W:NGS- Asherah

I wanted to do a photomanip + painting piece, as well as something not fanart. Try as I may, I can't seem to step away from my fics, especially Winchester: Next Generation Series - The Nth Degree 

Not sure what the deal is, besides spending so much time writing on it. At any rate, at least it works as a stand alone too.  

It's not perfect, but I am happy with the results (this is what you do when you are on Spring Break and have no friends around and no life lol)!

This is titled "Asherah", she is the goddess of the Canaanites and Babylonians. She was also worshiped by the ancient Hebrews where she later became "Shekinah" the Holy Spirit or the Holy Presence who is the feminine attribute of God. In Egypt, her aspect became embodied in the "Eye of Ra".

In lore, she was a mysterious mortal woman who was found by the god El (EL-ohim/Eloyin). He was fascinated by her, and after speaking with her, he asked her if she would prefer to be a sister to him or his wife. She chose to be his wife, and El gifted her with immortality. From their union 77 gods and goddess were born. The first born were the twins:

Shalim (Salem), the god of the Dusk and the Evening Star who represented completion, wholeness, rest, and peace. His symbols were the evening star and the crescent moon... he was a lunar deity; a lost god of peace, associated with peaceful completion of life. As such, he held the keys to the Netherworld... in fact, his presence is preserved in the name of the city of Jerusalem, "the settlement of Shalim". The Archangel Gabriel is a celestial decedent of Shalim (Gabriel carries the lunar symbol as his crest).

and

Shahar (Shakar/Sahar), the god of the Dawn and the Morning Star. He is an enigmatic deity to scholars, but his presence is found in later Solar deities. He is the Beginning, and while his nature is in contrast to his brother, it is not necessarily negative as seen in his similarities with the god Shamash, god of Justice, the god Utu, and Atum (morning sun) of which his aspect can be found in the triad Egyptian god Ra-Atum-Khepri. Shahar's symbol is the spearhead and he is believed to have taught humans how to utilize irrigation.

He is YM- who is the day

He is Hele be Shahar, of which the Archangel Samael is a celestial descendant... Samael, the fallen one who became known by the name "Lucifer", which actually isn't a name... instead it is the Latin word meaning "Morning Star" in relation to Venus as it appears on the horizon at dawn, but later became capitalized following the fame of John Milton's "Paradise Lost".  

By now, if you are an SPN fan, you might see how all this would tie into a fic.


PS: If you are interested in the fic: www.winchesternextgenerationseries.tumblr.com/main
and if you are just interested in more related art, I have a folder dedicated to it here.