Rachel Alexander's Blog, page 16
November 28, 2021
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Hades ✏️copic, colored pencil and ink.
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I recently listened to a podcast that featured a story in which Nyx tried to overthrow Hades. Do we know if she ever did—or anyone else, for that matter? The Disney version of Hecate from Hercules the Animated Series tried to do this as well, so I was wond
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There is no mythological record (at least that I’m aware of) where Nyx tries to overthrow Hades.
I much more like the idea (which I wrote into my version) that Nyx ruled over the Underworld in the time of the Protogenoi, before the sons of Kronos divided the cosmos.
The progression of night to day written into Receiver of Many I got straight from the Theogony, where Hesiod mentions that when Nyx is in the Underworld, Hemera (daylight) is above, and when Nyx is above, Hemera is below.
balaclavapoison:
“But in your sacred air I am full of lig...
“But in your sacred air I am full of light
Your loving arms are the true delight
To which I’m lost”
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welele:
love that these are both in a different l...
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love that these are both in a different language but i can still tell exactly what the joke is
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*that feeling when one of your favourite authors start following your Tumblr!
Seriously, if you even have a passing interest in Greek mythology, you have to read Rachel Alexander’s books! Her portrayal of the Hades/Persphone myth is so detailed, nuanced, and passionate, with great respect for the source myths! I can’t wait for her newest book, “The Good Counselor”!
