Past
| Past | |
|---|---|
| Category | concept |
| Description | Ancient statue with Huginn and Muninn, Newgrange rock art |
Grail #4221 · Concept · Browse all Grails →
[view source]Cultural Context
Huginn and Muninn ("Thought" and "Memory") are Odin's two ravens from Norse mythology — they fly across the world each day and return to whisper what they have seen. They also appear in the Mercury grail, which depicts Odin. Newgrange is a prehistoric passage tomb in County Meath, Ireland, built around 3200 BCE — older than Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids. Its entrance stone and interior walls are carved with spiral and lozenge rock art patterns.
[view source]Visual Elements
Ancient statue in an unkempt environment to represent the passage of time. Huginn and Muninn as links to thought and memory. Rock art from Newgrange carved on the statue.
[view source]Justification
Past and Future are a paired set. Together they frame the temporal range of the collection — the ancestors and cultures the Miberas draw from span thousands of years.