el-cadejosMy fanart for the Saint Seiya Tarot Collaboration organized by CyberSpecter: https://kda7456.wixsite.com/ss-tarotcard2023/tarot-card
This artwork is Glazed.
Illustration elements explanation:
The High Priestess card represents a connection between the mortal existence and higher knowledge, just as how Hilda is the connection between her people and the gods in Asgard.
The rune ᚨ (ansuz) between her hands symbolized divine guidance, and was frequently used to refer to Odin. Odin himself was a seeker of knowledge, going as far as sacrificing one of his eyes in exchange of wisdom. And even though in the anime Hilda only wears her raven-winged black headpiece while under the influence of the Nibelung ring, the fact it exists and is very similar to the headpiece in Odin's statue, leads me to believe it's part of her priestess attire. All in all, the three elements (ansuz, eye, headpiece) are linked through color and highlight, to represent Hilda's connection to the gods.
Her golden piece was redesigned to resemble the Viking Urnes style. The "moon-crown" elements are said to reference Hathor from Egyptian mythology, but also represent different stages of life (child, adult, senior) through the moon phases. The stars are a nod to the Ursa Major and the Polaris star, so prominent in the Asgard saga (they aren't included in the website version of the card because they match the frame used here specifically, and I didn't it to look weird with the website frame)
2023-12-01 16:49:42 +0000