So there was this post on the Neokoroi e-mail list asking people what colours they associate with the Theoi. Here’s my own list:
Zeus: Dark blue, “burnt” orange
Hera: Lilac, peacock blues and greens, iridescent purples
Athene: Grey, copper, certain shades of olive
Hephaestos: “gunmetal” greys, charcoal
Aphrodite: pale pink (like almond blossoms)
Adonis: bright blood reds
Eros: Bright purple
Hermes: kelly/emerald greens
Apollon: Ecru (kind of an off-white)
Artemis: reddish brown, silvery blues
Hyakintos: Purples, Blues, and Greens
Dionysos: Wine (a deep reddish purple), certain brownish greens
Hermaphroditos: Lavender, bright pink
Pan: Pine green, dark browns
Kybele: Orange, Magenta
Hekate: saffron yellows, warm reds
Nyx: Black, darkest blue
Hemara: bright sky blue, sunny yellow
Eos: the reds, oranges, purples, and pinks I’ve seen at dawn
Helios: Yellow
Selene: Silvery-grey, Silvery-blue, and the orange of the harvest moon
Demeter: the amber-gold with flecks of green of cornfields
1 response so far ↓
Pietra // March 22, 2009 at 9:26 am |
Looove your list…
I would like to share some of mine =)
Zeus, we use a lot of goldens and purples.
Ares, has it red and black
Apollon, has yellow and golden and sometimes, faint blue.
Aphrodite, pinks, reds and some greens.
Themis… for some reason… I SEE blue =)
Hefaistos: oranges, golden and dark browns.