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Hi there guys! Not too much words today, hope you all had a good halloween :) (and you have now a lot of candy, but take care! the dentist could get mad :D)... BTW, I done a cover for the book "Alpha Centaury male" by Dustin Koski, is on Lulu right now if you want to check the link (uncensored version inside >:D)

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LET¨S WIKIATTACK!

Ryujin or Ryojin (龍神, "dragon god"?), also known as Owatatsumi, was the tutelary deity of the sea in Japanese mythology. This Japanese dragon symbolized the power of the ocean, had a large mouth, and was able to transform into a human shape. Ryūjin lived in Ryugu-jo, his palace under the sea built out of red and white coral, from where he controlled the tides with magical tide jewels. Sea turtles, fish and jellyfish are often depicted as Ryūjin's servants.

Ryūjin was the father of the beautiful goddess Otohime who married the hunter prince Hoori. The first Emperor of Japan, Emperor Jimmu, is said to have been a grandson of Otohime and Hoori's. Thus, Ryūjin is said to be one of the ancestors of the Japanese imperial dynasty.

According to legend, the Empress Jingu was able to carry out her attack into Korea with the help of Ryūjin's tide jewels. Upon confronting the Korean navy, Jingu threw the kanju (干珠, "tide-ebbing jewel"?) into the sea, and the tide receded. The Korean fleet was stranded, and the men got out of their ships. Jingu then threw down the manju (満珠, "tide-flowing jewel"?) and the water rose, drowning the Korean soldiers. An annual festival, called Gion Matsuri, at Yasaka Shrine celebrates this legend.

Another legend involving Ryūjin is the story about how the jellyfish lost its bones. According to this story, Ryūjin wanted to eat monkey's liver (in some versions of the story, to heal an incurable rash), and sent the jellyfish to get him a monkey. The monkey managed to sneak away from the jellyfish by telling him that he had put his liver in a jar in the forest and offered to go and get it. As the jellyfish came back and told Ryujin what had happened, Ryūjin became so angry that he beat the jellyfish until its bones were crushed.

In Shinto, Ryujin shinkō (竜神信仰, "dragon god faith"?) is a form of Shinto religious belief that worships dragons as water kami. It is connected with agricultural rituals, rain prayers, and the success of fishermen.
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Amazing color, shading and detail just truly impressive work.