I don't quite feel comfortable with categorizing mythology under fantasy>sword and sorcery <_<;;
I think this turned out alright for the most part. I'm pretty pleased with the colour palette, although the eagle wings need more definition. Among other things XD
Όλυμπος = Ólimbos, Ólympos, Olympus
Hebe, goddess of youth and spring, and Ganymede, a Trojan prince best known today as the constellation/zodiac sign Aquarius. The peacock and eagle are, of course, common symbols for Hera and Zeus respectively.
Long story short, Hebe was the daughter of Zeus and Hera and served as the cup bearer to the gods (translation: poured booze during parties). Ganymede was considered the most beautiful mortal and was herding sheep around on a mountain when he happened to catch the eye of the king of the gods, who transformed into an eagle and abducted him. Shenanigans later, Zeus made him the new cup bearer, displacing Hebe. For several obvious reasons, this pissed Hera off, and resulted in lots of drama for generations to come. Greek mythology: almost as serious business as the intarnets!
I love this! I love Greek mythology and this story is one of the ones I like. You portrayed it so wonderfully, I love how they both look, and the added peacock and eagle
Thank you very much for all your kind words and comments! I love how these mythological figures mirror each other in various ways and it was very enjoyable to conceive and paint all the balancing characters. ^^
You're very much welcome! Yeah, I love traditional and very few digital artwork of mythological characters, people portray them in ways that don't go with their myths sometimes and I love it when people do