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Ash - God of Oases by *Kitsune64:iconKitsune64:

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Submitted: May 29, 2008
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Alright, so I was looking through a list of Egyptian deities, looking for one in particular whose name I couldn't remember, and I happened upon Ash.

Ash was a god of oases and - here's what caught my attention - a companion of Set's. He was the guy who tempered the cruelty of the desert heat (*cough*SET*cough*) and was overall a benevolent deity. His non-human form was usually hawk-headed, but he also took a lion's head and, on occasion, the Set Animal's head.

Plus, one of his titles was "Beloved of Set." Kinda hard to ignore that! :D

I haven't really made a character out of him yet, but still had to draw him. ^_^
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~Lizzy23:iconLizzy23: May 30, 2008, 9:24:35 AM
CUUUUTE! :D

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~Seaspray68:iconSeaspray68: May 30, 2008, 5:14:32 PM
Looks like a cool guy to be around (pun not intended)

Still is interesting to see a Hawk-headed god with positive ties to Set... *really must finish that Horus thingie ><*
~bubbldog:iconbubbldog: May 30, 2008, 7:31:00 PM
I love Egypt!!! Make more of these drawings please! Never heard of Ash, strangly.. o.o"

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*Kitsune64:iconKitsune64: May 31, 2008, 12:20:49 AM
:D

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*Kitsune64:iconKitsune64: May 31, 2008, 12:23:54 AM
*laughs* There are a few hawk deities in the Egyptian pantheon, and there's an older form of Horus that didn't have the negative ties, either. I haven't looked into it in awhile, so I'm probably a little fuzzy on it, but I believe that before the serious popularity rise of the Osiris story, Set and a form of Horus were often depicted together as tutors and protectors of the Pharaoh.

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Strawberry Syrup - Because sometimes, you just have to tackle evil in the middle of homeroom.
*Kitsune64:iconKitsune64: May 31, 2008, 12:27:24 AM
I might. :D And yeah, I hadn't heard of him before, either, but you can find his name listed in several on several mythology sites (I just never clicked on it before!). The longest description I've run into so far is on Wikipedia, if you wanna check that out. ^_^

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Strawberry Syrup - Because sometimes, you just have to tackle evil in the middle of homeroom.
~Seaspray68:iconSeaspray68: May 31, 2008, 1:05:22 AM
Doesn't sound unreasonable... makes sense that the personifications of the Upper and Lower Kingdoms would work together to look after Pharaoh
*Kitsune64:iconKitsune64: May 31, 2008, 2:20:23 PM
Pretty much. Annnnd then there was that whole "SET KILLED OSIRIS" thing, and you started seeing that a bit less. ^^;

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Strawberry Syrup - Because sometimes, you just have to tackle evil in the middle of homeroom.
~Watermelody:iconWatermelody: Jun 1, 2008, 1:41:36 AM
Love the guy already! (in a strict non-platonic, your-ideas-inspire-me way!)

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Mood: Alarmed ~Watermelody:iconWatermelody: Jun 1, 2008, 1:42:54 AM
wait! so SORRY *major blushing!!* I mean platonic!

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