#MYth

[babymgs26]

Personal pictures of some of the BEAUTIFULLY preserved artwork in Pompeii

I took all of these on a study abroad trip that I had the great fortune of being able to go on at the beginning of this year :)

I haven’t been able to STOP thinking about them, so here ya go🤲🏼

i may, or may not, have gotten this one piece of wall art (the fig tree & snake) tattooed on my body…

these incredibly detailed wall pieces are a part of the Dionysus Mystery Cult walls and had our whole group stopped for a GOOD 20-30 min…

#pompeii #pompeii pictures #italian art #italy #pompeii art #myth #classical studies #classical art #ancient civilizations #ancient art #photography #art photography

[joselyn565]

Zagreus

#fanart #game #hades #hades 2 #hades zagreus #zagreus #videogame #greek #greek gods #myth #mythology

[eyesfuil0fstars]

A Taste of Heaven

I read for you,out loud 

in a room with yellow light 

and I stutter at every other word. 

You don’t seem to mind it,

my stutter or my nervousness, 

so I don’t stop. You don’t tell me to.

It’s the first time anyone has been this gentle.

I lay twisting in my white sheets,

flowers around my head like a halo,

thinking of eyes the colour of a blossomed Eden, 

a garden one only dares to imagine when they dream.

A shade of green that rivals my jealousy,

a shade of green that could ruin a person’s life.

I read for you,out loud,

all the poems that have shaped me, 

all the books i’ve loved and cherished 

and kept close to my heart 

like a treasure,like a locket.

You don’t seem to mind me,

so I don’t stop.

I scratch your arms until they turn pink,

hoping to feel some sort of satisfaction 

or maybe a touch of guilt.

Ending up feeling like I cut an angel’s wings off and then pushed them off a cliff.

My humanity gets the better of me.

I ask if you are in pain.

You always say no.

You never,ever stop me.

Even when my wanting nearly kills me,or you, 

or both of us,sometimes,

even when I nearly choke with it,

your name like a hymn on the edge of my tongue.

If you touched me it would come out in the disguise of a cry.

I call and you always answer,

our eyes meeting effortlessly everytime we are in the same room.

Your jewels hold secrets only I can unravel. I don’t want to. 

I like you for the mystery you are,

like a scenery hidden by mist,

like the debths of the ocean,

like the magical forests that only exist behind waterfalls.

I like you for the mystery you are,

like the seven wonders of the world,

like life after death,

like God.

I read for you,out loud,

parts of the Gospels,

parts of my truth.

And silently I hope for a heaven that looks just like this:

eternally blossomed gardens

and angels that let me read aloud 

and feed my curiosity with their curious,mysterious eyes.

Silently, I pray:

If this is what happiness feels like,

please make it last and last,

forever.

#literature #original poem #phoebe bridgers #poem #poems on tumblr #poetry #notes #prose #spilled ink #spilled poetry #religious imagery #religious poetry #green #myth #art #my writing #love

[2222222232222222222]

bro how are the grrek gods not like, in jail for child labour

#pjo #percy jackson #percy #percy jackon and the olympians #greek #greek mythology #myth #mythology #erm

[faithschaffer]

-Medusa-

I've had this sitting around as a sketch for awhile, finally had time to finish it! Hoping to do more mythology illustration this year.

#medusa #myth #mythology #gorgon #artists on tumblr #fantasy

[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

[vetyr]

Re-opening commissions!

If you'd like to make a request, inquire about pricing, etc., reach out at [email protected].

Above illustration is for Follow Me Down, a Greek mythology-themed TTRPG :)

#artists on tumblr #illustration #art commissions #ttrpg #greek mythology #dnd #myth #commission

[thereinart]

The obsession for Epic continues with Odysseus and Athena

Their relationship is... Complex

#epic the musical #Athena #Odysseus #Odyssey #Myth #Greek myth #my art #illustration

[kelogsloops]

The final piece from my recent show, ‘In Harmony.’ The Eastern Phoenix is often associated with harmony and new beginnings. In trying to portray those associations, the body is decorated with floral motifs; little sprouts blooming from its back, and tail feathers resembling a blossoming flower #brbchasingdreams

prints | tutorials

#brbchasingdreams #art #painting #watercolor #mixed media #art style #artstyle #traditional #traditional art #gold leaf #surreal #surrealism #asian art #fables #mythological creatures #myth #phoenix #pencil #original art #artist #artists on tumblr #illustration

[strangeoctober]

I find it interesting that people talk and write about fairies these days like they're these horrible, Machiavellian monsters that you mustn't ever risk dealing with. Even saying your name near them will forever put you in their thrall, forever! (Or something to that effect) But when you dig into the folklore, you find countless stories of fairies just getting dunked on in just the daftest ways.

I've been reading "The Lore of Scotland", by Jennifer Westwood and Sophia Kingshill, and when I noticed this trend, I started taking count of who wins in fairies vs. human confrontations. I'm only about a fifth through, and while it's not clear cut, the humans are winning by three points!

By way of example, let me tell you one of my favourite stories so far. Once upon a time, a young woman was abducted by the fay and carried away to a fairie mound. There, she was placed in the arms of the great fay giantess who ruled those halls. "I've got you now!" said the giantess, "I'm going to hold you as tight and as close as vine on tree, forever more!" Certainly in a pickle, the young woman considered her dire situation and simply replied, "I wish it was shit you were holding." The fay giantess was so completely appalled and disgusted by the coarse manner of the young woman that she let her go immediately and had her taken back to her home.

Not only do I find this really funny, I enjoy the fact that even centuries ago, the forthright manner and direct problem solving of Scottish women was well established.

#fairies #fay #folklore #mythology #myth #legend #fairy tales #folktale #scotland

[retroscifiart]

Series of mythical women by Noriyoshi Ohrai for the cover of SF Adventure magazine 1980-1987

#noriyoshi ohrai #myth

[worldhistoryfacts]

Ancient coins depicting the labyrinth from Knossos, Crete. Greek myths said that the rulers of Knossos built a labyrinth, at the center of which was a formidable minotaur. The stories tell of an Athenian hero, Theseus, who braved the maze and took on the monster.

{WHF} {Ko-Fi} {Medium}

#history #ancient #crete #greece #coins #labyrinth #myth

[eleancrvances]

my uni staged philoctetes and one of the best choices was to have odysseus walk in with a cigarette through the entrance directly beneath the "no smoking" sign

#gaia's life #by me #odysseus #philoctetes #the odyssey #greek mythology #classics #sophocles #tagamemnon #myth

[aridante]

Michael Kinnucan, The Gods Show Up

#and then he dies because there's nothing left to do! #words #michael kinnucan #myth #w*

[faithschaffer]

Pandora.

Still illustrating myths! : )

#artists on tumblr #myth #greek mythology #pandora

[cainhowlett]

One of the earliest linocuts I made, big bulky line work.

#art #california #nature #bay area #mendocino #sonoma #printmaking #ink #illustration #mokuhanga #linocut #linoleum print #mountain lion #elk #myth #Yahmot #reliefprint #cats #meow #🦕