a commission for @pocketseizure‘s project!
Beings of myth; Shapeshifters
“They said the shape-shifters fucked with the enthusiasm of animals—if they didn’t devour you with the enthusiasm of one first.” ― Nenia Campbell
Myths around the world challenge @thewinedarksea & @ibuzoo
Hindu Mythology | Krishna Krishna (/ˈkrɪʃnə/, Sanskrit pronunciation: [ˈkɽɪʂɳɐ]; Sanskrit: कृष्ण, IAST: Kṛṣṇa) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of the god Vishnu and also as the supreme God in his own right. He is the god of compassion, tenderness and love in Hinduism, and is one of the most popular and widely revered among Indian divinities.
creatures of the night ☆ ghosts
Now I know what a ghost is. Unfinished business, that’s what. ― Salman Rushdie
Which worldwide deity am I? Sekhmet, lion-headed goddess of the Sun and War.
tagged by @ibuzoo !
snug like a bug in a rug
Shtriga. Albanian myth of a vampiric witch that sucks the life from children at night while they sleep. After she is done she would turn into a moth, fly, or bee and fly away. Only she herself could cure the ones she drains.
Wounded Wolf by Jakub Rozalski
GREEK MYTHOLOGY AESTHETIC:
Eros
diversity in myths: asian deities (1/5) → Shiva (शिव)
In Hindu mythology, Shiva is a member of the Trimurti with the gods Brahma and Vishnu, and is alternatively known as Mahadeva, the great god. He is said to live on Mount Kailash with his wife Parvati and their children.
Lady of the Underworld.
the peace i need
“Life and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides.” ↯life and death through mythology