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After the shower
shower prayers and ritual The following came to me, pretty much as-is, fresh from my shower: I shave my face in honour of Apollon Preserving the face of an eternal kouros Keeping the passions for life and art and love … Continue reading
Posted in prayers, rituals, urbal ritual and practises
Tagged apollon, Boeotia, greek gods, greek mythology, greek paganism, greek polytheism, hellenic paganism, hellenic polytheism, hellenic polytheist, hellenic reconstruction, hellenic reconstructionism, hellenic religion, hellenic traditionalism, hellenism, hellenismos, hellenistai, helleniste, hellenistos, modern worship, Mount Helikon, mousai, Mt Helikon, mythology, Narkissos, prayer, ritual, shower, Thespiae, urban gods, urban paganism, urban polytheism, Urban Spirituality
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So, I was dicking around on Theoi.com a couple days ago….
…and I entered in “Boeotia” in the search engine on there. First time I’d done that, actually. Really weird how I’ve used that site as a resource for YEARS and been gravitating further and further into Boeotian-specific religion, and I’d … Continue reading
Posted in Boeotian religion, Nymphai Poleis
Tagged ancient greece, ancient greek cities, city nymphs, Eros, greek gods, greek mythology, greek paganism, greek polytheism, hellenic paganism, hellenic polytheism, hellenic polytheist, hellenic reconstruction, hellenic reconstructionism, hellenic religion, hellenic traditionalism, hellenism, hellenismos, hellenistai, helleniste, hellenistos, mythology, Nymphai Poleis, urban gods, urban paganism, urban polytheism, Urban Spirituality, urban theoi, urbanism, urbanite
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Transgender Day of Rememberance
[This was originally cross-posted to the Hellenion_Chat and Neokoroi e-mail lists, and it just occurred to me that I didn't get around to posting this here, like I said that I would, because the latest FireFox update is total crap … Continue reading
Posted in hellenic polytheism, prayers, rituals
Tagged adonis, Agdistis, androgynos, athene, cthonic deities, Cybele, greek mythology, hellenic polytheism, hellenismos, hermaphrodite, hermaphroditos, intersexed, Kybele, modern worship, mythology, mythos, persephone, practise, prayer, ritual, third sex, transgender, transgender day of remembrance, transsexual, ts/tg, zeus
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Athene at the University
Well, if I wasn’t suddenly bombarded with all of this work (backed up commissions, need to do some paintings to try and nab an art deal — bah!), I’d think up my own topic, but instead, I’m going to direct … Continue reading
Posted in hellenic polytheism, urban theoi
Tagged Aphrodite, apollon, athene, greek gods, greek mythology, greek paganism, greek polytheism, hellenic paganism, hellenic pantheon, hellenic polytheism, hellenic polytheism blogs, hellenic polytheist, hellenic polytheists, hellenic reconstruction, hellenic reconstructionism, hellenic religion, hellenic traditionalism, hellenism, hellenismos, hellenistai, helleniste, hellenistos, mythology, universities, urban gods, urban theoi
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Urban Theoi
One thing that I always loved about Hellenismos is that many of the Theoi (Gods and Goddesses) have both urban and rural aspects and many others are neither inclined toward one place or another; the few Theoi that may even … Continue reading
Posted in hellenic polytheism, mythos, urban theoi
Tagged ancient greece, Aphrodite, apollo, apollon, athena, athene, Dionysos, doves, Eros, greek mythology, greek paganism, greek polytheism, hellenic paganism, hellenic polytheism, hellenic polytheist, hellenic reconstruction, hellenic reconstructionism, hellenic religion, hellenism, hellenismos, hellenistai, helleniste, hellenistos, Hermes, libraries, mousai, mousaios, muses, museums, mythology, pigeons, theatre, urban gods, urban theoi, urbanism
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Bulgarian Temple of Kybele For Sale!
News Link I’m rather torn about this (as I said in the comments on The Wild Hunt‘s post: On one hand, if it were bought by a private group of polytheists (or even just one insanely wealthy polytheist), then there … Continue reading
Posted in hellenic polytheism, mythos
Tagged Agdistis, archaeological sites, archaeology, Attis, castration, Cybele, Gallai, greek mythology, hellenic polytheism, hellenismos, hermaphrodite, historical site, in the news, intersexed, Kybele, Meter, modern worship, mythology, mythos, Nana, Orphic hymns, Phygria, Phygrian mythos, temples, The Wild Hunt, third sex, transgender, transsexual, ts/tg
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Eris Came Bearing Quince
[the following was originally posted in a rougher state in my personal blog] Once upon a time, the word “apple” was used to describe any old piece of fruit, not just the rose-related fruits known to English-speaking people to be … Continue reading
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Tagged Aphrodite, Eris, fruit, greek gods, greek language, greek mythology, greek myths, greek paganism, greek pantheon, greek polytheism, hellenic paganism, hellenic polytheism, hellenic polytheist, hellenic religion, hellenic traditionalism, hellenism, hellenismos, hellenistai, helleniste, hellenistos, latin, mythology, myths, myths reinterpreted, Paris, Plutarch, Pomona, quince, religio romana, ritual, roman gods, roman mythology, roman myths, roman pantheon, votive gifts, votive offerings
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