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Always Remember

Ghanaian artist Kwame Atoko-Bamfo created several sculptures in a lake to remember our ancestors who drowned as they were transported through the Atlantic Sea during slavery. 

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Relief fragment from the mortuary temple of the pyramid of Neith

(Source: Gustave Jéquier: Les pyramides des reines Neit et Apouit. Imprimerie de l’Institut français d’archéologie orientale, Kairo 1933)

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Neith /ˈniː.ɪθ/ (Koinē Greek: Νηΐθ, a borrowing of the Demotic form Ancient Egyptian: nt, likely originally nrt "she is the terrifying one"; also spelled Nit, Net, or Neit) was an early ancient Egyptian deity who was said to be the first and the prime creator. She was said to be the creator of the universe and all it contains, and she governs how it functions. She was the goddess of wisdom, weaving, the cosmos, mothers, rivers, water, childbirth, hunting, war, and fate.

Neith was the tutelary deity of Sais (Coptic: ⲥⲁⲓ Sai from Egyptian Zau), where her cult was centered in the western Nile Delta of Lower Egypt and attested as early as the First Dynasty. Neith was also one of the three tutelary deities of the southern city of Latopolis (Koinē Greek: Λατόπολις) or Esna (Snē) (Sahidic Coptic: ⲥⲛⲏ from earlier Egyptian: t3-snt, also iwnyt) Latopolis was located on the west bank of the River Nile some 55 kilometres (34 mi) south of Luxor.

Neith is a goddess of war and of hunting, and had as her symbol two arrows crossed over a shield. She is a far more complex goddess than is generally known, however, and of whom ancient texts only hint of her true nature. A religious silence was imposed by ancient Egyptians for secrecy, employing euphemisms and allusions and often relying on symbols alone. In her usual representations, she is portrayed as a fierce deity, a woman wearing the Red Crown, occasionally holding or using the bow and arrow, in others a harpoon. In fact, the hieroglyphs of her name usually are followed by a determinative containing the archery elements, with the shield symbol of the name being explained as either double bows (facing one another), intersected by two arrows (usually lashed to the bows), or, by other imagery associated with her worship. Her symbol also identified the city of Sais. This symbol was displayed on top of her head in Egyptian art. In her form as a goddess of war, she was said to make the weapons of warriors and to guard their bodies when they died.

As a deity, Neith is normally shown carrying the was scepter (symbol of rule and power) and the ankh (symbol of life). She is also called such cosmic epithets as the "Cow of Heaven", a sky-goddess similar to Nut, and as the Great Flood, Mehet-Weret, as a cow who gives birth to the sun daily. In these forms, she is associated with creation of both the primeval time and daily "re-creation". As protectress of the Royal House, she is represented as a uraeus, and functions with the fiery fury of the sun, In time, this led to her being considered as the personification of the primordial waters of creation. She is identified as a great mother goddess in this role as a creator. She is the personification of the primeval waters, able to give birth (create) parthenogenetically. Among the pairs of deities usually noted by the later ancient Egyptians, she is paired with Ptah-Nun. In the same manner, her personification as the primeval waters is Mehet-Weret, conceptualized as streaming water, related to another use of the verb sti, meaning 'to pour'.

Neith is one of the most ancient deities associated with ancient Egyptian culture. Flinders Petrie (Diopolis Parva, 1901) noted the earliest depictions of her standards were known in predynastic periods, as can be seen from a representation of a barque bearing her crossed arrow standards in the Predynastic Period, as displayed in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.

Neith was also the name of an ancient Egyptian queen consort, one of the principal queens of the Old Kingdom pharaoh Pepi II Neferkare, who ruled (c. 2278 BCE – c. 2184 BCE). Queen Neith was named after goddess Neith.

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Neith Redesign

@takethisjunglebuff

So, this is my Neith remodel. :)

Her stomach is visible because it represents she is a mother (but also her sexual parts are hidden, meaning she doesn’t need a partner to have children). She is a very complex goddess, and represented with a full red dress, although i descarted that because of her 3 (the jump) and how that would look. Jewelry represents her status as a goddess, but she is barefoot (this is mostly bcs i hate heels) in the meaning she’s connected to the Earth and her creations. A second version would be her without the Red Crown.

I don’t draw woman or design clothes/concepts, but this was so fun! Also, i learned how to paint dark skin and female anatomy!

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Gods & Goddesses of Ancient Egypt by Morgan E. Moroney. Illustrations by Meel Tamphanon.

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Indian Garlic Bread - Garlic Parathas - By VahChef @ VahRehVah.com

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i love hannah montana the movie

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Chinese SWAT officer unable to get time off 24 hr shift to take wedding photos. Studio comes to his station instead. [via]

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get you one that can do both 👅

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Locs So thick 😍

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She cleans up well 😘

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As find as I am of shoes, I do not aspire to wear red bottoms. Louboutins are uncomfortable. I love shoes but I don't love them that much.

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That gold long jacket is off the chaiiiiinnnnn

In this new behind the scenes picture Megan Follows is wearing a pair of René Caovilla Embellished Lace and Leather Pumps.

Although it’s hard to tell which pair of shoes belongs to Queen Catherine, as the heel is hidden from our view, it’s more likely that she wears the kitten-heeled version of these slingback pumps (pictured above, $1,060 $477), as most of Queen Catherine’s shoes do not have very high heel. The high-heeled design is also available on The Outnet for $461.25.

Worn with Reign Costumes custom coat and skirt.

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Daisy

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Pay attention to whom your energy increases and decreases around, because that’s the universe giving you a hint of who you should embrace or stray from.

(via alunit)

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Mick Jagger by Annie Leibovitz, 1975

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I demand unconditional love and complete freedom. That is why I am terrible.

Tomaz Salamun (via wordsnquotes)

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100% ART / Ilan Hamra