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The History of God
FIELD No. 237F
Visual depiction of A glasswing butterfly resting on a tropical leaf

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Vol. I · Animism

A glasswing butterfly resting on a tropical leaf

transparent wings showing the forest behind

delicate and ethereal, cool green palette, loose brushwork, sharp focus, 4K detail

Organization
Animistic Animal Spirits
Time period
Pre-history – present (animism is continuous)
Location
Worldwide

Source attribution

This visual depiction is one of 1,947 in the archive — a creative historical rendering of how natural-animal has expressed the divine. The depiction is interpretive, not iconographic.

Cross-references — same archetype or region

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A blue-ringed octopus with vivid blue rings flashing warning on a coral reef

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 Visual depiction of A Diplodocus herd moving through open Jurassic savanna

A Diplodocus herd moving through open Jurassic savanna

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 Visual depiction of A Gorgonopsid stalking a Lystrosaurus across a Permian plain

A Gorgonopsid stalking a Lystrosaurus across a Permian plain

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 Visual depiction of A large dragonfly resting on a reed stem above a still pond

A large dragonfly resting on a reed stem above a still pond

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 Visual depiction of A pair of whooping cranes performing their elaborate mating dance in shallow coastal marsh

A pair of whooping cranes performing their elaborate mating dance in shallow coastal marsh

natural-animal