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The History of God
FIELD No. 82C4
Visual depiction of Pakicetus — the first whale — wading in an Eocene river

Hover to play loop & narration. Visual depiction; cultural attribution in the metadata below.

Vol. I · Animism

Pakicetus — the first whale — wading in an Eocene river

still with functional legs

the beginning of a return to the sea, warm turquoise and ochre 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

Visual depiction of A burrowing owl pair at the entrance to their underground nest in open grassland

A burrowing owl pair at the entrance to their underground nest in open grassland

natural-animal

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A European badger emerging from its sett at dusk

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A greater flamingo colony feeding in a shallow alkaline lake

A greater flamingo colony feeding in a shallow alkaline lake

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A long-eared owl with ear tufts raised

A long-eared owl with ear tufts raised

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A pink river dolphin surfacing in a flooded Amazonian forest

A pink river dolphin surfacing in a flooded Amazonian forest

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A shoebill stork standing motionless in a papyrus swamp

A shoebill stork standing motionless in a papyrus swamp

natural-animal