Artist's CommentsThis painting is based on an Egyptian myth. The original myth goes that a lioness-headed goddess, Sekhmet, was sent by Ra to punish mankind for their sins. Sekhmet enjoyed this task a little too much and would have destroyed the world if not for Ra's clever intervention. He transformed all the blood that she spilled into wine. When she went to consume the blood, she got drunk and fell asleep, just short of total destruction. Can you see the similarity of this myth and Noah's Ark? The principle is the same although the characters are very different. Anyway, my fevered imagination wondered what would happen if Sekhmet came back for another go. Thus, "The Second Coming". There is also the side benefit of pissing off the religious right. Isn't that how Mapplethorpe made his millions? ; ) |
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hey!i'm not on trial here!
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Although I don't think the Sekhmet story is a similar to Noah's Ark-I mean, Sekhmet didn't cause a flood, nor was there a boat involved (personally I think the Sumerian Gilgamesh myth is a closer match to Noah's ark) but hey, it's a 'divine wrath against humanity' story so maybe there's a similarity I'm missing?
Although I very strongly believe that a lot of Biblical stories and ideas were taken from ancient Egypt (yeah, i know, that sounds blasphemous, but I like believing controversial things!)
Sorry for going off at a tangent but...I love the idea of an Egyptian themed doomsday picture-it's a great concept, and has got me inspired to write a story...oooh yeah.
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As far as Sekhmet destroying the world, yeah, that's the similiarity to Noah's Ark. God sent a flood to punish sinners. Ra sent Sekhment to do the same.
I'm pretty well-versed in Egyptian mythology, yet still a Christian. Written plenty of stories based on the myths (some of which I need to go back and edit), and yet rarely tried my hand at Biblical fiction.
If you're looking for a fight, you're out of luck. I'm one of those non-confrontational types.
But, as you see the story of Noah's ark as just a story, I see the story of Sekhmet as just a story.
I find little discomfort in this deviation (it's a wonderfully done picture, though - I wish I had that kind of talent!
Even after researching the mythology of Ancient Egypt for quite a few years now, I still find comfort in Christianity and wouldn't dream of changing that.
Religious differences aside, that is a great picture.
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If mythology and history are studied together, one can trace the evolution of ancient mythology to modern dogma. For example, the Christian story of the virgin birth of Christ was taken from the Horus, Orisis and Isis myth. Isis had Horus via virgin birth (from a piece of Osiris, but not actually having sex). Horus (Jesus) then went on to battle Set (Satan) and the rest is history - or mythology.
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