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Watercolor portrait of Greek goddess Athena in profile — AI art by @southamericanmyth

@southamericanmyth · 10/12/2026

Entry in the Creator's Choice - Take 5 theme on BudgetPixel.

Athena - Perseus - Andromeda ----------------- Just find out that Bing's image generator had increased their prompt characters limit, so i test this @NielsCarlsen cool prompt ! https://budgetpixel.com/p/93232

Tags: Athena, Greek goddess, mythological art, watercolor portrait, ancient greek mythology, classical helmet, feminine portrait, purple and gold art, mythic illustration, greek pantheon, wise goddess, ink sketch, fantasy wall art, historical illustration, painterly art

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NielsCarlsen

These turned out reaally good thanks for the mention