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Published: 2017-02-27 18:17:59 +0000 UTC; Views: 8319; Favourites: 354; Downloads: 69
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EDIT: I have read some of the stories about this strange African god who has the form of a spider with some anthropomorphic features. And I imagined him as this version of my drawing...
"The African trickster spider. He is famous for bringing stories to the world and spreading a little wisdom to everyone, although he hoarded it all for himself. Lazy, gluttonous, greedy, and both foolish and clever, Anansi is the star of a versatile mythos." - Joe
Another iconic addition to the Cthulhu mythos by CAS; The spider god. Not much is know about it apart from the fact that it is man-sized, very swift and constantly spreading his webs above some great abyss. Apparently when his web is finished the world will end.
"The dark form ran toward him with incredible swiftness. When it came near he saw that there was a kind of face on the squat ebon body, low down amid the several-jointed legs. The face peered up with a weird expression of doubt and inquiry; and terror crawled through the veins of the bold huntsman as he met the small, crafty eyes that were circled about with hair."
Clark Ashton Smith,Β The Seven Geases
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Wow, I like how twisted this is. It reminds me of the book version of Coraline. Also, reminds me of Tim Burton style and Gris Grimly's art.Β
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Thanks! Not familiar with Coraline but I appreciate the comparison to burton
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Screw the flamethrower! BFG-9,000 TIME! This thing is tried & true against the likes of the legions of hell, so itβs unlikely that the legions of the cosmos can withstand it!
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I aould say they probably can, if cthulhu could shake of being ripped apart by the ship...
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Dude, Legions of Hell > Outer Gods. Plus, I got a magic shotgun. I like to keep it handy for close encounters.
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Naah, I think legions of Hell are way inferior to the Ultimate Gods, they are more akin to evil mirror of Earths gods.
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Considering I have whatβs left of Azathothβs body hanging on my wall after smiting him myself, I beg to differ.
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I checked its DNA (for lack of a better term). It is. We also smited Nyarlathotep.
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Sorry to disappoint you, it was his mother in law all along. He told me somebody finally got rid of the old hag, guess he should give you some insanity as a reward for this noble deed
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I have a history of regaining sanity from things like that. Seriously.
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"Angry gets shit done!"
also nice he has a buttface.
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American Gods XD
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i have the same under my bed...lol!
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The spider-god did not, however, wish to spend any time in peeling the armor off the huntsman so as to eat him, but put a geas on him to go on further. He did, however, suggested that he test the tensile strength of the web by walking over it to his next encounter. That was the FIRST time he had to walk that web-bridge.
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He was rather dedicated to his craft. I know the feeling when ones creating and doesn't even want to make a break for a meal
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One of my absolute favorites. The creature and the story. I imagined it a little more child-like and anthropomorphic in its features. Some have noted the story for being simplistic in plot for an Ashton piece, but I think all CAS fans love this one as a creature feature. It's totally packed with ever weirder levels of monsters. My Spider Criminals pics are based off this fellow. Abhoth is my true fave from this story because it's like a liquid imagination. Great rendition though.
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It makes me think of Dante's divine comedy, in a sense that he walks deeper and deeper into the underworld.
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Reminds a Griever before implantation of bionic prostheticsΒ www.google.ru/search?newwindowβ¦
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It does.
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The hardest-working of all the Old Ones...
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Even gods can get addicted to work. In this sense he's a bit like Haephestus
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Or Sisyphus...perhaps this eternal weaving is his punishment?
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Based on his dialogue with protagonist it would rather seem his obsession rather than something he's forced to. He seems to genuinely care about it.
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It's been awhile since I've read "The Seven Geases"...I'll have to refresh my memory!
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Good for I will draw more from it
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