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Mythic #Art, Ancient #Mythology & learning #DigitalPainting — WIP: classic Greek myth paintings, creation myths & #WritingFantasy
Dec 24, 2021 10 tweets 5 min read
"Cetus the Whale is a long constellation that rises in the east-southeast on fall evenings. It’s the fourth largest of the 88 constellations, losing out only to Ursa Major, Virgo and Hydra." #mythology
earthsky.org/constellations… "In Greek #mythology Cetus was a fearsome sea monster - nearly ate Andromeda before Perseus arrived and saved the day...

Depending on the myth you read, Cetus either meets its fate on the sword of Perseus or by turning to stone after viewing the severed head of Medusa." Image
May 5, 2021 14 tweets 7 min read
Okay, #WyrdWednesday... all this talk of lore-inspired comics and graphic novels, and NOBODY has shared the best of them all... yet! 🏆

🏺I give you... 'Age of Bronze', by Eric Shanower! 🏺 Saying "best of them all" is a mighty claim, and here's why I think the arrow hits the mark in this niche:

#1: Its the most historically accurate depiction of the Trojan War myth in visual media that I'm aware of.

Certainly more accurate than any movie or TV show.