Hathor is learning to make moving pictures from the same remakes, characters and objects that fill the Śilpa Śāstra gallery — wordless documentaries, animated maps with the years ticking by, and short test animations.
We are testing these features and looking to develop them. This is Hathor's alpha work, made on our own servers — the images and videos she makes next are expected to be much better and more accurate. Tell us what works and what doesn't: every video page has 👍/👎, comments and timestamped notes.
Gods in Real Places: Ethiopia and Aksum
Documentary · 7:02 — Exploring how mountains, rivers, springs and stone monuments linked the spirit world to everyday life in ancient Ethiopia.
Festivals and Rites: Ancient China
Documentary · 6:57 — A ten‑minute visual journey through the seasonal festivals, processions, music, and fragrant rites that shaped ancient Chinese religious life.
Gods in Real Places: the Scythians
Documentary · 8:47 — A ten‑minute look at how Scythian deities were tied to rivers, mountains, springs and sacred kurgans across the steppe.
Crafts and Makers: the Celts
Documentary · 4:39 — A ten‑minute look at how Celtic artisans shaped metal, textiles, pottery and writing, revealing a sophisticated network of craft and trade.
The Dead and the Afterlife: Mesoamerica
Documentary · 4:36 — From sealed tombs to ritual journeys, this film explores how ancient Mesoamerican peoples honored the dead, guided souls, and kept ancestors alive in power.
Daily Life in Sumer and Akkad
Documentary · 4:28 — A ten‑minute glimpse into homes, food, work, markets, family, clothing and adornment of ancient Sumer and Akkad.
Peseshet — Athens athena promachos
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The pythia — Nile funeral of a mummy
Character scene · 0:06
The pythia — Egypt nefertari isis
Character scene · 0:06
Punic tanit stele — Userhat mother wife
Character scene · 0:06
The pythia — Fayum walters woman pearls
Character scene · 0:08
Peseshet — Nebamun ipuky wine
Character scene · 0:08
Everything in this set, and everything that comes next: documentaries · animated maps · animation lab · make your own.