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The Eternal Flames of Mount Chimaera
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Mount Chimaera was the name of a place in ancient Lycia, notable for constantly burning fires. It is thought to be the area called Yanartaş in Turkey, where methane and other gases emerge from the rock and burn. Some ancient sources considered it to be the origin of the myth of the monster called the Chimera.
Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

These fires (on Mount Chimaera) have been burning for at least 2,000 years, and their light once helped ancient mariners avoid rocky shores.
Patrick Weidinger

Surely God would not have created such a being as man, with an ability to grasp the infinite, to exist only for a day! No, no, man was made for immortality.
Abraham Lincoln

From things that have happened and from things as they exist and from all things that you know and all those you cannot know, you make something through your invention that is not a representation but a whole new thing truer than anything true and alive, and you make it alive, and if you make it well enough, you give it immortality.
Ernest Hemingway

The Hobbit - The Last Goodbye Performed by Billy Boyd

Eternal Flame, Brand X Music

Immortality, Bee Gees and Celine Dion

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::0930_23
01/06/20 6:50 PM GMT
TCM Movie Channel always pays tribute to those who have died that particular year. They always play a song as the video shows those who have passed on. Your song The Last Goodbye listed above would make a wonderful tribute song.

Take a look and listen. TCM Remembers 2003 I'm always surprised how fast the years have flown since some of those listed died. If you want to take a trip down Memory Lane, watch and listen to more TCM Remembers.

Sorry I got off track. Love the quotes about immortality.

You creation is perfect for the mood you have created. It's like it represents everyone throughout history. Kudos John.
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::tigger3
01/06/20 10:23 PM GMT
I can totally agree with Tick on this one John, your quotes, and insight to your creations always amaze me. tigs=^..^=
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::Flmngseabass
01/07/20 4:22 AM GMT
WOW John! This is a powerful and wonderful render:):) I think my eyes are singed though....thanks a lot:):)
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.koca
01/07/20 7:44 AM GMT
Great work, John, I like your choice of movie and music, too.
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::corngrowth
01/07/20 9:39 AM GMT
This post repeatedly shows us that your creative capacity is at a very high level, John.
This not only applies to the beautiful render, but also to the way in which you can complete the whole with your quotes and music links.
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.mesmerized
01/07/20 1:08 PM GMT
Wow, beautifully done, John...love the smooth, flowing design and mix of dark tones and glowing color...it is positively mesmerizing:):)
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.Jhihmoac
01/12/20 3:03 PM GMT
Great artwork and info here! Faved...
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