#scorpion men

[mateuscosme]

[algophiliacongruenceofangels]

[yearofkatethegreat]

FMP Possibilities Exploration 1

Scorpion men. 

This was written down in my possible projects list, and I almost forgot what it was about. I must have thought it would be interesting to explore the mythology around half-men half-scorpions.

And here is a moodboard of the info I found.

[atmaflare]

Girtablilu, Ancient Gatekeeper

I’m almost finishing to upload my old stuff here to Tumblr. There’s still a lot I’m not going to post here, many designs haven’t aged very well or I just plain dislike them now, so that stuff keeps being DA exclusive. I’ll start to upload some fakemon designs here soon too, so if you guys like this kind of thing, look up for that. Anyway!

Girtablilu  Also known as the scorpion-men or the aqrabuamelu, girtablilus are monsters from Mesopotamian mythology, making their first appearance in the tale of the beginning of the world, the Enûma Elish. According to the legend they were created by the primordial goddess Tiamat to fight against her sons, the younger gods, which were planning to overthrow their mother and take the control of the universe for themselves. They also appeared in the famous Epic of Gilgamesh, acting as guards at the gates of the sun god Shamash, which served as a passage to the land of darkness. Everyday the gates would be opened by them to allow passage to the god during the day, and closed when he returned at night. 

I’ve illustrated Girtablilu’s mother, Tiamat, some weeks ago. You can check her right here: [link]

Well, that's it. Hope you all liked it and see you all next time!

[infinitemachine]

Monster of the Day: Scorpion Men

Wikipedia: “Scorpion Men are featured in several Akkadian language myths, including the Enûma Elish and the Babylonian version of the Epic of Gilgamesh. They were also known as aqrabuamelu or girtablilu. The Scorpion Men are described to have the head, torso, and arms of a man and the body of a scorpion.”

[cataloging-taught-me]

Scorpion men are mythical creatures with the head, torso, and arms of a man, and the body of a scorpion. They are featured in several Akkadian language myths.

I learned this thanks to:

A sheet of “demons, monsters and minor protective deities” in the bottom of a box of gifts to the library. 

[beamkatanachronicles]

so I'm just hanging around the back roads around the atomic drop ward

I'VE GOTTEN LIKE 10 TRADING CARDS BUT

TRAVIS THIS IS REALLY UNSAFE YOU'RE GONNA GET KILLED BY MUGGERS AND/OR SCORPIONS AND/OR SCORPION MUGGERS