#greek myth comix

[greekmythcomix]

Me: dislikes Theseus, likes minotaur, likes papercraft

Me: makes entire Labyrinth and Knossos Palace paper Playset so can kill Theseus at hands of minotaur

They also interlock to make one big Playset:

And by the way the Labyrinth walls move 👀 (and you can use it as a game board - game instructions included)

And also it’s also available in colour:

You can get your own here (https://greekmythcomixshop.Wordpress.com) if you fancy it. (These things are how I keep the rest of my main educational site free and free from ads)

#Theseus #Minotaur #asterion #greek mythology #tagamemnon #greek myth #illustration #greek myth retellings #greek myth comix #classicstober #papercraft #download and print #teaching resources

[mercerspoems]

Happy 10th Birthday Greek Myth Comix

Sunday 21st January 2024 marks a whole decade of the classics-inspired art, snark and sometimes bwark that is Greek Myth Comix. In order to celebrate I’m here to answer a simple question; What’s My Favourite and Why? My choice will come as no surprise to our esteemed artist: #ClassicsTober Day 22: MOTHER. Inspired by a tweet from another wonderful classicist, Dr Ellie Mackin Roberts, the…

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#accessible #ancient #Castle #Classics #colchester #comic #comics #comix #demeter #Greek #katabasis #myth #persephone #scarf #unmasked

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(vía Divine Inspiration (redrawn!) | Greek Myth Comix)

[mydadisdracula]

hi son 🗡️ twitter | ig | fb | patreon | store

#webcomic #my dad is dracula #comic #funny #comics #wholesome #cute #dracula #webcomics #lol #myths #mythology #greek mythology #comix #dad jokes

[acrosstheriverstyxcomic]

Here’s a page from the web comic I write for, www.AcrossTheRiverStyx.com. You can read the whole thing on our website. Hope you like it!

#hades #hades and persephone #persephone #greek mythology #mythology #myth #greek myth #comics #comic books #graphicnovel #webcomic #web comix #art #digital art #artists on tumblr

[metis-metis]

Credit to Greek Myth Comix on Twitter

#tagamemnon #classics #the Aeneid #Aeneas #ancient history #books #bookblr

[goddessdoeswitchery]

Pillars of Hellenic Polytheism: Technically, the pillars were never actually a “thing”. Unlike then 10 commandments, the pillars were never taught as a set of rules that everyone knew by the name “Pillars of Hellenic Polytheism”, or any variation thereof. What modern day practitioners of Hellenic Polytheism call “The Pillars” were essentially religious and cultural practices that were taught by family and friends via every day practices. The pillars were an essential part of the culture of Ancient Greece, taught to them the same way customs like tipping, saying “bless you” at sneezing, and the now-common practice of wearing a mask everywhere are taught to us today. In recreating Hellenic Polytheism for the modern age, the Pillars grew out of a need for a set of guidelines to help us recreate a very old religion.

First up, Xenia. Xenia means “Guest Friendship” and is a set of rules for when a guest comes calling on your home. This set of rules applies to both the host and guest. It is one of the most sacred rules in Hellenic Polytheism, and features heavily in several myths, as well as the Illiad and the Odyssey. Often times, the myths show what happens when someone fails to follow the rules, and it is never a good thing. Zeus himself, under one of his epithets Zeus Xenios, is the embodiment of the religious obligation of being hospitable as both host and guest. In general, the host was meant to be hospitable. This included providing the guests with food, drink, gifts, protection, and even safe travel to their next destination. The guests were required to not be a burden or a threat, provide news and tales of where they had been, and to reciprocate if the host ever showed up their place. In the Illiad, violation of Xenia led to the Trojan war when Paris, the guest, kidnapped his host’s, Menelaus, daughter. The Achaens were required to avenge this insult, because violating Xenia was a massive insult to Zeus and his authority as Zeus Xenios. In the Odyssey, when the suitors of Penelope begin to eat her out of house and home, they violated Xenia by being a burden to her. They also violate Xenia by being rude their host and the other guests in the home.

But how does someone practice this in the modern world where travel is almost always safe and news is delivered to our home not by bards and guests but by social media and the internet?

Xenia should be a belief that guides us everyday, because everyday we play host or guest in our community. When a friend needs help moving, when a neighbor has lost their animal, when we visit a friend or relative, when we run into an old acquaintance at the store, when we see someone in need, when we run into strangers on the street; anytime you interact with another person, when you visit someone, when you stay at a hotel or AirBNB, even at the voting booth, anytime you deal with someone or have an influence on your community, you have a chance to practice Xenia. Xenia goes beyond the simple rules of guest and host and informs how we interact with everyone everyday, because it is tied to our community, especially with philanthropy.

Let’s break this down bit by bit so you can see good examples of how exactly Xenia can inform each of these interactions. Some of these examples will be simply examples, and some of them will be reflective of real life situations I or others have faced in the last few months.

A few years back, the home I shared with my mom, my sister, and my children caught fire. We were left with very few personal items, and no place to live. My uncle, who lived several hundred miles away, practiced Xenia by offering to pay for the deposit and move in fees for an apartment complex. The community we lived in practiced good Xenia by donating items we badly needed, such as beds, clothing, toys for the kids, and much needed housewares like microwaves, pots and pans, and silverware. Several members of the community organized a drive to help us replace many of the items we lost and guided us to food banks that helped us with electricity deposits and the first few months’ worth of bills. Every person we interacted with practiced Xenia, even if they had no idea that they were doing so at the time.

About 2 years ago, we found a small dog in front of our local grocery store. There was no collar, no chip, and the poor thing was half-starved and filthy. We took it home, cleaned it, cared for it, and then took actions to return the puppy to her rightful owner. We put up signs, made posts on Facebook, called every animal shelter in 80 miles, and searched lost and found pages, groups, and posts on every social media site we could think of. 3 days later, we found the owners, a newlywed couple who had come home to find the front door of their home open and the puppy they had gotten 2 weeks ago gone. When we took care of the animal and made every effort to find her owner, we put into practice the basic principles of Xenia by playing good hosts to the animal in our care. Xenia does not just inform our actions for people, but is also informs how we should treat every living thing.

Now for an example that includes both good and bad xenia, in it’s purest form of being a guest and a host. Say you are visiting family out of town, and you bring a bottle of wine. The wine is a good gift on your part as a guest, and is an example of good xenia. You don’t overstay your welcome, you go home early because you know your hosts have an early morning the next day, you take care to not cause any mess, and you use your manners flawlessly. Then, 2 weeks later, your host pays a visit to you. They bring their spouse and kids along. They fail to bring any gift, allow their kids to eat all the snacks in your cupboard, drink all of your soda that was supposed to last all week, overstay their welcome by sticking around for dinner even when it is obvious that you didn’t plan on having an extra 5 people over for dinner, don’t clean up after their kids or even watch them, and don’t leave until after 10 pm even though you mention time and again that you have to leave at 6 tomorrow morning for an early start to work. Outside of paying a return visit to you, your guests have been a perfect example of how to violate the rules of Xenia at every turn. And we all have one of those friends or family. The ones who never can take a hint and eventually wind up being unwelcome at your house, or any other simply because they’ve violated the rules of Xenia so often.

When we run into strangers or acquaintances, we can practice good Xenia by simply inquiring after them, if they have the time. Simply saying “Hey, how’s it going?” or “How are you?” can go a long way in being an extension of Xenia outside the home. My job has made Xenia a rule of thumb without knowing even know it, by insisting that we Stand, Smile, and Greet every customer, move around the counter to sit with them at a table when taking an application, and take the time to get to know them. We offer small snacks and candies, bottle of water alongside soda and coffee, and as a result, we practice good xenia as a whole throughout the company.

Xenia also intersects with philanthropy when we see someone in need. Donating to food banks, charities that enforce the rules of xenia like homeless shelters, and even engaging in personal donations to those in need are all good way to practice Xenia on a regular basis and literally put your money where your mouth is as a practitioner of Hellenic Polytheism. Even at the voting booth, we can practice Xenia by ensuring that those we vote for uphold those values by supporting immigrants, providing for the homeless, feeding the hungry, caring for the sick, and assisting those who need it. By ensuring that we vote for those who practice Xenia every day and put it into policy, we can support our community.

Last, but definitely not least, Xenia guides our relationship with our own gods. The gods give to us every day, and we can reciprocate in kind. We can let our altars serve as their home, ensuring it is clean and kept in good repair. We can make sure we have appropriate offerings (this can even include something as simple as clean water, bread, incense smoke, or a dash of olive oil). We can welcome them to our home with prayers and praises. We can remember that when they come to our altars, they are guests in our home and we must, above all, treat them as such.

In short, Xenia is a practice, a Pillar that informs our every day life. Some extensions of Xenia are called “good manners”, some of them are called “being a good neighbor”, and some are called “being a good citizen”. We all have practiced and expected Xenia as a part of our lives at some point or another. As I mentioned in the beginning of this podcast, Xenia, as a part of the pillars, is not a simple commandment. It is a way of life, expected of us at every turn. It is a pillar, not just of Hellenic Polytheism, but of our lives.

For references, I relied heavily on the Illiad and the Odyssey, both of which I own. I also pulled from Wikipedia, the Xenia comic by Greek Myth Comix, Hellenic Polytheism by Chris Aldridge, Hellenic Polytheism: Household Worship, and Mythology of the Greeks: Legends Anterior to and Contemporary with the Trojan War to 1183 BC to the First Olympiad, 776 BC by George Grote.

Thanks for listening to this episode of “Hellenic Polytheism 101”, a short lecture on Xenia as a Pillar of Hellenic Polytheism. For a transcript of this podcast, you can visit goddesssdoeswitchery.tumblr.com, and look for the tag “Hellenic Polytheism 101 transcripts”. There you will find a link to the references, including an amazon link to the books I referenced, outside of the one by George Grote, as it is 164 years old. You can also ask me any questions there. Don’t forget to tune in for the next episode, coming August 23rd, about Kharis.

#hellenic polytheism 101 #hellenic polytheism #podcast #transcript #xenia #pillars of hellenic polythiesm

[derangedrhythms]

Robert Graves, from ‘The Greek Myths: The Complete and Definitive Edition’

TEXT ID: The later Greeks read 'Cronus' as Chronos, 'Father Time' with his relentless sickle. But he is pictured in the company of a crow, like Apollo, Asclepius, Saturn, and the early British god Bran; and cronos probably means crow, like the Latin comix and the Greek corõne. The crow was an oracular bird, supposed to house the soul of a sacred king after his sacrifice.

#robert graves #the greek myths #classical mythology #corvidae #crow #chronos #kronos #dd

[nudesreadingminicomics]

‘Tongues’ issue #1 by Anders Nilsen

Hi everyone, here’s Anders Nilsen’s newest book ‘Tongues’ issue #1.  Like with David Lynch or Philip Glass, when you dig into a Anders Nilsen book you’ve probably got a good idea at the start of what you’re in for (if you’ve read an Anders Nilsen book before).  But also, like David Lynch or Philip Glass, Nilsen’s themes and lines never get boring.  Like those other geniuses, its not that they get better or more detailed or more exploratory of their preferred themes or modes with each successive film or opera they’ve put out its just that they keep those same damn themes and ideas just as exciting as ever before.  Its the mark of a true shoot from the gut style of artist who’s particular neurosis or fetish is matched by equal drafting and production skill.  These style of artists, without any formal training or at least mental faculty or learned work ethic, most often end up in the ‘folk’ category of madmen and madwomen who spend their entire lives meticulously detailing living room furniture with gold leaf, tin foil, or plastic gems.  But, in the case of our aforementioned geniuses, by chance or luck or Satan’s good grace they have coupled their insanity with real intent and observation.  It is the mark of Nilsen (and lynch and glass and every impressionist) that they have the skill to make the reader or listener just as excited about the product as they are.  I’ve got tons of wackos who stand on my street corner rambling on about God all day and night and they dress real neat and talk good but I just can’t listen to them for very long because there’s just no flair, i’m not drawn in.  But Nilsen draws me in.  

This has gotta be his umpteenth book about a dry and grassy minimalist wasteland/wilderness that has a crashed vehicle and human character out of their element who is adjusting to the situation while various talking animals observe and talk amongst each other and then, whoop, theres some stuff about greek mythology and a demigod.  Right?!  I’m totally right, aren’t I?  Well, its that or its a 4,000 page book of two nihilistic scribble people talking to each other, but its usually animals and a stranded person.   But its great, man, its totally great.  

So this one, tongues, is his latest self published endeavor and its a real doozy.  Definitely has the feel that he’s setting up a pretty big and spanning mythology thats gonna fill up a lot of pages.  While most everything he’s done has been in black and white this one is a color book with a rich and creamy and rosy palette of clay and dirt and sand.  We get a crashed vehicle, the military, a stranded person, and some allusion that there is some serious old magic at play here.  But its not like Gaiman at all, man.  This aint sandman or american gods style stuff, even though I do think about Vertigo comics here and there when I read his stuff, he’s approaching this stuff not as a retelling and retconning of old myths and adages for the modern age as Gaiman do he’s more telling real soft and endearing tales of the heart mixed with dirt and a little confusion.  Like, as weird as it may sound when I read a Anders Nilsen comic I always end it feeling like he’s given me a nice hug… and snuck a venomous snake in my pocket.  Go buy this one, folks, cuz as this seems like its gonna be a self published endeavor and it looks like its gonna be a long one there’s probably gonna be a year wait in between issues and if you end up grabbing #2, whenever it comes out, but haven’t read #1 by then it’ll probably be long sold out and hoarded by recluses like myself.  Go buy it, its awesome, buy it now.  #andersnilsen #comix #minicomic #selfpublished

BUY IT NOW FROM HIM HERE: https://www.andersbrekhusnilsen.com/tongues

SERIOUSLY, GO BUY IT NOW. 

and support me on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/shfb

#anders nilsen #comix #mini comic #self published

[greekmythcomix]

DEATH in the ILIAD: an Infographic

(originally 2014, updated slightly for 2023 - hey it's almost as old as Homer's Trojan War was long!)

#tagamemnon #iliad #homer #homeric #ancient li #greek myth #greek myth comix #greek mythology #achilles and patroclus #achilles #paris #troy #trojan war #infographic #death in the iliad #illustration #comix #statistics #information

[his-quietus-make]

Greek Myth Comix presents: Death in the Iliad

#the iliad #homer #classics #ancient greece

[born-in-chains-of-revolution]

Christmas present! It was a gift from @pandaswithhats and she got it from the super amazing @lejenkinson 's Greek Myth Comix! Thank youuuuu

#GreekMythComix #Achilles #mug

[acrosstheriverstyxcomic]

Here’s a panel from the web comic I write for! Here’s the whole thing so far: www.AcrossTheRiverStyx.com. Hope you like it!

#mythology #greek mythology #greekmyth #myth #comics #comic books #graphicnovel #web comics #web comix #artists on tumblr #art #digital art #zeus #titanomachy #titans #olympians #primordial

[mythographystudios]

This is one of the educational ones. Greek Myth Comix has Greek mythology in stick-figure format, probably influenced by XKCD.

These can be used to teach kids of all ages about certain mythological figures or ancient Greek concepts, like Kudos or the Homeric Hero.

I especially like the Moirai and the Muses poster, I printed these out and have them on my board for reference.

Make sure you visit their store for neat merchandise or large posters.

Mythographers we Love: Greek Myth Comix This is one of the educational ones. Greek Myth Comix has Greek mythology in stick-figure format, probably influenced by XKCD.

#aidos #arming formula #comics #deus ex machina #divine inspiration #divine intervention #educational #epics #epithet #funny #greek gods #greek mythology #greekmythcomix #homer #homeric hero #iliad #kudos #moirai #muses #odyssey #olympians