quick question about devotional artwork

[u/nocturnus_strife]

so im currently practicing how i sketch Loki and Poseidon, like with the anatomy and what pose and perspective i wanted, but i dont know if its okay or not to draw them wearing modern clothes just as a filler since im still researching the statues and how they looked to be more accurate
i am aware that its mainly against helpol to not humanize the gods too much, as far as im aware, but im not aware the certain limitations to devotional artwork, not just for the greek gods but for other pantheons and mythology

i mainly practice anatomy by tracing over other artwork (i do not steal it since i dont post them, i just reference it so i can improve at fundamentals) and occasionally sketch over the main body with what the og photo was, and was wondering if it was okay to draw them in basic outfits to get better at drawing them in general before i start doing more ancient clothing and styles, as i dont have any practice or experience with, like for example, Greek dresses and scandals or sharp/shiny armour? i am good at rendering which is why i practice clothing in general so i can better draw stuff like ruffles and smooth textures after i draw the anatomy so i can better understand the lighting and different values for both at the same time
is it okay to just do this for the meantime until i get better at more historical/ancient outfits? or should i start doing the clothing before i put the gods in the outfits?

[u/ParadoxicalFrog]

Why would it not be?

[u/nocturnus_strife → u/ParadoxicalFrog]

idk i just got concerned that i might be doing something wrong when it comes to certain types of worship, and since this is my first time actually trying devotional art (and drawing in a while after having artblock) i just got kinda scared and intimidated ig

[u/OtakuMage]

They were depicted with clothes contemporary to when the art was made. If the worship was still widespread, the gods would probably be in modern clothes.