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.
The Dead and the Afterlife: the Norse
Documentary · 7:40 — A ten‑minute look at how the Norse buried their dead, the symbols of the soul’s journey, and the realms awaiting the departed.
Festivals and rites: Assyria
Documentary · 6:51 — A ten‑minute visual journey through the major Assyrian festivals, their processions, music, incense, and temple ceremonies.
Festivals and Rites: Ancient India
Documentary · 7:15 — A ten‑minute visual journey through the music, incense, processions and temple ceremonies that animated ancient Indian festivals.
Daily Life: the Norse
Documentary · 5:30 — A ten‑minute look at how Vikings lived, worked, ate, traded, and dressed in their own time.
Trade and Travel: Ancient India
Documentary · 4:55 — How India’s ports, caravans, and commodities linked the subcontinent to the ancient world.
The pythia — Menna grain scribes
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The pythia — Stele a7accbc3
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Libyan antelope hide cloak — Egypt hathor mountain
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Sonchis of sais — Wellcome guests attendants
Character scene · 0:06
Carrying litter — Cleveland female bearer
Character scene · 0:07
Peseshet — Nile view in cairo
Character scene · 0:08
The pythia — Odysseus alcinous hayez
Character scene · 0:06
Everything in this set, and everything that comes next: documentaries · animated maps · animation lab · make your own.