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my recent summer project is officially done!

For fairytale contest:

Lilith is a mythological female Mesopotamian storm demon associated with wind and was thought to be a bearer of disease, illness, and death. The figure of Lilith first appeared in a class of wind and storm demons or spirits as Lilitu, in Sumer, 4000 BC. Many scholars place the origin of the name "Lilith" at somewhere around 700 BC despite post-dating even to the time of Moses. In later folklore, "Lilith" is the name for Adam's first wife.

Lilith is described as a beautiful woman, who transforms into a blue, butterfly-like demon, and it is associated with the power of seduction. Lilith is the seductress of the material world, and all of its pleasures, and can lead to materialism unbalanced by the spirituality of the higher spheres. This ultimately leads to a descent into animal consciousness.

I had this idea after I read about the ancient goddess Lilith. She has been written and seen as an evil female demon for centuries but her original biblical description was actually a heavenly protector of nature and all animal life. Lilith is seen as a guardian for all animals and sees their innocent souls into the afterlife. I wanted to show the fairytale of Lilith as it was originally told, as a beautiful fairy queen. Hope I did it justice!

Medium: watercolor
Time: about 10 hours

Description
my recent summer project is officially done!

For fairytale contest:

Lilith is a mythological female Mesopotamian storm demon associated with wind and was thought to be a bearer of disease, illness, and death. The figure of Lilith first appeared in a class of wind and storm demons or spirits as Lilitu, in Sumer, 4000 BC. Many scholars place the origin of the name "Lilith" at somewhere around 700 BC despite post-dating even to the time of Moses. In later folklore, "Lilith" is the name for Adam's first wife.

Lilith is described as a beautiful woman, who transforms into a blue, butterfly-like demon, and it is associated with the power of seduction. Lilith is the seductress of the material world, and all of its pleasures, and can lead to materialism unbalanced by the spirituality of the higher spheres. This ultimately leads to a descent into animal consciousness.

I had this idea after I read about the ancient goddess Lilith. She has been written and seen as an evil female demon for centuries but her original biblical description was actually a heavenly protector of nature and all animal life. Lilith is seen as a guardian for all animals and sees their innocent souls into the afterlife. I wanted to show the fairytale of Lilith as it was originally told, as a beautiful fairy queen. Hope I did it justice!

Medium: watercolor
Time: about 10 hours