#etana

[mia-seth-adventures]

Jamaican Singer-songwriter Etana née Shauna Gaye Melissa McKenzie. At Wikipedia

🎶 Etana - People Talk

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🎶 Singer and musician Etana née Shauna Gaye Melissa McKenzie

I think I know where Chris will be in March when Etana and Kofi are on the same bill in Brixton.

[mistfunk]

Mistigram: only ever seen in the "best of Mistigris" floppy diskette digest distributed at a #LivingCloset variety show July 23, 1999 at the Church of Pointless Hysteria, here is an example of the impulsive "real-world art" practice that wound up exploding from Mistigris into #Hallucigenia in '98, #asemicwriting and imaginary semigraphics character sets inscribed by Mist weirdos with #sidewalkchalk on cobblestones at the Word on the Street festival at the central branch of the Vancouver Public Library, probably circa 1997. The fancy boot is Crowkeeper's, and the photo was very likely taken by Etana.

[whencyclopedfr]

Mythe d'Etana

Le mythe d'Etana est l'histoire antédiluvienne du roi sumérien de Kish qui monte au ciel à l'aide d'un aigle pour demander aux dieux la Plante d'Enfantement afin d'avoir un fils. Etana est désigné comme le premier roi de Kish dans la liste des rois sumériens (composée vers 2100 av. J.-C.), qui affirme qu'il a régné au début du troisième millénaire avant notre ère. Selon la Liste Royale Sumérienne, Etana était connu comme "celui qui a stabilisé les terres" après que les dieux eurent créé l'ordre à partir du chaos et donné les concepts de royauté et de gouvernement à l'humanité. Etana était donc une figure bien connue et très respectée, et c'est précisément pour cette raison qu'il a été choisi comme personnage central. L'un des principaux messages du mythe est qu'il faut faire confiance aux dieux et Etana, un grand roi, aurait été choisi par l'auteur inconnu comme le meilleur exemple pour transmettre ce message.

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[tgsofu]

Friend week in bweird's oc-tober continues! This one is for my first and still-ongoing DnD adventure!

Charas from left to right, Etana (mine), Talos (Profin / Mirk), Eggy (pidpigeon) and Caillou (milespaladin)

[mareenavee]

Lean Into the Storm and Hope To Weather It

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Happy birthday, @changelingsandothernonsense!! We're BELATED but it's so worth it. Thank you for letting me write fanfic of your fanfic 😭😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂

This one is directly inspired by Arkanis: Teldryn and the upcoming Arkanis: Erra and ... a secret third Arkanis entry. :>

So. Morrow-fic. Sorta. Pre-Morrowind Morrowfic.

It's a little off the rails, featuring Nibani Maesa, and her Aro/Ace QPR relationship (and eventual betrothal and bonding) with Sul-Matuul, her visions, and how Peakstar came to be recognized as one of the incarnates (though, unfortunately, failed.) Also features some easter eggs for Ceth's fic universe <3

Without further ado:

Lean Into the Storm and Hope To Weather It

When earth is sundered, and skies choked black, and sleepers serve the seven curses…

Nibani Maesa shook her head, trying and failing to clear the voice of her grandmother from her ears. It had been long enough since her passing that her family’s grieving was done—yet the pitch and timbre of the raspy, ashen, elderly voice never had faded from her. It was another Sign, one she had withheld from her mother now for months. The less that was spoken on that front, the more likely her sister, Diyanna, would be considered for the sacred position of Wise Woman. This was, of course, folly to wish for. But she would let the wisest of the Urshilaku talk, and pretend they might decide otherwise. Keeping their gaze from her face brought her a semblance of peace—though Nibani knew deep down all would be uncovered eventually. She would need to step into her power sooner rather than later.

She had, after all, foreseen her mother’s death. That, too, was another Sign. It was the heaviest of them, and she had trusted it to only one other—Sul-Matuul. He was her best friend—and perhaps the only true friend she had. When one was marked by the stars as she was, there were few who would look past the perception of power bestowed by her eventual title. But Sul had known the shape of her soul since they were children. Azura knew he’d likely known her across every lifetime. She felt their connection to be a foundational truth of the universe, and had told him as much. Despite her current worries, she smiled at the memory of his response. He’d woven his fingers through hers and sighed in exasperation, only to laugh his agreement at the sentiment. He’d insisted he’d never been one for poetry, or he’d have said it himself.

Nibani was positive that in every lifetime, she’d have to be the one to proclaim such truths—and would do so again, and again.

She set down the basket she had been carrying and smoothed the stray strands of her thick, auburn braids, pulling them back over her shoulders. Sul was there across the plains, sparring with Zabamund—though she wished he wouldn’t. There was a reason Grandmother’s voice would not empty from her mind this day. It was imperative to talk about it. He would try to understand, and would remind her of her strength all the while. For now, he was preoccupied. He had a role to fill, too—he would be named Ashkhan, though the Gods only knew when. It didn’t stop his father from insisting he act as if the title was already his.

To the hearth there comes a stranger, journeyed far 'neath moon and star…

Nibani sighed and looked toward where the sun would be setting, if they were lucky enough to see such things. That there was not an ash storm and she could breathe the air was blessing enough. Sometimes—though rarely—the winds blew favorably. It was a shame for such a day to be tinged by the beginnings of what would surely become a full vision. She needed her friend for this. -> Read the rest on AO3.

[philoursmars]

Il y a une petite quinzaine, je suis allé avec Julien et Katie, au Louvre-Lens pour une expo temporaire : “Animaux Fantastiques”. Une très belle expo ! Ici des "serpo-panthères" et des aigles léontocéphales !

fac-simile de la "Palette aux Canidés" - Hiérakonpolis, Egypte, 3200 av. J-C.

sceau-cylindre, serpo-panthères et aigle léontocéphale - Mésopotamie, Irak, 3300 av. J-C.

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sceau-cylindre, Etana, roi de Kish sur un aigle léontocéphale - Akkad, 2200 av. J-C.

bas-relief , lions et aigle léontocéphale - Girsu (Tello), Sumer, Irak, 200 av. J-C.

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SOJA makes history as the first white Reggae group to win a Reggae Grammy Award.

SOJA makes history as the first white Reggae group to win a Reggae Grammy Award.

Reggae Music is a genre that transcends all borders and barriers with a fanbase made up of all races and ethnicities. Equally as diverse as the fanbase are the artists that perform the music, so it was only a matter of time before a white group would capture the most coveted award in the genre, the Reggae Grammy Award. Soldiers Of Jah Army (SOJA) are the winners of 2022 Grammy Award for best…

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