Greek Mythology
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So I have a assignment over summer break to research a Greek myth and basically produce some 3D art from it. (Im sure it was longer when my tutor said it) I have been looking at the story of Icarus (who flew too close to the sun after escaping the minotaurs labyrinth with his farther) and the primordial gods Nyx and Erubus (nyx is the wife of Erubus and represents Night, Erubus represents Darkness and shadow and is used as the space between the world of the living and the river styx.
Nyx is the mother of several other gods linked to darkness and light creating balance, Several children are attributed to Erebus while the others are a sort of divine insemination to bring about the counter of what Erubus is up to).
So my question, which do you think would be the coolest subject matter?
Do any other Greek myths jump out at you?
(I also considered Helios who drags the son across the sky with a bad ass chariot)
Do any of you have any immediate visualization from the info provided?
I thought about maybe showing Nyx and Erubus surrounded by objects that represent their children possibly (quite a few kiddies)?
or
With Icarus goin for a go at some ancient-teck flight pack.
so what do you think?
Nyx is the mother of several other gods linked to darkness and light creating balance, Several children are attributed to Erebus while the others are a sort of divine insemination to bring about the counter of what Erubus is up to).
So my question, which do you think would be the coolest subject matter?
Do any other Greek myths jump out at you?
(I also considered Helios who drags the son across the sky with a bad ass chariot)
Do any of you have any immediate visualization from the info provided?
I thought about maybe showing Nyx and Erubus surrounded by objects that represent their children possibly (quite a few kiddies)?
or
With Icarus goin for a go at some ancient-teck flight pack.
so what do you think?
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pretty much the entirety of Homers work (not Scott Homer) is fantastic... the death of Heracles could be awesome too... even the earlier times, the fall of the titans to the Olympians for example.
If you do want to head in that direction, you'll probably want to avoid the names that come immediately to mind - Icarus being a prime example. There's loads of interlinked pages on Wikipedia covering classical mythology. Dig down past the obvious choices until you find something a bit different and suitably evocative for an artwork.
- It's not overdone like Icarus
- It could be an amazing environment, especially if that's your focus of interest and you think about neat unique visual environment ideas to put in the piece.
- If the project is mainly supposed to get you to make some cool stuff and advance your skills, almost ANYTHING will work nicely if you get really enthused about it.
- Tartarus, in sauce form, goes great with fish sticks. Homer would approve! Nom Nom Nom.
Basically he was a musician who carelessly played his lyre until he met Eurydice, a dryad. They fell in love and the moment things started becoming rosy, the god Aristaeus, son of Apollo, fell in love with her. She was in love with Orpheus though. He chased her and in her terror she stepped on a snake, the bite killed her.
Orpheus was so overtaken by sorrow that he went into the underworld to find her. With his lyre he charmed his way past Cerberus, the guard dog of the underworld. He found Hades and he played him the song of his misfortune, begging him to resurrect Eurydice. A tear rolled down Hades's cheek and he told him that he would help him. Eurydice would follow him outside, but she would be a Shade until she stepped into the light of the upper world. But there was a catch: Orpheus could not look back to her following him, the moment he did, she would disappear. So he excitedly started his journey out of the underworld. But on the way out, he wondered if Hades had tricked him into leaving the underworld. He looked back and saw Eurydice, but just for a second, as she disappeared.
He could not believe what happened and in tears he started playing the lyre in the forest. The song was so sad that the animals came and killed him as they cried.
I dunno, i think its a really awesome story.
neat! I always though a game in that art style would be nice
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(info from wikipedia)
Prometheus: The immortal Prometheus was bound to a rock, where each day an eagle, the emblem of Zeus, was sent to feed on his liver, which would then grow back to be eaten again the next day.
Sisyphus: ...punished for chronic deceitfulness by being compelled to roll an immense boulder up a hill, only to watch it roll back down, and to repeat this action forever.
Tantalus: He was made to stand in a pool of water beneath a fruit tree with low branches, with the fruit ever eluding his grasp, and the water always receding before he could take a drink.
Anyhow, OT, but I wish there would be more draw from other mythologies other than Greek/Viking/Egyptian. Mayans, African Tribes, American Tribes, Hindi, and Aborigine. All have stories and characters.