#damu

[sag-dab-sar]

I think I'm going to ask my new medication to be blessed by the Gods, specifically at my altar in a mini-ritual. It's a medication that could help a particular problem immensely; it might take a few months to work. I've never done this for a medication before.

[kingkazuaki]

shuu

||Source||Artist Credit: Damu||

[neptunedestiny]

Tau Ceti Characters

Tau Ceti, b, g, c, h, d, e, f, i

[madkakerlaken]

Zakia's sire and dam! Both are redesigned and re-thought Sangre and Ariga. Damu (Blood) is the usurper of the Burnt Forest, who killed the previous king and "married" his daughter Huzuni (Sadness) to claim the throne. He was born into the pride to some high-ranking lions and would inherit their position, but it was not enough for him. Zakia didn't get much attention from her vile father, but she was Huzuni's only will to live. Damu was disappointed to get a daughter and tried for an heir with other females, but without any luck. In the end his own ill ambition (indirectly) killed him - when he tried to manipulate Huzuni to give him another cub, Zakia slashed his throat in an unstoppable fury. Not only did she win her mother's freedom, but also the leadership in the Burnt Forest... and deep gratitude of the pride.

Yes, I know, lots of designs with head stripes and brown fur - but that's how I wanted to design the pride. They come from the same environment and bloodlines. Of course, new members like Barbora, Asaya and Ruki bring some new looks with them. Stay tuned, I might design more OCs that I won't use again lol. These two here are very minor characters, they probably won't even get their reference sheets, but I wanted to portray the queen's parents.

Damu, Huzuni and artwork (c) @MadKakerlaken

[arsenicinfinity]

I’m looking forward to the next episode look at them doing Damu things also Yuhi if you think three is too much oh boy he’s not ready for the army (I’m hopeful will happen as it would be funny and adorable) thats being built up

[fathercharlesoffdensen]

"Terracotta plaque dating to the Amorite Period (c. 2000-1600 BC) showing a dead god (probably Dumuzid) resting in his coffin [...] A collection of lamentations for Dumuzid entitled In the Desert by the Early Grass describes Damu, the 'dead anointed one,' being dragged down to the Underworld by demons, who blindfold him, tie him up, and forbid him from sleeping. Damu's mother tries to follow him into the Underworld, but Damu is now a disembodied spirit, "lying in" the winds, "in the lightnings and in tornadoes". Damu's mother is also unable to eat the food or drink the water in the Underworld, because it is 'bad.' Damu travels along the road of the Underworld and encounters various spirits. He meets the ghost of a small child, who tells him that it is lost; the ghost of a singer agrees to accompany the child. Damu asks the spirits to send a message to his mother, but they cannot because they are dead and the living cannot hear the dead's voices. Damu, however, manages to tell his mother to dig up his blood and chop it into pieces. Damu's mother gives the congealed blood to Damu's sister Amashilama, who is a leech. Amashilama mixes the congealed blood into a brew of beer, which Damu must drink in order to be restored to life. Damu, however, realizes that he is dead and declares that he is not in the 'grass which shall grow for his mother again,' nor in the 'waters which will rise.' Damu's mother blesses him and Amashilama dies to join him in the Underworld. She tells him that 'the day that dawns for you will also dawn for me; the day you see, I shall also see,' referring to the fact that day in the world above is night in the Underworld.'"

[ace-of-anunnaki]

Days 1&2: Double Feature of Ninisina and Damu

The first of the Medicine Deities!

Ninisina was the patron deity of the city of Isin, her name meaning “Mistress of Isin”. She was a medicine and midwife goddess, sharing the symbols of dogs and the scalpel in common with other goddesses with similar functions. Like some of the other medicine goddesses I plan to draw, she became very closely associated with the goddess Gula and eventually became analogous to her. I don’t have a justification for her clothes other than that they are meant to evoke scrubs.

Damu was Ninisinas son (though Gula and Ninkarrak are also potential parents) who also was thought of as a medicine deity, though he additionally was among the dying gods and affiliated with plant life. The story of his early death and journey to the underworld are told by several texts. Him and his mother have a very close bond in the myths, with one hymn referencing how she has taught him how to perform surgery.

[mmidnight26]