God Games - Aphrodite & Ares | Epic the Musical 

I really like the weird poker design on Aphrodite, it repersents just how chaotic she is. really, no idea how harmonia is her daughter when she was the cause of the trojan war

(0:29) Athena: Ares!! How many times must I tell you not to interrupt girl talk!

Oh my gods Odysseus' mother in Aphrodite's mirror??? And how Aphrodite is unaffected by Athena's logic and reason, but wavers when Athena appeals to emotion instead?? ANd the shadows cast by Athena and Ares' war helms??? Aphrodite shows her face, as is essential for a goddess of love and emotion, but Athena and Ares are gods of war - the only reason we see Athena's face in her plea to Aphrodite is because her show of vunerability is also part of her plan! ^v^ Thank you so much for this! (and I love how the marks on Athena's face are shaped like wings!)

I absolutely love that she gets vulnerable with Aphrodite, but the second Ares comes in she puts her warrior face back on like "Bitch who the fuck-"

Having a specter of Odysseus firing an arrow between Ares and Aphrodite was such a great visual. On one hand it foreshadows the slaughter of the suiters in Ithaca, but I think it also acts as a great visual metaphor of Odysseus' relationship with war and how it affected his loved ones.

I like to think the thing that convinced them to release him wasn’t the promise of bloodshed but rather how strongly Athena felt. That what reached them was how Athena abandoned her cool demeanor and started what she wanted honestly. It’s like the cool headed guy/girl finally blowing up. They realized how important this was for her and decided if he can even make Athena lose her cool, he must be something special.

I love how whenever people draw Aphrodite she MUST have the largest fluffiest hair imaginable

I love how you can see Odysseus in Athena. And that Athena’s smiling when you can see him. Like she’s like “Yea. He’ll do that. I TAUGHT HIM TO DO THAT.”

so the funny thing about Odyessus mom "dying of heart break" if we look at the song "underworld" she says "ill always love you" and "ill be waiting " and Odyessus shows GENERAL REGRET when he goes "I toke to long....and venture to far" then in Monster he literally says "I lost my mentor, my mom 300 men gone, this cant go on!" HE REGRETS! he did not WILLINGLY take so long and thats what Aphrodite fails to realize

Ok what I love is how Athena and Ares are similar with the shadow and helmets to show how they’re both gods of war. Then I absolutely LOVE Ares boar themed armor since it IS his sacred animal while Athena’s is the owl. ❤

I love how when Aphrodite mentions the cyclops a piece of her hair gets in her face covering one of her eyes. I also love when Athena was being more gentle towards Aphrodite she showed her her face, showing her vulnerability and how genuine she actually feels as she pleads to Aphrodite to reconsider, but the moment Ares comes in Athena‘s “mask“ comes back on. The subtle details in this are absolutely amazing!

I love how Athena drops the shadow on her face to signal sincerity and...almost submission? To Aphrodite to try and gain her favor, but the SECOND Ares shows up its on sight.

0:49 I'm sorry, is no one going to talk about how cute it was how Ares caught Aphro and just held her as Athena asserted her position to get them to listen? That was so cute and I love Aprho's facial expressions- like girl, her movements and expressions are perfect and so amazing ✨✨✨

Eldritch horror athena was not on My bingo card for today but I accept it

god i love the touch of Athena's shadow softening and then revealing her face to Dite, Showing she is Physically and Emotionally VULNERABLE at this moment, practically BEGGING Aphrodite to rethink her decision. Then when Ares comes in she turns on a dime and not only is it dark but her eyes are FRANTIC, like she is genuinely to her core UPSET that Ares is infront of her right then and there. Like he just commited something unFORGIVABLE. Or maybe im just reading to hard into this LOL.

Ares and Athena are so on-sight that Athena looks pissed the second he says *anything*

0:37 Aphrodite thirst for Ares is so clear, bravo! And I love how they vibe with each other.

I love Ares and Aphrodite here 0:38 Aphrodite is smirking 1:00 Ares is protecting Aphrodite 1:06 Aphrodite hides behind ares

Is it just me, or does Athena kinda rizz up Aphrodite with the “please reconsider this” line 💀

Can we appreciate the boars tusks sticking out of Ares' helmet?

00:28 I love the way Athena's eyes look when Ares shows up. Just like "oh not this a**hole" lol

Oh my gods I ADORE this animation and especially the moment when Athena's grinning face lines up with Odysseus's wicked smile at the prospect of ending the suitors!

I love this design for Athena! The way she effortlessly can change from the fearsome goddess of war and strategy to the serene goddess of wisdom and insight! It's just *chef's kiss*

I love how feral Athena goes when Ares shows uppp and silhouettes of Odysseus?? They're so good, especially when it's superimposed over Athena, she's like "let him show you what I taught him". I also love your Aphrodite design, she just exudes confidence even when face to face to Athena, who is bigger and likely more powerful

i honestly love these designs, ares's helm having boar tusks is a good touch what with the boar being one of his sacred animals

oh wait I love the animation where "If you want bloodshed, let him leave because when he reaches there he'll make everybody bleed" and Odysseus is reflected through her intentions. I love that she's cruel about it, after all she's the goddess of war.

In love with your Athena design-having her face visible when she decides to be vulnerable and sycophantic with Aphrodite, but then immediately covering back up with the shadowy mask as soon as Ares appears is genius ❤

I love the similarities in Athena’s and Ares’ designs! It really drives home that they’re siblings. When Athena stops time to try and convince Aphrodite in a more emotionally responsive way, her face emerges from the shadowing of her helmet showing her compassionate side, but then Ares speaks and not only does her face disappear into the shadow of her helmet, but she also has a much more urgent expression beneath it, knowing that if Ares was here, she was gonna have to take a much more aggressive approach💀

I’m really impressed how you designed and animated Athena. Making her a tall, dark and imposing war god; showing that she is a side of the same coin as Ares and Poseidon.

Love Aphrodite's "that's my man" face when Ares shows up!

Why is no discussing the awesome thing of Aphrodite’s reflection in the mirror? Idk if this is intentional or not but it gives off the vibe that they’re two separate beings. Like the reflection’s eyes are letting the actual Aphrodite know that Athena has entered, and she knows (or at least, believed) that the Goddess of War can’t win this. And I love it.

Athena: Peace is an option. Ares insult Telemachus. Athena: Peace was never an option. EDIT: Wow, I didn't expect so many likes.

Aphrodite keeps forgetting that she indirectly causes the war because well if she hadn't ship Helen (a literal married woman) with Paris then Odysseus wouldn't even be in war would he

I love how Athena drops the intense aura and shadow when she tries to connect with Aphrodite to convince her

Oohhh! This is beautiful! Love the interpretation! Especially Aphrodite's heart shaped earings showing her role as the goddess of love and how Ares has tusks or something similar near his helmet, really gives off the tough guy vibes! Also also the scene at 1:09 just fits so much like aaaaaaa

The boar tusks in Ares's helmet are a nice nod to his sacred animal

Wow. I've never seen Athena depicted as deranged/bloodlustful before. That face... 1:12 ~{:D Terrifying. I can see why those two agreed so fast XD. Love how Athena's helmet can hide and unhide her face. Also, goopy black shapeshifting _Chef's kiss_ gotta love it. Really well done and unique take.

Athena really gave a death stare when Ares showed up

Athena's deranged smile when talking about Odysseus making people bleed is everything.

0:47 Love how Athena glares at Ares and almost steps in front of her chosen to defend him when he was in despair

LOVE Ares being protective of Aphrodite.

Oh man, this is so fire!! Your Athena and Ares designs feel REALLY similar because of the face shadow thing and I was uncertain about it but honestly I feel like it adds so much to the untold story - after all, both of them are gods of war so in the end they are essentially the gods of the same thing... And Athena taking off the shadow when trying to get through to Aphrodite, by being something she usually is not is really cool! Also, I will die praising anything pointing to Ares and Aphrodite actually being lovers and how fast he jumped up to her during Athena's answer is so adorable! Like, sure, Greek gods' morality is very skewed but I really like this humane aspect of their bond, that since they're lovers they got to have affection for one another... So kudos to you for that, really loved it! Not to mention the ending with Athena's smile mirroring on Odysseus' silhouette and then this phantom arrow actually flying by... It's just such a cool visual for this lyric! I'm not sure if you plan to animate God Games once they come out but I really loved this snippet in your interpretation and I HAVE TO see the rest of your stuff so... bye!

I love that when Athena says ‘he’ll make everybody bleed’ ody is INFRONT of her wielding a bow and arrow. Because in the Odyssey, Penelope held a contest for the suitors saying ‘whoever can string and shoot with Odysseus’s bow, I’ll marry them’, none of the suitors could do it. But then Odysseus in Athena’s disguise ,when he finally got home, asked if he could try-he strung the bow and shot it perfectly. Athena then took the disguise off Ody and he was revealed to Penelope-then Ody and Telemachus killed the suitors 🤩 (fun fact; he uses the same bow to kill Antinous and some of the other suitors 🙌)

The way Ares holds Aphrodite is so cute 1:00 ❤❤❤❤

Ares: she's scary Aphrodite: ikr credit: Gigi

I REALLY like your drawing style, the images and clothes of the characters, the folds of clothes and their shadows, the small elements of their images. And this shot, when Odysseus pulls the bow, and Athena seems to openly patronize him...Oh my God. More precisely, oh my goddess, it is. simply. It's fucking amazing.

WHY ARE WE IGNORING ATHENA SAYINH HIS SONS HER FROEND??? LIKE WHEN SHE TRIED TO SAY THOSE ARE A WASTE OF TIME ITS SO AHH

So awesome! I love Aphrodite's outfit, and how Athena showed them the future of what Odysseus is going to do to the 'suitors' once he returns home. ^_^ I also really liked the parallel between Ares and Athena being both war gods and their face not being visible, but Athena still showed it when she was begging Aphrodite, as a show of vulnerability. Awesome detail ^_^

0:37 Aphrodite is 10000%dumping for ares hard at this point you can see she’s biting her lip

I loveeee Athena's movements in this so much!! It's so fluid, and the way she instantly snaps back to having intense aura at Ares's entrance, and Athena embodiment in Odysseus when he kills the suitors?? And the way she surrounded them??? ITS TOO GOOD

One thing I can almost never find while looking for drawings fan art and stuff like that of Aphrodite is her red hair and this isn't exactly the real color her hair would have been but it's closed and I'm happy about it

Oh man! This has to be my favorite version of God Games with Aphrodite & Ares as you incorporated Ody in the argument as silhouettes and also had Athena show just how terrifying she truly believes Ody will be to 'fulfill' Area need for blood shed. Also enjoyed how she lowered her war life demeanor when was just trying to talk to Aphrodite personally until Ares interrupted. I love this~!

Girl, I am in LOVE with your art! I love how near the end Athena starts to look like Odysseus and how Athena looks at Ares when he appears! You really did an amazing job on this!

Ody and Athena's face overlapping is soooo cool and chilling! You are an absolute genius❤

Ooooh I love their faces overlapping

You made Athena feel very majestic and mysterious in her own way and I love it. And also, your style it's so smooth it soothes me

0:37 Aphrodite girl you good-

I'm sorry but Ares entrance makes me laugh everytime because something about that voice saying "Ares" just sound so strained(?) and it's just weirdly funny to me

I love this one, definitely tied with the AnniFlamma version (my absolute favorite one thus far). I love how you had the faces of Athena and Aries covered in shadow, but had Athena show her face to try and better relate to Aphrodite. I also love how we see Aphrodites first reaction to seeing Athena in the mirror. And another thing I love is how you have the "spirit"? Odysseus lined up with Athena and shooting the arrow. Great job!!!

YOOOOOO THAT SHOT OF ODYSSEUS AND ATHENA OVERLAID WAS SO FUCKING COOL WHAAAT

Love your Ares design. The giant spikes on the shoulders and the tusks on the helmet create. Really interesting silhouette

i love athenia's design!

I love cosmic horror Athena you got a NEW sub

This is amazing! I love the illusions of Odysseus and his mother. Especially when it overlaps with Athena’s face.

i love how sinister athena looks at 1:10 and the overlay of odysseus is 💯💯💯💯💯 promise of more bloodshed to come and ody knows better now than to rebuff her 👀

i love how the portrayal of your aphrodite ohh

HOLY CRAP THIS IS AMAZING!! THE MOVEMENTS?? THE CHARACTER DESIGN?? THE COLOURS?? YOU KNOCKED IT OUTTA THE PARK THIS IS SO GOOD!! I absolutely love Athena’s design with the armor but the markings on her face and also the tusk-like design for Ares’ helmet- you captured their personalities so well oh this is awesome!!!

Love your designs for Athena and Ares. I'm getting bird vibes from Athena with the little wings near the eyes and the beak-like point over her nose. Then there are boar tusks on Ares' helmet which was a great nod to one of his more well-known sacred animals. I also love that the use of sharp angles to tie Athena and Ares together visually as war gods.

Your designs for the gods are amazing! All of them look so cool!

I may be reading too much in to it, but did Aphrodite blush when she saw Athena beg her to. "please reconsider this" and hold her hand? 😅

This has to be the most beautiful depiction of Aphrodite I've ever seen.

I love how Aphrodite always has a blush

The animation is just *chef’s kiss*

Ares's mask kinda looks like a boar's head and I love that

Amazing animatic!! Loved the end part with Odysseus' being an archer 🏹

The theme ares has in his introduction just repeating his name. That is how you introduce him proper.

I absolutly adore Athena´s design!! So far i had been playing all over again the "This is the way" animatic and im so glad i get to see her design again! now with even a lot more of phases!

OMG OMG OMG- this is so well done and gorgeous!! I love the gods designs, especially Athena’s. Super creative how she can choose when to show her face, that’s a great touch. Somehow its rlly funny to me how as soon as Ares insults Telemachus, Athena just ABSOLUTELY LOOSES IT- XD

Ares and Aphro were look like a bunch of kids when Athena started throwing tantrum 😁

0:37 THE LIP BITE OH NAH

Chefs kiss all around. The designs are immaculate.

One thing I love about your Ares design is the tusks on his helmet. Is this meant to be symbolic of how one of his sacred animals is a boar? If so, I love it. It’s a great design overall.

I LOVE these designs! They portray the characters very well (I’ve never seen anyone give Ares boar tusks before which I really like) you have incredible skill

I Love the death glare the moment Ares appears

OMG just when I think your art and animatics have reached their peak, you blow it out of the water every time! The way Odysseus's silhouette is superimposed over Athena's at the end gave me shivers. (also Athena really became the three states, solid, liquid and gas lol)

best and most original ares design ive seen so far

the patterns on athena's face look like spiderman 2099 and it fits surprisingly well

I loved that you made the arrow strike the wall in time with the music

Your designs are great! I love the nod at the end that they’re lovers

you draw Athena is sooo cool holy shit

Oh really cool use of the silhouette with Athenas face

Athena’s design is great!

I love Athena's design here!!

love this animation, but just one thing to point out. Aphrodite is famous for her curvy body yet she looks skinny here, I just wish it would have been different but aside from that, good job.

My favorite part was when Ares appeared and the shadows on Athena's face came back

Wow, I LOVE your take on Athena, like it's so freaking cool!!!⁠♡♡

how everyone is drawn is amazing like omg

I love how Ares protects Aphrodite here!

Your Ares Design is just Beautiful

Ngl, this is the first version of Epic Animatic Aphrodite who has actually looked like a love goddess. ☺