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Bestiary Alphabetum, Volume 2:
U is for Urmahlullu.
#bestiaryalphabetum #bestiary #mythology #folklore #illustration #urmahlullu #assyrian
I like to believe that the Lynel from @NintendoAmerica's "the Legend of Zelda" series was inspired by an ancient #Assyrian "urmahlilu" or 'lion-man'.
(photo taken from @britishmuseum ... the second one of course)
P.S. this is a joke post, I realize they have differences.
The Romans, the Gauls, the Celts, the ancient Mesopotamians, Egyptians and Assyrians, the Hittites, the Persians, the ancient Chinese and Indians...
All these proud chariot riding civilisations and none managed to reach this pinnacle...
Buncha recent sketchy stuff. Assyrian stone heads, brass robots and power armour abounds!
Today I learned that there was an ancient Assyrian Goddess called #Atargatas who was depicted as the first #Mermaid.
#mythology #painting #mermay #Mermay2018 #illustration #Art
In Mesopotamian #Myth, the Assyrians called upon #fire to undo the effects of evil witchcraft aimed at them. They believed that fire destroyed sorcery or evil/black magic. They would burn sorcerers at the stake; long before the hunts of the Salem Witch Trials. #FolkloreThursday
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I'm Sofie, a Assyrian/Chinese illustrator & character designer based in Pasadena, CA! I like drawing animals and crusty middle aged men. #VisibleWomen
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Statues of Assyrian Winged Bull (Lamassu) have 5 legs, but you only see 4 from the front and from the side. #Mesopotamia #Assyria #Lamassu #ArtHistory #KidLitArt #Sketchbook
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