#argonauticas

Son of Athamas and Ino

(Brother of Learkos and step-brother of Phrixos and Helle.)

Little baby grew up and is forever a young deity (poor fate)

Anyways, to the juicy stuff, his necklaces are of gold, and shark teeth (we have sharks) his bracelets are of mother of pearl and gold.

Now, he is in a sea medow of Posidonia oceanica, the white blobs are epiphytes and Electra posidoniae, the fishes are juveniles of Chromis chromis, Sargus sargo and Serranus scriba

The invertebrates are Sabellidae, Palaemon elegans and the reason of this drawing, Pinna nobilis.

Pinna nobilis also know as fan mussel in english and Πίννα in greek is a critically endangered species essential for Posidonia oceanica seameadowns and most marine Mediterranean ecosystems as it is an active filtrator and allows for the cleanliness and transparency of the waters not only just for humans but for the enviorment as a whole.

In 2016 a virus outbreak has been killing all their natural populations in mass ever since, so, even if we are talking myths and the likes, these species were important for the ancients as they are for us now and I would love you guys to see them, even if they are in a drawing.

I hope this sparks your curiosity about them and the huge effort many organizations and individuals are doing for this special organism.