Heraea by nirvy

Poser • Mythology • posted on Aug 18, 2004

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Dedicated to all the athletes competing in Athens, Greece: Home of the 2004 Olympics. The Olympic Games, originally created to honor Zeus, was the most important national festival of the ancient Greeks, and a focus of political rivalries between the nation-states. However, all competitions involved individual competitors rather than teams. Winning an Olympic contest was regarded more highly than winning a battle and was proof of an individual arete or personal excellence. The winners were presented with garlands, crowned with olive wreaths, and viewed as national heroes. Although records of the Olympics date back to 776 BC when the Olympics were reorganized and the official "First Olympiad" was held, Homer's Iliad suggests that they existed as early as the 12th century BC. The games were held every four years in honor of Zeus, in accordance with the four year time periods which the Greeks called olympiads. Emperor Theodosius I of Rome discontinued them in the 4th century AD, and they did not occur again until they were reinstated in Athens in 1896. Originally, the Olympics was confined to running, but by the 15th Olympiad, additional sports were added the pentathlon (five different events), boxing, wrestling, chariot racing, as well as a variety of foot races of varying lengths, including a long-distance race of about 2.5 miles. Athletes usually competed nude, proudly displaying their perfect bodies. Women, foreigners, slaves, and dishonored persons were forbidden to compete; women, once they were married, were not even allowed to watch any Olympic events, except for chariot races. However, every four years, women held their own games, called the Heraea after Hera, held at Argos, and beginning as early as the 6th century B.C. and lasting at least six centuries until Roman rule. *The Ancient Olympics* Their Origin in Greek Mythology and Religion by Tracy Marks http://www.webwinds.com/thalassa/olympics.htm DAZ V3 Everything else was done by myself in PSP7 & PS7. Thanks for viewing and thank you for all your previous comments. I really cherish each and every one of them. Have a great day! Hugs! :)

Comments (26)

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Feliciti

2:31PM | Wed, 18 August 2004

Fantastic Image and Paintings!!!i like her Pose too!!!

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Bez

2:36PM | Wed, 18 August 2004

Now that is one awesome peice of art Eva, the pose, the lighting, the postwork are perfect, bravo, really really well done indeed. Hugs....

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magickmedbh

2:45PM | Wed, 18 August 2004

The image is an amazing piece of art! Your postwork is superb!!! Thanks for the history lesson! :D

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antje

2:45PM | Wed, 18 August 2004

WOW! This is fantastic, Eva!! I have to agree with Bez! Perfect!! :o)

Lauren

2:46PM | Wed, 18 August 2004

Wow, that cloth is really outstanding! Everything is well done. Fantastic image! :)

cloughie

2:54PM | Wed, 18 August 2004

Superb Eva!!!!!!! Yiassu! Alan. xxxx

zoku01

3:08PM | Wed, 18 August 2004

Absolutely stunning! I love her pose, her hair and what lil outfit. You're painting skills keep getting better and better. Fantastic artwork and great lesson!!!!

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calum5

4:33PM | Wed, 18 August 2004

A marvelous image Eva,I love the way such effect is achieved with the charater in the opp direction!!I might give it a try again myself soon!!Ps sorry about the cooking jokes!You didnt laugh!lol!Ooops bye calum hugs

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Fogge

4:49PM | Wed, 18 August 2004

Beautiful light and composition. I love the hair and dress paingting. Excellent!

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prog

5:45PM | Wed, 18 August 2004

What involved cloth painting-it looks incredible!!!! I love the movement of the hair, too!!! EXCELLENT!!!

andymoraitis

6:23PM | Wed, 18 August 2004

Really nice job on the cloth painting, but keep in mind that it wouldn't be so bright considering that most of her back is in shadow. Some levels adjustment on the shadow histogram would go a long way here, or the addition of a small fill light would make the cloth tone make more sense :)

loba73

7:16PM | Wed, 18 August 2004

Excellent Image, Love the dress, Great pose =0)

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webmasterfossy

7:34PM | Wed, 18 August 2004

Beautiful dress and pic. Exellent! Fossy

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Primal

8:40PM | Wed, 18 August 2004

very beautiful,wonderful cloth and hair..excellent.

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NocturnalRamble

9:37PM | Wed, 18 August 2004

WoW!! This is most awesome work. What an image and fantastic dedication.

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SophiaDeer

10:09PM | Wed, 18 August 2004

A gorgeous dedication!! Beautiful work indeed!!

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ilona

10:19PM | Wed, 18 August 2004

And it cant get any better than this! Outstanding work!

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Smitthms

11:29PM | Wed, 18 August 2004

Sweet image & awesome facts :o) Thomas

Halcion

12:25AM | Thu, 19 August 2004

Excellent piece. I really enjoyed it :-)

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jwdell

6:55AM | Thu, 19 August 2004

Wow!!! Your painting is AMAZING!!! Gotta vote for this one...

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pjaj

7:17AM | Thu, 19 August 2004

Beautiful artwork Eva! Very lovely indeed!!

zxcvb

1:14PM | Thu, 19 August 2004

Fantastic image , your cloth painting is getting really good , well done and a vote:-)

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Elfenone

5:29PM | Thu, 19 August 2004

What a gorgeous image and a very interesting bit of history on the Olympics.. THank you.. I love your cloth and hair painting in this and the lighting.. Is just amazing.. Votes.

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