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		<title>Marc Almond: Non-Stop Erotic Divo</title>
		<link>http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2012/02/05/marc-almond-non-stop-erotic-divo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:58:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruadhán McElroy</dc:creator>
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Marc Almond is one of those singers that I&#8217;m amazed that I didn&#8217;t get into his work earlier, but upon reflecting, I probably did at the perfect time in my life to. Probably best-known this side of the Atlantic for &#8230; <a href="http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2012/02/05/marc-almond-non-stop-erotic-divo/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Isadora Duncan: Touched by Terpsicore</title>
		<link>http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2012/01/28/isadora-duncan-touched-by-terpsicore/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:35:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruadhán McElroy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“The dancer’s body is simply the luminous manifestation of the soul. The true dance is an expression of serenity; it is controlled by the profound rhythm of inner emotion. Emotion does not reach the moment of frenzy out of a &#8230; <a href="http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2012/01/28/isadora-duncan-touched-by-terpsicore/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>I find this woman utterly fascinating to watch and listen to</title>
		<link>http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2012/01/22/i-find-this-woman-utterly-fascinating-to-watch-and-listen-to/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 11:28:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruadhán McElroy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jane Child &#8211; Don&#8217;t Wanna Fall In Love (Official Music Video). Watch more top selected videos about: Jane Child I don&#8217;t wanna fall in love No, no Love cuts just like a knife You make the knife feel good Baby &#8230; <a href="http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2012/01/22/i-find-this-woman-utterly-fascinating-to-watch-and-listen-to/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Feast of Eros is NOT St. Valentine&#8217;s Day!</title>
		<link>http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2012/01/20/the-feast-of-eros-is-not-st-valentines-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 04:02:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruadhán McElroy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While I acknowledge that people are going to do what they&#8217;re going to do anyway, and there&#8217;s little I can do to stop them from doing whatever goofy shit they want to do, no matter how wrong it is, I &#8230; <a href="http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2012/01/20/the-feast-of-eros-is-not-st-valentines-day/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>THIS is How You Name a Sexual Aid Company After an Ancient Goddess</title>
		<link>http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2012/01/20/this-is-how-you-name-a-sexual-aid-company-after-an-ancient-goddess/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:03:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruadhán McElroy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hathor Aphrodisia premium lubricants No, really, Athena doesn&#8217;t care about your sex life. While I&#8217;m at it, The &#8220;Eroscillator&#8221; brand sure is expensive &#8212;I find this appropriate, especially considering all the graphics illustrating the superior design, and not to mention &#8230; <a href="http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2012/01/20/this-is-how-you-name-a-sexual-aid-company-after-an-ancient-goddess/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Painter David Ligare</title>
		<link>http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2012/01/15/painter-david-ligare/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:52:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruadhán McElroy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I get a lot of odd searches leading people here. Since my Adonis post, I&#8217;ve gotten more people finding this site on an Adonis search than an Eros search, which makes me feel like a failure as Eros&#8217; devoted, at &#8230; <a href="http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2012/01/15/painter-david-ligare/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Adorations of Eros</title>
		<link>http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2012/01/13/adorations-of-eros/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:53:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruadhán McElroy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I adore you, patron of Thespiai. I adore you, heart of Boeotia. I adore you, keeper of the gymnasia at Ellis. I adore you, guardian of the Academy at Athens. I adore you First-Born. I adore you son of Nyx. &#8230; <a href="http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2012/01/13/adorations-of-eros/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ακιδαλια</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 08:44:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruadhán McElroy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ACIDA′LIA, a surname of Venus (Virg. Aen. i. 720), which according to Servius was derived from the well Acidalius near Orchomenos, in which Venus used to bathe with the Graces; others connect the name with the Greek akides, i. e. &#8230; <a href="http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2011/09/23/%ce%b1%ce%ba%ce%b9%ce%b4%ce%b1%ce%bb%ce%b9%ce%b1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ares &amp; Aphrodite &amp; Adonis &amp; The Phoenix</title>
		<link>http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2011/08/31/ares-aphrodite-adonis-the-phoenix/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:03:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruadhán McElroy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eros was out with Aphrodite, and the Goddess commented on the body of Ares as He practised His battle exercises, and pondered out loud to Her friend how exciting it would be to be in his arms and beneath Him. &#8230; <a href="http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2011/08/31/ares-aphrodite-adonis-the-phoenix/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New-ish front garden photos</title>
		<link>http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2011/07/24/new-ish-front-garden-photos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 09:03:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruadhán McElroy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[These photos are a couple weeks old. There are lots more blooms now, and I intend to make newer photos happen soon. Also, here&#8217;s that &#8220;sea-horse&#8221; I mentioned: Germane Entries:Marc Almond: Non-Stop Erotic Divo Eros Day, 433 Eros, &#038; Dr &#8230; <a href="http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2011/07/24/new-ish-front-garden-photos/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>30 Day Paganism Meme: Day 26 ~ Any “secular” pastimes with religious significance, and why</title>
		<link>http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2011/07/21/30-day-paganism-meme-day-26-any-%e2%80%9csecular%e2%80%9d-pastimes-with-religious-significance-and-why/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 20:28:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruadhán McElroy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog Memes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[30 day pagan meme]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carouso]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cult worship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eros]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gavin Friday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[graeco-roman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[greek mythology]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[hellenic reconstruction]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[hellenismos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[secular]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shag Tobacco]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In traditional polytheism, it&#8217;s hard to truly separate out the religious from the secular, since it&#8217;s all got a connection in the lives of mortals. In the modern day, traditional polytheists will often look for historical and mythological connections and &#8230; <a href="http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2011/07/21/30-day-paganism-meme-day-26-any-%e2%80%9csecular%e2%80%9d-pastimes-with-religious-significance-and-why/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Smell like a God</title>
		<link>http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2011/07/16/smell-like-a-god/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2011 09:21:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruadhán McElroy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[random Eros stuff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eros]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eros deodorant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eros perfume]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[etsy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I just caught wind of these items on Etsy: Eros Deodorant Balm for men by lanabella Eros A deep musky and lingering rollon essential by seagrapesoap I think some-one needs to send me the delicious monies necessary for these. I&#8217;d &#8230; <a href="http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2011/07/16/smell-like-a-god/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Visualisation of Orphic Hymn #58</title>
		<link>http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2011/07/11/visualisation-of-orphic-hymn-58/</link>
		<comments>http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2011/07/11/visualisation-of-orphic-hymn-58/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 04:50:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruadhán McElroy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eros]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[orphic hymns]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[58. To Eros Incense: Aromatic Herbs I call upon great, pure, lovely and sweet Eros, Winged archer who runs swiftly on a path of fire And plays together with gods and mortal men. Inventive and two-natured, he is master of &#8230; <a href="http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2011/07/11/visualisation-of-orphic-hymn-58/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>I watch from the doorway, some things take forever…</title>
		<link>http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2011/07/07/i-watch-from-the-doorway-some-things-take-forever%e2%80%a6/</link>
		<comments>http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2011/07/07/i-watch-from-the-doorway-some-things-take-forever%e2%80%a6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 07:22:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruadhán McElroy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[lazy posts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Nelson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[devotional music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eros]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eros arriving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flaming desire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Love That Whirls (Diary Of A Thinking Heart)]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve changed some of the categories and the link list, I&#8217;ve also consolidated to a single &#8220;About&#8221; page&#8221;. In other news, I&#8217;ve been OBSESSED with this album lately. I&#8217;ve even made an eBay bid that I probably shouldn&#8217;t've. This has &#8230; <a href="http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2011/07/07/i-watch-from-the-doorway-some-things-take-forever%e2%80%a6/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New Goal for the Garden</title>
		<link>http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2011/06/25/new-goal-for-the-garden/</link>
		<comments>http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2011/06/25/new-goal-for-the-garden/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 21:24:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruadhán McElroy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Boeotian religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Καρδιά του Θεσπιαί]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[narkissos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[boeotia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cult worship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cult worship]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[graeco-roman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[greek mythology]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[hellenic reconstruction]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[hellenismos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ikhthyes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kardia tou thespiai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mythos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trophonios]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I found out about TerraCycle.net cos I love Method brand cleaning products and their refill pouches. The only downside to the pouches is that Lansing doesn&#8217;t accept plastic bags of any sort for recycling, so while it&#8217;s nice that they &#8230; <a href="http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2011/06/25/new-goal-for-the-garden/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>30 Day Paganism Meme: Day 14 ~ Pantheon – Nyx &amp; Kybele/Gaia</title>
		<link>http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2011/06/20/30-day-paganism-meme-day-14-pantheon-%e2%80%93-nyx-kybelegaia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 07:37:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruadhán McElroy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Boeotian religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deity Relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kybele/Gaia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[30 day pagan meme]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[boeotia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eros]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gaia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GLBT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[graeco-roman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[greek mythology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[greek myths]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[kybele]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mythos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nyx]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[syncretism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I tend to regard Nyx and Kybele not as two names for the same Goddess, but as two distinct types of Mother Goddess. Whether &#8220;Kybele = Rhea&#8221;, I really am not sure, but I know that those who dismiss Kybele&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2011/06/20/30-day-paganism-meme-day-14-pantheon-%e2%80%93-nyx-kybelegaia/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tragic Garden Update</title>
		<link>http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2011/06/16/tragic-garden-update/</link>
		<comments>http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2011/06/16/tragic-garden-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 03:23:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruadhán McElroy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Καρδιά του Θεσπιαί]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cult worship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eros]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[garden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[graeco-roman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[greek mythology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[greek myths]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hellenic mythology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hellenic paganism]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[hellenic reconstruction]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[hellenismos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kardia tou thespiai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sacred garden]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I had really hoped to post some garden photos this week &#8212; at least the front garden, which was stripped of about 90% of its grass and replaced with wildflowers during the first four weeks of spring up here. After &#8230; <a href="http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2011/06/16/tragic-garden-update/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>30 Day Paganism Meme: Day 13 ~ Pantheon – Adonis &amp; the Flower Boys</title>
		<link>http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2011/05/24/30-day-paganism-meme-day-13-pantheon-%e2%80%93-adonis-the-flower-boys/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 02:23:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruadhán McElroy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[aphrodite]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blog Memes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Divine Beloved]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gblt interest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hyakinthos]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[symbols]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[syncretism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[30 day pagan meme]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adonis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[apollo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[apollon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[boeotia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[comparitive mythology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cult worship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eros]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GLBT]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love Adonis. Though there&#8217;s Peanut Gallery commentary decrying any worship of Him and Kybele in a Hellenic context as &#8220;un-Hellenic&#8221;, it&#8217;s pretty obvious that Their cults had been thoroughly Hellenised by the time of Hesiod (if you haven&#8217;t seen &#8230; <a href="http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2011/05/24/30-day-paganism-meme-day-13-pantheon-%e2%80%93-adonis-the-flower-boys/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Eros Ouzeri</title>
		<link>http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2011/04/08/eros-ouzeri/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 19:57:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruadhán McElroy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adelaide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eros]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eros ouzeri]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[restaurant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[south australia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[http://www.erosouzeri.com.au/index.html A friend of mine in Brisneyland, QLD, recently informed me of this restaurant in Adelaide, South Oz. According to Wikipedia, &#8220;Ouzeri&#8221; is a type of Greek tavern that serves ouzo and mezedes. The photos are total food porn, except &#8230; <a href="http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2011/04/08/eros-ouzeri/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Feast of Eros symbolism</title>
		<link>http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2011/04/07/feast-of-eros-symbolism/</link>
		<comments>http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2011/04/07/feast-of-eros-symbolism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 03:42:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruadhán McElroy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cult worship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eros]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[narkissos]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[almond]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[attis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[butter lamb]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chicks]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[easter]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[rooster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[simnel cake]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve long realised that the &#8220;Easter symbols&#8221; I grew up with, and encouraged both at my old Catholic school and my Anglican family, have nothing to do with Jesus or even Christianity. These are fertility symbols that have nothing to &#8230; <a href="http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2011/04/07/feast-of-eros-symbolism/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>30 Day Paganism Meme: Day 10 ~ Patrons – Eros</title>
		<link>http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2010/11/09/30-day-paganism-meme-day-10-patrons-%e2%80%93-eros/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 21:28:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruadhán McElroy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog Memes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eros]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Boeotia, especially in the city of Thespiae, Eros was honoured as a major deity in His own right &#8212; unlike in Attika, where He was, at best, an important companion to Aphrodite&#8217;s cult. He&#8217;s one of a handful of &#8230; <a href="http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2010/11/09/30-day-paganism-meme-day-10-patrons-%e2%80%93-eros/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>30 Day Paganism Meme: Day 5 ~ Beliefs – Sacred Sexuality</title>
		<link>http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2010/10/10/30-day-paganism-meme-day-5-beliefs-%e2%80%93-sacred-sexuality/</link>
		<comments>http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2010/10/10/30-day-paganism-meme-day-5-beliefs-%e2%80%93-sacred-sexuality/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Oct 2010 22:24:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruadhán McElroy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK, I&#8217;m going to weenine out on this one and make it even less about my own spiritual beliefs and practises than the last one. Long story short, while my practises include a fair amount of less-than-chaste communique I&#8217;m less &#8230; <a href="http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2010/10/10/30-day-paganism-meme-day-5-beliefs-%e2%80%93-sacred-sexuality/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>30-Day Paganism Meme: Day 3, Beliefs – Deities</title>
		<link>http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2010/10/02/30-day-paganism-meme-day-3-beliefs-%e2%80%93-deities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Oct 2010 19:40:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruadhán McElroy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m at a bit of a loss on this. Why didn&#8217;t I change this one? See, I&#8217;ve been putting this one off because I&#8217;m not sure how to essay this. The simplest and most bleeding obvious would be to explain &#8230; <a href="http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2010/10/02/30-day-paganism-meme-day-3-beliefs-%e2%80%93-deities/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>30-Day Paganism Meme: Day 2, Beliefs – Cosmology</title>
		<link>http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2010/09/29/30-day-paganism-meme-day-2-beliefs-%e2%80%93-cosmology/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 02:39:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruadhán McElroy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the World English Dictionary: cosmology (kɒzˈmɒlədʒɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide] —n 1. the philosophical study of the origin and nature of the universe 2. the branch of astronomy concerned with the evolution and structure of the universe 3. &#8230; <a href="http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2010/09/29/30-day-paganism-meme-day-2-beliefs-%e2%80%93-cosmology/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>30-Day Paganism Meme: Day 1, Beliefs – Why Hellenismos?</title>
		<link>http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2010/09/27/30-day-paganism-meme-day-1-beliefs-%e2%80%93-why-hellenismos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 04:22:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruadhán McElroy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why Hellenismos? Well, the &#8220;tl;dr&#8221; version that I usually give people is &#8220;because these are the only deities who&#8217;ve ever been receptive to my worship&#8221;. The long version goes something like this: I was raised in a predominantly pair of &#8230; <a href="http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2010/09/27/30-day-paganism-meme-day-1-beliefs-%e2%80%93-why-hellenismos/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Eros, Birds, and Me</title>
		<link>http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2010/09/06/eros-birds-and-me/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:55:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruadhán McElroy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aristophanes said the birds wee born of Eros, and the associations between birds and Eros and Aphrodite apparently pre-dates that. My friends know me as a cat-lover, and it&#8217;s hard for me not to love them &#8212; most of the &#8230; <a href="http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2010/09/06/eros-birds-and-me/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Upon Cupid</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:11:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruadhán McElroy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by: Anacreon (570-488 B.C.) translated by Thomas Stanley As lately I a garland bound, &#8216;Mongst roses I there Cupid found; I took him, put him in my cup, And drunk with wine, I drank him up. Hence then it is &#8230; <a href="http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2010/09/05/upon-cupid/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Derek Jarman&#8217;s Sebastiane and polytheism as a metaphor for homosexuality</title>
		<link>http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2010/08/01/derek-jarmans-sebastiane-and-polytheism-as-a-metaphor-for-homosexuality/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 21:06:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruadhán McElroy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is possibly one of my favourite films, and not just as an extension of my weakness for ridiculous films about Christian mythos (if you want ridiculous in your Christianity, The Apple is the best yet). While carrying the airs &#8230; <a href="http://ofthespiae.hellenistai.com/2010/08/01/derek-jarmans-sebastiane-and-polytheism-as-a-metaphor-for-homosexuality/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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