#ladon

[laiapolypharmakos]

Really loved to see Atlas dressed up

Here the other half of the vase painting:

Attic red figure bell krater, ca. 425-376 BC.

Athena, Herakles with his ridiculous little boat Helios' boat, Atlas, Hesperis (one o the Hesperides or their mother), dragon Ladon and Hermes.

A condensation of the myth of Heracles in the lands of what is now the Atlas Mountains. Heracles needed Atlas to pick apples from the garden of the Hesperides, he deceived him in many ways and succeeded.

Why everyone in this painting is so diva? Even the snake is a diva.

Don't know how to explain how I love Atlas, there is no reason more than being dad of Calypso and in some versions of the Hesperides, I just love nymphs.

And just because some apple trees (imagining this at the Garden of the Hesperides):

Wait a sec is Atlas touching Ouranos butt?😀

[jpriest85-blog]

Concept portraits of @pink-noah Typhon & Echidna’s kids in modern au. While Typhon & Echidna are both known & feared for their ruthless criminal activities, they are also known to be very happily married & devoted to each other. Which has resulted in having a lot of children together, so far they have 8 kids of various ages from mid 20s to their youngest at 8yrs old. Raising that many kids together means their children have taken up multiple interests, hobbies, & lessons over the years. But there are a few skills Typhon & Echidna insist all their kids learn; how to swim, emergency first aid, & how to safely handle firearms.

Info & headcanons about the kids:

Orthrus is Typhon & Echidna’s first born & eldest son. He is the first of his siblings to leave home for college, & decide he didn’t want to be part of the “family business.” It probably caused a bit of tension with his parents at first, what with being the eldest & possible heir. Eventually they realized & accepted Orthrus wouldn’t be happy or suited for that kind of life. Now Orthrus works as a ranch hand for his Uncle Geryon, with a couple of cattle herding dogs.

Cerberus is the second son & the most friendly of his siblings. It often worried his parents, who feared Cerberus would get taken advantage of because of his affectionate personality. However just because Cerberus is a sweetheart compared to the rest of his family doesn’t mean he isn’t potentially dangerous. Cerberus is fiercely protective & will relentlessly hunt down anyone he thinks is a threat. Which is why Hades winds up hiring him as a security guard. With Cerberus’ upbringing he can spot gaps in security for Hades jewelry stores, as well as identifying if someone is casing the shops, & where to locate possible fences if valuable pieces do go missing. Also his amiable personality makes Cerberus popular with his coworkers & helps with training his 3 security dogs. As for his boss he thinks it’s sweet how much Hades dotes & adores his wife, kind of reminds Cerberus of his own parents’ marriage. Which is fitting considering Echidna is a fan of many of the jewelry pieces Hades’ businesses sell & desgine. So Cerberus’ll often use his employee discount to pick out gifts for Mother’s day, &/or assist his dad when Typhon needs help finding the right gift for their anniversary, or her birthday.

Scylla, their eldest daughter, does get involved in the family business as an enforcer. While Scylla has a more petite build like her mother, she shares her father’s penchance for physical violence & brutality, usually delivered with a baseball bat. She also has 6 dogs her brother Cerberus helped her train.

Sphinx like her sister is also an enforcer for their family, & known for her intelligence & cunning. While she’s close in age to Scylla, she prefers a more meticulous approach to her job. Her favored tools are usually leather gloves & piano wire, & she ensures the scene is thoroughly cleaned of prints, blood, & evidence before she finishes a job. This also means she sometimes gets into petty sibling arguments with Scylla about not allowing food, or dogs in her Jaguar because they make a mess. Sphinx earned that sports car for graduating top of her class & tutoring her younger siblings! While Sphinx also shares her mothers fashion sense & is often seen in very chic designer clothes, she also picked up her fathers habit of toying with her victims before killing them by playing mind games.

Leo the middle child is already taller than his mother & siblings at 16 yrs old. Like most teenagers he cares a lot about what his peers think of him so he tends to be very vain about his appearance, especially his hair. This often gets him into arguments with his siblings because he often hogs the bathroom when styling his hair. Leo has been very athletic from a young age due to his size & strength, & has won many trophies & medals from various sports over the years. Currently he’s on the school wrestling team, & while he appreciates his family supporting him, he often gets embarrassed by his parents trying to "encourage" him to rip his opponent's head off.

The twins Ladon & Lerna are both very particular about their individual personal preferences. Landon almost exclusively drinks Golden apple juice from Hesperides’ Orchards, while Lerna prefers milk, Lerna likes foods with intense flavors, while Ladon prefers milder foods, ect. They are also very particular about who they socialize with outside of their family. The twins tend to be very cliquey & feared at their school. They are also prone to using gossip & blackmail to keep their classmates in line.

Chimera is the youngest of the family & seems be a typical 8 yr old girl for the most part…except for some budding arsonist tendencies. She often feels frustrated when her siblings treat her like a baby since she’s so much younger than the rest of them. Often being told she’s too young or little to go with them, either because they’re doing something dangerous like Scylla & Sphinx, or they don’t want to be embarrassed hanging out with little kids like Leo & the twins. This makes Chimera often miss her favorite brother, Orthrus, as he often used to babysit Chimera & her siblings before he moved out. Orthrus always used to play with her & made sure she didn’t feel left out of things just because she’s the youngest. However Chimera also gets anxious if her parents possibly have another baby, because she’s scared she’ll lose her parents' attention. Typhon & Echidna both try to reassure Chimera that they won’t love her any less, if they do have more children.

[avitha]

Harpy Thanksgiving - Hydra Meg AU

Commission for @themilantooner

[chompipedia]

I loved playing with how to encorporate the shape of a bird-beak into the muzzles, the pointy chin fur is so characterful!

[thethousand]

I Wonder what a Typhonian Pantheon would look like

Say, Tython got his birthright and became a head God of a Pantheon of his own, this Pantheon would probably be him and his wife's children. What role would these new gods play? I can think of a few

First of all the head gods of this Pantheon, Typhon and echidna. Typhon could easily stick to his role as a God of destruction. He is the embodiment of chaos and nature's wrath. Echidna as the great mother whom created the gods who mortals worship could be slotted in as a goddess of creation. As for their godly children:

I think the easiest one deduce is Cerberus, he's already the guardian of the underworld so keeping him as the ruler of the underworld just makes sense (that and I have no idea what else he could do). Orthrus could possibly be a god of agriculture or animal husbandry as he did perform as a herd dog. The last God I have some semblance of an idea of what they could be is "the Gorgon" figure, so-called mother of the Gorgon sisters. I think they could make a good god of fear or something I don't know they just seem like an interesting concept for a god.

All right that's all the ideas I can come up with this, I would love to know what other gods could exist in this Pantheon.

[wolfraven-creations]

"Ladon and the golden apple tree." In Greek mythology, ladon is either a giant python or a hundred headed hydra, I decided to mix the two. Each head is based on real python or boa species, and the body is a mix between a reticulated python and a green anaconda. It took forever, but it is one of my favorites!

[satoshy12]

One-Punch Man Heracles

Heracles finally arrived at the two towering hills described by the Old Man of the Sea.

It is a very beautiful garden indeed.

Flowers and trees from various parts of the world can be found in the garden. Heracles noticed that there's not a single Hesperides was in sight, which means that they're away at the moment. Good, it was better that way.

As he walks around the garden, Heracles can't help but feels that he finally found peace and think that it will be great to stay here in the garden.

But the Demigod Son of Zeus shook his head, snapping out of the spell. "Focus, Heracles. You have a task."

He began searching for the apples of the Hesperides. It took some time, but finally, he spotted it, a massive golden tree at the heart of the garden.

The shining fruit was unmistakable—the legendary golden apples of Hera, that Eurystheus wanted.

Just as he reached out and plucked one, his instincts screamed a warning. A shadow loomed from behind the tree.

It was a monstrous dragon. Its serpentine body gleamed like molten copper, and from its shoulders sprouted a hundred hissing snake heads heads. Each head glared at Heracles with venomous malice.

It was Ladon.

Before Heracles could react, Ladon's massive tail lashed out, striking him like a bolt of thunder. The force sent him crashing across the garden. Groaning, Heracles rose to his feet, dusting himself off.

"Well, that wasn't very hospitable," he muttered.

Ladon hissed and growled but remained coiled protectively around the golden tree, unwilling to stray from its post. And kill the Demigod for stealing a Apple.

Heracles studied the creature, his brow furrowed in thought. "You're a tough one, huh? Guess I've got no choice."

He cracked his knuckles.

With a single step, Heracles surged forward. Drawing back his fist, he launched a devastating punch that connected squarely with Ladon's body.

BOOM!

The impact was catastrophic. Ladon didn't even have time to roar. The dragon's hundred heads were obliterated in an instant, its body disintegrating into dust that scattered on the wind.

The garden trembled violently, unable to withstand the force of the blow. Trees toppled, flowers withered, and the golden apple tree shattered into pieces. The once-beautiful paradise was reduced to ruins.

Heracles stood amidst the destruction, staring at his fist in dismay. "I didn't mean to hit that hard…"

From a distance, he heard faint cries. Turning, he spotted Zoe and her sisters—the nymphs of the garden—staring at the wreckage in horror. Their home, their sanctuary, was gone. Homeless and jobless, they don't even want to see how Hera would react or punish them.

Heracles scratched the back of his head, feeling a pang of guilt. "Uh… sorry about that," he offered weakly.

But their glares told him he wouldn't be forgiven. Unsure what to say or do, Heracles quickly left with the last golden apple, that he already took before killing Ladon and made his way out of the ruins.

As he left, he sighed deeply. "One punch… that's all it took. Too easy. Too sad."

Even for this Demigod, victory could sometimes feel hollow. He wants to fight something strong, Father, where is the Promised Fight you did promise me.

[sonerdyandbored]

My boy Ladon and his sister before he was banished 🥰