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[7pleiades7]

Aurora (L'Aurore) (c. 1884) by Jules Lefebvre (French, 1836 – 1911), signed lower left: Jules LeFebvre, oil on canvas, 81 1/8 by 42 ¾ in. (274.6 by 108.5 cm), Private Collection

[nardialrose]

Out of contexts

[stellarcyclops]

The Theogony

After playing around with different ideas, I finally made a poster for my Theogony animated film in production.

It features Hesiod reciting poetry that’s being whispered into his ear by the goddess Kalliope.

I had a lot of fun with the Grecian patterns, too.

This project is going fantastically so far. Here's my website for more of my stuff: mythicalgalaxy.com

[theogonyofbeauty]

Tiberinus is the god of the Tiber River.

According to Book VIII of Virgil's epic Aeneid, Tiberinus helped Aeneas after his arrival in Italy from Troy, suggesting to him that he seek an alliance with Evander of Pallene in the war against Turnus and his allies.

Tiberinus is also known as the river god who found the twins Romulus and Remus and gave them to the she-wolf Lupa to suckle. He later rescued and married Rhea Silvia, the mother of the twins and a Vestal Virgin who had been sentenced to death.

[whencyclopedia]

Aphrodite's Surprising Power

Aphrodite ruled as the Greek goddess of love and beauty. Born from sea foam off Cyprus, she seduced gods and mortals alike. But she was far more than romance—she shaped wars, trade, and seas.

Key Facts

Goddess of love, beauty, desire, and sexuality: Enticed everyone with her irresistible charm.

Mythic birth: Emerged from the castrated genitals of sky god Uranus near Cyprus.

Wide worship: Honored by men, women, city officials, sailors, and sex workers.

Roles beyond love: Protected sailors at sea and influenced commerce, warfare, politics.

Roman twin: Known as Venus to the Romans.

Historical Context

Ancient Greeks worshipped Aphrodite across city-states from around 1200 BCE onward. She starred in myths like the Trojan War, where her favoritism sparked chaos. Temples dotted Cyprus and other spots, blending her with local fertility gods.

Historical Significance

Aphrodite proved goddesses could wield real power. She wasn't just fluff—her cults boosted city economies via trade and prostitution. This multi-faceted icon showed how Greeks tied love to survival, politics, and victory, influencing art and religion for millennia.

Learn More: Aphrodite

[whatevstu]

I'm a little late for the party, but I managed to finish this short comic for February 14th!

I was in the mood to draw something cute, but for some reason I couldn't end up with just one drawing. Philonis (Chione) and Hermes are my favorite ancient Greek couple, even though the myth of Philonis is very short and seems absolutely insignificant at first. But alas, she is the great-grandmother of Odysseus, and the mother of Autolycus, and she is also constantly recorded under variously translated names, which is why it is very difficult to find her in sources that are not Hyginus or Ovid.

The other day I found a fragment about her from Hesiod, which made me very happy (I've been looking for something like this for a long time)! So, take this comic not only as a special bonus for Valentine's Day, but also as me sharing my joy that Philonis really had a place in Greek mythology (and not only Roman)!

[chaoticdumbassrogue]

Zeus’ wives according to Hesiod

Metis

Themis

Eurynome

Demeter

Mnemosyne

Leto

Hera 

which means that it is totally plausible and historically funny if I make Percy crack a Henry VIII joke/comparison to Zeus and everyone takes it as a prophecy

[lionofchaeronea]

The First Gods

ἦ τοι μὲν πρώτιστα Χάος γένετ᾽, αὐτὰρ ἔπειτα Γαῖ᾽ εὐρύστερνος, πάντων ἕδος ἀσφαλὲς αἰεὶ ἀθανάτων, οἳ ἔχουσι κάρη νιφόεντος Ὀλύμπου, Τάρταρά τ᾽ ἠερόεντα μυχῷ χθονὸς εὐρυοδείης, ἠδ᾽ Ἔρος, ὃς κάλλιστος ἐν ἀθανάτοισι θεοῖσι, λυσιμελής, πάντων δὲ θεῶν πάντων τ᾽ ἀνθρώπων δάμναται ἐν στήθεσσι νόον καὶ ἐπίφρονα βουλήν. ἐκ Χάεος δ᾽ Ἔρεβός τε μέλαινά τε Νὺξ ἐγένοντο: Νυκτὸς δ᾽ αὖτ᾽ Αἰθήρ τε καὶ Ἡμέρη ἐξεγένοντο, οὓς τέκε κυσαμένη Ἐρέβει φιλότητι μιγεῖσα. Γαῖα δέ τοι πρῶτον μὲν ἐγείνατο ἶσον ἑαυτῇ Οὐρανὸν ἀστερόενθ᾽, ἵνα μιν περὶ πάντα καλύπτοι, ὄφρ᾽ εἴη μακάρεσσι θεοῖς ἕδος ἀσφαλὲς αἰεί.

So first of all, Chaos was born, and then Broad-breasted Earth, the unshaken seat of all The immortals who hold the peaks of snowy Olympus, And murky Tartarus, in a nook of the broad-pathed Earth, And Eros, who is comeliest of immortal gods, The limb-loosener--he masters the mind in the midriff And the sage counsel of all gods and all humans. From Chaos were born black Erebus and Night: In turn from Night were born both Aether and Day-- Pregnant she bore them, having mingled in love with Erebus. But Earth first bore, equal to herself, Starry Sky, for him to cover her all over, That she might be for the blessed gods a seat Unshaken forever.

--Hesiod, Theogony 116-128