Drinking the Wind

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Feb 21st 2007

Tags:: abraham acrylic angel animal arabian arabians archangel clouds desert dust fantasy gabriel horse horses ishmael kuhaylah lightning myth mythology rain sand stallion storm thunder wind
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According to myth, the Arabian horse originated in the time of Abraham's son, Ishmael. While asleep, Ishmael suddenly woke as a huge twisting gust of wind swirled nearby. Thunder, rain and dust spewed forth until the wind was commanded to stop by the angel Gabriel. Upon hearing the angel, the furious wind coalesced into the magnificent stallion Kuhaylah, the first Arabian. It was said by the Bedouins that the spirited Kuhaylah "drank the wind" as he galloped across the desert. Ref:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabian_horse

Acrylic on illustration board, 38 x 51 cm.

Comments

Zoneh Says:

Beautifull and detailed!

Minstrel Ayreon Says:

Gorgeous! And what an amazing legend to base it on, too. I don't know if you ever read A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L'Engle, but in that, the unicorn drinks the wind very literally. I bet it's based on this same myth...