Hephaestus

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selecthumor

on Aug. 25, 2011

Just a silly idea depicting Hephaestus and Aphrodite at the River Styx… or is it Acheron?
Got
this idea when my sister was having our family listen to Disney music
on my vacation, most notably the Glee Version of "Bella Notte."
Charon's
design is based on the ancient Greek pottery where he is merely
depicted as a pale Athenian sea-bearer instead of the more morbid
depictions we give him in contemporary times.
At least if you're buried with a Lady and the Tramp coin in your mouth you'll have some good music to listen to…
@Dragonfire10503 (Contest First Prize: Richardil): Some scholars believed the original cult of Poseidon was centered more as a shore and horse god the Indo-European origins before being adapted into Nereus' role (and thus a sea god) by Eastern Meditteranean people. Thus, though Poseidon is a sea god still in this series I'm trying to let him keep that horse-loving part of him that existed before the transition
@bludhaven (Contest First Prize: Richardil): If anything, Hades would get his own page. :D But don't worry, I did think ahead of time of how I'd show him in this series.
@Draconis381 (Contest First Prize: Richardil): As I mentioned sometime in Chapter 1's extras, Helios is the Greek sun god, not Apollo. Apollo was merely the God of Healing, Light and Music. It is due to the Roman intergration of Greek cults did Helios lose this title and Apollo also becoming a Sun God later on. My design of Apollo is based on Charlie Chaplin, though I won't state why just yet… But thanks for liking Poseidon's design :D

@man in black (Contest First Prize: Richardil): Thanks
@ghostrunner (Contest First Prize: Richardil): Also Thanks :D

(as I side note, I'm surprised no one questioned my design choice for Hermes XD)