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Who/what is the long-beaked thing on this book cover?
I was wondering if anyone knew the origin of these characters on the cover of Stephen King's "The Stand".
Particularly that long-beaked one. I've seen this character before, but can't place it. |
I've never read The Stand before, but could it be one of those masks that the doctors wore in the Black Plague? It sort of reminds me of Charlatan's avatar, I can't remember if he still has the picture or not of something similar.
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I know there is a similar beaked creature in Hieronymus Bosch's triptych The Garden of Earthly Delights in the Hell section. That's all I can come up with.
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I think it's a depiction of the Devil. He was closely associated with a Raven through out the book. I was never sure if he was turning into the Raven or if he was just seeing through the Raven's eyes.
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Yeah that's a raven, also known as a trickster, wearing a trickster's outfit, wielding a scythe (associated with death, which ravens also are.) Just symbolism.
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