Hephaestus

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Contest First Prize: Richardil

selecthumor

on Aug. 22, 2011

Warning: Spoilers for planned Hephaestus characters designs.
This
is the contest winner entry for the Hephaestus' Hotrod contest. The
winner for first prize, and thus a colored commission from yours truly,
goes to Richardil: http://www.smackjeeves.com/profile.php?id=73228
(From left to right)
Top Row: Dionysus, Poseidon, Zeus, Hera, Hestia
Bottom Row: Hermes, Artemis, Apollo, Ares, Athena, Aphrodite, Hephaestus
The
astrological signs shown on the character thrones are indeed that of
the Roman equivalents, save for Dionysus who is sitting in Demeter's
seat and Hephaestus who doesn't have an astrological sign.
Demeter
isn't in this shot since by some mythology Dionysus takes either Hestia
or Demeter's seat, yet there can't be two gods of nature (to some
extent) so in this series Demeter let her position go to Dionysus.
Despite popular belief, Hades isn't one of the Twelve Olympians of Mt. Olympus. That is why he isn't in the shot.
Though Helios lives on Olympus (as do Momus and other gods), he isn't one of the twelve and so aren't featured…
Will elaborate on design choices when characters are drawn in their own pages…