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Revenge of Hera by flaroh
May's illustration is of Antigone- but wait... not that Antigone! This is the Trojan princess and sister to King Priam, Antigone. who bragged about that she was even more beautiful than Hera... and well... got promptly turned into a stork. This is basically the entire myth, as told in Ovid's account of Arachne's story, where Athena/Minerva wove a tapestry full of stories of mortal hubris against gods
This illustration shows the Goddess Hera transforming the hapless Antigone into a White Stork, whilst Hera's two birds, a goose and a peacock, watch a new member being added to their flock. The princess is almost entirely stork, only her legs are still human, and her hands poke out amongst the feathers of her new wings. Her dress is tattered as the transformation magically burns it away, and tears escape from her eyes. Hera is standing to the side, left hand on hip and right hand clenched around Antigone's new elongated neck, with light emanating from her fist. The palette is chartreuse, cornflower, magenta, and cream. Hera's skin is blue to match her birds, and Antigone's human skin is magenta.
Little Artemis asks her daddy for a bow and arrow,and tells him about how she doesn’t want a traditional path for her future,and Zeus of course despite all-powerful can’t say no to this request