Do you think of yourself as a God even though no one else does? Fret not! Halloween is a great time to embrace your inner holiness and create gods and goddesses costumes.
Take inspiration from Greek mythology and become Zeus, Poseidon or Medusa for a unique homemade costume. The costume designs here truly capture the power and majesty associated with these gods.
For anyone stuck and needing a last minute idea, you can find beautiful looks here that are created with not much more than a white sheet. The simplest execution of a divine idea can be extremely effective.
So for anyone searching for an almighty DIY costume idea, check out these heavenly inspired gods and goddesses costumes.
With so many possibilities, we can’t wait to see what you come up with! Share your DIY costume with us here and inspire others looking to create something special.
Gathering Inspiration and Materials I’m not typically skilled at following instructions (I’m a visual learner), so Halloween is my chance to let my imagination run wild and create something unique that my kids will love. This year, I embarked on a DIY project to make a sun goddess costume for my daughter. Drawing inspiration from … Read more
I had ordered costumes online for this party, and as luck would have it, they were too small! So I threw these together with a couple of sheets I had for a photo backdrop, a red curtain, some leftover ribbon, and a few Christmas ornaments. I cut the sheet into a tunic for the Gods … Read more
My daughter, Logan, is wearing this costume Hela Goddess of Death costume. My husband and I fabricated the headpiece and I painted the detail on the body sock and made the alterations as well. We used acrylic paint mixed with a fabric treatment acrylic to paint the detail green striping on the Lycra bodysuit. I … Read more
This year my husband and I decided to be Medusa and Perseus. I wanted to make Medusa like the original Greek Mythology, the snake looking creature, tail and all; not the beautiful woman from the new Clash of the Titans movie ^_^ My husband made his Perseus more like a warrior, he based his costume … Read more
We searched and searched for ideas that nobody else has really done too often, I had watched the movie Immortals and said I wanted that helmet Poseidon wears. Then came the idea to create the entire costume and I searched whom his lover was, it ended up being Medusa. My girlfriend searched for ideas on … Read more
This Grecian heroine was at the top of my list for costume ideas, but I had no idea how to sew a purple dress from scratch and the replica ones for sale are way over my budget! SO, I headed to Goodwill with a few different costume character ideas in mind, hoping to find some … Read more
Before there was Narnia, Avengers or Dr. Who (all pop-mythology we LOVE) there was Greek mythology. Thus, our family chose to dress as gods and goddesses of the Greek Pantheon this Halloween. I am Hera, the mother. My oldest son Avery is Apollo, the intellectual. My daughter Clara is Artemis, the huntress, and my youngest … Read more
Before I get into how I made the pieces of the Kratos costume, I will start with saying it took about 4 hours to get the body paint done. Most of which I spent with my arms in the air so the paint did not stick together. Everyone thought it was funny and I had … Read more
As always, this year’s costume (2011), morphed as I progressed. I knew I wanted it to be ghost or ghoul, but that was about the only thing that remained the same from start to finish. Being an opera fan, I decided the ghost would be the character of Lucia, after her untimely demise by suicide. … Read more
My son and I have been sharing the percy jackson novels and he was percy jackson this year and i was Hera. the robes were simple, a sheet from the thrirft store cut in a few spots for my head and arms, sandals spraypainted gold and a cool belt also from the thrift store. … Read more
This was probably one of the best, one day costume I have ever put together! I bought fabric and gold ribbon. I had needle and thread at home and we used our own flip flops. I bought glow in the dark tridents from The Dollar Tree. I wrapped the fabric around the shoulder and around the … Read more
When choosing a Halloween costume I always try to be the most creative and think of things that aren’t overdone or too provocative. I find that a lot of teenage girls my age just perceive Halloween as a time to show off as much skin as possible. I believe that you can still be sexy … Read more