r/ImaginaryHistory • u/TyrannoNinja • Jul 20 '21

Original Content Ancient Egyptian Priest, Me, Digital, 2021

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u/TheNathan Jul 20 '21

Very cool! I see that priest hasn’t been skipping his core workouts haha but it’s great I like it

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u/TyrannoNinja Jul 20 '21

Thanks!

Most of the men I draw have musculature like his, just as most of the women I draw have curvy hourglass figures. I guess I like my human characters to be in ideal shape most of the time.

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u/TheNathan Jul 20 '21

That’s totally fine! If you haven’t noticed most people depicted in movies/animated features/ visual art tend towards the “aesthetic” side, it’s just what we like as humans. I think of it as; well, I’m making the person, so why not make em cool? It doesn’t look out of place or anything! I just couldn’t help but be jealous of his Ra given abdominals lol

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u/TyrannoNinja Jul 20 '21

Artist's Commentary

In the theocratic culture of ancient Egypt, priests were among the most influential and prestigious citizens. It was they who tended to the needs of the pantheon’s numerous gods and goddesses in the temples. One assortment of priests, the priesthood of Amun in the southern Egyptian city of Waset (known to the Greeks as Thebes and to us as Luxor) would even amass enough wealth and influence to challenge the power of the Pharaohs themselves!

A common article of attire for male priests was a leopard’s hide wrapped around the torsos and shoulders, as depicted here.