Contest: ENTER Misc Avatar Contest: Among the Gods

[Avro Arrow]

This contest theme was actually inspired by the recent discussion going on in the "Ninth Planet" thread. Our theme this week is gods and goddesses from ancient mythology. Your entries may depict gods and goddess from any mythology that you wish.

The usual rules are in effect: your entries must be no larger than 200 x 200 pixels, with a file size no larger than 1 MB. Your entries can be from any artistic interpretation (eg - statues, paintings, etc.) and can be either historical or modern representations... just not anything from media sources. (Sorry, "Who Mourns for Adonais?" fans.) Each entrant may enter up to two entries. Your entries must be SFW. Please make sure to identify your entries.

The contest will be open for about a week. To start us off, here are my entries:

Athena, Greek goddess of wisdom, handicraft and war
(from a statue in front of the Austrian parliament building)

Isis, Egyptian goddess
(artistic interpretation)

Have fun!

 

[Timewalker]

Bast (Egyptian Cat Goddess) #1:




Bast (Egyptian Cat Goddess) #2:

 

[think]

This I will ask before I actually create something in this or with this

Say like Christ... mythology or mmm religion and can’t use... well more specifically... say.. this one..


The Hindi Bali God Vishnu’s wife? She is the Child eating witch...
So yeah is this a possible mythology of sorts maybe? Or is this too... mmmm idk what it might be too much of but should I steer clear or work with it and look deeper?

 

[rhubarbodendron]

the personification of the river Danube, a Celtic deity, in a baroque interpretation:

 

[Kai "the spy"]

#1

Wodan, aka Odin

#2

Anansi, the Spider God of Stories

 

[Orac]

This I will ask before I actually create something in this or with this

Say like Christ... mythology or mmm religion and can’t use... well more specifically... say.. this one..

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The Hindi Bali God Vishnu’s wife? She is the Child eating witch...
So yeah is this a possible mythology of sorts maybe? Or is this too... mmmm idk what it might be too much of but should I steer clear or work with it and look deeper?

Isn't Christ a demigod, not an actual god or goddess? That child eating witch however is the shit!

 

[Miss Lemon]

Venus, goddess of love, beauty, desire, sex, fertility, prosperity and victory:

Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli

 

[tharpdevenport]

Molech/Moloch, Canaanite diety of child sacrifice:

Man, looking up ancient deities, you'd be surprised how many large erect wieners I found.

 

[think]

Wife of Vishnu - the Child Eating Witch. Hindi in Bali. ---

 

[Avro Arrow]

Say like Christ... mythology or mmm religion and can’t use... well more specifically... say.. this one..

I believe it would be best to steer clear of active religions for this contest.

The Hindi Bali God Vishnu’s wife? She is the Child eating witch...
So yeah is this a possible mythology of sorts maybe? Or is this too... mmmm idk what it might be too much of but should I steer clear or work with it and look deeper?

I have done some Googling, and it appears that this being's name is Rangda, and she originated in traditional Balinese mythology. As such, she is perfectly fine for this contest!

 

[Orac]

Here's the Mayan Vampire God Camazotz:

 

[Miss Lemon]

Freya, goddess of love, sex, lust, beauty, sorcery, fertility, gold, war and death (Norse mythology).

And she has cats.

 

[think]

Horned God -- Baphomet. === yeah I actually have this image in a book by the person that first drew it ---Éliphas Lévi Zahed it was / is called High Magick.. interesting book from history. ----(I added the red hue to the image. it was bw. )

 

[Avro Arrow]

Last call! Poll will go up in a little over 24 hours from now!

 

[Avro Arrow]

The poll is up!