Sunday 7 August 2022

The Greek Pantheon, Reimagined


I love when old myths are reinterpreted for our modern age, giving them fresh relevance and giving us new insights. The Greek pantheon of deities was the subject of a modern photoshoot not long ago called 20 Gods and Goddesses for 2020. Creative director Mario Ville, photographer Ana Martinez, and their team gave them all a divine makeover, mixing traditional symbols with modern anachronisms, to create a stunning series of photos using a colour palette of black, white and gold.

These are my selected favourites, but you can see the full photoshoot by clicking here.

Zeus, King of the Gods


Hera, Queen of the Gods


Ares, God of War


Aphrodite, Goddess of Love


Hades, God of the Underworld


Hermes, Messenger of the Gods


Apollo, God of the Sun


Artemis, Goddess of the Moon


Athena, Goddess of Wisdom


Nike, Goddess of Victory


26 comments:

  1. That's a great gallery of beauty and intelligence. Photographers and subjects.

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  2. Beautiful photos, though the fiery gold eyes are a bit jarring.

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  3. Pretty cool. Striking photos. But where did they find Cerebus?

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  4. These are beautiful
    the Ol'Buzzard

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  5. These photos are so cool! My favorite is probably Aphrodite - wowza. But then, I'm always partial to Artimis as it is the origin of my name: Cynthia “from Mount Kynthos.” It is rooted in Greek legends that the Greek goddess Cynthia, an epithet of Artemis, was born on Mount Kynthos on the Island of Delos.

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  6. WOOOOOW! These are amazing. What a wonderful reinterpretation. I'll have to check out the rest of the photoshoot!

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  7. I'm off to view the rest. But I LOVE Greek Mythology.

    And I must say HELLLLLLO Aires!!!!!!! Athena was rather stunning too.

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  8. Three-headed dog could bite you in the butt and both legs at the same time.

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  9. What a stunning photographic reinterpretation! My faves were Apollo, Artemis and Athena, although the flaming eyeballs were a little creepy, LOL!

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  10. I suppose every generation gets the Pantheon it wants and deserves.
    Have you ever seen "Overly Sarcastic Productions" on Youtube, her versions of the Greek Gods. Brilliant and entertaining.
    I now see the Greek Gods through her ('Red') eyes.

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  11. The photography is so good! The themes are beautifully presented by pose and skin complexion. So good to observe the beauty of studio portraits that cane be done so well!

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  12. Amazing photo.
    Coffee is on and stay safe

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  13. They look amazing
    So many clever and artistic people in the world.

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  14. Thank you. I live in respect of these ideas, deities, concepts, memories, metaphors. I really don't know how to talk about them.
    Supposedly, i am an atheist. But when they are present, i can see that they transcend time. I guess that's why we call them gods.

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  15. Of course the Greeks funded sport teams through voluntary funding! These poses are wonderful.

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  16. Love this interpretation! Stunning. I especially loved Demeter and her daughter Persephone, and those two incorrigibles Dionysus and Pan. Really, they were all gorgeous. Ancient mythology never goes out of style.
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  17. If that's what the gods really look like, I'm a believer.

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  18. Wow, what a group of lovely humans! Bravo to the artists/photographers!

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  19. Those flaming eyes sorta creep me out, but the shots are very interesting.

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  20. They definitely did a good job

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  21. They may be Greek deities, but with those eyes they wouldn't be out of place in The Village of the Damned.

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  22. These are so beautiful, I love the one for Artemis and Nike.
    -Quinley

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  23. stunning photos dear Debra ,glad you shared
    i am reading Secret History of the world in which writer has written lots about these deities .i am trying to get his point and i think i will when i reach at the end

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  24. Fun fact: Andromeda was Ethiopian, so probably Black (it can be argued that she was anyway). As Perseus and her had many children, who themselves became parents of heroes, thus many Greek heroes must have been mixed race.

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