In Norse mythology, a valkyrie from Old Norse valkyrja "chooser of the slain") is one of a host of female figures who choose those who may die in battle and those who may live. Selecting among half of those who die in battle (the other half go to the goddess Freyja's afterlife field Fólkvangr), the valkyries take their chosen to the afterlife hall of the slain, Valhalla, ruled over by the god Odin. There, the deceased warriors become einherjar. When the einherjar are not preparing for the events of Ragnarök, the valkyries bear them mead.
An illustration I did for fun. I didn't want her to be nude, and I didn't want to render clothing that would hide the curves, so I made her into a statue.
I've always wanted to redesign this character. Well, perhaps not always. I discovered her when I was 10, in 1980, via old issues of the Warren Magazine and was captivated by her in an instant. Not surprising ;)
Yukio Mishima, born Kimitake Hiraoka was a Japanese author, poet, playwright, actor, model, Shintoist, nationalist, and founder of the Tatenokai. Mishima is considered one of the most important Japanese authors of the 20th century.
Here, in the west, breasts are hyper sexualized. I wish we could get over that. The more you make something taboo, the more (pardon the pun) titillating that something becomes.
