http://wp.chs.harvard.edu/sunoikisis A national consortium of Classics programs Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:57:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wp.chs.harvard.edu/sunoikisis/2011/03/07/action-athena-weeek-9/#comment-14 actionathena.com » Archive » The Comical Goddess Athena: Part 2 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:57:17 +0000 http://www.sunoikisis.org/blog/?p=1188#comment-14 [...] Comic #9: TROY! But Paris stole Helen away anyway. This set off the decades-long Trojan War. In the end, Troy won, and Helen went home with her husband Menelaus. Troy’s success was due in part to Athena being on their side. See, Athena wasn’t really a fighter, she’d just observe a battle until she decided which side should to win. Then she’d offer her aid, and that side would win. (Please note that I drew Helen’s ex’s to look like Claude Levi-Strauss, Freud, and Ed Rooney.) [...] [...] Comic #9: TROY! But Paris stole Helen away anyway. This set off the decades-long Trojan War. In the end, Troy won, and Helen went home with her husband Menelaus. Troy’s success was due in part to Athena being on their side. See, Athena wasn’t really a fighter, she’d just observe a battle until she decided which side should to win. Then she’d offer her aid, and that side would win. (Please note that I drew Helen’s ex’s to look like Claude Levi-Strauss, Freud, and Ed Rooney.) [...]

]]> http://wp.chs.harvard.edu/sunoikisis/2011/02/21/action-athena-week-7/#comment-10 actionathena.com » Archive » The Comical Goddess Athena: Part 2 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:57:01 +0000 http://www.sunoikisis.org/blog/?p=1172#comment-10 [...] Comic #7: Eris and the Golden Apple Eris, Goddess of Dischord, was angry about not being invited to some wedding. So she showed up unannounced, and threw a golden apple at the party guests. On the apple were carved the words, “To The Fairest One.” The Goddesses Aphrodite, Hera, and Athena all began fighting bitterly over it, making total fools of themselves. It was perhaps the first ever catfight. Eventually they decided they needed a fourth party to judge which of them should get it. [...] [...] Comic #7: Eris and the Golden Apple Eris, Goddess of Dischord, was angry about not being invited to some wedding. So she showed up unannounced, and threw a golden apple at the party guests. On the apple were carved the words, “To The Fairest One.” The Goddesses Aphrodite, Hera, and Athena all began fighting bitterly over it, making total fools of themselves. It was perhaps the first ever catfight. Eventually they decided they needed a fourth party to judge which of them should get it. [...]

]]> http://wp.chs.harvard.edu/sunoikisis/2011/02/28/action-athena-week-8/#comment-12 actionathena.com » Archive » The Comical Goddess Athena: Part 2 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 10:41:51 +0000 http://www.sunoikisis.org/blog/?p=1183#comment-12 [...] Comic #8: The Judgement of Paris So they turned to Paris, a handsome young mortal dude. Only rather than actually having him judge which of them was prettiest, they just all offered him gifts and let him decide which gift he wanted most. Hera offered him a kingdom, Athena offered him knowledge, and Aphrodite offered him…the most beautiful woman on earth. Obviously Paris picked that. Only problem was, the most beautiful chick was Helen of Troy, and she was already married. [...] [...] Comic #8: The Judgement of Paris So they turned to Paris, a handsome young mortal dude. Only rather than actually having him judge which of them was prettiest, they just all offered him gifts and let him decide which gift he wanted most. Hera offered him a kingdom, Athena offered him knowledge, and Aphrodite offered him…the most beautiful woman on earth. Obviously Paris picked that. Only problem was, the most beautiful chick was Helen of Troy, and she was already married. [...]

]]> http://wp.chs.harvard.edu/sunoikisis/2011/02/14/action-athena-week-6/#comment-9 actionathena.com » Archive » The Comical Goddess Athena: Part 2 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 10:41:34 +0000 http://www.sunoikisis.org/blog/?p=1166#comment-9 [...] Comic #6: Hephaestus’ Crush Hephasestus, God of Blacksmithing, got little romantic action. He wasn’t particularly good-looking. So when Athena took the time to drop by Hephaestus’ metal shop one day, he got a little too excited, and came on to her. When she rejected him…he came on the floor. From his semen rose a child, which Athena later adopted. (My rendition of this story is considerably toned down. Those Greeks, man! They’re crazy!) [...] [...] Comic #6: Hephaestus’ Crush Hephasestus, God of Blacksmithing, got little romantic action. He wasn’t particularly good-looking. So when Athena took the time to drop by Hephaestus’ metal shop one day, he got a little too excited, and came on to her. When she rejected him…he came on the floor. From his semen rose a child, which Athena later adopted. (My rendition of this story is considerably toned down. Those Greeks, man! They’re crazy!) [...]

]]> http://wp.chs.harvard.edu/sunoikisis/2011/01/24/action-athena-3/#comment-8 actionathena.com » Archive » The Comical Goddess Athena: Part 1 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 10:28:29 +0000 http://www.sunoikisis.org/blog/?p=1015#comment-8 [...] Comic #3: Athena vs. Arachne A haughty mortal named Arachne boasted that her weaving skills rivaled the Gods’. Athena (who, in addition to wisdom, war, and empathy, is also the goddess of arts & crafts) took great offense, and demanded that Arachne join her in competition. Athena wove a beautiful tapestry glorifying the gods. Arachne wove an equally masterful tapestry, but hers made fun of Zeus’ slutty exploits. Athena was furious. She turned Arachne into a spider, to weave empty webs forever. [...] [...] Comic #3: Athena vs. Arachne A haughty mortal named Arachne boasted that her weaving skills rivaled the Gods’. Athena (who, in addition to wisdom, war, and empathy, is also the goddess of arts & crafts) took great offense, and demanded that Arachne join her in competition. Athena wove a beautiful tapestry glorifying the gods. Arachne wove an equally masterful tapestry, but hers made fun of Zeus’ slutty exploits. Athena was furious. She turned Arachne into a spider, to weave empty webs forever. [...]

]]> http://wp.chs.harvard.edu/sunoikisis/2011/01/10/action-athena-week1/#comment-6 actionathena.com » Archive » The Comical Goddess Athena: Part 1 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 10:28:11 +0000 http://www.sunoikisis.org/blog/?p=969#comment-6 [...] Comic #1: The Birth of Athena Athena was not so much “born” as “expelled violently from Zeus’ head after he swallowed her mother Metis.” Zeus had been warned that if Metis bore him a son, the son would grow up to overthrow him. Metis was very smart, though, and Zeus depended on her advice. So rather than kill her, he challenged her to a game of changing shapes. When she turned into a fly, he swallowed her so that she could live in his head. But! She was already pregnant. Fortunately it was just with a baby girl. [...] [...] Comic #1: The Birth of Athena Athena was not so much “born” as “expelled violently from Zeus’ head after he swallowed her mother Metis.” Zeus had been warned that if Metis bore him a son, the son would grow up to overthrow him. Metis was very smart, though, and Zeus depended on her advice. So rather than kill her, he challenged her to a game of changing shapes. When she turned into a fly, he swallowed her so that she could live in his head. But! She was already pregnant. Fortunately it was just with a baby girl. [...]

]]> http://wp.chs.harvard.edu/sunoikisis/2011/03/07/action-athena-weeek-9/#comment-13 actionathena.com » Archive » Winter Cartoonist Camping Fri, 11 Mar 2011 10:14:46 +0000 http://www.sunoikisis.org/blog/?p=1188#comment-13 [...] PS My second-to-last Sunoikisis comic is online: [...] [...] PS My second-to-last Sunoikisis comic is online: [...]

]]> http://wp.chs.harvard.edu/sunoikisis/2011/02/28/action-athena-week-8/#comment-11 actionathena.com » Archive » Sketchy Dreams Wed, 02 Mar 2011 09:48:16 +0000 http://www.sunoikisis.org/blog/?p=1183#comment-11 [...] speaking of drawing (guess I don’t speak of much else round here), my eighth comic for Sunoikisis is [...] [...] speaking of drawing (guess I don’t speak of much else round here), my eighth comic for Sunoikisis is [...]

]]> http://wp.chs.harvard.edu/sunoikisis/2011/01/24/action-athena-3/#comment-7 actionathena.com » Archive » Sketchbookin’ Wed, 26 Jan 2011 11:35:12 +0000 http://www.sunoikisis.org/blog/?p=1015#comment-7 [...] latest Sunoikisis comic is online, by the [...] [...] latest Sunoikisis comic is online, by the [...]

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