The Owl Princess

Character Designs: Part 1

I felt like drawing today, so I decided to give my interpretation of what Percy and Annabeth would look like in this story.

As an Athenian woman, Annabeth would have been simply and modestly dressed. Athenian culture stressed sophrosyne or self control and disliked excess or ostentation. Athenian women were expected to be demure and inconspicuous.
The basic garment for an Ancient Greek was the chiton- a piece of fabric wrapped around the body, pinned at the shoulders and tied around the waist.

Underneath Annabeth's chiton, she might have bound her chest with an apodesmos, a cloth band which acted as a sort of bra.

Her hair would have been worn up and pulled back by a headband or headscarf.

Similar to conservative Muslim countries, women in Athens were expected to cover themselves up with a himation, a type of shawl or veil, when they went out.

The type of owl that Annabeth is holding is called a Little Owl or Athene Noctua, which is the breed of owl that owl which serves as a symbol of Athens and it's patron goddess, Athena. It is also the type of owl which Annabeth will turn into.

I modeled Annabeth's poses on the ones found in Ancient Greek pottery.

Although it existed around a thousand years prior to the classical Athens that Annabeth represents, I based Percy and the other Cretans on the Ancient Minoan civilization.

Both Minoan men and women wore their hair in long curls. Men wore briefs similar to modern day boxers or swim trunks and decorative aprons.

The brilliant Viria's drawings were one of my influences on how I interpreted the characters