Lost Signs: The Whale by JoeJarrah

DAZ|Studio • Mythology • posted on Mar 10, 2020

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The final in my zodiac series. The 14th constellation through which the sun passes (albeit very briefly), Cetus takes its name from the monster in Greek mythology, slain by Perseus when he rescued Andromeda. Its an ancient sign and in its earlier Mesopotamian form is thought to have been a whale, possibly the reason for its association with a giant water beast in Classical times. The constellation is located in part of the sky often referred to as "the sea", because Pisces (the fishes), Piscis Austrinus (the southern fish), Capricornus (the sea-goat), Eridanus (the river) and Aquarius (the water carrier) are all located nearby. Fittingly for a whale, its also one of the largest constellations in the sky.

Comments (13)

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adrie

2:02PM | Tue, 10 March 2020

Awesome work on this last zodiac scene my friend.

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bucyjoe

4:01PM | Tue, 10 March 2020

super

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miwi

5:53PM | Tue, 10 March 2020

Beautiful work, as all the others; wonderful series!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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poisinivy

6:35PM | Tue, 10 March 2020

That is awesome

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paul_gormley

9:00PM | Tue, 10 March 2020

very beautiful, an outstanding series

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dragongirl

10:59PM | Tue, 10 March 2020

A part of the sky, is “the sea.” What a thought. I love the killer whale merperson. Thanks for this series. 👏👏👏

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Digital_Dames

12:59AM | Wed, 11 March 2020

way cool work!

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Kordouane

3:54AM | Wed, 11 March 2020

Beautiful artwork

Thanks for your comment on my picture from yesterday "News from Kordouane" it makes me happy that you don't forget me

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RG19

8:28AM | Wed, 11 March 2020

Stunning mythical art!

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BellaDark

7:56PM | Wed, 11 March 2020

I really love the harmony of the orcas and the main character. It's really a beautiful illustration of the zodiac and I could really see this as a card. Great work, Joe! :)

JoeJarrah

3:41AM | Thu, 12 March 2020

praise indeed! thanks Bella :)

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