Jun 12
I adore fgo Indra and just— I needed him as a merman, desperately.
So I drew that.
seen from France
seen from United States
seen from Netherlands
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from China
seen from China
seen from China
seen from United States
seen from Russia
seen from China
seen from Russia
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from Pakistan
seen from Argentina
seen from Switzerland
seen from United States
I adore fgo Indra and just— I needed him as a merman, desperately.
So I drew that.
Solar Symbolism in the Vedic Pantheon
There is in the Rig Veda a presence that runs through all the hymns — visible or invisible, named directly or evoked through metaphor. The sun. Not simply as a physical star, as an astronomical object that rises and sets — but as a fundamental cosmological force, as a principle of knowledge, as the source of all life and all light. Solar symbolism in the Vedic pantheon is both simple in its…
LA SYMBOLIQUE SOLAIRE DANS LE PANTHÉON VÉDIQUE
Il y a dans le Rig Veda une présence qui traverse tous les hymnes — visible ou invisible, nommée directement ou évoquée par métaphore. Le soleil. Pas simplement comme astre physique, comme objet astronomique qui se lève et se couche — mais comme force cosmologique fondamentale, comme principe de connaissance, comme source de toute vie et de toute lumière. La symbolique solaire dans le panthéon…
Alcyde Studios dropped their Vishasur and Indra character sheets for the upcoming animated Bahubali movie!
additional character art!
Aryaman and the Migration Crisis
There is in the Rig Veda an Aditya — one of those solar gods, sons of Aditi — whose name and function are particularly striking in the context of our era. Aryaman. The guardian of paths, the protector of travelers, the god of alliances and bonds between communities. His very name says something essential — “aryaman” in Sanskrit designates one who is a friend, a traveling companion, someone with…
ARYAMAN ET LA CRISE MIGRATOIRE
Il y a dans le Rig Veda un Aditya — un de ces dieux solaires fils d’Aditi — dont le nom et la fonction sont particulièrement frappants dans le contexte de notre époque. Aryaman. Le gardien des chemins, le protecteur des voyageurs, le dieu des alliances et des liens entre les communautés. Son nom lui-même dit quelque chose d’essentiel — “aryaman” en sanskrit désigne celui qui est un ami, un…
No palace, no temple: a civilization without architectural prestige
When archaeologists began excavating Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa in the 1920s, they expected to find what every great ancient civilization seemed bound to produce: palaces, temples, monuments to the glory of gods and kings. They found neither. This absence, long perceived as a mystery or a gap, may be the most important thing the Sapta Sindhu has to tell us. Absence as message In ancient Egypt, in…
Sapta Sindhu architecture sans palais sans temple civilisation Indu