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@CaylaCatz · 9/13/2026

Molossian hounds herding the Black Cattle of Hades homeward to the Golden Palace of Hades. For those unfamiliar with Greek Myths, Hades rules the Underworld, land of the dead. His cattle are alive tho. Hercules killed one tho which pissed off Menoetes , their herder. Some say he is actually Menoetius the Titan and brother to Prometheus and Atlas Molossian hounds were a real breed but are extinct now. Ironically the two images that have the Molossian hounds herding the cattle away from the palace are my favorites. The prompt was to the palace. 1. Muse 1.0 2. Recraft v4 3. SeeDream 5 lite 4. GPT 2.5 Sunburst 5. GPT 2.5 Flash 6. Nano Banana 2 lite

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legion

I like numbers 1 and 4 better, because the architecture looks more Greek.

DavidP

Lovely set, great styles

justrob

love this