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greekmythcomix:

To explain my chicken obsession:

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Me: I’m enjoying drawing chickens for this commission.

Husband: ha ha Greek Myth Chickens!

Me: 🤔

I now present to you,

🏺Greek Myth Chickens 🐓

ILIAD EDITION

(drawn and originally posted in May 2021, coloured and reposted Jan 2023)

1) Egg-chilles and Patro-cluck (Achilles and Patroclus)

an illustration of a Achilles and Patroclus, but as chickens. Achilles is broody (ahem) while Patroclus looks begging and is holding armour. line art with digital watercolour. ALT


2) Mene-lay-us and Al-eggs-andros (Paris) (Menelaus and Alexandros [Paris])

Menelaus as a chicken, chasing Paris as a (skinny white leopard-skin clad) chickenALT


3) Egg-amemnon (Agamemnon)


Agamemnon as a chicken, with huge Dendra armour to hide inside.ALT


4) Aph-roost-ite and Helen of Spur-ta (Aphrodite and Helen of Sparta)


Aphrodite an Helen of Sparta as glorious white fancy chickens, in Minoan/Mycenaean clothing and makeup.ALT


5) Nest-or (Nestor)


Nestor as a chicken, squawking away.ALT


6) Androma-beak, Peck-tor, and Astyan-egg (Andromache, Hektor and Astyanax)


Hektor's little family as chickens. Astyanax is a chick.ALT


7) At-hen-a and Egg-dysseus (Athena and Odysseus)


Athena as a glowing white chicken, Odysseus as a brown chicken looking as a small carved horse thoughtfully.ALT


8) Preen-am and Peck-uba (Priam and Hekuba [Hekabe])


Priam and Hecuba as chickens, dressed in blue in some made-up ancient-looking clothing.ALT


9) Brood-seis (Briseis)


Briseis as a chicken, looking bruised and in rags.ALT


10) Diom-egg-es (Diomedes)


Diomedes as a chicken, looking very serious!ALT

EDIT: Greek Myth and Roman History chicken MASTERPOST - https://www.tumblr.com/greekmythcomix/725538723329179648/greek-myth-roman-history-chickens-master-post Here Be More Chickens Cosplaying

Greek Myth / Roman History Chickens master post


(See next post for last 3 Iliad chickens- https://www.tumblr.com/greekmythcomix/722218945873051648/iliad-chickens-continued-11-lay-jax-tel-capon )

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