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Askr Skaðason @askrskadason.bsky.social · 2h

Well vent art is one of the healthiest ways to cope...

Askr Skaðason @askrskadason.bsky.social · 6h

Oooh, what is this?

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The Evil Goat @ceqski.bsky.social · 20h

I am a very confident goat today

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Askr Skaðason @askrskadason.bsky.social · 6h

That hat is just asking to be smashed flat, I'm just sayin'

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Askr Skaðason @askrskadason.bsky.social · 6h

I am sure that if anyone were to criticize that writing, the person displaying it would feel persecuted.

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Askr Skaðason @askrskadason.bsky.social · 7h

Beautiful art.
Take care...

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Askr Skaðason @askrskadason.bsky.social · 4d

Personally, that is actually true. For some reason I cannot find you on Twitter with the search function. I just find you if I look up my followed accounts.
Twitter truly sucks...

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Wilhelm @wilhelmhistory.bsky.social · 4d

These days I barely get 10~20 retweets on Twitter. It is about the same amount of reposts that I get here…which has less than tenth of followers.

I am now convinced that majority of followers just can’t see my drawings on Twitter.

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Askr Skaðason @askrskadason.bsky.social · 5d

What you said about mouths sometimes applies to paws.

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Askr Skaðason @askrskadason.bsky.social · 5d

That's such an unique image! Love the idea and what you did with the colors! I literally can feel the clash of different temperatures on my skin looking at this image lol

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Askr Skaðason @askrskadason.bsky.social · 5d

This is the most 2012 thing ever and I love it

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Katav 🐺 g(r)ay wolf 🐏 bighorn(y) ram @katav.gay · 5d

the pumpkin posting will continue until morale improves

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Wilhelm @wilhelmhistory.bsky.social · 7d

In East Asia, Moon Rabbit is often associated with the full moon during the Autumn equinox. Since today is Chuseok [Korean variant of Mid-Autumn Festival], I drew the Korean moon rabbit pounding a rice cake with a jeolgu [mortar and pestle]. He is wearing a typical Joseon period peasant cloth.

Mural of the Moon Rabbit and a Toad, Gaemachong Tomb, Goguryeo, early 6th century. In the earliest moon iconography of East Asia, rabbit and toad are coupled together. Rabbit is stirring an elixir of life instead of pounding a rice cake.

Terracotta Roof Tile, Silla, 8th~10th centuries, National Museum of Korea. Rabbit and the Toad are standing on each side of a huge jar, and a big tree is sprouting out of it. This tree, called 계수나무 in Korean, is another common element that is popular in East Asian moon iconography.

Rabbits Pounding a Rice Cake, 18th century, Joseon. By the Joseon period, the toad becomes absent, and the rabbit is commonly depicted as two.

Rabbits Pounding a Rice Cake Under a Tree, early 19th century, Joseon, private collection.

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Wilhelm @wilhelmhistory.bsky.social · 7d

In Mesoamerica, rabbits are associated with the moon and fertility. The Nahuas believed that the deities diminished the moon's excessive brightness by throwing the rabbit on its surface. They also had rabbit deities called Centzon Totochtin, who ruled over pulque and drunkenness.

The rabbit in the moon, Codex Borgia page 10. The moon is depicted as a vessel full of liquid, and the night sky with stars are surrounding it.

Lunar stela, Tlaxiaco, Mixtec culture, Late Postclassic (1200-1521), Museo Nacional de Antropología.

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The Evil Goat @ceqski.bsky.social · 7d

When I eventually take over the world(Total goat domination) First thing I’ll be doing is banning pool noodles

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Askr Skaðason @askrskadason.bsky.social · 7d

Omg these are so cute!

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Wilhelm @wilhelmhistory.bsky.social · 7d

Two Moon Rabbits 두 마리 달토끼

Moon Rabbit is featured in East Asian and indigenous American folklore. This funny coincidence is because the dark markings on the Moon looks similar to a rabbit!