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So we always have modern-day Greek gods but come on,...
So we always have modern-day Greek gods but come on, imagine them in other periods of history please like there is so much potential
Apollo as a renaissance artist in Venice, painting watercolors of the sun, crafting songs and harmonies, visiting the sick with his work that always seems to help them recover, sketching women more beautiful than a summer’s day.
Artemis as a huntress in Celtic Ireland, war paint and bow, axes and spears, running through glens and marshes, hiding in the undergrowth dressed in animal pelts.
Ares as a medieval knight in England, seeking glory in jousts and tourneys, mastering pike and sword and lance and flail, clothed in steel and blood.
Athena as a World War Two commander in Bletchley, calling the shots as she scours maps, planning out blitz raids and spy operations, typing at machines and decoding foreign enigmas.
Hephaestus as a factory worker in the British industrial revolution, face lined with ash, stinking of iron and smoke, watching chimneys pump the skies grey.
Hermes as a Colonial settler in the Americas, atop the ship’s mast with spyglass and pistol, bartering with natives, swindling and travelling, scouting out the New World and bringing communication to the old one.
Hestia as a World War One housewife in Britain, growing vegetables and making her own clothes to keep up the war effort, sending telegrams to shellshocked soldiers in the trenches, keeping children safe in her house by the fireside.
I mean, come on. Historically diverse Greek mythology. Let’s make it happen.
I love this idea
AHHHH, while I ABSOLUTELY adore these ideas, please consider settings from various parts of the world!!
Athena as a scholar during the Muslim Golden Age. She’s a regular member of Baghdad’s House of Wisdom, spending hours after hours at their library, collecting manuscripts and maps from all over the world, her eyes sparkling as her group of scientists are slowly inching in unto the secrets of the world.
Hermes as an intrepid merchant, running back and forth on the Silk Road, his heart belongs to the city of trade, Constantinople, where he whispers mischief and advice to the ears of the small pickpockets.
Hephaestus as an inventor during China’s Qin dynasty, having a BLAST with fireworks, his hair and beard are slightly singed off yet he never stops working, refining the arts of bronze forgery, building intricate city systems and carving impossibly beautiful jade statues.
Artemis as a huntress, running wild in the Mongolian plains. an eagle on her right hand and a bow in the left one. Her arrows fly proud and freedom has never tasted sweeter to her.
Apollo as an artist in post-revolutionary Mexico, painting vibrant murals and singing hymns, he’s part of the Mexicanidad movement, making arts and crafts thrive again after the terrible civil war the country’s been through.
Ares as a samurai in Edo Japan, learning about discipline and honor with every worthy foe he comes across. Fighting for the different political clans and defending local villages against bandits.
Hestia as a Cree matriarch, telling stories of otherworldly creatures to a circle of fascinated children and offering words of advice to the young leaders, her cheeks are wrinkled by years of smiling and her fire burns warm.
