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The way we were - Gods of Olympus

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EDIT: updated the quality of the file. Now the scan's resolution's better!

Do these gods look familiar to you? XD
Well, if you haven't recognized them yet I'll tell you who they are: Zeus, Poseidon, Hades and Hera.

Every time I draw an elder character I imagine what his younger self would look like. 
So, I was wandering what Zeus and his brothers looked like before they were all assigned to their roles in the Olympus.

Let's start by looking at the younger Poseidon, on the left: during the years Poseidon has become twice as smug, and also very kitsch in his fashion. As time passed he focused more and more on his health, and most importantly, his appearance; now whenever you see him, he's always combing his hair, he wears as much jewelry as possible and takes good care of his perfectly tanned skin. His younger self has a far simpler look, no tan nor jewelry, even though he's still very much aware of himself.
Most people associate the sea with treasures and mythical cities like Atlantis so I figured that Poseidon would be very rich and had a liking for gold and precious crystals.

The giant in the center is Hades and yes, he went through a lot: Hades is hardly recognizable because after he had been assigned as the ruler of the Underworld he fell into a very deep depression. He used to be a very jolly person, and he was known as the funniest and most intelligent member of his family. 
His "declassification" changed his appearance a lot: his skin turned grey, his hair fell off and went white prematurely, not to mention his posture!

While Hades has been very unlucky, Zeus and his wife Hera didn't deteriorate much with age: considering that they are Poseidon and Hades' older siblings, they've aged pretty well; Zeus looks just a little more chubby and his hair are white now, while Hera looks pretty much the same, only skinnier and nastier.
In the drawing Zeus embraces his wife as if he almost owned her, on the other hand Hera looks annoyed as if she doesn't really want to be there. 
I always thought of Zeus as being a sort of proud "Alpha male", who wants the best for his people, but can also be kinda bossy and shortsighted.

Hope you liked this little insight on the Olympians' past, and tell me what you think of the characters' personalities! :)
Bye!

Related Art:
Zeus - Gods of Olympus by LorenzoLivrieri  Poseidon - Gods of Olympus by LorenzoLivrieri  Hades - Gods of Olympus by LorenzoLivrieri  Hera - Gods of Olympus by LorenzoLivrieri 
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Traumatosis's avatar
I didn`t reconize Hades, but makes sense, after all he is the older brother.