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Aline Carneiro

"Boitatah" by Aline Carneiro

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Tag As FavoriteComment		This is an amazing creature from our folklore. 'Boi' means 'Snake', in indian language Tupi guarani, and Tah means 'fire'. Guarani uses repetition to anphasis the language, so, Boitatah means a very large snake who is made of fire. The luminescent points have to be explained: In Some places people say that the points are the eyes of boitatah's victms (eeek!), and some other places, and i prefer this way of explanation,the history is: some night the moon was so bright that the boitatah wanted to eat its, but the snake is a slyther reptile, and canot manage a way to fly... so he tried to jump, and opened his mouth... and have bitten a large piece of the night, with the stars inside. Nice story, I think


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10 Aug 2003:-) Kerstin ´kolibri´ Eiben
What the-! No comments??? Well then: *first comment dance*
I like the head of the Boitatah, it looks a little comic-like, but also very realistic 12
But the body looks a little strange because of the missing lines that form the "boundary" of it.

And yes, the second story, that the Boitatah has eaten the stars, is much better 2
5 Apr 2006:-) J. Stefan Will
I really like it. It has something mystical. But yes, boundaries seem to be missing. I also like the story. Good work.
11 Apr 2008:-) Jake Phoenix Beasley
The fact there are no boundaries to the snake makes it more astral, as if the piece of the night sky he ate became a part of him. Nice!
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'Boitatah':
 • Created by: :-) Aline Carneiro
 • Copyright: ©Aline Carneiro. All rights reserved!

 • Keywords: Boitatah, Brazil, Creatures
 • Categories: Mythical Creatures & Assorted Monsters
 • Techniques: Computer-coloured Picture, Mixed Media
 • Views: 16426
 • Resolution: 700x500

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