#eurynome

[sarafangirlart]

How am I only learning about this book NOW?

[qinnyanimation]

Some fun facts about the latest Hephaestus comic!

⬇️First is the part! He was completely zoning out and lost in thoughts. The blurred speech is Zeus trying to negotiate with him about releasing Hera. Heph was not listening one bit and accidentally agreed to marry Aphrodite (Leading in to my first chaos trio comic)

⬇️This is Thetis(right) and Eurynome(left)! His adoptive mothers! If your remember the guide book in that one air jail comic, Thetis is the writer of the book (It’s like a childcare journal she did while taking care of baby Hephaestus)

⬇️Heph just wanted to returned to his forge. He’s too tired of bearing the weight of his own existence facing with Hera. This was not as full fulfilling as he thought for years and now he rather head home and forget about all this.

⬇️And yeah! The only people who have seen Hephaestus’s face are his mothers and Ares! (Dionysus saw half of it from getting smooches) and to how did Ares saw it will be explained in the next big comic about this myth! It will be multiple pages (probably a lot of talking) and will take loads of time so- not anytime soon

[androphonos-theoi]

Twelve Artemis Epithets

Why twelve? For the Olympians!!

Artemis Acraea - an epithet given to gods who had temples upon hills. She shares this title with Zeus, Athena, and others. It is noted by both Apollodorus and Pausanius. Artemis Brauronia - Artemis of Brauron. Brauron was an ancient city in Attica, said to be where Iphigenia was sacrificed. It had a famous cult of Artemis, with a ritual called arkteia where young girls, just into puberty, pretended to be she-bears - arktoi. (from The Sacred and Feminine in Ancient Greece by Sue Blundell and Margaret Williamson)

Artemis Calliste - an epithet recorded by Pausanias, under which she was worshipped at Athens and Tegea. Calliste is also the name of a daughter of Triton and Libya (an Egyptian woman, not the country), who appeared to the Argonauts after they sailed of Colchis. She is not Callisto! Different person. Artemis Daphnaea - a companion to her twin Apollon's epithet Daphnaeus, whom he obtains from Daphne, the nymph-turned-laurel tree. For Artemis, it is potentially that her statue was made of laurel wood that she has this epithet. It is recorded by both Pausanias and Justinian. Artemis Eurynome - the "wide ruling". Her wooden image - xoanon - at Phiglea in Arcadia depicted her with a woman's upper body and the tail of a fish, whom Pausanias calls an Oceanid. Artemis Gamelii - A divinity protecting/presiding over marriage. Plutarch says that in marriage, one must have the protection of five deities: Zeus, Hera, Peitho, Aphrodite, and Artemis. Artemis Hecaerge - Hecaerge is one of the Hyperboreans who introduced the worship of Artemis in Delos, according to Herodotus. This epithet honors her. Artemis Imbraia - referencing the River Imbrasus in Samos, where the goddess was believed to have been born. This is also an epithet of Hera! There may potentially have been a syncretized version of the goddesses worshipped there, or just some crossing worship as Ancient Greeks interacted with each other. This name comes from Apollonius as well as Pausanius. Artemis Laphria - an epithet Artemis was called by the Calydonians, as a hero called Laphrius was said to have introduced her worship too Calydon. (according to Lycophron) Artemis Melissa - when Artemis is the goddess of the moon, this epithet describes her as a goddess who alleviates suffering in childbirth. (Porphyry of Tyre) Artemis Oenoatis - Artemis of Oenoe, a city in Argolis. (Euripides) Artemis Parthenia - "the maiden". Also an epithet of Hera! However, Hera Parthenia is said to be derived from the River Parthenius. (Apollonius of Rhodes) May Artemis Oenoatis bless all of you!

[cattermelons]

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Oh dear, young, idiotic King Nikomachos II, son of Demosthenes of Mycenae. Or, rather some smaller provincial kingdom of north-western Lakonia, to rather generalise, from which his great Eurypontid house needed to expel him; with a reign that proves as just as trivial and hedonistic as he. Powdered in rouge as an effeminate leukochrōs, Nikomachos, deformed and ill-bred, possibly a bastard of helot whisper and beheld among five elder sisters, the boy’s kingship was a jest among all the Peloponnese behind closed doors. Yet, in his Kastro Koiláda Chalkou, the scrutiny of the Ekkelisa could not reach him and his whore-bride to be, Eurynome, for the luxury and the splendour of Dionysos and Demeter’s sweet ecstasy were irresistibly intoxicating. For who has time for leading trade routes and waring territory when the pig has only just been carved?

so, what is this? i actually am not sure yet, will it be gameplay, will it be story? we will find out at some point, but i just desperately wanted to play with the late bronze age because as an ancient history and linguistics major, it is my duty. i have always been deeply in love with my hellenistic greco-roman history and thought it would be quite fun to delve into a period i am not as familiar with with the Mycenaeans, to see what i can learn. also considering the beautifully accurate amount of cc clothing for this era, particularly by @clepysdra which i feel the classical age is lacking in among historical cc compared to the bronze age. BUT in speaking of accuracy, those that noticed i referenced the Eurypontid house of the diarchic Spartans, the Ekkelisa and the names of my sims themselves, for the sake of my own enjoyment, i WILL be snatching names for funsies with no relation to their historical origin, but i do want to try my best to make this accurate to Mycenaean culture/dress/relgion, etc. but i am still learning about this fascinating time. i also want to give the BIGGEST praise and thank you to @kyriat-sims for her absolutely beautiful early civilisation save that she’s created, as well as the build featured in this post (which you can find HERE and HERE) as although i tweaked the interior to my manic over-cluttered taste, the castle shell itself is done by her and it’s so brilliant <3

[my-name-is-apollo]

More gemstone carvings of baby gods!! (From the 18th-19th century)

Infant Zeus nursed by the goat Amalthea

Oceanus and Tethys being entrusted with the education of Hera

Hera entrusting Priapus with the education of Ares

Hephaestus, thrown from a cliff, is taken in by Thetis and Eurynome

Leto with Artemis and Apollo (more gemstones depicting baby Artemis and Apollo)

1. Hermes carrying infant Dionysus to safety 2. Hermes entrusting infant Dionysus to Ino and Leucothea

[snow-mow]

The suitors!

Please give me duos of them so i can draw!

[red-steampunk]

[lesbodysseus]

Both Peleus and Thetis like having a totally completely platonic buddy of the same gender help them co parent a kid together in a totally 100% not gay at all way