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Published: 2020-01-20 01:34:10 +0000 UTC; Views: 4917; Favourites: 65; Downloads: 1
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Hades from Greek Mythology, Yama from Hindu Mythology and Osiris from Egyptian mythology!I was reading the Mahabarata for uni and I was so inspired by the description of Yama being clothed in yellow as I usually associated death Gods with darker or duller colours. So I decided to do an illustration of a few Death deities to see how they differ from one another! I had a lot of fun with this one, especially drawing Yama
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Osiris is a very sharp and pointy boi and im living for it
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No problem! All of them look epic!
You managed to modernize the looks of the old painting/Hieroglyph/tapestry/whatever art styles these guys are usually are in, which is just looks amazing!Β Β
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Thanks 
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haha Hades looks so fed up xD beautiful artwork and lovely depictions!Β
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Haha thank you
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Thank you! There are thousands of death deities from cultures all over the world so I just picked three that interested me most
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That's pretty cool, I had to read the description to figure out the middle one in gold
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Excellent work! Love the use of contrasting colors and the captivating glow on Yama as well. I also like how you incorporated elements of the ancient 'flat-style' you'd see on pottery and cave paintings.
In Hinduism- to me they always saw death as a transformation/reincarnation than an 'end all' so probably likewise with Yama's more pleasant depiction.
Also white is worn for Hindu funerals instead of black like most cultures.Β
I used to draw lots of of Hindu themed artwork, I truly slacked off lolΒ
Your piece is definitely inspiring! Keep up the hard work!Β
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Thank you so much, what a lovely comment
Oh, that's interesting, thanks for letting me know about those details. I love how much you can infer about a culture's attitudes towards death based on their depiction of death deities.
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You're welcomeΒ Β
Inspiring illustration on the link too
What's interests me too is that every detail from color to hand gesture (mudras) has a meaning behind it.Β
My knowledge is limited, but the Hindu Classical Arts are heavy on color/sound/yoga therapy.
I have Hindu heritage from my mom side so grew up around some of the culture.
Yea you're right, depictions of death deities says alot about a cultureΒ
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