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Wilhelm @wilhelmhistory.bsky.social · 8h

I just find out there’s a unicode deer symbol 𐂂 Now I’m gonna use it everywhere

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Wilhelm @wilhelmhistory.bsky.social · Sep 11

"Tlazolteotl and Huehuecoyotl" is posted on my Patreon!

You can see my new artworks one month early.
www.patreon.com/WilhelmHistory

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Wilhelm @wilhelmhistory.bsky.social · 22d

"Beach Seduction" is posted on my Patreon!

You can see my new artworks one month early.
www.patreon.com/WilhelmHistory

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Wilhelm @wilhelmhistory.bsky.social · 1d

"Tonatiuh and Tezcatlipoca" is posted on my Patreon!

You can see my new artworks one month early.
www.patreon.com/WilhelmHistory

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Scribefang @scribefang.bsky.social · 13d

Oops! More cougar lady
#furry #furryart #nsfw

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Wilhelm @wilhelmhistory.bsky.social · 1d

"Tonatiuh and Tezcatlipoca" is posted on my Patreon!

You can see my new artworks one month early.
www.patreon.com/WilhelmHistory

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Mikitka (comm open) @velimir228.bsky.social · 2d

Reynard and Kyward

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Wilhelm @wilhelmhistory.bsky.social · 5d

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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Wilhelm @wilhelmhistory.bsky.social · 5d

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 · 5d

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!

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Caroline Dodds Pennock @carolinepennock.bsky.social · 2d

Remind me. What was happening in Germany in the 1930s? They really are saying the quiet part out loud now, aren’t they…

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 3d

"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."

- Jack Posobiec at Trump's roundtable on antifa

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Wilhelm @wilhelmhistory.bsky.social · 2d

Linguistic studies reveal that this confusion in Korean goes back at least hundreds of years. I don’t believe everyone that conflates the two words does so with malicious intent, but I do wonder whether there are any sociocultural reasons behind it.

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Wilhelm @wilhelmhistory.bsky.social · 2d

I’m a bit frustrated that many Koreans use the word “틀리다 (wrong)” in place of “다르다 (different)”, despite it does not make any sense in Korean grammer. I’m curious if other languages conflates the two words like here.

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Wilhelm @wilhelmhistory.bsky.social · 3d

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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Rafael Mena Illustration @rafaelmenai.bsky.social · 4d

Hey guys, I'm having some troubles with the landlord and I might be needing to find a new place soon.

I don't really want to beg for cash or anything so I'd appreciate if you guys could lend me some support over on the Patron if you're able ofc.

www.patreon.com/c/Rafaelmena

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𝕮𝖆𝖓𝖎𝖘𝕬𝖑𝖇𝖚𝖘 @canisalbus.bsky.social · May 16

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Bastrod @bastrod.bsky.social · 5d

Cacaguat Harvest Festival at Teswatlan

#art #artist #illust #illustration #history #mesoamerica #nicarao #nicaragua #nahua

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Mikitka (comm open) @velimir228.bsky.social · 6d

Reynard the Fox

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Ben300 @ben300.bsky.social · 7d

Dobbie butts. Specifically @dukedoberman.bsky.social : )

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Wilhelm @wilhelmhistory.bsky.social · 5d

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.

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Wilhelm @wilhelmhistory.bsky.social · 5d

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.

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Wilhelm @wilhelmhistory.bsky.social · 5d

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!