KANEKO’S CRIB NOTES XLIII: HEADS-UPAs we explored in last month’s Crib, some demons are

KANEKO’S CRIB NOTES XLIII: HEADS-UPAs we explored in last month’s Crib, some demons are only repping hard from the neck-up. This happens to make for a nice middle-ground between inspiration and invention, so you won’t catch us complaining anytime soon! With that in mind, let’s take a look at some of the other notable cases of this phenomenon, with some extra cranium thrown in for good measure.HECATE: Hecate is no stranger to evocations that cash in on her tripartite nature, but these tend to skew on the human side of things. But as later depictions collected stronger associations with witchcraft and sorcery, a trio of animal-heads would sometimes make their way in, usually of the horse, dog, lion, and pig varieties. Pictured above is one such illustration from Natalis Comitis’s Mythologiae, just the sort that Kaneko seems to have channeled in this case.SATAN: Satan’s noggin seems to come from none other than H.R. Giger and his creation of the titular xenomorph from Ridley Scott’s 1979 classic Alien. Apparent on that original costume is that its elongated cranium contains a visible skull that, with its sleek transparent dome removed (as seen above in a production photo), bears more than a passing resemblance to Satan’s own. Thanks to “Bead Man” for the original suggestion. INTI: If you’ve ever seen the Sun of May, it may explain why Inti seems so familiar. The version of it from the Uruguayan flag, pictured above, seems in particular to have been Kaneko’s inspiration. -- source link

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