Áine's Doorway by jimw1

Mixed Medium • Mythology • posted on Dec 19, 2009

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An old work Revisited..due to lack of inspiration..... C4d and Photoshop cs3...Thanks for Looking and all past comments.. __________________________________________________ Áine In Irish mythology In early tales she is associated with the semi-mythological King of Munster, Ailill Aulom, who is said to have "ravished" her, an affair ending in Áine biting off his ear - hence "Aulom", meaning "one-eared". By maiming him this way, Áine rendered him unfit to be King, thereby taking away the power of sovereignty. The descendants of Aulom, the Eóganachta, claim Áine as an ancestor. In other tales Áine is the wife of Gearoid Iarla. Rather than having a consensual marriage, he rapes her (thought to be based on the story of Ailill Aulom), and she exacts her revenge by either changing him into a goose, killing him, or both. Due to this the Geraldines also claim an important association with Áine. In yet other versions of her myth, she is the wife or daughter of the sea god Manannán mac Lir. The feast of Midsummer Night was held in her honor. In County Limerick, she is remembered in more recent times as a "fairy queen"

Comments (21)

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adrie

2:06PM | Sat, 19 December 2009

I remember this one my friend, i dont know if I am right by the Seventcomplex......I love the superbe lighting my friend, excellent work.

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Star4mation

2:12PM | Sat, 19 December 2009

Beautifully rendered Jim :)

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carlx

2:15PM | Sat, 19 December 2009

Wonderful scene, lighting and atmosphere, Jim!!!

dayna2

2:50PM | Sat, 19 December 2009

Fantastic work Jim and interesting story wonderful lighting (((hugs))) Dayna xx

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fractalbeke

2:52PM | Sat, 19 December 2009

This is truly a flight of fantasy! Nice and good work here.

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MagikUnicorn Online Now!

2:55PM | Sat, 19 December 2009

Beautiful my friend...Happy Holidays

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CarolSassy

3:05PM | Sat, 19 December 2009

Thanks for the story! Beautiful composition! Excellent lighting! (:

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StudioArtVartanian

4:02PM | Sat, 19 December 2009

beautiful work and lighting!

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Lenord

5:59PM | Sat, 19 December 2009

The trademark lighting, awesome job Jim and some tasty bits of Irish Lore ::Clapping:: Peace

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Tholian

6:26PM | Sat, 19 December 2009

The atmospherics are astounding.

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mgtcs

8:13PM | Sat, 19 December 2009

Fantastic atmosphere, amazing work!

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IO4

3:58AM | Sun, 20 December 2009

Wonderful lighting and beautifully presented:):)

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miashadows

5:58AM | Sun, 20 December 2009

I love Irish mythology.Very interesting and beautiful work Jim...xx...

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supermarioART

6:02PM | Sun, 20 December 2009

Fantastic piece and lighting as usual my friend!!!Great!!!

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e-brink

7:24PM | Sun, 20 December 2009

Beautiful lighting.

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Jollyself

2:01PM | Mon, 21 December 2009

stunningly beautiful Jim... one of my FAVs.

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6:55AM | Wed, 23 December 2009

Wonderful lighting and atmosphere!!I like it!!

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kelvinhughes

7:51AM | Wed, 23 December 2009

excellent my friend well done

arthez

11:16AM | Wed, 23 December 2009

really well done Jim, best whishes - ... and keep on rockin' :-)

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JaneEden

5:32PM | Wed, 23 December 2009

Superb scene and I found your intro very interesting, so thanks so much for the info. I wish you a special Christmas and a Peaceful New Year, hugs Jane xx

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