#Animals in Myth

[sennamaticart]

Running Running Running

#unicorn #horse #pony #animation #2d animation #animator #animated gif #gallop #run #fantasy #medival #fantasy illustration #fantasy art #magical creatures #mythical creatures #myth #art tag #the number of songs i listened to about running while doing this is insane actually

[fluidnet]

I was half asleep and thinking about all the stories like She’s The Man and Mulan (1999) where a woman dresses up like a man in order to do something ManlyTM and how they all inevitably fall in love with the masculinity of it all while still being women (or not, I guess, fiction is flexible and gender is more so)

and I went “give me a man who chooses to dress as a woman instead of resorting to violence. Give me a man who, in finding femininity and softness, can find himself. Give me a man who chooses kindness and love over war and aggression, but the only way he can do so is finding solace in the feminine. Not because femininity is inherently softer, but because society has told him as such. Give me a man who, through trial and error, finds himself learning to love the traditional women’s tasks he’s been clumsily attempting. Give me a man who could never truly fit in with other men, and the women around him protect him and love him unconditionally. Give me a man who cannot stand for himself at first, and then rises stronger together with the people who took him in”

And I realized that “give me a man who dresses as a woman in order to avoid going to war” is just. Achilles. And I want that classically animated movie now. I don’t even care if it’s sanitized like the Disney Renaissance Mulan or Hercules, in fact I’d enjoy that. I want Achilles to choose kindness and love and beauty over the war he never wanted to fight. I want a lighthearted, playful version of Achilles where there’s a happy ending. I know it’s a tragedy, but so were a lot of things that got animated at the time (not even Disney, Anastasia and Quest for Camelot come to mind as well) and I think he and Patroclus can have a happily ever after, too

I also want it to be gay, but I think that goes without saying

#patroclus #achilles #greek myth #greek mythology #animation #disney renaissance #late 1990s animation #happy stories #feminine men #she’s the man #mulan #feminine #femininity #masculine #masculinity #give me uwu soft boi that I can blorbo

[carebooks]

to all those new comers to the Percy Jackson world and being off on shipping Percabeth because Poseidon and Athena are uncle and niece, it’s stated in the books (specifically The Lost Hero) that gods don’t have DNA the way humans do.

and if that still doesn’t convince you or you may think it’s not a real or valuable explanation, let’s recall other ways that births happen in both greek myths and the Riordanverse:

- Zeus birthed Athena from his brain

- Athena’s demigod children are born the same way. out of her mind. so Annabeth is already way off from the usual goddess birth route

- Zeus also birthed Dionysus from his thigh

- Hephaestus was born from Hera and Zeus, but in a lot of versions its actually Hera who just had him by herself. she got pregnant and it happened. they’re gods. (then chucked him down a mountain) again, they’re gods.

- Hebe, goddess of youth, was born from Hera and a piece lettuce she ate

- in the Trials of Apollo, we learn that Kayla Knowles, daughter of Apollo, has a human father, Darren. meaning she has two fathers: Darren and Apollo. no mother involved in her creation whatsoever.

- Zeus has impregnated quite a large number of people during his time and in various different forms. one of the weirdest ones by far was when he came to a queen in the form of a swan, embraced her as that swan and nine months later she gave birth to two eggs. they hatched and inside was Helen of Sparta (as in Helen of Troy), Clytemnestra, Castur and Pollox.

- Poseidon and Medusa had a child and that child was born from Perseus cutting off Medusa’s head. that child was Pegasus. (yes, that Pegasus) (also some other dude was born too)

- Aphrodite was born out of sea foam made from the severed genitals of Ouranos that fell to the oceans

have i convinced you already? are we done here?

#like seriously do you know how weird greek myth births are? #how can anyone see twins hatch from eggs and think ‘huh DNA? lets find out’ like no #there is no DNA #apollo becomes a hummingbird for days on end and probably has children in dofferent forms of animals too #he can become pure light #and you wann boil it down to DNA #booo tomato tomato #percy jackson #percy jackon and the olympians #percy series #pjo #annabeth chase #percabeth #trials of apollo

[oki-coma]

#hatsune miku #vocaloid #miku fanart #artists on tumblr #2d animation #motion graphics #a smol mockup / editing practice with the myth the legend hatsune meekoooooo #I wanted to redraw + animate more songs but I got sick I FAILED YOU so maybe i'll make this longer in the future ;_;

[gigizetz]

Everyone’s Tiresias designs now be like:

twinkfication: ACTIVATE

already brainstorming ab this

#people are saying that I can keep my design of him because of the lore and stuff #thing is I'll have a really hard time animating my old tiresias with a young voice when the song comes out #it's not that I think it's inaccurate for him to sound different than he looks #it's just that it'll be weird and confusing visually #gigi's asks #digital art #art #epic the musical #greek myths #epic: the musical #character design #epic the underworld saga

[i-was-today-years-old-when]

i learned that local Indonesian mythology says that Orangutans actually have the ability to speak human languages, but choose not to, fearing they would be forced to get jobs and work if were they ever caught (x)

#today i learned #facts #truth #myth #work #animals

[decamarks]

strange occurrences in games that don't exist

#my art #creepypasta #blender #3D animation #HAPPY (early) HALLOWEEN OOOooOOooOoo #very self-indulgent & fun little pieces. silly spooky video game myths/mysteries are all that fuels me... #flashing #body horror #3D art

[unbizzarre]

THE FANDOM HAS BEEN SLEEPING ON THIS ODYSSEY ANIMATION (it’s so good guys it’s just so good)

Like how?? This is such cool shit. Just found it today and I am obsessed with this animator now. Check it out, you’ll thank me.

Like SERIOUSLY I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH HOW GOOD IT IS. It’s haunting, it’s beautiful, it’s expressive, it’s unsettling! it makes my brain itch! 😵‍💫🤯

Ps. The animator is Sagpi. This video had like 750 views when I found it which I thought was criminally low for the beauty of what they made and the amount of time it must have taken. If you like the video I hope you write a nice comment for the animator or check out some of their other creations (they have a few hauntingly beautiful animations of some mitski songs too) 😊

EDIT: The animator now has a tumblr! It’s @sagpilehpapa !!

#tagamemnon #the odyssey #greek mythology #classics #odysseus #animations #homers odyssey #classical mythology #greek myth art #Youtube

[amiti-art]

Wanted to draw some other Apollos 🎶🏹

I don't remember much from Blood of Zeus but Apollo's design slayed so I had to include him

And Apollo's design from Hades II is soooo good, can't wait to play the game.

Here's my full Apollo design

#apollo #greek gods #greek mythology #trials of apollo #pjo hoo toa #riordanverse #greek pantheon #blood of zeus #netflix anime #netflix animation #hades game #apollogist #greek myths #my art #toa #apollon #rrverse

[gojorafayels]

rafayel: abysswalker without mask and hood is so... 🥵

#rafayel #rafayel lnd #lnd rafayel #rafayel lnds #lnds rafayel #rafayel lads #lads rafayel #rafayel love and deepspace #love and deepspace rafayel #lnd #lnds #lads #love and deepspace #i might sound calm in the caption #but when i tell you that i was screaming #the first time that animation showed up #he is soooo 🥵🥵 #never gonna regret getting to rank up his myth cards #never ever

[my-name-is-apollo]

Apollo in the Iliad refusing to fight Poseidon out of respect and Apollo in the Dionysiaca going all out against Poseidon...I call that character development.

#Poseidon #Apollo #Apollo (probably): I don't want Artemis to call me a pussy again even though she got her ass beat by Hera for the second time #too bad Hermes intervened and the fight was stopped #well #maybe that was for the best #but yknow #i love when Greek myths have anime style battles in them #mine #Dionysiaca #Apollo info

[anniflamma]

"Angry woman protects her girls from a depressed sneaky man" the animatic is here! 🐖

#epic the musical #animatic #epic the circe saga #circe #odysseus #greek mythology #greek myths #rough animation #art #Youtube

[soursoppi]

been wanting to do some Chinese Zodiac-inspired MDZS art!

will be doing them in rows of 4~

Row 1: NHS/Cat - JGY/Mouse - NMJ/Ox - JC/Tiger - LXC/Rabbit

Row 2 >> | Row 3 >>

#Nie Huaisang #Jin Guangyao #Nie Mingjue #Jiang Cheng #Lan Xichen #MDZS #Mo Dao Zu Shi #Zodiac Series #the cat isn't actually an official animal of the zodiac #but it's part of the popular folktale/myth for it #the story between the cat mouse and ox actually parallels the relationship between the nie bros and jiggy pretty well hehe #worth a read if you've got some time #you can find it on wiki #also yes i'm aware vietnam switches out the rabbit with the cat #not what i'm doing here however! #also just that bit of Okami inspired #because i really love that style so good #will be turning them into washi eventually if it all goes well haha

[chr0m1c]

Takanashi Kiara

#anime #anime aesthetic #anime art #artists on tumblr #original art #original work #original post #hololive #takanashi kiara #hololive en #hololive myth

[reasonandfaithinharmony]

Well, now I need to see this in the next season of 911 Lone Star lol

#😄 #911 lone star #911 ls #parrots #birds #animals #humor #911ls humor #usersteen #rmd tracks #my911ls #mythings

[artbyanca]

Sfânta Miercuri, generous widow, protector of animals and travellers and godmother to the sun.

Of Mirercuri(Wednesday) Romanian traditions tell us that she is a very old lady who became a widow very early in life and thus spent most of her time appart from human society, caring for the wilds and teaching animals how to survive. She is said to be guide to travellers especially if they are treading wild paths. She is one of the frequent presences in fairy tales, always in a helper role, calling on her animal companions to aid the hero and possesing a treasure trove of magical artefacts(golden apples, a distaff and spindle that spin gold on their own, brushes that when thrown over the shoulder turn into forests) that she is very generous with. Miercuri is also the day the Sun was born and it is said that no matter the weather he always shows his face for at least a second for his godmother.

#sfanta miercuri #miercuri #romanisme #romanian mythology #romanian folklore #myth #mythology #folklore #animals #sun #wild #traveller #pen and ink #illustration #drawing #fantasy #ink #art #artists on tumblr