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Aqrabuamelu Anatomy

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Aqrabuamelu

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The second of my 3 AvA/M AUs!! This one's a mythology one!!

Dark here is an Akhlut, it's like a hybrid of an Orca and a Wolf

Though he does have some spiderlike features that might show up in other drawings of him

All I have for the others so far is

Purple as a Basilisk (Based off the SCP version), King as a Griffin (A griffin tear can harm a Basilisk...)

Second as a Drake, Chosen as an Aqrabuamelu Red as a Gargoyle, and Victim as a Chalkydri!

Im trying to keep them more unique than just typical creatures :3 If you have any questions about this AU feel free to ask! I love mythology a lot, hehe

[dwollsadventures]

Bug-men, while a popular motif in modern media (mostly due to Japanese influence), are not as represented in ancient art and folklore. Even the common image of the insectile fairy is derived from Victorian sources. Which makes the Girtablullû*, or "Scorpion Man" an old, odd exception. It is the only demon in the Mesopotamian sphere which has the features of an invertebrate. All other demons take from desert animals, considered the epitome of wild and dangerous by their standards: lions, snakes, bulls, eagles, and even onagers. The idea that scorpions were viewed as equally dangerous is interesting. 

The earliest representations of girtablullû are simple, like stick-figures. Each has a scorpion's tail, the only thing found in every depiction, and what looks like stylized scorpion claws in the place of hands. As time went on they developed into purely human hands and were never seen again. Wiggermann believes that the claws were a cosmic tools, that the anthropomorphized scorpion was a being who manipulated the celestial bodies with its claws, moving the sun and moon and stars. Despite its change in appearance girtablullû never lost its solar connections. Within time the scorpion demon became very similar to others, like ugallu and Pazuzu; a human with bird-like legs and a scorpion tail. One shows girtablullû with what looks like ass ears, a common motif in demon artwork meant to denote that they come from the desert, a place of evil. 

Then, something odd happens. Girtablullû begins to be depicted with a large, circular lower body (covered in scales?), with two bird or lion legs and a scorpion's tail behind. Even stranger is when they're depicted with this odd body arrangement, but with only a human head. From here they also receive the horned cap of the gods. Why the shift in appearance? It's possible that this was their attempt to draw a "scorpion-centaur", but if that was the case two ostensibly vertebrate legs doesn't make much sense. Scorpions are everywhere in the region, even today, so they don't have a lack of references to draw from. Pushing that question to the side, their last appearance in mythology, except when they're shown with all the other demon offspring of Tiamat, is in the Epic of Gilgamesh. Two, a husband and wife, stand at the gates of Kurnugi beneath the cedar mountain of Mashu. Here the god exits from Kurnugi every morning and when he returns at night the girtablullû close the door behind him. They are sky-scraping, terrible monsters beyond the power of mortals. Two memorable lines declare, "terror is awesome and their glance is death". Interestingly, the movement of the sun god Shamash (to the Akkadians and Babylonians) is awfully similar to the Journey of Ra, where every night Ra enters into the Underworld to die, become reborn, and exit from every morning. Though they are monsters of Biblical (Gilgamesh-ical??) proportions, they still work for the sun god. Despite being so terrible they were defeated by Marduk and now serve the gods. 

*the actual name of the being is what I use, with -lullû being a suffix used to denote a creature who is human above the waist, as seen in Kulullû and Urmahlullû. The name has been corrupted over the years into girtablilu, which is far more common on the internet. As well as another name for them, aqrabuamelu. I'll use the older version to remain consistent with all the other demons.

-- I wanted to avoid the incredibly realistic scorpion centaur a lot of other artists have gone with. Interpreting it literally probably isn't the right idea, but it also produces a really strange creature in the process, something that looks mythical and wholly un-naturalistic. Which is what I'm going for. For some reason I keep seeing people put my monster artwork in folders like "Spec Evo" and stuff, which is like. How. How did you think that. 

Girtablullû is positioned in a way that obscures everything but one of his legs. As well, the scaly? body is extended and there's a deliberate ambiguity as to whether or not that's his actual skin or clothing or what else. Next time, we go unda da sea.

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Monster Designs PaRappa AU stuff

I made Monstery designs for the PaRappa Cast + anime characters a long long while ago

decided to grab them designs, update them and see what i can do

PaRappa and Lammy first, since they were the first ones ever designed. Theirs are totally Finished - no more updating necessary! A nice classic Angel + Not Angel combination. Got inspired by some art i saw floatin on the interwebs. Decided to put my own spin on it

Next are Katy and Ma-San. Katy is a sort of water creature from the deep - think Creature From The Black Lagoon, or The Shape Of Water. (Get it? She’s a catfish)

Ma-San i changed into an Ahuizotl - which is also a water monster, from Mexican (Aztec) legend. I feel it fits better.

Their designs are empty and scratchy. Need more detail, i’ll add it on later.

And then, Sunny and PJ. Sunny is still some sort of Plant monster. A witch? Man eating tree? I just wanted to have fun drawing her grotesque vine tentacles and adding a little more detail to her.

PJ i completely overhauled. He is still some sort of sewn together Abomination, like Frankestein’s monster, but more. I made the different parts he is made of more striking and hard to look at. The idea for it came to me in a dream, actually! Specifically, the long claws. (Don’t worry, he’s fine)

~

I have more designs for more characters. Sweety is still to be a Nandi bear. Paula would still be an ‘aqrabuamelu’ - a scorpion person. Matt would be updated to be a sort of spider creature in response maybe. I couldn’t get around to drawing them in time, sorry.

I love monsters in mythology and just overall. I thought this Halloween would be a fun chance to show it off. I love these designs I made and even plan for them to be in a story of sorts someday, long from now.

~Have a happy Halloween!

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Future Monster Suggestions

I asked for your suggestions for ‘new’ monsters that I’ve not written, and you didn’t disappoint! I’m not going to take any more suggestions for now because I THINK THAT’S ENOUGH TO BE GOING ON WITH! *screeches with excitement*

We’ve got:

Mindflayer/illithid

Bugs/insects other than driders

Nekomata - catlike shifter-monster/yokai from Asian mythology

Tikbalang - long-limbed, horse-headed, forest monster from the Philippines

Ghosts & poltergeists (and ghosts of monsters: fluffy translucent drider ghost )

Finfolk from Orkney lore (yes! A cheer for the UK mythology!)

Ent

Siren

Sangheili 

huldra/hulder 

rokurokubi 

perchten/Krampus

gremlin

Mewtwo pokemon

sasquatch

Banshee (done already but only on Patreon I think)

Cyclops

Boogeyman

Kappa

Tengu

Bugbear

owl demon             

scarecrows 

Fallout and Destiny style monsters

nokken 

kraken mermaid 

golem (please note that I will not use the word ‘golem’ because I’m not Jewish and feel that it’s disrespectful, so I’ll use another term for a sculpture brought to life, maybe ‘atronach’ from TES).

android/robot

troll

yeti

aqrabuamelu (scorpion ‘drider’) (I did a drawing of one but Tumblr has vanished it from my search)

djinn

Harpy (I have Merilla, my female harpy, but I want to do a male one too)

frogman

ghoul

shapeshifter

ogre

Unrelated to monsters, I’ve also had a request for more mlm and more wlw content. :)

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Homens-Escorpião - Mitologia Babilônica/Mesopotâmica

Filhos de Tiamat, a deusa dragão, os Homens-Escorpião eram conhecidos também como Aqrabuamelu ou Girtablilu. Uma raça de guerreiros, descritos como enormes criaturas, com a cabeça, os braços e o torso de um homem, mas abaixo da cintura possuíam o corpo de escorpião, com suas patas e cauda.

Invocados como poderosas figuras de proteção contra o mal e o caos nos povos mesopotâmicos, eram guerreiros mortais e aterrorizantes, eles lutavam golpeando os oponentes com suas poderosas caudas de escorpião, além de seus arcos e flechas, suas habilidades eram tão impressionantes, que tornaram popular a crença de que estes exímios guerreiros nunca erravam o alvo. Possuíam também a habilidade de enxergar muito além do horizonte, muitas vezes avisando os viajantes sobre perigos futuros.

Criados para auxiliar Tiamat na guerra dos deuses, estas criaturas foram rebaixadas, após a derrota de sua mãe, tornando-se guardiões dos portões de Shamash, deus do sol, que eram a entrada para o submundo da mitologia babilônica, conhecido como Kurnugia. Após esse acontecimento, os Homens-Escorpião ganharam destaque na versão babilônica da Epopéia de Gilgamesh, permitindo que o grande herói atravessasse os portões, ao reconhecer sua natureza semi-divina, e completasse sua viagem antes do alcançar do sol.

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Flying paper monsters mythology

Sometimes described as more than 14 ft tall, the monster’s kind was said to have descended from demons. The other G in our entries, Gogmagog was a muscular humanoid giant from the island of Albion (the ancient name for Britain). According to the legend, when he fell down upon the adjacent soldiers, his massive body simultaneously buried 109,350 men and 21,870 elephants! Gogmagog (from Anglican/Celtic mythology) Source: Mythical-Creatures Wiki ( link) Incidentally, he met his tragic death in his very giant form at the climactic Battle of Kurukshetra. Having the blood of the rakshasa endowed Ghatotkacha with many magical powers, including the ability to glide and the capacity to turn into a monstrous giant. He was the son of Bhima, who was one of the heroes of this Sanskrit mythological work, and the giantess ( rakshasa) Hidimbi. Going against the grain of ‘evil’ monsters portrayed in various mythologies, the giant Ghatotkacha was described as a humble and loyal character in the world’s longest known epic poem Mahabharata. But unfortunately for the ginormous creature, the demi-god Hercules successfully captured the boar – as outlined by one of his twelve heroic labors. Oddly enough, the Erymanthian Boar was considered to be a repugnant form of the Greek god Apollo, who had changed himself into a monster to punish Adonis. Residing in the vicinity of Mount Erymanthus, the boar was fabled because of its sharp yet strong canine teeth that were used to gore and impale unfortunate victims who had mistakenly wandered to the ominous location. But the enormous one-ton Erymanthian Boar has seemed to elude pop-cultural references for quite some time now. Greek Mythological traditions have brought us a host of exalted creatures, including Kraken, Cyclops, Minotaur, Manticore, and Fury. This was supposedly done as a punishment to the existing civilization when the people revolted against the bloodthirsty divine will that demanded human sacrifices in return for protection. In fact, the legends pertain to the folkloric narrative when the Mayan Gods deliberately let loose the monster from its prison so as to destroy the entire race of Mayans – which would have made way for a new order of humans. For example, the Camazotz has been described as a purely evil entity with the sole aim to cause terror. But the fascinating part is – that Camazotz’s legend does have many similarities to the well-known vampire stories of the later eras. So, it really doesn’t come as a surprise that it is Mayan mythology that brings forth the legend of a mythical vampire creature. In terms of conventional zoology, all of the three known species of vampire bats are actually native to the New World. However, they were also depicted as nominally benevolent beings who warned travelers of any danger in their future journeys. In terms of portrayal, the Aqrabuamelu are described to have astronomical proportions, with their heads supposedly touching the sky and their mere glances resulting in death. They were said to be guardians of the sun god Shamash and were found around his abode at the Mashu mountains. The Aqrabuamelu or the Scorpion Men are mentioned in many myths written in the Akkadian language, with the most famous descriptions being in the Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh. Aqrabuamelu (from Mesopotamian mythology) Illustration by Larkin Art (DeviantArt) Hinrich Johannes Rink, the term Amarok pertains to only a ‘fabulous’ monster for the Greenlanders, while other Arctic inhabitants believed the Amarok to be a monstrous wolf greater in size than a human being. Interestingly, according to famous Danish geologist Dr. Some also draw parallels of this beast with the Waheela giant wolves that supposedly inhabited the northern parts of Canada. Many believe the legend of this lone wolf actually comes from real-time ecological periods when the untraveled deep woods were indeed populated by larger varieties of wolves (like the better known dire wolves). Sleipnir (from Norse mythology) Amarok (from Inuit mythology) Illustration by VinodramsĪ fantastical giant wolf from the barren lands of the Arctic, the Amarok is said to hunt alone in contrast to the pack tendencies of its much smaller brethren.Ogopogo (from Native American mythology).Gogmagog (from Anglican/Celtic mythology).Erymanthian Boar (from Greek mythology).Aqrabuamelu (from Mesopotamian mythology).

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Mythical Creatures

Amarok - Inuit mythology

A fantastical giant wolf from the barren lands of the Arctic, the Amarok is said to hunt alone in contrast to the pack tendencies of its much smaller brethren. Many believe the legend of this lone wolf actually comes from real-time ecological periods when the untraveled deep woods were indeed populated by larger varieties of wolves (like the better known dire wolves). Some also draw parallels of this beast with the Waheela giant wolves that supposedly inhabited the northern parts of Canada.

Aqrabuamelu - Sumerian mythology

The Aqrabuamelu or the Scorpion Men are mentioned in many myths written in the Akkadian language, with the most famous descriptions being in the Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh. They were said to be guardians of the sun god Shamash and were found around his abode at the Mashu mountains.

In terms of portrayal, the Aqrabuamelu are described to have astronomical proportions, with their heads supposedly touching the sky and their mere glances resulting in death. However, they were also depicted as nominally benevolent beings who warned travellers of any danger in their future journeys.

Camazotz - Mayan mythology

In terms of conventional zoology, all of the three known species of vampire bats are actually native to the New World. So, it really doesn’t come as a surprise that it is Mayan mythology that brings forth the legend of a mythical vampire creature. But the fascinating part is – the Camazotz’s legend does have many similarities to the well-known vampire stories of the later eras. For example, the Camazotz has been described as a purely evil entity with the sole aim to cause terror.

In fact, the legends pertain to the folkloric narrative when the Mayan Gods deliberately let loose the monster from its prison so as to destroy the entire race of Mayans – which would have made way for a new order of humans. This was supposedly done as a punishment to the existing civilization when the people revolted against the bloodthirsty divine will that demanded human sacrifices in return for protection.

Erymanthian Boar - Greek mythology

Greek Mythological traditions have brought us host of exalted creatures, including Kraken, Cyclops, Minotaur, Manticore, and Fury. But the enormous one-ton Erymanthian Boar has seemed to elude pop-cultural references for quite some time now. Residing in the vicinity of the Mount Erymanthus, the boar was fabled because of its sharp yet strong canine teeth that were used to gore and impale unfortunate victims who had mistakenly wandered to the ominous location.

The Erymanthian Boar was considered to be a repugnant form of the Greek god Apollo, who had changed himself into a monster to punish Adonis. But unfortunately for the ginormous creature, the demi-god Hercules successfully captured the boar – as outlined by one of his twelve heroic labours.

Gogmagog - Anglican/Celtic mythology

Gogmagog was a muscular humanoid giant from the island of Albion (the ancient name for Britain). Sometimes described as more than 14 ft tall, the monster’s kind was said to have descended from demons. The folklore maintains Gogmagog himself was hideously repulsive in nature, and even draped himself in various animal skins to keep up his unpleasant and intimidating appearance.

Hecatoncheires - Greek mythology

The Hecatoncheires was the collective name given to three monsters (Briareus, Cottus and Gyges) who were the children of Gaia and Uranus. And, they were not only known for their frightful enormity, but also for their ghastly arrangement of hundred arms and fifty heads. Even Uranus was so taken back by their ugliness that he decided to push them back into their mother’s womb. On failing to do so, they were subsequently banished to the underworld of Tartarus.

Kludde - Belgian folklore

A malicious spirit from the desolated parts of the Flemish countryside, the Kludde is said to have the ability to generally take the form of a winged black dog with a blue flame flickering around its macabre visage. Its wolfish nature had led many myth enthusiasts to define the Kludde as a werewolf or even a manifestation of the Devil himself.

Interestingly enough, the original spirit has been slated to be amorphous in nature, and hence the Kludde can take a myriad of forms – including that of a cat, a snake, a frog, a horse and even as a tree or a shrub. And, as every respectable monster, the supernatural being also has the power of speech and speed – both of which helps in ‘catching up’ with its victims.

Ogopogo - Native American mythology

A marine-based monster, water serpent with seemingly affable flippers along its flanks and ominous horns along its head. An exceptional part of the folkloric traditions around the Okanagan Lake (presently in British Columbia, Canada), the native tribes even offered dead fishes and live cattle as sacrificial ‘presents’ to the cavernous behemoth.

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Aqrabuamelu

design for Boss Life

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