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: Ethiopia and Aksum
Documentary · 6:43 — A ten‑minute journey through Aksum’s monumental tombs, royal burials, Christian rites, and the living memory of ancestors.
The Haplogroup Journeys: the Rise and Fall
Documentary · 7:09 — A ten‑minute visual tour of how major Y‑DNA and mtDNA lineages spread across continents from the Paleolithic to the Roman era.
Greek myth on pottery: Scenes Remade
Documentary · 6:05 — A ten‑minute tour of how ancient Greek vases retell mythic episodes, linking each painted scene to its literary source and scholarly reading.
Gods in Real Places: the Minoans and Mycenae
Documentary · 6:35 — Exploring how Minoan and Mycenaean peoples linked their deities to actual mountains, springs, rivers and temples.
Teotihuacan: City of the Sun and Moon
Documentary · 6:33 — A ten‑minute journey through the monumental architecture, urban layout, and later memory of ancient Teotihuacan.
The pythia — Cleveland female bearer
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Crook and flail — Nef cairo head three quarter
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A priestess of neith at sais — Atc harpist tomb relief
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Udjahorresnet — Djar ploughing
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A priestess of neith at sais — Fayum copenhagen bearded young man
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A priestess of neith at sais — Apollo artemis delos krater
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A priestess of neith at sais — Nile ferry to giza
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Everything in this set, and everything that comes next: documentaries · animated maps · animation lab · make your own.