A visual thesis examining Greek mythology, delving further into the symbols, rituals, myths, and manifestations of the gods that today’s popular culture has oversimplified and humanized. The written thesis explains how the ancient Greeks understood the role of agriculture in their lives through myths.
Traditional ink drawings colored and combined in Photoshop and printed digitally. 17 by 22 inches. Hephaestus, god of fire, both chaotic and orderly, and the forge.
Traditional ink drawings colored and combined in Photoshop and printed digitally. 17 by 22 inches. Hades, god of the dead and wealth, both in minerals and the bounty of the crops.
Traditional ink drawings colored and combined in Photoshop and printed digitally. 17 by 22 inches. Apollo, god of light, music, herds, purification and plagues.
Traditional ink drawings colored and combined in Photoshop and printed digitally. 17 by 22 inches. Hermes, god of herds, thieves, traders, travelers, roads and boundaries, guide to the dead.
Traditional ink drawings colored and combined in Photoshop and printed digitally. 17 by 22 inches. Hera, goddess of women, childbirth and marriage, queen of the gods.
Traditional ink drawings colored and combined in Photoshop and printed digitally. 17 by 22 inches. Demeter, goddess of the grain, bringer of the seasons and both life and death.
Traditional ink drawings colored and combined in Photoshop and printed digitally. 17 by 22 inches. Ares, god of war, bloodlust, murder, and strife.
Traditional ink drawings colored and combined in Photoshop and printed digitally. 17 by 22 inches. Artemis, goddess of the wilderness and the hunt, ensures the fertility of the wild.
Traditional ink drawings colored and combined in Photoshop and printed digitally. 17 by 22 inches. Zeus, god of weather and the storm, order and justice, protector of the household.
Traditional ink drawings colored and combined in Photoshop and printed digitally. 17 by 22 inches. Aphrodite, goddess of love, sex, fertility, unity and division.
Traditional ink drawings colored and combined in Photoshop and printed digitally. 17 by 22 inches. Athena, goddess of war, wisdom, crafts, and the city.
Traditional ink drawings colored and combined in Photoshop and printed digitally. 17 by 22 inches. Poseidon, god the sea, sailors, fishermen, horses and earthquakes.
