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Male torso with black ink snake tattoos on chest and back, including a snake entwined around a tree on the back.

Male torso with black ink snake tattoos on chest and back, including a snake entwined around a tree on the back.

**Theme**: A **mythological crossover** tattoo covering the full **torso (front and back)** of a male body canvas, using **black ink only**, blending **Greek and Norse mythology** through the unifying image of **serpents**. --- ### **Front (Greek Mythology)** - **Design Focus**: Two **large vipers** emerging from the sides of the lower ribcage, coiling up across the pectorals and diagonally over each shoulder. - The **head and fangs of each viper** face outward from the chest, poised as if in motion or defense, invoking the chaos and challenge of Greek heroic myths. - Style: **Bold outlines** for the snakes, with **fine detail** on scales, fangs, and eyes in a classical-meets-modern fusion style. --- ### **Transition (Shoulders/Traps)** - The snakes wrap naturally over the **trapezius muscles**, their bodies forming arching, symmetrical curves that blend smoothly onto the upper back. - The style starts to shift subtly from Greek line work into **Norse knotwork** as the snakes reach the back—symbolizing a transition between mythologies. --- ### **Back (Norse Mythology)** - **Centerpiece**: **Yggdrasil**, the World Tree, stretching vertically from the lower back to the upper spine. The branches twist intricately into Norse-styled **knotwork** and **runic forms**. - The two vipers from the front entwine around the tree—now fully merged into one massive serpent: **Jörmungandr**, coiled tightly around Yggdrasil, as if constricting or guarding it. - The **roots** of the tree See more