Inktober Day 24; "Blind". King Phineus of Thrace, the blind seer. There are various tellings as to what lead to King Phineus' fate, but Zeus gave him the option to choose whether he wished to die, or be blind. King Phineus chose to be blind saying 'I'd rather never see the sun again'. This angered the sun god Helios, and in addition to the seers punishment, Helios sent harpies to terrorise Phineus, stealing his food whenever he tried to eat. Eventually King Phineus was freed from the Harpies by Jason and the Argonauts. My intent for this piece was to have the background there but dark and washed out, to suggest the seer knows where he is for he has been there many times before, but can no longer see it. I used a stock photo from sky dancer stock on deviantart.com as references. They're possibly my favourite of all the stock accounts 😊 #inktober2017 #inktoberday24 #kingphineus #phineus #blind #greekmythology #helios #seer
