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The Theogony

After playing around with different ideas, I finally made a poster for my Theogony animated film in production.

It features Hesiod reciting poetry that’s being whispered into his ear by the goddess Kalliope.

I had a lot of fun with the Grecian patterns, too.

Tiberinus is the god of the Tiber River.

According to Book VIII of Virgil's epic Aeneid, Tiberinus helped Aeneas after his arrival in Italy from Troy, suggesting to him that he seek an alliance with Evander of Pallene in the war against Turnus and his allies.

Aphrodite's Surprising Power

Aphrodite ruled as the Greek goddess of love and beauty. Born from sea foam off Cyprus, she seduced gods and mortals alike. But she was far more than romance—she shaped wars, trade, and seas.

Key Facts

Goddess of love, beauty, desire, and sexuality: Enticed everyone with her irresistible charm.

Mythic birth: Emerged from the castrated genitals of sky god Uranus near Cyprus.

Wide worship: Honored by men, women, city officials, sailors, and sex workers.

Roles beyond love: Protected sailors at sea and influenced commerce, warfare, politics.

Roman twin: Known as Venus to the Romans.

Historical Context

Ancient Greeks worshipped Aphrodite across city-states from around 1200 BCE onward. She starred in myths like the Trojan War, where her favoritism sparked chaos. Temples dotted Cyprus and other spots, blending her with local fertility gods.

Historical Significance

Aphrodite proved goddesses could wield real power. She wasn't just fluff—her cults boosted city economies via trade and prostitution. This multi-faceted icon showed how Greeks tied love to survival, politics, and victory, influencing art and religion for millennia.

Metis

Themis

Eurynome

Demeter

Mnemosyne

Leto

Hera 

ἦ τοι μὲν πρώτιστα Χάος γένετ᾽, αὐτὰρ ἔπειτα Γαῖ᾽ εὐρύστερνος, πάντων ἕδος ἀσφαλὲς αἰεὶ ἀθανάτων, οἳ ἔχουσι κάρη νιφόεντος Ὀλύμπου, Τάρταρά τ᾽ ἠερόεντα μυχῷ χθονὸς εὐρυοδείης, ἠδ᾽ Ἔρος, ὃς κάλλιστος ἐν ἀθανάτοισι θεοῖσι, λυσιμελής, πάντων δὲ θεῶν πάντων τ᾽ ἀνθρώπων δάμναται ἐν στήθεσσι νόον καὶ ἐπίφρονα βουλήν. ἐκ Χάεος δ᾽ Ἔρεβός τε μέλαινά τε Νὺξ ἐγένοντο: Νυκτὸς δ᾽ αὖτ᾽ Αἰθήρ τε καὶ Ἡμέρη ἐξεγένοντο, οὓς τέκε κυσαμένη Ἐρέβει φιλότητι μιγεῖσα. Γαῖα δέ τοι πρῶτον μὲν ἐγείνατο ἶσον ἑαυτῇ Οὐρανὸν ἀστερόενθ᾽, ἵνα μιν περὶ πάντα καλύπτοι, ὄφρ᾽ εἴη μακάρεσσι θεοῖς ἕδος ἀσφαλὲς αἰεί.

So first of all, Chaos was born, and then Broad-breasted Earth, the unshaken seat of all The immortals who hold the peaks of snowy Olympus, And murky Tartarus, in a nook of the broad-pathed Earth, And Eros, who is comeliest of immortal gods, The limb-loosener--he masters the mind in the midriff And the sage counsel of all gods and all humans. From Chaos were born black Erebus and Night: In turn from Night were born both Aether and Day-- Pregnant she bore them, having mingled in love with Erebus. But Earth first bore, equal to herself, Starry Sky, for him to cover her all over, That she might be for the blessed gods a seat Unshaken forever.