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A FULL VIEW IS NEEDED TO SEE ZEUS!

This is a head shot of Zeus at the center bottom section of the image.

THE STORY
As the ruler of the Olympian gods, Zeus wielded enormous power and almost absolute authority. He appears in Homer's Iliad in the role of imperious leader, a grandiose father figure to a pantheon of bickering deities. And although he is often portrayed as an omniscient, omnipotent being, even the mighty Zeus could be tricked (or, to put it more gently, distracted). This is indeed the case in the Iliad, in that wonderful scene where he is seduced by his wife Hera and consequently led to ignore the events taking place on the battlefield of Troy.

There are other instances where Zeus is deceived (the incident with Prometheus being another good example). These examples only demonstrate that although he was the god who ruled Olympus and its divine denizens, he was subject to the laws of Fate and was not in fact all-powerful. And just as the other deities had their own personal foibles, Zeus too had a weakness - he was passionately fond of female charms. Many stories about Zeus recount his insatiable lust and notorious wandering eye, an eye that fell upon goddess and mortal woman alike.

THE TOOLS
Apophysis 2 and some minor tweaks to Zeus's eyes to make them a bit more pronounced using Corel Photo-Paint.

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*esintu Aug 14, 2006  Hobbyist Digital Artist
a little blue for lightnings would have suited Zeus here, I think this fits better to Hades though, at least the colors, but that's just me :) but the flame is great in itself, showing the might of an Olympian god :clap:
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~guitarzar Aug 17, 2006  Hobbyist Digital Artist
TY banana-tree! The flame is, for the most part untouched. Because I really enjoy demonstrating the power of Apo adding blue lightning bolts would have been sinful. ha ha! :D
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*esintu Aug 17, 2006  Hobbyist Digital Artist
lol yea those lightning bolts would have struck you :D
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~Teknowizard May 19, 2006   Digital Artist
nice rorschach
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~guitarzar May 25, 2006  Hobbyist Digital Artist
He he! Thanks!
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~houligan Feb 17, 2005
I definately see the fave ini this one. :clap::clap::clap: Is this the same base flame as Gargoyle?
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~guitarzar Feb 18, 2005  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Thanks Chris! No, this is a different flame but the same gradient I believe. :D
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~cutesaru18 Feb 16, 2005
O.O wow!!!
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~guitarzar Feb 16, 2005  Hobbyist Digital Artist
:D
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