It’s my turn to set the Community Challenge for this week…
'Behold!
The God of Heart Transplants
Referencing Aztec mythology to re-imagine a once terrifying deity, into a healing one, who now guides surgeons in their work’
Theme
This weeks theme is ‘Old Gods, New Jobs’
Past civilizations had deity’s for everything, ones that helped explain natural phenomena, others that governed all aspects of everyday life… there was even one for door hinges
You are tasked with creating Gods/Goddesses for our modern life, they can be referenced from the past or be entirely new creations
Rules
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Follow the community’s rules above all else
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One comment and image per user
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Embed image directly in the post (no external link)
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Workflow/Prompt sharing encouraged (we’re all here for fun)
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At the end of the week each post will be scored according to the following grid
Prize Points Most upvoted +3 points Second most upvoted +1 point Theme is clear +1 point OP’s favorite (me, this week) +1 point Most original +1 point Last entry (to compensate for less time to vote) +1 point Prompt and workflow included +1 point -
Posts that are ex aequo will both get the points
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Winner gets to pick next theme! Good luck everyone and have fun!
Past entries
- Dieselpunk
- Goosebump Book
- Deep Space Wonders
- Fairy Tales
- A New Sport
- Monsters are Back to School
- War and Peace
- Distant lands
- Unreal Cartoons
- Sustainable Ecumenopolis
- Masks
- Mascots
I’m looking forward to seeing your creations
😀
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Seth as the God of Social Media who controls the matrix of the web.
Dall-E / Prompt: an image of the menacing deathgod Seth depicted as the god of social media. In the background are server racks to both sides that build an endless corridor. In the foreground of the image is a U-shaped work table with an arcuate keyboard. The god Seth stands at the table and looks like a crazy manic guy who controls several switches and cables and keyboards and smartphones with many arms simultaneously at once. There are cables looking like nerves everywhere, some are leading into the body of the god, so that the god is completely connected with the computer systems. The Style of the image is like an acrylic painting.
Alternative version:
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Total 2 points
Bing/Dalle3: Hindu goddess Kali as a construction worker, wearing a hi-vis safety vest, holding power tools, building a skyscraper
Second most upvoted +1 point
Theme is clear +1
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Total 3 points
Maybe this is a bit too abstract but I decided to give Iansá a go with her heading up a fight for human rights.
Yoruba Supreme Being Iansá holds a copper sword overhead. She is a warrior and is unbeatable. Her mouth is open in a scream of of defiance. She is standing in front of a crowd of diverse peoples. They are attending a women's rally and hold aloft signs with messages of love and support. Colors: red, purple and rainbow, burgundy. --ar 16:9I also took a stab at Anubis as an attorney before this one. I saw we already had an Anubis but wanted to share this anyway because I reeeeally like it.
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Total 2 points
Who better to oversee your psychiatric facility than the old god Cthulhu?
Cthulhu, lab coat, photograph, high resolution, (psychiatric hospital:1.3), electroshock therapy Steps: 20, Sampler: Euler a, CFG scale: 7, Seed: 2800660712, Size: 1024x1024, Model hash: 31e35c80fc, Model: sd_xl_base_1.0, VAE hash: 63aeecb90f, VAE: sdxl_vae.safetensors, Refiner: sd_xl_refiner_1.0 [7440042bbd], Refiner switch at: 0.8, Version: v1.6.0-2-g4afaaf8aClear theme +1
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Total 2 points
Create an awe-inspiring image of Caffeina, the Goddess of Coffee and Productivity, with a divine and majestic appearance. She is surrounded by a radiant halo of golden light, symbolizing her godly status. Her attire is grand, resembling ancient deity garments, but with intricate patterns of coffee beans and steam swirls. Caffeina’s hair is an ethereal cascade, resembling the vapor from a divine brew. In her hands, she holds a scepter topped with a coffee cup, signifying her reign over the world of coffee and productivity. Her eyes emit a soft glow, casting an aura of wisdom and energy. The background is an otherworldly realm, filled with floating coffee cups, beans, and books, symbolizing her influence in the realms of work and creativity.
Clear theme +1
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OPs favourite +1
Total 3 points
“Quetzalcoatl but he’s the god of groceries.” Dall-e
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Prompt was “old gods and deities chained to a giant wheel trapped under ground that is spinning a marry go round above ground that children are riding. cgi cartoon style. dark under ground, bright and colourful above ground. Children are only above ground” 15 tries.
Still not happy with how blurry the kids always come out, but still something.
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Most Original +1
Last Entry +1
Total 4 points
Really good idea for a concept 💯
Just wish it would have done more with it. Might finally start trying some other generators
Edit:
Thought maybe some of the other odd attempts would be enjoyed (not for the contest of course)
God of internet.
Avaron, God of Corporate Greed
Avaron’s touch turns everything to profit, regardless of moral cost.DALL-E Prompt:
Avaron, the God of Corporate Greed, as a modern deity. This god is dressed in a suit of shimmering gold but with a hollow chest, symbolizing the emptiness of greed. His touch turns everything to profit, regardless of moral cost, and he carries a scepter or briefcase representing his power over wealth and commerce. His expression is cold and calculating, embodying the sinister aspect of unchecked corporate greed in the modern world.Pryopticon, the Watcher in the Shadows
Pryopticon reigns in the unseen sanctum of surveillance, a deity revered in hushed tones by those who seek control through knowledge. In a world where privacy is a fading myth, Pryopticon’s gaze pierces through the digital veil, unearthing secrets and fears..One more because I finally managed to get Midjourney to kind of make what I wanted :)
Midjourney prompt:
oil painting style, cybernetic monster made of dozens eyes, the god of surveillance, in a temple-like server room --ar 4:3 --s 75Dall-e didn’t do as well. Used your exact prompt
This still looks nice! And religion is open for interpretation isn’t it? Consider it the first schism in the church of Avaron :)
That prompt is a real hit-or-miss, I know. I’ve regenerated it multiple times but it came out worse with every attempt.
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Total 2 points
I rembered that I have some Open AI Dall-E 2 credit lefts which are almost wortheless now that dall-E 3 is out. So let’s use them
Dionysos the greek god, on a tractor, in a wineyard, as a greek statue
This is fun! It would be a great real statue in the wineyards
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P:::: spoiler Dall-e Show me the Greek goddess Athena but as a goddess of computer technology and programming :::
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Total 2 points
I’m quite late to the party but figured I’d post these, I made them and forgot lol
Thoth Helps Children Cross to the Other Side
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