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Hera is so done of her boy failure of a husband

#greek mythology #greek gods #hera x zeus #zeus x hera #but they still love each other

Phidias Chiseling the bust of Zeus(1802) - József Dorffmeister

The Greek Sculpture, Phidias, in dialogue as if in a trance with the divine inspiration guiding his chisel to sculpt out the image of Zeus. The spirit of Zeus appears from the clouds as an Apparition guide. Phidias raised hand indicates a greeting to Zeus’s presences. This scene is illuminated with much religious meaning.

József Dorffmeisiter (1764-1807), A German painter, son of painter István Dorffmeister (Stephan Dorffmeisiter) . He studied with his father and at Vienna Academy. He was originally an architecture painter with his father, but then later started to paint altarpieces and portraits. This painting was submitted for the Vienna Academy as a reception piece in 1804. However it brought him no membership.

#greek mythology #greek myth #greek gods #zeus #art history #I would go more in depth but I’m tired

From what I’ve heard from people who’ve watched the odyssey it seemed liked it sucked and was full of dramatic scenes that added no substance to the story and cringe dialogue. Seems to be another Movie made by a white person who disregards the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cultures that have interacted with each other to profoundly shape Greek mythology as we know it today.

(Also seems liked he doesn’t care for the female characters within the odyssey)

#instead of actually casting people from the Mediterranean or the Middle East to honor the jewelry made by ancient civilizations like Persia #he casted a group of Americans to play dress up in them (woke casting)#however I am a defender for Helen’s actor because she been facing a lot of racism which is horrible #greek mythology #greek myth #greek gods #the odyssey #movie critique #odysseus

Odyssues when he won Achilles Armor knowing his short-ass will never fit it (it’s for bragging rights)

#I know it was Athena who drove Ajax to the point of killing himself but this is still funny #greek mythology #greek myth #odysseus #ajax #greek mythology fanart #greek myth art #tagamemnon

owlyofathens

I mostly worship Zeus Aethiops (Aka zeus the black) and i got so used to seeing with dark or tanned skin that whenever i see arts of him being this typical representation of white skin and white hair with blue eyes it’s like ahhhh jumpscare 💔💔

Sorry guys for me Zeus will always be black (or tanned) and with black hair. Sometimes i do actually see him with white hair though, these to represents the clouds. But in skin color for me he will always have melanin, unless its Albin Zeus but he still has like some mediterranean - black characteristics yknow

zeusdefender23

So real

#zeus aethiops #zeus #greek mythology #black people existed in ancient greece #< prev #this gave me more ideas for how I’m going to design him

Sketch of my Zeus design

(More of a concept)

#greek mythology #greek myth #greek gods #greek mythology fanart #zeus #this time I tried to focus on desgin #the anatomy still looks off to me😭…

Ares and Aphrodite sketches (very iconic couple)

#greek mythology #greek myth #greek gods #greek mythology fanart #aphrodite #ares #aphrodite x ares #ares x aphrodite #these sketches are more so focused on anatomy then character design #love this couple

sarafangirlart

If Hera impregnated Zeus it would fix their marriage I think.

Jupiter(Greek Zeus), Neptune(Greek Poseidon) and Pluto(Greek Hades) (c. 1597)

This painting is by the infamous Italian Baroque master Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, located in the Villa Aurora (Casino di Villa Boncompagni Ludovisi), which is a famous 16th century hunting lodge in central Rome belonging to Cardinal Francesco Maria del Monte.

Monte would have a 9 by 6 foot masterpiece, painted around 1597 by Caravaggio (Monte commissioned) depicting Jupiter, Neptune, and Pluto on the ceiling in his Alchemy laboratory.

Each figure in this painting can be identified by his beast: Jupiter by the eagle, Neptune by the hippocamp, and Pluto by the three-headed dog Cerberus. In the middle of the three figures is the celestial sphere which revolves around the sun which Jupiter is reaching out to move.

The poses are probably the most dynamic and interesting thing about this painting.

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#greek mythology #greek myth #greek gods #art history #roman mythology #zeus #hades #poseidon #neptune #jupiter #Pluto

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Zeus-Ammon

The religion of Ancient Greece has always been capable of incorporating forging deities into their belief system. This is seen with many synchronized deities like Isis-Demeter, Heracles-Melqart, Serapis, etc.. most of these foreign deities come from civilizations like Egypt, Phoenicia, and Persia.

Zeus-Ammon was a syncretic deity in ancient Egypt during the Hellenistic period. This blended god combined attributes of the Greek god Zeus, king of the Olympians, and the Egyptian god Amun, King of the gods. The deity emerged during the reign of Alexander the Great and his successors when cultural exchange between Greek and Egyptian civilizations occurred.

The iconic ram horns seen on the bust is an attribute of Amun as he was often depicted with a ram head. The humanoid features seen on the bust are likely attributes from Zeus. Looking at statues of him made from around the same time period as this statue (late 5th century BCE) we can see obvious similarity’s in facial features.

Examples:

Statue of Zeus at Olympia (c. 430 BCE century)

19th century illustration of what the 5th century BCE statue of Zeus at Olympian one of the scene wonder may have looked like

However, the facial features depicted on Zeus-Ammon were sometimes more similar to Alexander’s the Greats as his relationship with the syncretized deity was very close. Once Alexander and his men reached Oasis upon their invasion in Egypt to liberate the people, Alexander was guided to the temple of the Oracle, where the high priest of Ammon declared Alexander as the son of Zeus-Ammon.

Here are some instances in which Alexander linked himself to Zeus-Ammon:

“Alexander's wish to have his subjects prostrate (bow) before him was, in part, motivated by his status as the son of Zeus-Ammon (Arrian, Book 4 & Curtius, 8.5.5-6).”

“Plutarch quotes Alexander as saying "And it is the blood of these Macedonians and their wounds which have made you so great that you disown your father, Philip, and claim to be the son of Ammon!" (50). Alexander killed Clitus the Black (A close friend of Alexanders) in a rage shortly afterwards.”

“Upon reaching the Indian Ocean, Alexander made sacrifices in accordance with instructions he received from Ammon (Arrian, Book 6). It has been speculated that he viewed this achievement as the fulfillment of the oracle's prophecy that he would conquer the world.”

Different artisans would plaster and create the new image of Zeus-Ammon with combined features of Alexander himself across many art forms such as coinage, which is shown below, marble sculpture, and jewelry.

A silver coin produced under the reign of Lysimachus (297-281 BCE) which depicts Alexander the Great with the traits of Zeus-Ammon.

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Heres a drawing I made of them

#zeus-ammon #greek mythology #amun #egyptian mythology