WAITING FOR OSIRIS
1986
by Eric Whollem
India ink, tempera and parafin on paper
21" x 10"
Collection of the artist
COPYRIGHT BY THE ARTIST
EGYPTIAN MYTHOLOGY
According to Egyptian mythology Isis went in search for her brother and husband
Osiris, after he was dismembered in a battle with Set, the god of darkness. This
drawing is my interpretation of this story.
Read more about Isis on Wikipedia:
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THE DRAWING BELOW
WAS DONE IN
SIMILAR ARTISTIC MEDIA
AS
WAITING FOR OSIRIS
SOROR MYSTICA
by Eric Whollem
mixed media on paper
THE VIDEO BELOW
GIVES A
MYTHOGRAPHIC ACCOUNT
OF
VOLTUMNA
FROM ETRUSCAN MYTHOLOGY
ERIC WHOLLEM
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