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Eros, Birds, and Me
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’s hard for me not to love them — most of the … Continue reading
Posted in Eros Thoughts, symbols
Tagged birds, Eros, hellenic polytheism, hellenismos
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Upon Cupid
by: Anacreon (570-488 B.C.) translated by Thomas Stanley As lately I a garland bound, ‘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 … Continue reading
Posted in Eros Thoughts, erato, poetry
Tagged Anacreon, cupid, Eros, Eros Thoughts, greek lyric poetry, hellenic polytheism, hellenismos, poetry, Thomas Stanley, translated
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Priapos
Another Theos who was worshipped in Boeotia I give cult to is Priapos; having significant-enough cult at Mt. Helikon (near Thespiae), it seemed only appropriate to post about this here. For me it began with Theoi Project and searching for … Continue reading
Posted in Boeotian religion, Priapos, aphrodite, my shrines
Tagged basil, boeotia, hellenismos, hellenistai wiki, laurel nobilis, mt. helikon, oregano, priapos, rehabilitating mr wiggles, sage, shrines
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Derek Jarman’s Sebastiane and polytheism as a metaphor for homosexuality
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Eros Thoughts, Interpretatio graeca, art, gblt interest, general hellenismos, syncretism
Tagged adonis, anteros, aphrodite, apollon, art, derek jarman, dionysos, Eros, erotic, films, gay closet, GLBT, graeco-roman, hellenic polytheism, hellenismos, love, mythos, roses, saint sebastian, syncretism
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Begin Again
So, now is the time I’ve come to observe as the Boeotian New Year (just downloaded hella PDF files, both something called The Boeotian Project and The Ancient Boeotians, if I can find anything more about the calendar, this may … Continue reading
Eros Exhibition in Athens
http://eros.cycladic.gr/ Now through 5 April 2010, at the Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens is a seemingly huge Eros exhibit. Moments like this make me want a visit from the money fairy. The site for the exhibition has plenty of … Continue reading
Posted in art, lazy posts
Tagged art, athens, cult worship, Eros, graeco-roman, hellas, hellenic mythology, hellenic polytheism, hellenismos, museum exhibition, museum of cycladic art, mythos
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Eros & Eris
(I originally posted this in response to a thread on the Hellenistai forum. You can go there to comment or, if you’d prefer, comment here.) Eris is a Goddess who is kind of like a Feminine counterpart to Ares and … Continue reading
Trust Me, You Don’t Want to Know Eros
At the very least, you don’t want to know Eros like I know Eros. He’s a possessive Theos. He has this distinction of being one of the oldest of all the Theoi, one of the Protogonoi, yet is in this … Continue reading
On the Nature of Patron Relationships with a Deity
First off, I want to make it quite clear that the more I learn of ancient Boeotian practises, the more I love the way the ancient Boeotians did things. The more I see photos of the modern region, the more … Continue reading
Hellenistai Chat
I have just created a chat room so that I and other Hellenists can converse with each-other as a group. I’m not thinking of any regular scheduled chats except for topic chats on the 4th of the lunar month on … Continue reading
