#classical inspired art

[manuzillust]

Vice Regent Grand Carnus Roathe

I AM ALIVE GUYS! I have to admit, I simply forgot to upload on tumblr 🙈 The good news is, I have some cool stuff to upload👀

About this painting, it was supposed to be a silly little sketch of roathe, cause he's been absolutely taking over my brain. I'm not ashamed to admit I started Warframe because of him and I am having a BLAST! seriously loving it!

If you want to add me as friend, drop a comment! I'm looking for more Warframe friends🥰

I hope you guys like my rendition of this handsome devil~

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'The boon of Astraeus'

When Dionysius was told in the early days of his cult that he could be called a god no more than the waves could touch the sun he instantly replied:

"The sun kisses the sea every dawn and dusk"

This was in reference to the favor granted to Loyalty by the titan Astraeus after she and her twin Reason did the impossible by lifting Aphrodite's curse from his wife Eos. Dawn had been cursed after a brief dalliance with Ares to have an insatiable apetite for mortal men which brought great agony to her in spite of having a husband wise enough to bear no contempt or jealousy for their unfortunate situation.

Among the victims of Eos' carnal proclivity was young Cephalus who was well loved by both Athenide twins for his wit and familial devotion. The legacy child of Hephaestus was pious, scholarly and loyal to his wife Procris the princess of Athens. Such was the love of Cephalus that even when the dawn kidnapped him for carnal apetites he insisted on being returned to Procris rather than staying in the goddess's comparison and wept bitterly as she denied his return.

Whilst the mortal rulers resigned themselves to lose Cephalus in life, Procris made the radical decision to bypass the will of her king and appealed directly to the third gift of Athens: the ladies of the fountain. The Princess burnt incense and spiced fruit for Loyalty at the foot of her birthplace then snuck away to Sparta dressed as a boy in order to do the same at the first temple of Reason. She pleaded as a loyal wife, as a sensible woman who disliked the punishment of virtue repaid in humiliation and most importantly from a legal standpoint: Procris also denounced legal the insult done to Atlantis and Athens as Eos had kidnapped the ward of a sea princess who was royalty in the kingdom of Athena.

It was this last point which the goddesses used to appear at the palace of Astraeus. A weakened Cephalus rejoiced upon seeing them and offered Perse a laurel leaf tied with olives, thinking he had succeeded in achieving death thus following the tradition which would allow him to be reunited with Procris in the afterlife. To his surprise, Loyalty had not arrived not as a psychopomp but as an escort to ensure the prince returned safe to his lady wife. Ophelia took Cephalus under his arms and brought him back to Procris who rejoiced upon her husband's return.

Meanwhile, Reason directed her attention to Eos herself as the lady wailed Loyalty had stolen her paramour. Dawn accused Ophelia of being the reason Cephalus never wanted to lay with her, preferring his measly human wife to a beautiful immortal deity but this only heightened Khrysopteros's opinion that Cephalus deserved to return home. When Perseleia returned she and Arsinoe attempted to bring Eos to see her folly. Somehow (the methods and details are lost even to the gods though it is noted Zeus eyed his granddaughters more warily after this event), the Athenides removed Eos's curse of implacable lust. In its place was gratitude to her husband for never locking her away as she suffered her wretched carnal excesses and a renewed vow of loyalty that stands to this day.

Grateful beyond words: Astraeus asked what boon the good ladies would like for the great service done. Fire kissed Arsinoe asked for Dawn to inform her (or Pan if she couldn't be found) every time she saw a child was left alone to die. Ebony haired Perseleia asked for them to grant her a moment at dusk and dawn where she was hidden from anyone she did not care to see. Ophelia famously used this gift in mythical moments like her entry into the house of Atreus so no prying gods would criticize her choice to stay as the nanny for future king Menelaus who had begged Loyalty to be his mother as his own was indifferent to him. But rumors always stated that the original purpose was to grant her a time and place Apollo was allowed to kiss her in daylight no matter how small. A tale Dionysius supported all too eagerly as he had been raised by both deities and was loved so well by them some cities had him as their son by immaculate conception rather than Zeus and Semele's offspring. Neither Apollo or Perseleia ever denied this rumor to be true, merely diverted the conversation elsewhere.

Real painting name is 'The End of the Song' by Frank Dicksee

[pastelxblack-art]

new sketchbook! first sketch!

[manuzillust]

I never posted him here!

I went into origins completely blind on the romance options, but I was quickly swept off my feet by his antivan rizz, eventho I miss out on 80% of loot....

I will admit I haven't finished Origins yet because I'm stupid, and I just dont get the combat😭

Story wise, it was amazing, so I definitely will finish it. I currently have arrived at the deep roads!

Warframe threw a wrench in all my rpg plans🙈 I've been so obsessed with it I stopped playing all my other games, but I'm getting back to the games I started and never finished!

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'The rearing of Autolycus'

Much has been said of king Odysseus of Ithaca and his sister princess Ctimene, thanks in no small part to Homer. It is well known that the royals descended from Hermes and grew up calling the golden Athenide 'grandmother' just as they called the Luck-Bringer 'grandfather', however their grandfather Autolycus who is the source of this link is far less explored due to the fact this demigod sought no military glory and challenged no laws openly. He conquered no lands, claimed no war prizes and named his daughter Anticlea in hopes she would have a happy life free of the struggles tied to the lives of heroes. His 'crown' would be in thievery, achieved without shedding blood. Some called his moniker 'Prince of Thieves' an affront to his adoptive mother. But this argument falls apart due to his larceny serving a Greek 'Robin Hood' purpose: Autolycus robbed from kings overtaxing their subjects and distributed cattle and other stolen goods to Khrysopteros's kits, widows and orphans. 'Never were the lame and bereaved so well as when Autolycus lived' they say to this day.

Autolycus was the son of Chione, daughter of Daedalion who was versed in magic. Though her interest was purely recreational. Among her talents was the unique ability to shape shift her face into whomever she pleased. Her thirst for knowledge and wit caught the eyes of both Hermes and Apollo. Which led to her being the only woman to share a bed with both gods in the same night as she stated there'd be no need to choose a lover between them, provided they knew how to have fun. It is said in their night of passion that Chione's face shifted into Perse when Apollo's lips were upon her skin and Arsinoe's when Hermes touched her. From this brief affair Chione bore twin demigods: From Apollo she bore Philammon who established the tradition of the hymns celebrating the births of Artemis and Apollo, written by himself (as well as the hymn for Ophelia), being performed by choruses of girls at Delphi. From Hermes she bore Autolycus.

Unfortunately, Chione fell to the sin of hubris as she proclaimed herself greater than Leto or Artemis after successfully delivering her own twins with divine blood. As a result, Artemis struck her down for the offense and the twins were given to the Athenides. Perse kept Philammon and Arsinoe kept Autolycus (one of the few times she reared a demigod rather than handing them over to Loyalty). The son of Hermes loved his adoptive mother and aunt deeply. He let his displeasure at her and his aunt Perseleia's yearly departure to Atlantis be known from an early age, to the point he stole Poseidon's trident in an attempt to bargain for the Athenides to not leave the surface. Thankfully Poseidon was more amused than angry. Laughing, the sea king told the boy "You share my tastes, lad. I too, would gladly keep my princesses with me and do all I can for this endeavor". Others would not be so forgiving as proven by the actions of Sisyphus and Heracles.

Here the artist depicts Lady Logikos in the early childhood days of Autolycus. Arsinoe is clothed in fine silk, grown from the mulberry fields of her main temple and tinted cream with Loyalty's dandelions. Her loom is filled with sheep wool held together by string colored violet in nod to her regal status. A clay basin sits on the corner of the column, signaling clean water to bless the child. Pink oleander grows at the right side of their little shelter, the beautiful yet poisonous flowers a keen reminder that Arsinoe's gentle hand does not equal weakness. Autolycus is doubly represented as the artist shows his past and future forms. As an old man he whittles, the great illusionist at work yet again as he changes the color or shape of an object to avoid detection amidst his adventures. As an infant he lays awake in his cradle, the basket weaving a tribute to the golden Athenide's craftsmanship. Both versions gaze upon Arsinoe: the child in anticipation and the old man in fondness. At the foot of the young demigod is the god Pan who has used the mist to take the form of a child (his preffered disguise when collecting children left to die in the wild) and entertain his newest sibling. The nature god causes vineyards to grow in celebration of the newest addition to their family, hands in movement to teach his brother a dance for when he's old enough to walk.

Real painting name is 'The Holy Family in a Stable' by Elisabeth Sonrel

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'Loyalty receives the Athenian's pledge of devotion'

Here the artist conmememorates when Ophelia was handed the first hymns dedicated to her cult by scribes of the city from whence she emerged. Lefevbre chooses a scroll rather than the clay or stone tablets of the era to create a more timeless style regarding raven haired Perseleia's image. The scroll is held lovingly to highlight the care Perseleia gives to the mortals. She sits perfectly poised, attention fixed on the mortals explaining their work. A crown of golden laurels rests on her head, perhaps gifted by Apollo to mark the occasion. Her dress is embroidered with blue forget me nots and pink rosebuds at the border, symbolizing how Loyalty's story will be cherished and remembered throughout the ages. Grand gold waves overlap her chest, nodding to her birth at the fountain whilst stating she is a source of prosperity. Below the golden streaks are orange flames, the promise of hearth and marriage tied to fidelity.

Real painting name is 'Saphho' by Jules Joseph Lefevbre.

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'Arsinoe brings another kit to her temple'.

Whilst Hephaestus was the only Olympian god to be called 'disabled' under the modern definition, it was the unblemished and perfectly formed daughter of Athena who would bring those considered unfit into her own house to raise indiscriminately. When arriving in Sparta for her travels, the goddess's only request to the ruling family was that any child born deformed be brought to her temple where they would find a suitable education and later employment. Hermes himself was known for bringing children left in the woods to die towards the lady of the forsaken with a satchel full of goat's milk, as was his son Pan who entertained them alongside his satyrs on the way to Arsinoe. Homer even has her accompanied by a cyclops in her return from the ocean whom she calls 'most gentle sea child', highlighting how none were hideous in the view of the goddess.

Here the artist depicts the homecoming of Apollonia later renamed Parthenodora, a noble child who according to the myths was born with misshapen legs and as such was left to drown in a basket once her parents found no one wished to marry the ill shaped girl. The fates had another plan in mind as she was found by Perseleia, who took the child to the then newly erected temple of Arsinoe where she would eventually become the first high priestess. She is said to have composed the Orphic Hymns for both the Athenide sisters.

Petrarch would later comment on the tragic symmetry of how Arsinoe's temple started with an Parthenodora and ended with an Parthenodora as the last high priestess of the goddess's temple held the same name as that child left in the river. Like her patron deity, the last Parthenodora stood her ground against the higher powers and used her goddess's own sewing needle to stab three roman soldiers to death before falling to the legion's swords. Whether the last Parthenodora understood the order to surrender is a widely discussed topic as she was born deaf which made her ascension all the more noteworthy. Donizetti later immortalized this moment in his opera 'Parthenodora' where before her death the priestess sings "Deaf! You call me thus yet you deny the will of the gods! I hear my lady, from the river she begs I save her children. As she faced Poseidon, now I face you!' as she runs to defend the kits (name given to the orphans left to Arsinoe).

The painting's real name is 'Mother bends down to kiss her child by Lakeside in Greek venue', made in 1870 by Lawrence Alma Tadema.