Steampunk Myths and Legends Entry: Paul-Nikos Heib Vosniadis

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Paul-Nikos Heib Vosniadis is entered in the “Steampunk Myths and Legends” update: View Challenge Page

Latest Update: Concept / pre-visualization: explanation of sceen

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Phaëton

In Greek mythology, Phaëton or Phaethon (Greek: Φαέθων “shining”) was the son of Helios

In an alternate genealogy, Eos bore Cephalus a son named Phaëthon, but Aphrodite stole him away while he was no more than a child to be the night-watchman at her most sacred shrines.

In the version of the myth told by Ovid in the Metamorphoses, Phaeton bragged to his friends that his father was the sun-god. One of his friends, who was rumored to be a son of Zeus, refused to believe him and said his mother was lying.

So Phaeton went to his father Helios, who swore by the river Styx to give Phaeton anything he should ask for in order to prove his divine paternity.

Phaeton wanted to drive his chariot (the sun) for a day. Though Helios tried to talk him out of it, Phaeton was adamant. When the day came, Phaeton panicked and lost control of the mean horses that drew the chariot. First it veered too high, so that the earth grew chill. Then it dipped too close, and the vegetation dried and burned. He accidentally turned most of Africa into desert; burning the skin of the Ethiopians black.

Eventually, Zeus was forced to intervene by striking the runaway chariot with a lightning bolt to stop it, and Phaëthon plunged into the river Eridanos. His sisters the Heliades grieved so much that they were turned into poplar trees that weep golden amber.

This story has given rise to two latter-day meanings of “phaeton”: one who drives a chariot or coach, especially at a reckless or dangerous speed, and one that would or may set the world on fire."

HELLO EVERYBODY AND THANK YOU FOR READING THIS FAR…

MY CONTRIBUTION TO THIS AMAZING CHALLENGE WILL BE A ADAPTATION OF THE GREEK MYTH OF “Phaëton” INTO A STEAMPUNK ENVIORNMENT…

THE SCEEN I AM CREATING IS WHEN ZEUS IS STRICKIG Phaëton WITH HIS LIGHTING BOLT.
AND THE ENTIRE STORY IS VIEWED FROM THE EYES OF THE SCIENTIFIC BYSTANDER WHO HAPPENS TO BE WATCHING THE SKY WITH HIS TELESCOPE…

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ok my sketching skills are crap and so i decided to start of with cinema 4d on a mac to previsualize the entire idea

here is a different angle of what is hapening in this frame of the story…

hope it makes sence…

please tell me your ideas …

yours LostPen

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Hello da heib my good friend!! I really like the idea of the observer and the telescope!!! Zeus and Phaethon will be like constellations or something? Keep it up man, its a very interesting concept

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