~* The power of Dragon * ~ for Martin by luciferino
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The origin of the constellation, Draco, and of most dragon lore as well, was probably the Chaldean dragon Tiamat, the sea serpent who existed even before the sea and sky had been divided from each other, the dragon of chaos. Tiamat was a monster of primeval darkness, just such a monster as exists in almost every mythology and must be overcome by the powers of sunlight before the creation of the world can take place. The Sumerians and Babylonians, those early inhabitants of the Tigris and Euphrates Valley from whom we have inherited so much of our mythology and astronomy alike, envisioned the beginnings of creation as a hazy state of chaos, a gloom that was nothing in itself and yet contained the potentialities of all things. With the passing of time, the first gods arose from this primordial sea and come into conflict with the force that had given them birth, the deep, wild, creative but evil force of this ocean dragon Tiamat.
Tiamat gained possession of the Tablets of Fate, which were supposed to confer upon their owner the power to rule the universe, and gave them to her husband for safekeeping. Then she challenged the authority of the newly risen gods and rose against them in rebellion, summoning forth out of the slimy depths all the most frightful creatures that her evil brain could conceive to help her in the struggle, monsters whose like has never been seen again: serpents whose fangs dripped poison, scorpion-men and fish-men and monster-dogs. So horrible were these creations that even the gods took fright and hid themselves safely away in their airy heaven and no one of them would go down to meet Tiamat. No one, that is, until at last Marduk of Babylon came forth from among them and offered to fight as their champion. He was equipped with special magic powers bestowed on him by each one of the other gods at a hurriedly summoned council of war and thus armed, he went down to face the sea serpent in battle.
Even Marduk trembled and almost lost heart at the sight of the dragon and her monster brood. But Marduk had both strength and cunning. He had on his side the winds of heaven and, summoning all their strength together, he sent these on before him and they blew straight into the jaws of the unsuspecting Tiamat. They rushed through her open mouth in a surging current, with all the tearing force of those great hurricanes that sometimes sweep the sea, and blew so fiercely into the very bowels of her body that she was racked and split asunder; then Marduk finished off the helpless monster with a blow of his club. The serpents and the dogs and the scorpion men were useless without the power of their evil genius, and presumably they slunk away and vanished into that yet untamed sea from which they had come. Some say that they are still to be seen in the darkness of heaven, where they have taken on the shape of the twelve signs of the Zodiac.
The north wind carried away the blood of Tiamat, and Marduk split her skull and tore her dragon skin into two pieces. With these he formed the heaven and earth, separating one from the other, and in the upper regions he set the homes of the gods, created the stars in the sky, and ordained the paths they should follow. He outlined the constellations, placing them so that they should serve as signs to indicate the day, the years and the seasons to mankind. he fixed the dome of heaven in place with a great bolt, and set a watchman there to guard it. He surveyed the skies, and built the Zodiac. Then he rested from his labors, hailed by gods and men alike as the dragon slayer. [The Stars in Our Heaven by Peter Lum
Comments (102)
Laksmi
He is cool!!! Fantastic artwork! Stuning image! VWD :-)
B_PEACOCK
When I think that you have out done yourself on your last image . My jaw drops again .Stunning work Ori for a stunning person
SophiaDeer
Wow Ori!! What a handsome man! You rock, hon!
LokiInPigiama
Beautiful work here, I love him expression byeeeeee
tallpindo
Hai Karate puts out the "Slippery When Wet" sign. Sales are always good at "Enter The Dragon" though Kurt Russel may preceed Jackie Chan with "Big Trouble in Little China".
DarkStarRising
bello bello bello, penso im nell'amore!!! amo la riflessione sul orb! lavoro eccellente!.
pingi
wonderful...i like it very much. wonderful face, wonderful body, wonderful expression...
STEVIEUKWONDER
Lovely work. Steve
Henri22
Wonderful and fantastic image !!
Irish
Amazing and beautiful!!!! Love the lighting...gorgeous work. Bravo!
capelito
Beautiful image! Wonderful!
dukun
AMAZING image and so beautiful!!!
JEDI2003
dang cool pic and story .
Porthos
Absolutely fantastic - amazing artwork!!
swissy
I love your Stile Ori, absolutly wonderfull work!
NocturnalRamble
Holy bannanas this is gorgeous. Nice work!!!
SamTherapy
Very cool.
SirIglesDremont
Veramente molte sono le origini della costellazione. in Grecia era Ladone, drago custode dei pomi d'oro delle esperidi, caro ad Era, che Ercole uccise nell'undicesima fatica, facendo incazzare Era, la quale, per ricompensa, fece assurgere il drago in cielo... L'immagine bellissima, comunque - come sempre del resto.
borsy
Excellent!!!!
karanta
Excellent work!
amanda_a42
Very beautiful and powerful work, BRAVO!!!
simdragon
Wonderful work!
Vampir3Princess
OH WOAW!! That character is just too HOT! A real sexy vampire!! whooohoooo!! AMAZING Ori!! great image for a great artist and friend! BIENVENIDO DE VUELTA MARTIN! ESPERO KE TE EST SINTIENDO MEJOR! ;)
wrpspeed
beautiful image. i hope they do a lot of clothes for him soon.
calum5
What a guy,I wish I could get special powers and fight all kinds of beasts like mentioned!"What great fun that would of been!Ori your storys always have a special intrest and I find the combination between your image and text a perfect visit to the gallery!Your very special and loved alot here in the UK!Big smacks a vote bye calum(england will win the euro)lol!
ilona
wow.. really great work Ori! Hes amazing!
LadyFire_Ice
Wowwww Splendid work as always hon,,, EXCELLENT++++ "Hugsssss" Linda :-)
j-art
wonderful!!!!
jherrith
My God in heaven what a wonderful picture you have here the strength and determination present in this is superb and unparalleled. And the story that you have to go with it is one that I recognize from my reading and research. Magnificent all the way around.
Dsan
Such a beautiful image!!