Weekly Sketch - Ammut the Devourer

Another small update. Veering a little away from purely scientific drawing, I sometimes like to also draw mythological and fantastical animals.

This here is a creature, or demoness, from Egyptian mythology named Ammut. She (yes, it was female, don't let the mane fool you) was considered the demoness of punishment, . Ever wonder what happened to those hearts he would weigh against a feather that ended up too heavy and therefore not worthy for the afterlife? That's right, lunch for dear Ammut. Hence the title of "Devourer" at the end of her name.

Depictions can vary, but she is described on an Egyptian papyrus as having "the fore-part of a crocodile; her hind-quarters are those of a hippopotamus; her middle part [is that] of a lion." Though, in the depictions I have seen, she has spots, which means they meant something like a leopard, though to me, it looked like a cheetah, so that is what I used. I do have a lot of fun with these sorts of things.