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.
Daily Life: The Scythians
Documentary · 1:49 — A ten‑minute glimpse into how the nomadic Scythians lived, worked, traded and dressed on the Eurasian steppe.
Gods in Real Places: Sumer and Akkad
Documentary · 6:52 — Exploring how Sumerian and Akkadian deities were tied to actual mountains, rivers, springs and temples, showing the overlap of the spirit world with the physical landscape.
Kings, Queens and Courts: Ancient China
Documentary · 7:05 — A ten‑minute journey through the symbols of power that defined ancient Chinese rulers, from Shang divinations to Han imperial regalia.
Festivals and Rites: Ancient Arabia
Documentary · 6:59 — A visual journey through the sacred festivals, music, incense, and perfume rituals that animated ancient South Arabian and Nabataean societies.
Gods in Real Places: Rome
Documentary · 6:54 — Exploring how Rome’s mountains, rivers, springs, and temples linked the divine to the city’s everyday landscape.
How They Built: Rome
Documentary · 5:53 — A ten‑minute look at the materials, tools, labour and scale behind Rome’s monumental architecture.
A priestess of neith at sais — Cleo herculaneum painted portrait
Character scene · 0:08
A priestess of neith at sais — Greek odysseus sirens
Character scene · 0:07
Sonchis of sais — Nebamun bm guests top
Character scene · 0:07
Petosiris Bearers — in 3D
Test animation · 0:05
Pairy Boat Abydos — in 3D
Test animation · 0:05
Odysseus Nausicaa Lastman — in 3D
Test animation · 0:05
Everything in this set, and everything that comes next: documentaries · animated maps · animation lab · make your own.