MYTHS & ART: Not good-bye to my account, but this particular theme! Greek Mythology Characters (Closure)

I'd like to "cut the crap" about the mythology content I've been posting. I wanna wrap it up. I see they've been wildly unpopular, not particularly the ones about Greek and Norse comparisons of characters, but the ones about some pieces of art I found on Google+

I have to say I'm tired of them and no one looking at them. I must have been not too smart when posting, like creating "series" no one really followed, instead of a full post with all the content. Nevertheless, there's a small groups of pics from that collection/gallery/whatever that I really liked, and that I'd like to share with you because I think they will be worth your while, with a brief summary of what each character means to me.

I must say I am not sure these pieces are direct representations of each of the characters, or what the owner of the collection on Google+ thought represented them correctly. In any event, the warriors are more than alright, with the nice addition of some characters I thought looked pretty, sexy or cute. Most of them were taken originally from DeviantArt and posted on Google+, so obviously all credits go to the original artists on DeviantArt

I suppose I have a thing for warrior men and women, and more so if they are gods and goddesses! So, in no particular order, my favourites from Erebus' Google+ Collection

This is a representation of Athena, the goddess of warfare, wisdom and the protection of Athens. I like it very much because it displays her all dressed up for battle, yet cautious and wise. I believe the original author to be a genius! If you like it, please go follow him thru the link provided in the Google+ Gallery.

This is Apollo, brother of Athena but unlike her, his father did not make him sprout from his head! Instead he had him and his twin sister Artemis with Leto, the titaness of the Moon. Hi was also kind of wise, precursor of the arts of medicine and healing (which he taught mankind), and a master bowman, like his sister, who ruled over the dryads and other spirits of the forests, where she was usually found hunting. She was a virgin, but he was not, and instead was imagined as bisexual; he had affairs with both young men and women.

Ares was the ruthless and relentless god of war. He thrived in battle, and enjoyed it; viciously he would cut down man and deity alike, unstoppable. Athena was more of a commander of hosts and a master tactician and strategist, but Ares would dive right in, turning the tide of battle in favour of those who worshiped him, or so did the Ancient Greek believe.

Nemesis, goddess of indignation and retribution. She would be called upon by those who were wronged by evil-doers, or by those negatively affected by the undeserved good fortune of others.

Justitia was the goddess of justice, fair judgements, and the rights established by custom and law. She also watched over the passing of the seasons and the gates of Mount Olympus.

The Harpies are spirits in the service of the god Zeus, whose "hounds" they were called. They would be sent in sudden and sharp gusts of wind to snatch objects and people from the Earth. Like popular culture portrays them, they are women with wings and feathers of white birds.

Odysseus was a great hero in Greek Myth. Tales about him abound, mostly in the Epic Poems written by Homer, The Iliad (which records the accounts of the War of Troy) and The Odyssey; this last one bears his name for it tells the tale of his journey after the destruction of Troy by King Agamemnon. Brad Pitt's movie portrays him quite well, even though he is not the protagonist (Achilles); he is played by Sean Bean, the famous and most-talented actor who plays Gondor High Captain Boromir in The Lord of the Rings and Lord Eddard Stark in Game of Thrones.

This is Orion, greatest hunter to ever live according to Greek Mythos. His constellation can be seen clearly thru most of the year right above the Equator, here where I live, in Venezuela. It also appears in the movie Moana when "The Song of the Ancestors" is played; it's the one being measured by the captain of the expedition. You must already know of which one I speak; four sharp and bright stars forming a rectangle, with three more forming a small diagonal line inside of it (the belt).

Icarus was the son of Daedalus, a great inventor and engineer from Ancient Greece. Both were being held captive by Minos the King of Crete, and were going to be offered as sacrifices to the Minotaur in the Labyrinth! The master engineer devised improvised wings for both of them, gluing together light-weight wood and bird feathers. The glue however would melt if the Sun struck it too directly, and so he warned his son. They both took these wings and flew off the walls of the prison, but the young man forgot humility and his father's warnings, and amazed at his ability to fly and the possibility of reaching the Sun, rushed towards it with fatal consequences; the Sun melted away the glue, and his wings came undone, throwing the youth to his death after an lengthy fall.

---

Now, to take a break from so much fighting and fighters, I'd like to give you a look at those pretty girls I mentioned:

Iris, goddess of sea and sky, and guardian of the rainbow, was the messenger of all Olympian gods except Zeus (who was served by Hermes). She was personal handmaiden to the goddess Hera, wife of Zeus and Queen of Olympus.

This cute one is Demeter. She was the goddess of fertility, the harvest and all grains consumed by Men, as well as agriculture and one of the oldest deities worshiped by Ancient Greek. She was also the mother of Persephone, and her wrath was so big when she heard her daughter had been taken captive by Hades, that Zeus had no other choice but to ask his brother to release her.

This is the description of Echo from Erebus' Google+ Collection: "an Oreiad-nymph of Mount Kithaeron in Boiotia. The goddess Hera cursed her with just an echo for a voice, as punishment for distracting her from the affairs of Zeus with her endless chatter. She was loved by the (music and wilderness) god Pan, and herself became enamoured of the mortal boy Narcissus. When the youth spurned her advances she wasted away, leaving nothing behind but an echoing voice."

"According to late classical poets, Medousa was once a beautiful woman who was transformed into a monster by Athena as punishment for lying with Poseidon in her shrine." (We all know the tale of Perseus being tasked with fetching her head and succeeding with the help of a reflective shield sent by the gods, so I wanted to give this image a bit more background)

Nyx was the "protogenos" or primordial of the night. She was one of the "protogenoi", first-born elemental gods. She was the daughter of Khaos (Air) and consort of Erebus (Darkness), with whom she gave birth to the first components of the primeval universe, Aether (Light) and Hemera (Day).

Melinoe (I didn't know about her either) was the goddess who ruled over tributes paid to those who had died. She wandered the Earth at night with a following of ghosts, and her figure was half bone-white, half ink-black. This pic of her though, is not that bad. ;)

This sexy one is Hekate, and though she is no demon, she does reign over witchcraft, necromancy and ghosts, so she fits in this category well... She was not a goddess either, but a titaness, a more primordial and ruthless entity.

This is Persephone, wife of Hades and daughter of Demeter. She was kidnapped by her husband, and after he was forced to release her, she had to go back to the Underworld once every year (during winter) because she had eaten pomegranate (the fruit of the dead). She was always tore between her life above ground and below it.

Okay, now to really end it, I want to show you some evil dudes and warrior-demons I found on that Gallery, and so we come to an end, AT LAST! Thanks for reading and maybe commenting what you think about these pieces of art.

These two are the brothers Deimos and Phobos, demons of fear, dread and terror, and of panic, flight and battle-rout. They drove their father Ares' chariot into battle, spreading hopelessness and despair. They also represent, as sons of Aphrodite, fear of loss.

Kratos and Zelos were the demons of strength, might, power and sovereign rule, and of rivalry, envy, jealousy and zeal. Nike and Bia ("Victory" and "Force") were their sisters, and the four siblings were winged enforcers, throne-caretakers and counselors to Zeus, who was by no means a benevolent and loving god...

These I didn't know where to put; here or in the sexy girls part... They are Mermaids or "Sirenas", and they ate sailors whole after enchanting them with their voices. Their skins look nice, but they have far too much bird-feathers all over...

These are the Keres, demons of violent and cruel death. They haunted combats, accidents, murders and ravaging deceases.

These are the Machae, spirits of battle and combat, and many were numbered in their ranks.

This is Moros, the demon of doom who drove Mankind towards its inevitable end.

This is Eurynomus, the demon of rotting corpses. I didn't know about him before! He wears a cloak made of vulture-hide. Yikes!

I'd like to give a shout-out to my friend @aniellopas who may want to come take a look at these. Also to @steemmonsters, who might want to observe these for some inspiration, considering I was going to post some entries in their latest contest but did not deliver. Also to all those talented artists on the #art tag (especially plastic arts, such as painting, sculpturing and drawing); you guys are a big part of the reason I joined Steemit (aside from the rewards) and I would like to one day post content like the one you put out regularly for all of us to see.