Monday, May 18, 2015

Ibeji

In Yoruba culture twins are believed to be sacred at birth and protected by the deities called Ibeji.The Ibeji and all twins are considered one soul contained in two bodies; inextricably linked in life through destiny. If one twin dies an Ere Ibeji (a small wooden figure) is made so ensure that the departed's soul remains as strong as the living's. 


Read more about this belief at:
http://www.randafricanart.com/Yoruba_Customs_and_Beliefs_Pertaining_to_Twins.html
http://santeriachurch.org/the-orishas/ibeji/

Sunday, May 10, 2015

Death of Adonis

Here is another ancient greek myth drawing.
There was this time Adonis boasted he was a better hunter than Artemis, so Artemis sent a wild boar to kill him.
This is just one of the ways he supposedly died, but it's defiantly my favorite.

Sunday, May 3, 2015

Bear Death

The sad death of a bear friend.