Steampunk Mythology
Posted By Traveler on 22. März 2010
A few months back I posted an image of a Steampunk Thor on this blog. As it seems, I may well be able to assemble a complete pantheon of steampunked gods and heroes on this blog. As you may have guessed, I found another image taken from Earth’s mythology and given a steampunk make-over. In today’s case, it is Ikarus:
The Fall of Ikarus
The artist behind this image is Nigel Quarless, you can find his blog behind the image. I think taking inspiration from our ow cultural backgrounds is one great way to explore Steampunk as genre. It also sparks imagination…. Just guess where would be now if Ancient Greece had in deed already been at a 1880′s-1920′s level of technology…
Let’s see what other god, godling or hero I can find who has chosen goggles as part of their gear.
I am an anthropologist and in this capacity a minor scholar of the Cthulhu Mythos and H.P. Lovecraft. I am also quite obviously heavily into Steampunk and Dieselpunk and like travelling.
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