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
That's a great gallery of beauty and intelligence. Photographers and subjects.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos, though the fiery gold eyes are a bit jarring.
ReplyDeletePretty cool. Striking photos. But where did they find Cerebus?
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful
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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.
ReplyDeleteWOOOOOW! These are amazing. What a wonderful reinterpretation. I'll have to check out the rest of the photoshoot!
ReplyDeleteI'm off to view the rest. But I LOVE Greek Mythology.
ReplyDeleteAnd I must say HELLLLLLO Aires!!!!!!! Athena was rather stunning too.
Three-headed dog could bite you in the butt and both legs at the same time.
ReplyDeleteWhat a stunning photographic reinterpretation! My faves were Apollo, Artemis and Athena, although the flaming eyeballs were a little creepy, LOL!
ReplyDeleteI suppose every generation gets the Pantheon it wants and deserves.
ReplyDeleteHave 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.
Creatively done. Great job!
ReplyDeleteThe 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!
ReplyDeleteAmazing photo.
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They look amazing
ReplyDeleteSo many clever and artistic people in the world.
Thank you. I live in respect of these ideas, deities, concepts, memories, metaphors. I really don't know how to talk about them.
ReplyDeleteSupposedly, 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.
Of course the Greeks funded sport teams through voluntary funding! These poses are wonderful.
ReplyDeleteLove 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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If that's what the gods really look like, I'm a believer.
ReplyDeleteWow, what a group of lovely humans! Bravo to the artists/photographers!
ReplyDeleteThose flaming eyes sorta creep me out, but the shots are very interesting.
ReplyDeleteThey definitely did a good job
ReplyDeleteCool photos. Worthy Gods!
ReplyDeleteThey may be Greek deities, but with those eyes they wouldn't be out of place in The Village of the Damned.
ReplyDeleteThese are so beautiful, I love the one for Artemis and Nike.
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stunning photos dear Debra ,glad you shared
ReplyDeletei 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
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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