It took an extra day to get this one inked - but I am really happy with the results! :) Thank
It took an extra day to get this one inked - but I am really happy with the results! :) Thank you so much, everyone, for all the birthday wishes as well!This is Bennu - the Egyptian sunbird that predated the phoenix. The Bennu was described as a large heron which created itself from a fire which burned at the top of the sacred Persea tree. It flew over the primordial waters of the nun before creation - then landed on a rock and it’s cry determined the nature of creation and the divisions of time - hours months years etc. It was said to be the ba (soul) of Ra or Atum - depending on the creation myth. It was also associated with Osiris because of its cyclical regeneration after death. And in some myths, it was created by bursting from Osiris’s heart in flames.I am realizing I am not going to be able to finish one a day at this rate - but I will keep finishing them as fast as I can :) and whatever is left at the end, I will just carry over into November. I’m really loving how this is all coming together as a series! And - next up will be Ptah! -- source link
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