PHAETHON IN FANTASYLAND - GALLERY #1: MAGIC STUDIO IMAGES

An AI-generated image of Phaethon in Fantasyland, created by RebelBikerDude using Magic Studio

Ever wondered what happened to the pantheon of gods & goddesses from classical Greek mythology once the modern-day world appeared on the horizon? As it was promptly ushered in, they were peremptorily ushered out, no longer venerated by the increasingly venal, worldly-wise mortals who had previously praised them in awed oratory. I have no idea where most of these duly displaced deities departed to, but one whose whereabouts I do know is my longstanding buddy Phaethon, the ridiculously handsome but exceedingly headstrong late-teenage demi-god son of the Greek sun titan Helios.

After stealing his father's sun chariot, drawn by two immensely powerful fiery steeds, and taking it for a merry spin across the sky, as you do, Phaethon lost control of it, causing the sun to veer wildly off-course, which resulted in parts of the Earth becoming irrevocably scorched or turned into desert wasteland. According to traditional versions of this myth, Phaethon's tale of terror was brought to an abrupt end by Zeus, who hurled a lightning bolt at him, killing the tragic tearaway instantly - but who wants all that doom & gloom? So I decided to 'improve'  it - here's what really happened:

Phaethon was not slain by Zeus, but he was very severely chastised by an enraged Helios. Yet did he settle down and mend his ways thereafter? Of course not - whether mortal or immortal, teenagers are always teenagers! So instead, Phaethon absconded from his home on Mount Olympus, journeying to downtown Los Angeles.

Here he bought himself a Harley motorbike, some ornately-tooled biker leather gear from the premier Bel Air boutique for deity dudes (if you didn't know about this exclusive establishment, you're clearly moving in the wrong social circles!), and a top-of-the-range pair of aviators. He also spent many hours in tattoo parlours getting himself heavily if imaginatively inked, as well as in gyms working out to get himself impossibly ripped (impossible for mortals, that is, but not for immortals!), before finally opening a time-space portal (a handy little trick that enables gods & goddesses to travel instantaneously through the innumerable parallel universes that exist somewhere out there), and clicking Fantasyland on its drop-down menu of destination options.

Fantasyland, filled with the most fantastical fauna & flora, not to mention the rowdiest bars, pubs & clubs this side of Purgatory, proved to be a good choice for him, because Phaethon liked it so much that he decided to stay permanently, so he's still there today - as revealed by this album of dazzling selfies that he's sent me recently and has kindly permitted me to reproduce in this gallery - cheers. Phaethon, we bikers always stick together, regardless of mortality or immortality! So here he is, in the first of three galleries portraying him using four different AI image-generation programs, taking in the surreal scenery, fantastical fauna & flora, and all-round bodacious beauty of his truly divine home from divine home! Party on, Dude! 

Speaking of which: I must mention here that as he is a deity, Phaethon has the enviable ability to transform his physical appearance however he so chooses, and how he has so chosen is to change his tattoos every day. So each morning, or afternoon if he's had a late night out, necking back the nectar while boozing with the boys, he wakes up with a completely fresh set, and not even a twinge of a hangover - due to having ichor flowing through his veins instead of mere blood. As Robert Palmer (among others) once sang, some guys have all the luck!

More of my AI-created biker images next time!

Plus: please click here to access a chronological listing of fully clickable links to all galleries uploaded by me on this blog. NB - all of the images included in this page's gallery were created by me, RebelBikerDude, using the AI image-generation program Magic Studio, for non-commercial, entertainment purposes only, and do not feature any real-life persons or copyrighted characters.