deviant art

Deviant Login
Buy ArtBuy T-Shirts & Gear Buy adCast Buy Premium Membership
Shop		  Join deviantART for FREE Take the Tour
[x]
  • Art Print
  • Canvas
  • Photo
Browse More Like This
more ▶

More from ~maiji

Featured in Groups:

Not currently featured in any groups.

Details

April 17, 2009
135 KB
800×595
Thumb

Statistics

Comments: 33
Favourites: 259 [who?]


Views: 4,469 (0 today)
[x]
:iconmaiji:
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!
Add a Comment:
 
Preview   Add Comment
love 3 3 joy 0 0 wow 0 0 mad 0 0 sad 0 0 fear 0 0 neutral 0 0
Flagged as Spam
:icongodmusic:
Mood: Love ~Godmusic Jul 22, 2012  Student Writer
really really beautiful the colours and the lines
Reply
:iconmaiji:
~maiji Jul 26, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Thank you!
Reply
:iconontheprowl33:
~OnTheProwl33 Dec 30, 2011
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 :D
Reply
:iconmaiji:
~maiji Dec 30, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
Thank you very much for all your kind words and comments! :D 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. ^^
Reply
:iconontheprowl33:
~OnTheProwl33 Dec 31, 2011
You're very much welcome! :D 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 :)
Reply
:iconyuzuki-nee-chan:
~Yuzuki-nee-chan May 26, 2011
Great job! The scratches on Ganymede's shoulders were an interesting touch...
Reply
:iconmaiji:
~maiji May 26, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
Thank you very much!
Reply
:iconmyaru:
~myaru Mar 21, 2011
I was just studying Ganymede. You did a lovely job with both of them.
Reply
:iconmaiji:
~maiji Mar 22, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
Thank you so much!
Reply
Add a Comment:
 
Preview   Add Comment
©2013 deviantART. All rights reserved
About Us | Contact Us | Developers | Careers | Site Tour | Help & FAQ Advertise | Premium Membership Etiquette | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Copyright Policy