She Who Works Her Will (2023)

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She Who Works Her Will (2023)
Have the little illustration on her own too
Hera’s time! I was having far too much fun with her. Peacock theme went over everything.
Next Demeter! 2/3 older goddess done!
The True Ruler of the Heavens | O Verdadeiro Governante dos Céus
My Hera design redone ^-^ I've been wanting to draw her for a while and this is how this diva turned out in my style, god is a woman. I used the peacock as a base for the entire dress and accessories and also since she is a goddess of the heavens I put little stars on the skirt of her tunic
Meu desing da Hera refeito ^-^ eu tava querendo desenhar ela há um tempo e foi assim que essa diva ficou no meu estilo, god is a woman. Usei bem o pavão como base pra todo o vestido e os acessórios e também como ela é deusa dos céus coloquei estrelinhas na saia da túnica dela
The teacher assigned a contemporary art project that was to be inspired by Mariana Rocha's paintings, and since I did Apollon in the first project, I decided to do Hera this time. | Professora passou um trabalho de arte contemporânea que era para pegar de inspiração as pinturas da Mariana Rocha e como no primeiro trabalho eu fiz o Apollon resolvi fazer Hera dessa vez.
The colors I used are to represent her emotions (yellow: betrayal, red: anger, blue: sadness, black: indifference, green: disgust) and they are all mixed because it is the mix of emotions of the queen of Olympus, who was betrayed several times without being able to get satisfaction from her husband and that is why she is neither in front of the scene nor behind, she is in the middle of this mess showing that she is neither in front of the situation nor behind and all the mixed colors show how one emotion goes to another, her veil is covering her face to not show such shame that she feels and her tears are like cracks in the perfect frame that she is (or was)
As cores que usei são pra representar as emoções dela( amarelo: traição, vermelho: raiva, azul: tristeza, preto: indiferença, verde: nojo) e estão todas misturadas porque é o mix de emoções da rainha do Olimpo, que foi traída várias vezes sem conseguir tirar satisfação com o marido e por isso ela não está nem na frente do cenário e nem atrás, ela está no meio dessa bagunça mostrando que ela não tá nem a frente da situação nem atrás e todas as cores misturadas mostram como uma emoção vai indo para a outra, seu véu esta cobrindo seu rosto para não mostrar tamanha vergonha que ela sente e suas lágrimas são como rachaduras na moldura perfeita que ela é(ou era)
The intention was to make her very similar to a peacock, her sacred animal, derived from the myth of Argos Panoptes, which tells the story of a giant with a hundred eyes who was tasked by Hera with watching over Io, Zeus' lover. To free Io, who had been transformed into a heifer, Hermes used a flute to lull the giant to sleep and, in the process, cut off his head. As a tribute, Hera transferred Argos' eyes to the feathers of the peacock, a bird that became her symbol because the giant had been her best friend.
A intenção era fazer ela bem parecida com um pavão que é o animal sagrado dela, vem do mito de Argos Panoptes que narra a história de um gigante com cem olhos que foi incumbido por Hera para vigiar Io, amante de Zeus. Para libertar Io, que havia sido transformada em novilha, Hermes usou uma flauta para fazer o gigante dormir e, enquanto isso, cortou sua cabeça. Como homenagem, Hera transferiu os olhos de Argos para as penas do pavão, pássaro que se tornou seu símbolo pelo gigante ter sido seu melhor amigo.
Inspiração para o vestido da Hera que peguei no Pinterest | Inspiration for Hera's dress that I got from Pinterest
Here is my first drawing of her, the eyes and makeup remain the same, and that's it My Black Diamonds kisses and see you next time ^-^
Aqui o meu primeiro desenho dela, os olhos e a maquiagem continuam os mesmos, e é isso My Black Diamonds bjos e até a próxima ^-^
Favorite Goddess Of/Deusa favorita de: @thesuninthedark em sua homenagem/In your honor
Hera
APOLLO
“You well know I’m a fan of catchy songs…”
This was a DTIYS entry for Carianti (@cariantidraws on instagram)
Apollo design is mine (had to BE FAST but I like the way he came out), but the harp is heavily inspired by hers!
Demeter’s Prayer for Spring’s Return
I made this painting as an interpretation of the story of the first winter.
I had a lot of fun painting it and I am submitting it to an art show!
demeter updated design
Demeter
I'm still working on doing designs for all the Olympians so here's Demeter. I don't have that much to say about her design bc it's like all vibes haha I have yet to explore her character more in writing too
In this house, we do not subscribe to the convention of vilifying Demeter in the myth of Persephone.
Sing the melody, calm your mind.
I sing,
O ever-present Lord Apollo, I call thy name knowing you already saw The outcome of what heavies in me, but please approach to hear my melody, for I pray with willing mind, to give you thanks as soon as I See your hands, most warm caressing me as I doubt in vicious anxiety or the clouds of darkness fill my mind, You come, Radiant one! Filling my life with Sweetest of harmonies!
Your power suffices and you were judged to be, between the Immortals high in Olympos, most gentle to mortals in need! So I hear your song and sing along, In thy name, one predicts what’s to come.
And with honest effort in learning thy tune, purifying myself and sometimes going mute. I call your name, more and more, for I know Apollon cannot ignore! The mortals He ever shows to protect, gentle hand and armed with arrows, comes the God of calm and light.
Saying, O mortal one, what’s in thy mind?
And I sing.
Favorite/Lesser known or lesser focused on Hermes epithets, both historical and upg. There are a lot of epithets that are easily applicable to Hermes and his roles/associations/domains for his endless reach. If it's one that I've given him as there is nothing there for that part of him it will have an asterisk (*) by it. Also, if you're expecting anything alphabetical you will be sorely disappointed.
Hermes Psithyristes - Whispering or The Whisperer. It highlights Hermes as the god who whispers his advice to the ear of those who ask him. It doesn't take much to look at this epithet and connect it to his oracle connected to Hermes Agoraios. Those that look to learn the knowledge of the future will tell him personally and hear his answer through the people that resonates with the one asking.
*Hermes Xenios - Of the Stranger/Guest or Of Hospitality. It goes without saying considering he is a god of the home, one that protects it (and any in the home) by every entrance as well as the god of travelers and friend of man.
Hermes Agroter - Of the Field.
Hermes Epikthonios - Dwelling on Earth/Earthly.
*Hermes Nyktelios - Of the Night, Nocturnal. I personally heavily connect him to the night and he has many historical domains in connection to it. Zeus and Maia met in the night and Hermes has lovers meet in the night, delights in it, and travels through it.
Hermes Pyledokos - The Door Watcher. Important to the divine pairing of Hestia and Hermes especially prominent as two gods of the home. Hestia dwelled inside, found at the very heart and in every room while Hermes was the one protecting every entrance to keep out what isn't wanted.
Atlantiades - In relation to his mother as a daughter of Atlas, signifying his status as the Titan's grandson.
Hermes Epiklopios/Klepsiphronos - The Stealthy-minded.
*Hermes Troglodýtis - One who crawls in holes or caves, such as a snake or fox, Cave Dweller/Dwelling, plus it also relates to wrens under the genus name. Contextually this is highly specific to his domain over mountains and caves and animals like snakes and those in the Canidae family, as well as my upg connection to Hermes and wrens (and birds in general).
Hermes Pantokrátōr - Ruler of the World/Ruler of All or All-powerful. It might have only been used once or twice as far as documentation goes but it's definitely earned a spot here. It's more on a personal basis for the worshipper and holds importance to me.
Hermes Koryphaîos - Leader of the Chorus. In relation to his position with the many Nymphai (Nymphs), he was the deity most associated with them and stood between man and the Nymphai for their worship.
*Hermes Aîtos - Something given: allotment, share. Easily applicable to his position in regard to life and death as well as luck. I also connect it to his relation to the Moirai as someone that works with them in a similar manner to Tykhe. Could be ambiguous as to whether it is positive or negative (or somewhere in between).
*Hermes Oîtos - Fate, Doom. In a similar vein to Hermes Aîtos but no longer ambiguous as it has a more negative meaning to it. More specifically in relation to Hermes Psykhopompos and Hermes Khthonios who works with the Moirai, Thanatos, and Kharon. The epithet in relation to death and the afterlife, one part of the cog that keeps the world in order that waits for us all at the end of our thread of life weaved by the Fates.
Hermes Areiās - Warlike, Curser, or Defender/Protector, possibly He who succors Ares. Outside of Mycenaean times could easily apply in relation to Hermes Kriophoros and Hermes Keryx (a mix of the two), as well as his domain over diplomacy and heralds that all play a part in war.
Hermes Dendrites - Of the Trees.
Hermes Kedrites - Of the Cedar Trees. The source of this epithet comes from Syme (Crete) where he is a god of vegetation and initiation into adulthood with Aphrodite.
Hermes Dromios - Of the Stadium.
*Hermes Klazo - To make a sharp piercing sound.
Hermes Syskopos - Sharp Sighted.
*Hermes Kosmâs (Hermes Kósmos also works) - Derived from kosméô (κοσμέω) kósmos (κόσμος), meaning order, lawful, government, ornament, decoration, honor, credit, world, universe, earth. It's an epithet that I hold close to me and hold with great importance for my special interest and adoration of space and everything in it. As Hermes is a god of astronomy, astrology, and constellations (making them in conjunction with Hera as well as teaching others about them), as well as his relation with his blue supergiant star immediate family and another epithet of mine Star-Born. The god that is both really ancient (as far as historical records and appearance(middle-aged)) and super young with so much life and energy with many eras to live through. A god of galaxies, their death, and birth in a cycle that is wide-reaching and covers the infinite and sometimes just a figurative coverage of how much he does. From the universe(s) back is his reach and everything he has hands in, as well as everything yet to connect to him for the past and future.
Hermes Deilakrion - Poor fellow. God of the greedy, lions, the devourer, the starving, the hungry, one that can't be contained or restrained. The one god I personally associate with driving those looking to learn no matter what to feel insatiable in the hunt for it. Also akin to a bringer of knowledge for the forbidden, what might drive one mad but make one enlightened.
Hermes Oneiropompos - Bringer of Dreams. For all the people that struggle to sleep and to remember dreams (like me), he ensures it. I have never slept so soundly and dreamed so vividly as I have with him.
*Hermes Episteme - Knowledge, Understanding (Science basically). He is the drive that spurns others on for the sake of creation, to find out the intricacies of life and what's good and bad. The god that fucks around and finds out regardless of the outcome with good intentions to know what to continue and stay away from.
Pontios Theron - Master of Animals.
*Hermes Tríbō - To Rub, Friction. A double meaning both as the creator of fire without reliance on nature that can be done by anyone with the right tools/knowledge. It also relates to Hermes' domain and part to play with marriage, the consummation, and unity during the first night. In the company of Aphrodite, Hermes makes this pass and for the modern day can easily represent a passionate night between two people that love each other.
*Hermes Astronómos - Pertaining to his domain over astrology and astronomy (especially as the one that teaches it), but especially with space and the stars as a whole. If it exists out there beyond the blue sky we are familiar with it's deeply connected to him.
*Mercurius Arieto/Arietare - To strike violently like a ram, batter, or to disturb, harass, or disquiet. A hundred percent a UPG/SPG epithet but one that stands out, especially with the person he becomes under the name of Mercurius/Mercury. A god more tightly wound with an intensity barely restrained behind an air of calm and indifference. It appropriately covers the change to fit the new culture and people that worshipped him under this name, a wolf-like god with sharp teeth and horns to show his wild nature.
Hermes Katokhos - To bind or restrain.
Hermes Kranaios - Of the Fountain? Of Springs.
*Hermes Keleasma - A shout implying authority and urgency. The idea is of a loud, authoritative cry, often uttered in the thick of great excitement. He is the deity whose voice is louder than anyone else's by a wide berth. Stentor(ians) will quiver before him as he has no match.
Hermes Kandaules - The Dog-Throttler or Throttler of the Beast. A Lydian god, an epithet denoting religious syncretism. Akin to an extension of Potnios Theron especially as one that tames animals especially predators and monsters like the Khimaira.
*Hermes Bromos/Bromios - For any sudden, loud noise, the crackling fire, and the roaring of the storm (the tearing or whistling wind).
*Hermes Anemos - To breathe, blow, wind, a violent agitation and stream of air.
*Hermes Philósophos - Loving wisdom, lover of knowledge/wisdom, educated, learned person, professor, philosopher, scientific, philosophic.
Hermes Kataibatês - Descending, in relation to Hermes being a conductor of souls and in his function as an underworld deity.
Sources:
Hermes a-re-ja: a new interpretation by José Marcos Macedo
Theoi.com
Hermes Epithets
"Candaules, whom the Greeks name Myrsilus … " by J. A. S. Evans
Miller, John F., and Jenny Strauss Clay (eds), Tracking Hermes, Pursuing Mercury (Oxford, 2019; online edn, Oxford Academic, 21 Mar. 2019), https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198777342.001.0001
Bolling, George Melville. “Kandaules.” Language, vol. 3, no. 1, 1927, pp. 15–18. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/409642.
Lebessi, Angeliki. “Hermes as Master of Lions at the Syme Sanctuary, Crete.” British School at Athens Studies, vol. 18, 2010, pp. 195–202. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/23276776
Chittenden, Jacqueline. “The Master of Animals.” Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, vol. 16, no. 2, 1947, pp. 89–114. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/146954
Keleasma Definition
Artist is Loetitia Pillault
Zeus and Hera
I’ve seen several posts defending Zeus lately and honestly I love it. Entire cultures called Zeus father; he’s a protector of the home, foreigners, and sacred hospitality, among many other things.
For me, at first he felt scary and unapproachable even as the good king of the gods. I eventually incorporated Zeus Erkeios and Ktesios into my household prayers, but not much else.
Little by little, our kharis has grown, and Hera, patient mother that she is, has guided her daughter on the path of devotion to her husband. I am still learning, but now, Zeus feels fatherly and kind.
It’s difficult to explain, but I surprised myself today by praying to “Father Zeus” extemporaneously and just sharing my feelings with him. I’m not close with my own dad, so to be able to do that means a lot.
I guess what I’m saying is that I don’t understand the negative perception of either Hera or Zeus, because in worshipping them, I feel as though I’ve found a family. I love my gods, but I’m always overwhelmed and blown away by how much they love me in return.
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Goddess of the harvest