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As punishment for his cruel rejection of the nymph Echo, Nemesis cursed Narcissus to fall in love with his own reflection in a pool of water. Unable to take his eyes away from the beautiful youth he did not recognise as himself, Narcissus stayed by the side of the water until he wasted away. 

I’ve been wanting to draw more mythology pieces for a while now! Here is my interpretation of Echo and Narcissus, a Roman myth from Ovid’s Metamorphoses. 

#narcissus

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I turn to Ares.

Thanks to Tyler Miles Lockett who allowed me to draw inspiration from his ARES piece for page 2! Look at his etsy page it's SICK

⚔️ If you want to read some queer retelling of arturian legends have a look at my webtoon

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"if i was orpheus i would simply not turn around" yes you would. if you were orpheus and you loved eurydice, you would. to love someone is to turn around. to love someone is to look at them. whichever version of the myth — he hears her stumble, he can't hear her at all, he thinks he's been tricked — he turns around because he loves her. that's why it's a tragedy. because he loves her enough to save her. because he loves her so much he can't save her. because he will always, always turn around. "if i was orpheus i would simply —" you wouldn't be orpheus. you wouldn't be brave enough to walk into the underworld and save the person you love. be serious

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Greek Gods by Tyler Miles Lockett

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― Ovid, Metamorphoses

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HERCULES 1997 — dir. John Musker & Ron Clements

#disney hercules

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Percy Jackson but Hestia has a cabin. that is where the unclaimed go because she goddess of home and family. Demigods get claimed faster because when they show up Hestia glares at her siblings, nieces and nephews untill they claim them.

#thiiiiissssss #pjo

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Sons Of The Labyrinth or The Things Our Fathers Do To Us

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Heather Roblin: Daphne and Apollo,Sterling Silver. Canada, April 2013

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"Was this the face that launched a thousand ships, and burned the topless towers of Ilium?" - Marlowe

Helen standing at the wall of Troy looking out at the camps of the Greek. The pattern of the dress depicts a fight scene inspired by black figure pottery

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Earrings with Nike, Greek, about 225-175 BC, gold and glass. The J. Paul Getty Museum.

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CONTEGO

[verb]

1. to cover; shield; protect; defend.

2. I conceal, hide or cover up.

3. I protect.

4. I clothe.

5. I bury or entomb.

Etymology: Latin contegō.

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Original: Svetlin Vassilev - Danae

#danae #perseus

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Dionysos Endormi, Gustave Courtois

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Athena Giustiniani. It was found in the temple of Minerva Medica on the Esquiline Hill, and is supposed to be a copy of a statue by Pheidias. It is admirably preserved, and is sculpted in the finest Parian marble. Vatican, Museums.

http://hadrian6.tumblr.com

#athena

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Achilles Defeating Hector.  19th.century.

Rafael Tejeo. Spanish 1800-1856. oil/canvas.

http://hadrian6.tumblr.com

#achilles #hector

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Sappho, 1852

James Pradier (1790-1852)

#sappho

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The full moon rises behind the columns of the ancient marble Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, southeast of Athens, on June 20, 2016. (Petros Giannakouris/AP)