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This is one of a series of pieces from a project illustrating how various different cultures believe the world was created.
From the Ainu (ancient Japanese), this shows the devil's plan to wait on the horizon for the sun to set, then swallow it, ending life on earth.
However Kamui, the Ainu creator god, creates the first crow, and sends it to fly down the devil's throat, choking him and foiling his plan.

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:iconinvitationtotheblues:
Oh wow, that's an amazing picture. I love the layout, and the colours really work well too.
:iconbigface:
Thanks!
My website is [link] if you are interested.
Adam x
:iconwednesdayweek:
Curses! Foiled again! A very imaginative piece. Well-rendered, too.
:iconashes2infinity:
really beautiful, and i love the subject matter 2!
:iconthedreamwolf:
but what happened to the crow? .. that's what I want to know!! Guess it'd be nieve to think he could survive being consumed by the devil :/ .... y'know I saw this in your front room the other day and didn't really appreciate the fact that it must have been on of yours (stupid huh?) ... I really liked ti though.. like the styalisation and the movement in the sky... s'all good fun :nod:
:iconbigface:
The crow does survive because the devil spits him out when he's choking - and as the story goes, the reason crows are so cocky is because they think everyone owes them something due to the first crow saving the world, so they think its ok to steal food and kid's mittens etc
:iconthedreamwolf:
I think that's probably a very good reason for them to be as cocky as they are... Crows OWN, they deserve respect!
I'm not so fussed with Jackdaws though.. those things wake me up in the morning by squeaking outside my bedroom window... rrr.. plus it bugs me that everyone down here calls them crows! .. really there's not much comparison other than the fact that they're both black birds o.O
anyways.. I presumed you got kicked off last night.. - I waited around for a while to see if you'd come back on but obviously ya went to bed. :] - have a good week!
:iconw00zle:
What a great image!

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June 18, 2005
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