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ALIEN COVENANT
Space Jockey Original Art Giveaway!
View this post on Instagram Original Art Giveaway Back in April (seems like an eternity ago during these crazy times) I painted the Space Jockey for Alien Day. One lucky individual will be chosen in 2 weeks time (24th July) and it will be sent to them. Shipping is free for all Australian entries, International […]
Audiomorph: “Nature Boy” – Lyrical Analysis in Relation to Alien Covenant
In the first of a new periodical series called Audiomorph, we explore the context behind Nature Boy, the song used in the Alien Covenant teaser trailer.
Ziusudra, the First Flood Myth
Sumerian: đŁđ đ€đș ZI.IN.SUD.DU A single fragmentary tablet excavated in Nippur tells of the gods An, Enlil, Enki and Ninhursanga. They create the Sumer (black-headed people) and ensure they create comfortable conditions for the animals to live and procreate. Then kingship descends from heaven, and the first cities are founded: Eridu, Bad-tibira, Larak, Sippar, and Shuruppak. In the next part after the missing piece of the tablet, the gods have […]
Parallels: Noah’s Ark and the USCSS Covenant
Di Michelangelo Buonarroti – Web Gallery of Art: Image Info about artwork, Public Domain Noahâs Ark is the vessel in the Genesis flood narrative (Genesis Ch. 6â9), where God spares Noah and his family, plus a breeding pair of each species from a flood he sends to engulf the world and cleanse it of sinners. One of the Prometheus working […]
The Davidic Covenant
In the bible there are lots of Covenants, one such Covenant is the Davidic Covenant. David, after bringing the Arc of the Covenant to Jerusalem lacked a temple to store it, he intended on building one until the prophet Nathan foretold he would not. But his descendants will. I will highlight important points to focus on: […]
Michelangelo’s David and Android David
Michelangelo’s David By Livioandronico2013 “It-he held out a hand and made contact with the stone. It was cool, dry, unyielding. Not Human, yet so very human” – David, Alien: Covenant Novelisation The statue of David in Weyland’s ‘White Room’ is the very same Biblical David. Here are the paralells I have identified: Biblical David is […]
Parallels: The Mayan and African Creation Myths and the Weyland Yutani Logo
One myth says nothing and no one existed at the beginning except two creators, Tepeu, meaning âsovereignâ also âone who conquersâ or âone who is victoriousâ and Gucumatz which translates literally as âQuetzal Serpentâ or âFeathered Serpent.â In this myth the two creators sat with each other and created the world. Whatever they thought came into existence, so […]
The Apache Horse Myth
“Breathe on the nostrils of a horse and itâll be yours for life, but you have to get close. You have to earn its trust” – David, Alien: Covenant There is a false myth about being able to tame a wild horse by just breathing on its nose, Ridley Scott used to ride horses when […]
Parallels: King Saul and David and Peter Weyland and David 8
Painting By Rembrandt, Public Domain. God is angered when Saul unlawfully offers a sacrifice, disobeying divine instruction. God then sends an evil spirit to torment him, to help Saul his advisors send for David. David is known throughout the kingdom as a skilled composer of music and his performance of the lyre relieves him of his torment. […]