

Apollo: Adonis (Ptolemy Chennus), Helenus (Ptolemy Chennus)

Hermes: Polydectes (Ptolemy Chennus)

Dionysus: Adonis (Phanocles via Ps-Plutarch, Plato via Athenaeus 10.83), Chiron (Ptolemy Chennus), Prosymnus (Clement), Staphylus (Aristophanes via Suidas s.v. Enekheis 1020)

Minos: Ganymede (Echemenes via Athenaeus 13.77), Theseus (Zenis of Chios via Athenaeus 13.77), Miletus (Apollodorus), Atymnius (Apollodorus)

Rhadamanthus: Talos (Ibycus frag. 32, Suida s.v. Theta 41), Atymnius (Philostratus Letter 8.46)

Sarpedon: Miletus (Apollodorus), Atymnius (Apollodorus)

Heracles: Adonis (Ptolemy Chennus), Corythus (Ptolemy Chennus), Stichios (Ptolemy Chennus), Nestor (Ptolemy Chennus), Argos (Ptolemy Chennus), Nireus of Syme (Ptolemy Chennus)

Theseus: Chrysippus (Ps-Hyginus)

Oedipus: Chrysippus (Scholi. ad. Euripides Ph. 60)

[sarafangirlart]

HERMES AND POLYDECTES??? How does that make any sense??? Even Eurystheus x Heracles and Hephaestus x Peleus makes some sense. Did Ptolemy Chennus just confuse Polydectes and Perseus’s names?

[greayworks]

Another weird example with Heracles is Admetus and Polyphemus (The argonaut not the cyclops, he was Heracles brother in law I believe) because it's when they were all argonauts at the time

[sarafangirlart]

Andromeda’s children saving her from lead poisoning.

[can-of-w0rmz]

Announcement!!Frankenstein Animated Pilot

With co-director and co-writer @dykensteinery, we’ve recently started work on our pilot episode for a small, indie animated adaptation of the 1818 text of Frankenstein!

We need VAs!

Currently, our initial round of auditions are open, and we’d love to see as many people as possible give their best shot. No prior experience required.

The Modern Prometheus — Animated Frankenstein adaptation [PILOT]

All details available through link, although if anyone has any questions, don’t hesitate to get in contact! Deadline may be liable to extend if we don’t have enough submissions, however generally is set in place and callbacks will only begin after that point. Good luck!

Animation and concept artist submissions

We need you! If you are either an artist or animator, get in contact with examples of your work to [email protected] if you want to be part of our team! We’ll review your submission, and be in touch to discuss further details if you are accepted.

Please consider supporting us!

If you’d like to see us reach our goal, please consider supporting us on Patreon, as we rely on donations to bring our project to life.

The Modern Prometheus | Patreon

Indie animation

[greayworks]

Happy Easter! Here is a vaguely kind of but not really easter related horror short inspired by a later source on the spirit of Achilles

Animatic done by the wonderful @anniflamma

[greayworks]

I wonder if a lot of the authors of Medusa retellings know that there stories would fit other characters in Greek Mythology way better.

[greayworks]

Tired of live action Disney remakes? Hate ai slop being used by studios? Me too! Unrelated here are some profile pics for Entangled A Rapunzel Adventure coming out soon!

[apollomes-supremacy]

POV: You’re listening to a PJO & LO fan talk about their very smart takes on greek mythology