Dragon of Ether

RP blog for Miuasar, a Xiaolin Showdown OC. Multi-fandom friendly.

[totenbuch]

Psusennes I

[ancient-egypts-secrets]

Babi figurine, Louvre 

Babi was a fierce, bloodthirsty baboon god who was ancient even in the realm of Egyptian gods. His name is usually translated as “bull of the baboons”, and roughly means “alpha male of all baboons”. Baboons are very aggressive and omnivorous, with notably high sex drives, so Babi was portrayed as such. He is an underworld deity, and the first-born son of Osiris. 

This dangerous god lives on human entrails and murders on sight. Hence spells are needed to protect oneself against him, particularly during the weighing of the heart ceremony. He can use his immense power to ward off dangers like snakes and control turbulent waters. He controls the darkness and will open up the sky for the king since his phallus is the bolt on the doors of heaven. Also, the underworld ferryboat uses Babi’s phallus as its mast. He was prayed to in order to ensure that an individual would not suffer from impotence after death. 

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Figure of Thoth. God of Knowledge, the Moon, Measurement, Wisdom, the Alphabet, Records, Thought, Intelligence, Meditation, the Mind, Logic, Reason, Reading, Hieroglyphics, Magic, Secrets, Scribes, and Writing. He was often depicted as a man with the head of an ibis or a baboon, animals sacred to him. Now in the Louvre.

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King Amenemhat III, also spelled Amenemhet III, was a Pharaoh of the 12th Dynasty of Egypt, Middle Kingdom. He ruled from ca.1860 BC to c.1814 BC. Now in the Staatliche Museen “Berlin State Museums”.

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Illustrations of various painted seats and armchairs from the 5th Tomb of the Kings at the east, Biban El Moluk, plate 89 from Vol II of ‘Descriptions of Egypt’, engraved by Pomel, 1822

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Pastime in Ancient Egypt Three Thousand Years Ago, illustration from ‘Egyptian Myth and Legend’, published by the Gresham Publishing, Co. Lawrence Alma-Tadema, (1836-1912).

[theancientwayoflife]

~ Block statue of the overseer of priests, Sitepehu. Place of origin: Egypt, Abydos Period: New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, Hatshepsut Date: 1479-1458 B.C.

[elhieroglyph]

Horus Brooch, Cartier Paris, 1925, Platinum, gold, blue Egyptian faience, diamonds, emerald, coral, onyx, black and red enamel.

[peppumpkin]

Sobek aesthetic. 🐊

[quotemadness]

I think it’s important to realize you can miss something, but not want it back.

Paulo Coelho (via quotemadness)

[defineyourgrind]

[egyptianways]

On the Nile

[spaacemusings]

                                                     even she,                                        the lady blessed with wisdom,                                       has been cursed with a terrible fate. 

                                   she is to grow mad with knowledge

[beamingsuggestion]

stay close to the things that make you happy to be alive

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Medinet Habu, ca. 1853-1854 (calotype photo mounted on card), Félix Teynard.

[shattered-dragon-blog]

What I say: I am a ship whore

What I mean: I am always open to the possibility of ships happening and developing while two characters are fleshing out their relationship, but I do not immediately ship things because dynamics can change as muses interact. However, if someone were to IM me about a ship, I would 100% be on board to discuss the possibilities of it happening, how that would come about, and what other fun we could have- including angst.

[detournementsmineurs]

Handbag by René Lalique, circa 1910.