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Bicskei Anna Draconida

"Argus" by Bicskei Anna Draconida

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The many-eyed, ever-watchful guardian from Greek mythology. Even though he had as many as 100 eyes, he failed his most importaint task: guarding the nymph Io against the sexual advances of Zeus. To free the nymph, who was disguised as a white heifer, Hermes used spoken charms to put all of Argus' eyes to sleep, then murdered him.

The little eyeflies were my idea. They're like tiny scouts for the ever-watchful Argus.

Done with lots of plain ol' graphite
 




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30 May 2010:-) Marika Viklund
*lol* Cool! He looks a bit creepy with all the eyes everywhere like that! 1 Congrats on the MC!
31 May 2010:-) Christine Unteregger
This is a very extraordinary picture! I like your style and your ideas.
13 Jun 2010:-) Emma Laguna
i really like this
13 Jun 2010:-) Michael Jones
This has to be one of the creepiest pictures I’ve see and yet its so dynamic and inspiring! Very nice work!
9 Apr 2012:-) Shelz Keast
Interesting take on Argus’ design. I always kinda thought that Hermes bored Argus to sleep with his long winded story.
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'Argus':
 • Created by: :-) Bicskei Anna Draconida
 • Copyright: ©Bicskei Anna Draconida. All rights reserved!

 • Keywords: 100, Argus, Creature, Eyes, Graphite, Greek, Guardian, Monster, Mythology
 • Categories: Dream Imagery, Mythical Creatures & Assorted Monsters, European Traditions, Mythology
 • Techniques: Pencil/Graphite Pen
Modpick •  Mod Pick at: 2010-05-30 04:16:33
 • Submitted: 2010-05-28 16:30:47
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