Just a really crappy sketch of this priceless scene from the Odyssey:
Hephaestus, the god of metalwork. just caught his wife (Artemis) and Ares in his own bed together. He caught them in this fancy net made of chains. Then he invited the other Gods to come and shame them. But when Apollo and Hermes show up...
"Apollo, son of Zeus, then said to Hermes: 'Gift-giver, son of Zeus - you, messenger Hermes - would you, though crushed by chains, still be content to lie with golden Aphrodite?"
"To this, Hermes the messenger replied: 'Apollo, archer-lord who strikes afar, although I might be held by chains that are three times more numerous, more tight, than these, then - even if you gods should watch the sight, and all the goddesses - I'd find delight in lying with the golden Aphrodite.' At that the deathless gods laughed."
Ok so the comedic timing's not great but I just thought that was the funniest thing I could expect from an epic Greek poem. Poor Hephaestus is trying to shame his wife and his friends are just like, "Eh, I'd still do her,"
Please ignore how stupid their faces are and how weird their hands are :c
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