The Water Repeller

One of those times when I think about how Poseidon could be as a kid.

Room 203

I was thinking of creating a comic strip with Hades in honor of Halloween.  But I thought there might be some other death-related Greek Mythology Gods which led me to Thanatos.

Thanatos is the Greek God of Peaceful Death, the personification of death itself.  His touch is gentle and he carries off humans to the underworld when it is their time to go.  I think it's cool that he seems not to be a scary god and that he shows that death could be non-violent and peaceful.

Selene and Endymion: The Reality

Sometimes "reality" does not meet expectations.  

Backstory of this Greek Myth Cartoon:
Selene is the Goddess of the Moon and she had a crush on Endymion.  She asked Zeus to let him sleep forever in exchange of eternal youth (in other stories, it was Endymion who asked this).  And so Selene visits Endymion every night while he sleeps, contented with just having a glimpse of his "beauty".

The Gloomy Underworld

So I know I depicted Persephone in a not-so-good light in this comic strip but in reality, she and Hades are my favorite couple.

A Modern, Short Story of the Pandora's Box

I was going through YouTube videos of vloggers who bought Mystery Boxes the other day.  Since I'm currently in a minimalist living phase, I'm pretty sure I'll regret buying something like that.  But I have to admit, it's a super fun concept although people most of the time just get trash.

Choosing Hephaestus

Starring:
Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love and Beauty and Hephaestus, the God of Fire, Crafts and Blacksmiths.  In the Greek Myths, Aphrodite and Hephaestus are married.

He Says, She Says

Starring Zeus and Hera.

A Touch of Gold

Starring King Midas, a random girl and a random servant.

Prophecy for Hercules

Starring:
1. Hercules
2. Pythia, the High Priestess of Apollo in Delphi

Hell Hath no Fury Like a Woman Scorned

Starring: Zeus and Hera (and a random girl)

The Optometrist Dilemma

Starring: a harpy, a centaur and a hydra

And I couldn't help but do an illustration of what happened inside the clinic of the optometrist:

Scared to the Bones

Medusa is, hands down, the most used Greek Myth character in my comic strips (Or maybe Zeus.  I dunno).  Maybe it's because she's so well known so I know people would understand what I'm writing/drawing about.

The Difference Between a Cyclops and Cerberus

... besides how they look like, that is!

OMGoddess

... and my first comic strip made with real watercolors, not watercolor pencils.  In short, it's a mess right now but I'm really excited  to try the medium out.

The comic strip is starring Nyx, the Goddess of the Night in the Greek Myths.  I read that she is one of the primordial Gods and has such an exceptional presence that even Zeus is afraid of her.  Cool!  I would like to draw her but I don't think I could do her justice.  In my mind she would look similar to Cara DeLevigne's Enchantress in Suicide Squad.

Weaving with Arachne

In Greek Mythology, Arachne is a weaver whom Athena turned into a spider.  From her name came the word "Arachnid".

War and Peace

Starring:
Artemis - Goddess of the Hunt
Ares - God of War
Eros - God of Love (a.k.a Cupid in Roman Mythology)

Earthquakes and Rumbles

I've made a couple of comic strips with Zeus and his thunderbolt and Hades and his bident.  So of course I'm going to create one with Poseidon and the Trident!  I hope you enjoyed the series!

Zeus with his Thunderbolt
Hades with his Bident

The Bident

It is the first time I learned of the name of Hades' weapon.  I've always kind of called it the pitchfork or the two-pronged thing or (I know this is wrong--) "the scythe".  Apparently, it's called the bident.  Interesting trivia is the three major Gods, Zeus, Hades and Poseidon, have different number of prongs in their weapons.  Zeus has the thunderbolt which sort of seems like a one-pronged weapon, Hades has the bident (two prongs) and Poseidon has the trident (three prongs).  Kind of interesting; at least to me.  :)

And of course, if you want to see my comic strip with Zeus and his thunderbolt, you may view it here: http://www.homemadecomicstrips.com/2017/01/wheres-my-thunderbolt.html .

Where's my Thunderbolt?

Zeus' parents are titans Cronus and Rhea.  In the Greek Myths, the Greek Gods were never depicted as children.  I could imagine them getting into a lot of scrapes if they were.

The Return of the Greek King

Odysseus is one of the most famous heroes in Greek Myths.  He joined the Trojan War, which lasted ten years, and took ten years to get back home to Ithaca, his homeland.

Penelope, his wife, is also a famous figure as she is known for her intelligence and faithfulness to her husband.

Telemachus is the name of their son.

Lastly, I almost titled this comic strip "The Return of the King" but the late J.R.R. Tolkien might sue me.