alpha: Athena next successor by jira

alpha: Athena next successor

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ATHENA Known as Minerva to the Romans. The daughter of Zeus and Metis. The beautiful goddess which sprang out of the head of Zeus fully grown with armor and spear. It was Athena who blamed the victim (Medusa) for having been raped (by Poseidon) in her temple and cursed her beauty to an ugly countenance, which turn living beings to stone. The beautiful Athena is the goddess of war, justice, wisdom, skills and the arts. The owl is her symbol of wisdom. Athena resembles the greatest attributes of her father Zeus, in this manner and still the one most likely to succeed him, so a prophecy Zeus tried to avoid may yet be revealed.

I enjoy drawing the Myth characters, which are at the root of all written literature as well as today's movies and comic books...

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Category Fantasy » Mythology » Greek/Roman Gods
Date Submitted October 8, 2004, 10:49:02 AM
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VioletAngel on May 12, 2006, 9:08:38 AM

I love greek mythology! Personally my fav is Artemis but setting that aside. I didn't know what she was actually the daughter of Metis, I always thought she popped out of the head... *like no motherish* . And I really like how you designed the outfit! i don't understand the alpha part though... (in the title)

jira on April 10, 2006, 9:56:09 AM

Yeah "Falthee", but Athena was more of a tomboy for a goddess... Thanks for the heads up!

Falthee on April 6, 2006, 5:21:06 AM

I agree that you can't really tell that she's a 'she', but that's not a problem in my book--Athena was the virgin goddess of wisdom, arts, and war...when did she have time for sexy armour??? lol. Leave that for Aphrodite. Athena wasn't big into sexual allure. Great work!

jira on October 5, 2005, 4:06:47 PM

Many are the tales concerning Medusa's curse and stone look gaze, but they all make for good reading anyway... Thanks!

Nightbird on October 2, 2005, 2:50:45 PM

Great job I never heard the Medusa story I use my girlfriend's mother's book and it has alot of other ones though.

SkullServant on July 5, 2005, 4:26:06 PM

That really touches me because I have a niece named Athena, and I hope that prophecy means she will be a great success.

jira on June 15, 2005, 3:06:08 PM

Thanks! But all man's hairy legs are a dead give away, especially back then... Thanks again!

RythemFox on June 15, 2005, 10:43:26 AM

some men have very little hair on thier bodies at all. Freat pic

jira on January 17, 2005, 6:37:00 AM

Thank you Sanokura, for that respond! I also could've said "how many man have shaved legs as well... Thanks again!

Sanokura on January 17, 2005, 2:42:48 AM

geez, how many men do you know that have breasts????? wait...don't answer that...... the picture is really kool. good job!

The_S on November 21, 2004, 2:54:57 PM

It is indeed tough to tell her gender, but I will never insult a work of my Guardian Goddess. Bravo!
8/10

jira on October 26, 2004, 2:05:31 PM

I supposed maybe I concentrated a bit more on her armor then her sexy attributes...

animegurl15 on October 26, 2004, 1:09:58 PM

This is a really well drawn picture and I tihnk you did an excellant job of portraying her as a war goddess, my only compliant would be that you cant seem to really tell that she is female.