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Soom Gneiss- Birth of A Goddess

Mar 6, 2012

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    1. Uh uh uh!
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      Symbol used for pharmacies and medicine :)

      maybe shes a nurse? x'D
       
      #41 Marha, Mar 6, 2012
    2. I'm not sure if I hope for her to be a naga or not...on the one hand..OMG naga I would die! But I'm kinda poor...I could do it..but it'd be tight. ^^; If she's a naga I think I am doomed. I love her face so far and I like the wings/snakes thing going on.

      Can't wait to see more!
       
      #42 rishimsin, Mar 6, 2012
    3. Her face is gorgeous, from what I'm seeing so far! I agree with others who mentioned that the wings and the snakes is a bit much all together. So far, I can't say that I'm safe from her! I suppose I'll know for sure when we get more pictures.
       
      #43 Anna, Mar 6, 2012
    4. While hiking in the North Cascades, Mr. polyhymnia and I will inevitably remark "That's gneiss" in a "That's nice" tone of voice. Such hilarity ... it just never gets old.
       
      #44 polyhymnia, Mar 6, 2012
    5. I am in the "pretty snakes!" camp, but I like snakes. :p A naga would be a-maz-ing, but I'm unsure if anyone has tried to pull that off yet with these kinds of joints. Who knows! I think it's possible, but would probably be a system of joints similar to ribcage and hip joints. No ball joints for snakes!
       
      #45 minaa, Mar 6, 2012
    6. Her face seems so strong and beautiful! And oh my, I am indeed a sucker for translucent resin, I may have to find me a way to nab even at least the wings..... ._.

      I'm in the "DAMN YOU, SOOM!" camp >.>
       
      #46 JLostein, Mar 7, 2012
    7. I would be... royally... broke if she was a Naga... in one way I hope she is... on the other hand... I hope she isn't :<
       
      #47 Tashayarna, Mar 7, 2012
    8. I can't wait to see the rest of the pictures! I'm blown away by just the teaser! AH!
       
      #48 I_DekuPhantomme, Mar 7, 2012
    9. hmmm do I see large breast again? x)
      I really really liker her wings&snakes! :D
       
      #49 sahoma, Mar 7, 2012
    10. Hmmm, it's actually the classical representation of Medusa.

      She evolved from a hideous and grotesque monster in Archaic Art to a beautiful maid with snakes in her hair, and yes, wings in her head in Classical and Hellenistic Art, a nod to the formerly huge wings she had when she was a monster.

      And that's actually the representation... Versace used as a logo! :)

      Here is the most famous roman copy, the Medusa Rondanini:
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      And another neo-classical work (ca 1854) by one Harriet Goodhue Hosmer depicting Medusa in a similar way:
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      So quite sensibly Soom tapped into the later beautiful versions for documentation.

      I'm curious to see the full doll... and the following ones. :D

      Will she have other special parts? She never had a snake tail in Greek Mythology but after Ray Harryhausen's great animatronic in the first "Clash of the Titans" movie, every modern representation has Medusa sporting snaky coils below her waist. That would make interesting parts indeed. A double snake-tail, maybe, reminiscent of Cass's double fish tail??? But something "snakier"???
      Anyway, fitting for a Goddess of the Underground. :)

      ... unless she is the Deity of Wisdom. Which would be poetic justice, as in Greek Mythology, the actual goddess of wisdom, Athena, was responsible for Medusa's transformation into a monster and her later murder by Perseus.
       
      #50 Bakkhios, Mar 7, 2012
    11. I don't think there's been an SD sized Soom doll I've ever been super interested in, but from what little I can see this one looks gorgeous! I can't wait for more details and pictures! :D
       
      #51 twylight, Mar 7, 2012
    12. Her face is gorgeous but terrible timing since I just got my school tuition information and I still have a Soom Tomber Hybrid on layaway .___. poop! Her face is SO pretty.
       
      #52 Ladyofthefae, Mar 7, 2012
    13. Here's a pic of a roman mosaic of medusa:

      http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Medusa_tiles.JPG/400px-Medusa_tiles.JPG

      L      ate classical art puts wings on medusa's head as well as snakes, and depicts her as a beautiful woman.
       
      #53 sakuraharu, Mar 7, 2012
    14. Agree with you on the wrong timing, I hope I don't like her but I have a feeling I will.
       
      #54 sunnysailor, Mar 7, 2012
    15. Hellooooo, Nurse! :wiggle
      I will name her Donatella. :D

      Seriously, I didn't think I could be captivated by another Super Gem girl after so many years! Oh noes!! :O
       
      #55 St. James, Mar 7, 2012
    16. For the little bit of research I did (just now), the might be giving her horse legs

      http://monsters.monstrous.com/medusa.htm
       
      #56 Akkhima, Mar 7, 2012
    17. It's kind of scary how well that mosaic looks like Gneiss x'D

      But yeah, I have heard that Medusa was either a gorgon with one eye, or a beautiful woman who was cursed because of her beauty.

      Can't wait for tonight! X3 Debating if I am gonna stay up all night or wait until morning with seeing her x'D
       
      #57 Marha, Mar 7, 2012
    18. Her legs are the serpent tail? Look forward to quickly see all of the pictures!^^
       
      #58 haoii, Mar 7, 2012
    19. Seem like she has a beautiful face, Good job Soom!

      When I saw her my first thought was Medusa but I love idea that she is a nurse. XD

      About Medusa I read that Poseidon raped her in Athena temple and Athena was so offended and she turned Medusa into a monster.
       
      #59 Tiphereth, Mar 7, 2012
    20. Yeah, Medusa was not the most liberated of Greek myths. :| But she also had two sisters as I recall, which means she likely had an older history as a triadic goddess, and that makes sense that they made her ugly and evil later on; that happens to older triadic goddesses. :)

      I think this Medusa is lovely, and I can't wait to see her entirely. I don't recall Medusa being a centaur and certainly not a Naga, but I do recall she had interesting hands, so I would expect some fantasy hands here.

      .hlp
       
      #60 heidipay, Mar 7, 2012
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