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: Ancient Greece
Documentary · 6:39 — Exploring how Greek deities were anchored to actual mountains, rivers, springs, and temples where the divine and physical worlds intersected.
Crafts and Makers: Ancient China
Documentary · 6:37 — From bronze casting to silk weaving, pottery, lacquer and the rise of professional scribes, this film reveals how artisans shaped early Chinese civilization.
Gods in Real Places: Babylon
Documentary · 7:15 — Exploring how Babylon’s mountains, rivers, springs and temples embodied its gods, showing the overlap of the spirit world and the physical landscape.
Kings, queens and courts: the Norse
Documentary · 7:18 — A ten‑minute portrait of the Norse monarchs, their palaces, regalia and the courts that shaped early medieval Scandinavia.
Festivals and Rites: Ancient Greece
Documentary · 7:17 — A concise look at the major public festivals, processions, music, scents, and temple rituals that shaped ancient Greek religious life.
How They Built: Ancient Arabia
Documentary · 7:24 — A ten‑minute look at the engineering, tools and labour that created Arabia’s monumental stone architecture.
Udjahorresnet — Neo catalhoyuk rooftops
Character scene · 0:06
Khat headcloth — Carthage byrsa hill
Character scene · 0:08
Shendyt kilt — Djeser servant earring
Character scene · 0:07
Nubian red sash — Huy viceroy boat
Character scene · 0:06
Vulture crown — Delphi orestes krater
Character scene · 0:07
Peseshet — Greek eos memnon
Character scene · 0:08
Everything in this set, and everything that comes next: documentaries · animated maps · animation lab · make your own.