Hahaha I just keep shadow-dropping project stuff on ya’ll this week don’t I 😅
Firstly!! If you missed the massive illustration I shared on NYD to mark DEITIES Project’s 10th anniversary on tumblr, feel free to check that out!
Secondly, while that was my main illustration to end 2025, I still completed other lighter content on the side -- for the website’s growing Askbox Archive, and for revisiting artwork both old and new. Not enough for separate tumblrs posts, but just enough for a belated end-of-year “odds and ends” post with DEITIES-related stuff. More details under the cut /o/
DEITIES Website: deitiesofduat.com
[1-3] -- All of these were part of an OC Pairings Meme that I originally shared on Bluesky, and then migrated to my OC ‘Folio site in February 2025. I had... aha, multiple entires for the polyamorous chaos god, which certainly included SetNeph, but also required a quick doodle of SetYoko in their fox forms (my personal ship with my friend, @/littlescorpio.bsky.social)
As for the entry for polycule Set x Anat x Astarte: The 2nd artwork with Set and Astarte was refreshed from an older askbox entry [archived], where I corrected her eye color to pink. Meanwhile, I wanted to doodle something quickly with just Set and Anat for that 3rd artwork.
[4] -- Speaking of polycules and personal ships with friends... you know what I’ll just quote myself for this IndraNakiYamm entry from the OTP Post:
“This is what happens when crack ships w/ friends turn into a fun throuple ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ Indra and Nakia (and company–) strongly oppose OG!Yamm in canon DEITIES, but in AUs? The three end up getting along quite well & form a healthy (and passionate) polycule.”
[5] -- I don’t think I’ve shared this image of Set in my [modified] Sonic-style here, have I...? Either way, I wanted to give it a try for him as a hound, for lack of a non-mythical animal counterpart to Sha. I’m indecisive on whether his ears flop down or stand upright, though; I like both, but lean towards the latter for consistency's sake.
[6] -- This is the same aimless Set sketches from a few years ago, but in preparation for Artfight I went back to restore more color saturation into the pic, and did the same for several other art pieces as well to make them more suitable as references.
Something I’ve often done with DEITIES art is desaturating colors slightly against a brown background so the darker colors are easier to discern. It's intentional, but it's led to confusion when others color-pick from the same art as if it's their base color, which is... not ideal 🫠 Their full body refs are a safer bet, but hopefully this minimizes the issue a bit...!
[7] -- A quick thing that I drew of Pakhet to practice / warm-up for my Artfight 2025 run. It’s a completed version of an older sketch of her from a while back, here!
[8-9] -- TL;DR my friends nudged me to design HK characters and I used the excuse to punt my existing characters into the world, with everyone all based on different types of insects (and one arachnid).
I ended up adding a couple of deities for good measure, so Serqet and Set both have entries with details about their design and bug inspiration -- including the reasons why Set’s a red-colored version of the 2nd most painful insect sting on the planet, and other exciting fun facts \o/!!1!
[10] -- This artwork’s an oldie but a goodie that I’m still quite fond of, but I needed to revisit it for both Set and Sobek’s appearance -- esp. in preparation for Artfight. Like the 6th image, I retouched this to restore their actual base colors, though I also cleaned up the lines and highlights to better suit my current style.
Disclaimer: never substitute medical prescriptions with the spells
I am Sekhmet the Powerful — begone, illness.
I am Heka, Lord of Magic — begone, weakness.
I am Isis, Great of Healing — begone, pain.
I am Serqet of the Scorpion — begone, venom.
I am Djehuty, the Wise Physician — begone, disorder.
I am Khonsu the Healer — begone, fever.
I am Bes, the Guardian — begone, affliction.
I am Osiris, Restorer of Life — begone, decay.
I am Neith, She Who Protects — begone, harm.
By the names of the gods who mend and guard,
No shadow of illness may remain.
Greatly inspired by @khaire-traveler's wonderful subtle worship series, which can be found here.
Do research on potentially dangerous animals in your area (what do they look like, where do they like to live, why are they potentially dangerous, etc.)
Make charms/other items for deceased loved ones especially protective ones or ones with her image and leave them on their gravesites (if possible) or on an ancestor altar
Learn about and uphold Ma'at
Make a playlist or listen to songs that remind you of her or you think she'd like
Make a collage/moodboard/pinterest board/similar collection of photos and images you associate with her, especially if some of the images are your own
Wear a piece of jewelry or other clothing item that reminds you of her
Light a candle or incense that reminds you of her (safely)
Carry a picture of her in your wallet, pocket, phone case, etc. or as a phone or computer wallpaper
Have scorpion imagery
Visit cemeteries; leave flowers at graves (with permission); or help clean up gravesites (if allowed)
Honor your ancestors/souls that have passed
Carry a protective charm with you, especially a scorpion themed one
Support humanitarian organizations especially those that help parents or children
Take care of a plant, animal, or other person
Show support for any parents in your life, especially new ones; help out when/if you can
Be kind to children; play with them if offered
Donate children and baby supplies to homeless shelters
Help out or mentor others, especially children
Destroy depictions of A/p/e/p this can be as simple as drawing it on a piece of paper and tearing it up
Allow yourself to mourn over difficult changes or the end of relationships; allow yourself to miss people
Support humanitarian organizations, especially funeral funding or suicide prevention ones
Learn about death; acquaint yourself with the idea of death; figure out what you believe happens after death
I may add more to this list in the future. Suggestions are always appreciated.
Serqet: I don't want to be the bigger person! I wanna be small and mean, like a scorpion. I'll be like that *imitates pincers* then I get you all distracted by my pincers. But you forgot about my tail! Wapah!
Isis: When you sting her, your tail's going to fall off and you'll die.
Serqet, Goddess of medicine and poison, is a very mysterious and quiet goddess whose presence is both frightening and reassuring at the same time, depending on the situation she is called to preside. Daughter of Neith and younger sister of Sobek, she is a loyal apprentice to Isis and a firm follower of Horus the Young, to whom she fell so madly in love she gifted him with her Seven Scorpions Guardians to watch over him wherever he goes.
Unfortunately, her love is one sided, but she doesn't seem to mind it, for as long as he is fine and, most importantly, he is taking his medicines!
Due to limited space, my shrine is confined to a closet, but…
LOOKIT ALL THOSE GODS!!!!
From back left to right; Anubis, Sekhmet-Mut, Hathor-Nut, Bast, Mafdet, Wepwawet, Shezmu, (itty bitty) Amun-Ra, Nefertem, Wenut, Tefnut, Pakhet, Duamutef, and Anupet!
Front: Serqet!
Currently awaiting a proper statue for Amun-Ra, and need to get Mama Anupet a bigger jackal (I thought the itty bitty one was gonna be as big as Dad and Wep’s 😭) but!! It feels SOOO good to have Them all represented somehow!! 💜
Dua Netjeru!
Also please excuse the fuzz and ashes on the shrine cloth, I own a lot of black faux fur that sheds on everything, and ashes are kinda par for the course with incense smh
Part 2/2 of the DEITIES Profiles I completed for this year's OC_tober run /o/ All of them can be viewed in the #DEITIES Profiles tag of the project blog to see additional artwork and notes, here’s the last 10 for convenience:
