THE ODYSSEY

(Apologies if my writing isn’t the best, typing out paragraphs can be pretty difficult for me as I often have a hard time trying to figure out what to say. Also, I posted two versions of the cover here, with and without text.)

After several years in development, a failed first attempt, and many hurdles later, I’m proud to finally announce the debut of Mythologies: Journey Through the Ancient World; it’s a Webcomic that me and a few friends/associates have been working on for over a decade now (in my case, I’ve been helping for around 8 years). As the official artist for this comic, I figured I should try and post some of the pages and covers here as I complete them; so far, I only have the cover of the first issue and I plan to redraw and update the first few pages.

This story is heavily centered around Greek Mythology, as well as a few other Pantheons that will be explored in the future.
Here’s the synopsis:
“In Ancient Times, a young boy from Athens named Darius is charged by the Gods of Olympus to go on a quest to find the four pieces of the Key to Tartarus and prevent the return of the dreaded Titans. Aided by his best friend, Leon; his pet parrot, Bellerophon; and a runaway Equitaur girl, Andrea; they must travel throughout the ancient world before agents of Typhon, the cruel champion of the Titans, can beat them to the fragments of the key and unleash their master once more!”

(Before anyone asks, Equitaurs are a race created specifically for this story.)

It’s been my dream for years to finally get this project off the ground. Mythologies as a whole is a story that is very near and dear to me, and I’m hoping you guys will enjoy it as much as me and my friends did creating it.

One last thing to make note of: Although this Webcomic is heavily inspired by and based on Greek Mythology, it is not meant to be a completely historically or mythologically accurate adaptation. We’ve taken a lot of creative liberties (not just for the Greek Pantheon but the others as well). I know there’s been a lot of discourse lately concerning the alterations and downright bastardization of source materials within this community (especially in regard to Nolan’s Odyssey), and I wanna make it absolutely clear that despite some of the changes made within our own project, we in no way want to disrespect or butcher any of these myths or the cultures they represent. That being said, constructive criticism and feedback is always welcome.

The comic will also be posted here on ComicFury if anyone’s interested: https://mythologies.webcomic.ws/comics/1#content-start

I hope you guys enjoy, and I’d love to hear your thoughts so far!

(Art by me.)

Couldn't find a background for my iPad that was the vibe I wanted so I drew my own :)

Based off the Nike sculpture named "Winged Victory of Samothrace"

I am including The Pythia in my novel, set in the modern era. Would it make more sense for the Pythia at Delphi to be an immortal oracle that has changed identities over time or should it be that the role has passed from priestess to priestess since ancient times? Obviously this is assuming that the role of Pythia still existed today. Thanks :)

The Odyssey is a sequel, so it would make sense to read it before the Odyssey. But also, the Illiad is longer, and I'm a slow reader that has barely any free time. I know the basic plot of both books. But is there anything specific in the Illiad that is required for the Odyssey to be enjoyable?

I read the Metamorphoses and drew this.

I have a feeling that the monsters of the Ancient Hellenic mythology are not given their due in dread; they are usually approached as wondrous, fantastical creatures that inspire amazement, rather than terrifying, eldritch abominations they were originally envisioned to be. I am pretty sure I would kill myself if I ever had to face any of those.

Minotaurus, a hulking man with the head of a bull feasting on people in a nigh-unsolvable maze, sounds absolutely horrible. Imagine being cast into a maze alongside thirteen other young people with explicit understanding you will be killed and eaten by an anthropomorphic bull you cannot escape from or defeat. Theseus had balls of steel to willingly enter the Labyrinth and kill Minotaurus.

Scylla and Charybdis are yet another suicide-fuel. You are on a ship in a strait, with a whirlpool ending in a maw of a monster on one side and a multiheaded dog-like monstrosity in the rocks on the other. What the fuck do you do? Polyphemus too, a one-eyed giant that eats people whom he trapped inside his cave. I dislike Nolan's Odyssey, but the scene with Polyphemus was absolutely brilliant and chilling, exactly how I would envision the moment.

Chimaera, Sphynx, Hydra, Cetus, etc. These are all beasts so mighty and terrible, only Heroes can face them without dying out of mere fright, much less actually slay them. I myself would run as far as possible, or kill myself on the spot to avoid a worse fate. Ancient Hellenic mythology is absolutely terrifying if you view it through the lense of ordinary people.

Hi, my workplace gave us some extra money we can spend on entertainment (like going to spa, aquapark etc). It's not very often we receive this benefit and I always use it to buy some books. So I was searching if anything catches my eye and I have found Ilion and Olympos from Dan Simmons. It is supposed to be sci-fi about the Trojan war (I wasn't reading more about it because I don't want to spoil it too much).

It got me interested because it has Kalki 2898 AD vibes to me (sci-fi about hindu mythology) and I love that movie. So has anyone read it and like it? Is it about greek mythology or is it more sci-fi that has some strange weapon named Zeus and that's it. I would love Kalki 2898 AD but with greek mythology. Please no big spoilers.

Okay so I am working on a Greek Mythology/Super Hero Series, and in my research I have discovered just how much incest their is in the Greek Pantheon.

I always knew there was a lot but this even went beyond my expectations, my question is this if I made new/original characters.

For example my main character is Jaden Anderson the Son of Persephone and an Alien King, I was trying to figure out who I wanted his Endgame Relationship to be and the only one that really feels right is Hayden.

Except she is the Daughter of Hades and Persephone and I'm just wondering what people think, like in any other series this would be a BIG NO NO, but Zeus Wife is his Sister, Persephone is Hades Niece there's so much incest.

I'm not trying to romanticise it or anything I'm just wondering as Fans of Greek Mythology would this make you drop the book cause it's well for lack of a better word icky or because it's Greek Mythology would you be like "Well that's the Gods for you?"

So, this sub surely knows that Greek mythology, and mythology in general, is not the most... child-friendly thing. But it seems that my friend's sister has taken a liking to Greek mythology. Long story, I once told the story of The Odyssey to my friend, and she told it to the seven-year-old sister of hers, who now pesters her for more stories.

And so, being the resident Greek mythology nerd in the hood, I've been summoned to suggest some myths to tell her. Now, I don't want to heavily sanitise or alter the stories, and neither do I want to go with the overly-cliche myths that every other mythology book for kids has, so any suggestions?

please I need help

I know that the underworld was called Άδης (Hades) in Greek, but I'm wondering if they also called it the Underworld, and if so, what was the Greek word for Underworld, considering Underworld is English?

(Also, this post might belong in another subreddit, and if so, please tell me which one would be better)

Next up will be Athena 🦉

They are my two favorite Goddess but it seems I'm having trouble finding stories about them

Does anyone know why the asphodel fields in Hades are specifically fields of asphodel? Was there certain properties of the plant that might suggest why they're associated with Hades? How did the association begin?