Synodia is the Greek word for "company of travels" - but where will you travel? Based on a handful of goddesses from different mythologies, representing the "Parthenon Patrons," Synodia follows a journey with ten goddesses through three historic settings: an art museum, a weapons storage, and a strategy room. Find out whether you are a scholar, a soldier, or a ruler through your conversations with these supernatural beings.
A mouse or trackpad is all that is needed - no keyboard necessary! Click anywhere on the screen to move to the next scene of dialogue.
- Amaterasu (Shinto) - Goddess of wisdom and leadership
- Artemis (Greek) - Goddess of hunt and moon
- Athena (Greek) - Goddess of wisdom and war
- Bellona (Roman) - Goddess of war
- Guanyin (Tao) - Goddess of compassion, mercy, and kindness
- Kannon (Buddhism) - Goddess of mercy
- Ma'at (Egyptian) - Goddess of truth, justice, harmony, and balance
- Minerva (Roman) - Goddess of wisdom
- Saraswati (Hinduism) - Goddess of knowledge, arts, and music
- Seshat (Egyptian) - Goddess of writing, knowledge, and measurement
Synodia is a visual novel made using Ren'Py. It was made for the 36-hour hackathon Parthenon, the capstone project for Hack Club's Athena Award.
- Hack Club is a non-profit organization inspriring teens to pursue computer and engineering hobbies Made by teens for teens, Hack Club features a variety of hackathons, game jams, workshops, online resources, and a safe community space for programmers.
- Athena is Hack Club's female-led initiative, aiming to bridge the gender gap in these fields.
- The Athena Award, presented by the Athena initiative, is a technical certificate for female and non-binary coders that complete 30 hours of coding and 3 technical projects. This credential is recognized by some of the leading technical organizations partnered with Hack Club, including NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), and Girls Who Code.
- All Athena Award qualifers, as well as some participants of partner programs like Girls Who Code or Kode with Klossy, receieve an invite to Parthenon. Parthenon is the largest gender-minority hackathon, reaching 200 female and non-binary participants.
All characters were made using Picrew. Backgrounds were found on Pinterest.
