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10-20-2010, 12:07 PM
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Riding the Beast
In Avatar riding the Ikrans and Toruks is an essential part of the concept. It illustrates an old dream, to be able to fly in a natural way, either by yourself or by riding a strong beast of the air. We have dreamed about this for ages and recreated it in myths, legends and fairy tales. Also riding the beast is a beloved motif in art. So I thought we could perhaps find some good examples of this theme in artistic or literary expressions.
Here is a cover from one of Anne McCaffreys books about the riders of dragons on Pern:  Painting by Michael Whelan Last edited by redpaintednavi; 10-20-2010 at 12:19 PM. 
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10-20-2010, 12:09 PM
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Here is a cover to one of the Gor books illustrating the dream of riding a great bird:
 Painting by Gino D'Achille
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05-12-2011, 01:35 PM
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Riding birds and other beasts is an old dream among us humans. Here is a Late Roman mosaic depicting erotes riding birds:
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05-13-2011, 01:54 AM
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People want to fly... It appears everywhere in one form or another. Flying is pure freedom
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05-13-2011, 02:04 AM
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Definitely. We always seem to want what we can't have. Maybe it's to teach us a lesson..
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Always listening to The Orb: O.O.B.E...  My fanfic "The man who learns only what others know is as ignorant as if he learns nothing. The treasures of knowledge are the most rare, and guarded most harshly." -Chronicle of the First Age "Try to see the forest through her eyes." Réalisant mon espoir, Je me lance vers la gloire. Je ne regrette rien. (Making my hope come true, I hurl myself toward glory. I regret nothing.)
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05-13-2011, 12:40 PM
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Also this old dream of flying cuts across all cultures. Here is an example from Hindu mythology with the god Vishnu riding Garuda, king of the birds:
Last edited by redpaintednavi; 05-24-2011 at 01:40 PM.
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