#30 days of Apollon

[pandoras-spell-box]

I think signs from the Gods are such a funny thing for me, because the signs I get from some of them completely contradict who I am.

The day that I realized Lord Apollon wanted to work with me it was supposed to be a thunder storm, an 80% chance. But when I woke up it was bright and sunny, the sunlight blasting through my window despite my black out curtains. Birds were chirping and I could feel the warmth, the smell of flowers starting to bloom.

Thing is, I hate the sunlight. I live in the middle of the desert, even if it's the dead of winter it never seems to go below 30°F, and even at that low the sun is so bright. I get overstimulated and uncomfortable in the heat and would honestly prefer if it was snowing 24/7.

I know the reasons I resonate with Lord Apollon. I'm very artistic, I play the flute, the piano, the ukulele, I'm a choir kid at heart. I love nature. I have a special interest in snakes, I absolutely lose my mind over cows, mice/rats, wolves, foxes. I would love to learn archery and have always been interested in it.

Signs don't always show why they want to work with you, I suppose is my point.

#hellenic polytheism #apollo deity #hellenic pagan #deity work #greek gods #apollo #deities #apollon devotee #apollon deity #apollon #greek pantheon #hellenic #hellenic witch #hellenistic #hellenic community #hellenic deities #hellenic devotion #hellenic gods

[chiefhellenist]

Daily Devotions with the Orphic Hymns

Today is 4th of Metageitnion (21st of August)

This modern system of daily devotions blends material from two sources: Hesiod's sacred month, as described in his Works and Days, and the Orphic Hymns. The ideas in the Orphic Hymns sometimes don't match with more mainstream beliefs of the polis. But using these hymns is worth it because it helps us honor not just the main gods, but also many smaller ones. This way, we can pay our respects to a wide range of gods throughout the whole month.

Other hymns may of course be substituted at the individual's discretion. The numbers given for the hymns correspond to those in Apostolos N. Athanassakis, The Orphic Hymns: Text, Translation and Notes

Thomas Taylor's 1792 translation of the hymns is available online, free and in its entirety, at the Internet Sacred Texts Archive. Here:

Morning and Evening Devotions

Morning

Wash hands and face

Light lamp or candle

Hymn to Hestia (#84)

Light incense

Hymn to Eos (#78)

Hymn to Helios (#8)

Hymn(s) to special god/dess(es) of the day (see chart)

Additional hymns as desired (see chart)

Pour libation

Make personal supplications and thanksgivings

"Orpheus to Mousaios" (pp. 2-5)

Extinguish lamp or candle

Evening

Wash hands and face

Light lamp or candle

Hymn to Hestia (#84)

Light incense

Hymn to Nyx (#3)

Hymn to Selene (#9)

Hymn to the Stars (#7)

Hymn(s) to patron/matron god/desses

Hymn to Sleep (#85)

Hymn to Dream (#86)

Pour libation

Make personal supplications and thanksgivings

Hymn to Zeus (#15)

Extinguish lamp or candle

A shortened version of the devotions may be done by simply lighting a candle, reading "Orpheus to Mousaios," saying any personal prayers, and extinguishing the candle.

Notes on chart:

Days mentioned by Hesiod as sacred to specific deities are marked.

Horkos is the god (or, if you like, personification) of Oath. Days sacred to this deity are considered difficult.

As the lunar calendar months range between 29 and 30 days in the Greek reckoning, it may be necessary in short months to recite all the hymns for both day 29 and day 30 on the day of the dark moon. As the last day of the month is sacred to Hekate, Her hymn should always be included.

About Incense

The Orphic Hymns specify particular types of incense to be offered to each deity. In cases where one is saying multiple hymns with differing instructions, one might either choose a single type or make a blend of all those indicated. Pure frankincense makes a good all-purpose offertory incense.

The incense specifications from the Orphic text are as follows:

Frankincense: Apollon, Ares, Artemis, Asklepios, Bakkhai, Dike, Eos, Hephaistos, Herakles, Hermes, Hygeia, Kouretes, Muses, Nike, Satyros, Silenos, Tethys, Themis, Titans

Myrrh: Leto, Nereus, Poseidon

Storax: Chthonic Hermes, Dionysos, Eleusinian Demeter, Erinues (also frankincense), Graces, Kronos, Semele, Zeus

Aromatic Herbs: Adonis, Athena, Eros, Eumenides, Fates, Hera, Hestia, Horai, Nereids, Nymphs, Okeanos, Rhea

Various: Mother of the Gods, Pan, Chthonic Dionysos (any except frankincense), Gaia (any grain; no beans or aromatic herbs)

No Incense (underworld deities): Hekate, Nemesis, Persephon

#paganlife #pagan community #pagans of tumblr #paganblr #hellenism #hellenic polythiest #hellenic pagan #hellenic polytheism #hellenic polytheist #hellenic deities #hellenist #hellenic gods #greek gods #paganism #polytheist #polytheistic #greek polytheism

[citrineandrosmarin]

30 Days of Deity Devotion

Day 4: Favorite myth or myths about Athena

Athena invented the aulos, a double-reeded instrument often translated to "flute" or "double flute" but with a sound more akin to bagpipes. It was invented to mimic the mournful cries of the gorgones after their sister Medusa was killed by Perseus, "to make in music's notes an image of the shrill lamenting cries, strung from Euryale's ravening jaws."

(Example of an aulos being played)

However, after going into the mountain thickets to play and finding out that playing the instrument made her face "misshapen," Athena threw it away. The aulos was then found by Marsyas, the other credited with inventing it, who went on to face Apollon in a musical contest.

According to the poet Telestes, "I do not believe in my heart that the clever one, divine Athena took the clever instrument in the mountain thickets and then in fear of eye-offending ugliness threw it from her hands to be the glory of the Nymphe-born, hand-clapping beast Marsyas; for why should a keen yearning for lovely beauty distress her, to whom Klotho had assigned a marriageless and childless virginity."

Because why would any woman care about her looks unless it's to get a man's attention, right? (insert eye-roll here)

Anyway, the Roman author Hyginus added to this myth. According to him, after inventing the flute, Minerva (Athena) played it at the banquet of the gods. Juno (Hera) and Venus (Aphrodite) made fun of her puffed cheeks as she played, and so Minerva went to a forest spring and watched her reflection in the waters. Seeing that they were right about her unsightly appearance, she threw the instrument away and vowed to never play it again.

I include the Roman myth here where I usually don't because it's close enough to the original. I like this myth because it shows a side of Athena that often doesn't get shown in other myths. A side that I can certainly relate to. I also find it interesting how both in this myth and in the Judgement of Paris, Athena is shown to care about appearing beautiful. Perhaps this is just related to the idea of beauty = goodness, perhaps it just represents that feminine side of her that sometimes gets overshadowed by some other aspects. Perhaps some secret third thing.

I don't know, I just really like this myth.

#helpol #athena devotion #hellenistic pagan #athena #hellenistic polytheism #athena deity #paganblr #paganism #30 days of deity devotion

[royal-wren]

I'm a bit late to the 30 days of Aphrodite (found here) so I'm diving in now.

Share the origin story of your relationship with Aphrodite It's not exactly a new story, but definitely a memorable one. As a united front, Aphrodite and Hermes gave me the all-consuming double-edged sword kind of brainrot that left me no peace. Every waking and sleeping thought was them to the point of eating and breathing their blaring green light signs that took me a while to realize the message. Here I have both of them banging insistently upon my door with increasing agitation and a need to be heard while Hermes was so much louder by comparison to Aphrodite's more chill approach.

If both want to be heard, they will be heard as their culmination ended in them being as blunt as possible to my oblivious mindset. Both pretty much grabbed and pulled me by my hands with fairly obvious communication of their wishes and their open-ended invitation to worship them. They became my start (ft Apollon as a third that was just there immediately after agreeing to the change, a shock for sure). I owe them everything for the comfort and teaching they brought to me in my early days of actually going through with something I was already deeply knowledgeable about. They are warm and have a huge open-arm approach that will always make me associate the song If You Want by Depeche Mode with them, the one I play whenever I start to feel unsure and insecure.

They are love, acceptance, and connection, the two smile/laughter-loving golden gods that I wouldn't trade or change how my stumbling into the shift from rotting monotheism to polytheism that feels so right.

What was the first offering you ever gave Aphrodite? Seashells from my giant hoard of them (seriously, I have a whole big chest of them and stones/crystals I've been collecting for so long). I knew what to do to an extent but was weirdly nervous about actually doing it so I kind of went overboard with the shells and the crafted roses I had on hand. Aphrodite is very wealthy with all the gifts/offerings I have given to her so far.

#30 days of aphrodite #aphrodite april #aphrodite #aphrodite deity #hermes #hellenic polytheism #helpol #dorian's polytheism diary

[verdantlyviolet]

My month ahead…

🪷 Agrianios (Athenian Pyanopsion)

When these three had grown up, they went mad . . . because they slighted the wooden image of Hera. In their maddened state they rambled over all of Argos.

[ 27/9 ] 1st - Noumenia

[ 28/9 ] 2nd - Agathos Daimon & Tykhe

[ 29/9 ] 3rd - Athena

[ 30/9 ] 4th - Herakles, Aphrodite (+ Eros), Hermes

[ 1/10 ] 5th - Epitelides

[ 2/10 ] 6th - Artemis

[ 3/10 ] 7th - Apollon

[ 4/10 ] 8th - Poseidon

[ 11/10 ] 15th - Anthesphoria, Day 1

[ 12/10 ] 16th - Anthesphoria, Day 2

[ 13/10 ] 17th - Anthesphoria, Day 3

[ 14/10 ] Zeus, 18th - Agrianios

[ 16/10 ] Hera

**Uncertain: placement of Sthenia

[ Argive calendar converted to southern hemisphere ]

#month ahead

[reno-matago]

March / Anthesterion 2023 schedule:

2023: Apollon. Antinous The Navigator until April 20th ♓

1 • 9 • Apothéose Antoninus Pius • Ascension Marc Aurèle & Lucius Verus

2 • 10 • (Zeus Demiurge)

3-5 (2023) Anthesteria .🍇

3 • 11 • (🍇 I.Pythoigia)

4 • (2023, A II, Choes)• 'A': Visite: Festival de Ré à Héliopolis •12 🍇

5 • Anthesteria III (Kythroi) Trophimoi & Treskouroi.('A') • 13 🍇

6 • (14th: sacred lunar day) 'A': Athenais Regillus & Elpinike • 'A' a Nikomedia (année 1)

7• 🌕♍ ESBAT. Athéna • 15. 'A' Memnon.

8 • 16 • Séléné, Artémis. Aphrodite. 'A': Achille.

9 • 17 • Déméter. Polydeukion ('A')

10 • 18 • Purifications, lustrations I

11 • 19 • '' " II. 'a': Syncrétisme Echmoun-Antinous. Hérodotes Attikos. Assassinat Heliogabale.

12 • 20 • Apollon et Athéna. 1er jour Petits Mystères Eleusiniens🍄

13 • 21. 2eme jour (Persephone) Athena.🍄

14 • 22 • Athéna. PME 3🍄

15 🌜 • 23 • PME 4. Diasa (Zeus Meilichios)🍄A.en Bithynie (année 1, en Palmyre année 2)

16 • 24 • '' '. 5 (Hercule, centaures, Persephone)🍄

17 • 25 • " ". 6. ('A': Liberalia.Liber Pater). Apothéose Marc Aurèle.🍄

18 • 26 • ". ". 7🍄

19 • St Mapplethorpe • 27 • Se débarrasser de ce qui nous fait souffrir.

20 • NOUVEL AN. (Dionysos)Equinoxe 🌿• 28: Athéna. Martyre d'Hypathia.

21🌚 ♈• 29 • 'A' A. à Pessinus (année 1, the Entombment année 3). Apothéose Diva Sabina. Jour impur, veille de Deipnon. (Défunts). Mort Adonis /Attis

22 • 30 • Deipnon ('A': DENDROPHORIES d'Attis) 22-25.3 : Hilaria

23 • 🌟 1 NOUMENIA ELAPHEBOLION ('A' Mort d'Attis.)

#diary #journal #schedule #march #march 2023 #2023 #march 2023 schedule #anthesterion #anthesterion 23 #anthesterion 2023 #hellenic polytheist #antinous modern religion #religio antinoi #antinous #antinous the navigator #pagan #polytheism #calendar #march calendar #dionysos

[ofbloodandfaith]

Hi, I’m Kelly, I am in my thirties. I was born and live in Wales, hence why I am a Welsh/Cymraeg polytheist.

I am also a Hellenic Polytheist and I also dabble with witchcraft and divination

Click HERE for Hellenic Polytheist posts

I worship the Dodekatheon (12 Olympians) generally, with more dedicated worship for Apollo, and Hermes

Click HERE for Welsh/Cymraeg polytheist posts

I worship the Children of Llyr/ Children of Darkness led by the patriarch Llyr the Welsh God of the sea

Click HERE for witchcraft posts

I mostly use welsh witchcraft and folklore in my practice

I create pagan aesthetics and other aesthetics over HERE and you can ask for a particular one HERE

POSTS I THINK ARE IMPORTANT

Who is the Sun God? Helios or Apollo? (Hellenic Polytheist)

Original Hymns

Narcissus and the Delphic Maxim ‘Know Yourself’

The difference between myth and cultus (Specifically when it comes to Zeus)

Offerings to the Theoi based on their epithets

30 days of Deity devotion - Apollon | Manawydan | Hera |

The problem with modern druids societies and AOD etc

Offerings to the Gods based off their Epithets: 1  |  2

MY E-SHRINES

Hellenic

Dodekatheon

Sons of time and their queens (Zeus, Hera; Poseidon, Amphitrite; Hades, Persephone)

Apollo

Hermes

Athena

Hestia

Gods of the Sky

Gods of the underworld

Gods of the Sea

Welsh

Children of Darkness

Children of Light

Ceridwen and Family

The Fair Family of Wales

Llyr Llediaith

[sillyflipping]

Day in my life.

10 AM: Wake up, couchsurfing at my partner's sister's place. There are cats and I pet them while planning my todo list. I go to my apartment which I can no longer stay at due to being an illegal sublet. I grab some of my stuff and put it in my car. I drive my partner's sister to work and I also drive my partner to work.

7:30 PM: I do DoorDash for income and I've been at it for a couple hours so far today. I continue to DoorDash until 11PM, and along the way I see interesting things like 2 stray cats, and a sign posted inside an apartment building which says "I know who took my puzzle".

11PM: I go back to my partner's workplace at the AMC movie theater. I use the bathroom there after no other place even has a public restroom, and also refill my water bottle. My partner picked up an extra shift tonight as a janitor so they'll get off around 1AM. We plan on couch surfing at their friend/coworker's place nearby, their friend invited us to hang out anyway.

12AM: I'm eating dinner in the parking lot outside the AMC. I am pagan/Hellenic Polytheist, I set up my small Lapiz Lazuli skull on a hagstone and offer incense matches and prayers to the ancestors and Hestia, Hermes, Apollon, and Hekate. I pour a small libation of water.

I plan on maybe skateboarding around the parking lot after I eat until my partner gets off from work. Then we will spend the night at their friend's place nearby and probably smoke weed and chill or something.

#me #day in the life #:p #homeless #pagan #cats #documenting #photos

[epistrefei]

also delighted to share that artemis' timeline is coming along nicely. need to put more actual. Artemis in there. but you know. VERY VERY briefly touching on a lot because it's just entirely too much to put in one place due to historical events

timeline framework below the cut

1674 BC - Artemis & Apollo are born to Zeus and Leto.

1664 BC - First Olympic games

1654 BC - Pandora opens a jar gifted to her and suffers the consequences

1628 BC - the Titans attempt to gain power once more but are defeated by the Gods. Atlas is punished by being made to carry the sky. Typhon is defeated and trapped under a volcano.

1460 BC - Zeus sends a flood to destroy all of mankind after Lycaeon outrages the Gods. Deucalion and his family escape after Prometheus tells them to build an Ark.

1420 BC - Persephone is abducted by Hades.

1365 BC - Perseus is born.

1363 BC - Apollo fathers Asclepius.

1344 BC - Pegasus is born from Medusa's blood after Perseus slays her.

1286 BC - Herakles is born.

1271 BC - Theseus is born.

1270 BC - All of Greece is plagued by earthquakes and famine.

1258-1246 BC - The Labours of Herakles take place.

1252 BC - Theseus kills the Minotaur at the center of the labyrinth built by Daedalus.

1246 BC - the birth of Achilles.

1246 BC - The voyage of Jason and the Argonauts.

1245 BC - Orpheus tries to rescue Eurydice.

1226 BC - Herakles dies and becomes a God after the Oracle of Dodona predicted such 15 months before.

1215 BC - Agamemnon restored as king of Mycanae.

1206 BC - Theseus is killed.

1193-1183 BC - the siege of Troy.

1183-1173 BC - The Odyssey.

1101-1150 BC - the Iron Age/dark age of Greece begins, humans and the Gods distance themselves from one another.

880 BC - Homer writes his poems.

753 BC - Ancient Rome is characterized here until 476 AD.

600 BC - Classical antiquity begins. Ancient Greece is characterized here until 600 AD.

500-499 BC - Artemis engages in a brief but intense relationship with the archaic poetess Sappho while masquerading as a huntress on the island of Lesbos. She often brought Sappho's family bounty in exchange for coin, as they were one of the wealthy in Mytilene.

490 BC - the Persians are defeated.

447 BC - The Parthenon is built.

440 BC - Herotodos writes his stories.

332 BC - Alexander III conquers Egypt.

330 BC - Alexander III conquers Persia.

51 BC - Cleopatra rules Egypt.

50-40 BC - Artemis travels between Egypt and the Roman Republic guised as a diplomat alongside her sister Athene.

44 BC - Julius Caesar is murdered. Beginning of the Roman Empire.

30 BC - Cleopatra and Marcus Antonius commit suicide.

14 AD - Death of Augustus Caesar.

37 AD - Death of Emperor Tiberius.

41 AD- Emperor Caligula is assassinated.

54 AD - Emperor Claudius dies and Nero succeeds.

68 AD - Nero commits suicide.

79 AD - the destruction of Pompeii due to Mount Vesuvius' eruption. The Gods quarrel over their involvement. Artemis and Apollon attempt to save as many children as possible and largely fail without assistance.

106-117 AD - the Roman Empire at its largest. The Gods are worshipped as their Roman counterparts. Artemis is known as Diana.

126 AD - Hadrian completes the Roman pantheon.

393 AD - The Pythia, Oracle of Delphi, gives her last prophecy to Emperor Theodosius I: "Tell the King that my hall has fallen to the ground. Phoibos no longer has his house, nor his mantic bay, nor his prophetic spring; the water has dried up."

380 AD - Christianity is declared heretical.

476 AD - the end of classical antiquity and Ancient History. The Middle Ages begin, also known as the Dark Ages due to very little being recorded.

1450 AD - The early Modern Era is characterized until 1750 AD. Marked by those such as Leonardo Da Vinci, William Shakespeare, Johann Sebastian Bach, etc.

1650 AD - The Age of Reason characterized until 1800 AD.

1800 AD. - The Modern Era characterized until present day.

#long post #lore #ooc

[brookston]

Holidays 5.18

Holidays

Baltic Fleet Day (Russia)

Black Watch Day

Constitution and Flag Day (Turkmenistan)

Day of Remembrance of Crimean Tatar Genocide (Ukraine)

Discovery Day (Cayman Islands)

eCard Day

Fibroid Awareness Day (Jamaica)

Flag and Universities Day (Haiti)

Hispanic Family Day

HIV Vaccine Awareness Day

International AIDS Candlelight Memorial

International Day for Women in Maritime

International Museum Day [also 9.18]

Let’s Get Creative Day

Magtymguly Day (a.k.a. Revival, Unity & Poetry Day; Turkmenistan)

Mother Whistler Day

Mount Saint Helens Day

Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day (Sri Lankan Tamils)

National AAPI Day Against Bullying

National Brock Day

National CASA/GAL Volunteer’s Day

National Fascination of Plants Day

National Haitian Soul Snatching Day

National HIV Vaccine Awareness Day

National Kids Ignite Good! Day

National Marvin Day

National Speech Pathologist Day

National Stress Awareness Day

National Tenant's Day

No Dirty Dishes Day

Rooster Day

Send An Electronic Greeting Card Day

Teacher’s Day (Syria)

Victory Day (Sri Lanka)

Visit Your Relatives Day

World AIDS Vaccine Day

World Catholic Education Day

World Goodwill Day

World Hollandia Dairy Day (Nigeria)

World Homocystinurias Awareness Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

I Love Reese’s Day

National Bento Day

National Cheese Soufflé Day

National Cocktail Day (Portugal)

National Marshmallow Day (Australia)

Wild Mustard Day (French Republic)

3rd Thursday in May

Brown Bag It Thursday [3rd Thursday]

Global Accessibility Awareness Day [3rd Thursday]

Hummus Day [3rd Thursday]

International Vyshyvanka Day [3rd Thursday]

National Apéritif Day [3rd Thursday]

National Notebook Day [3rd Thursday]

Independence Days

Shorewell (Declared; 2016) [unrecognized]

Somaliland (from Somalia, 1991) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury (Christian; Saint)

Apollon Day (Old Roman Festival to Apollo, God of Music, Poetry & Sunlight)

Ascension Day [39 Days after Easter, 40th Day of Easter] (a.k.a. …

Father's Day (Germany)

Feast of the Ascension

Festa della Sensa (Venice)

Global Day of Prayer (Western Christianity)

Heroes' Day (Romania)

Holy Thursday

Sheep Festival (Cameroon)

Eric IX, King of Sweden (Christian; Saint)

Felix of Cantalice (Christian; Saint)

Festival of Faunus (Ancient Rome)

Festival of Pan (Ancient Greece)

Gertrude Käsebier (Artology)

John I, Pope (Christian; Saint)

Leonard Nimoy Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

The Letter Tree (Muppetism)

Papinian (Positivist; Saint)

Potamon (Christian; Saint)

Russell’s Teapot Day (Pastafarian)

Theodotus (Christian; Saint) [innkeepers]

Venantius of Camerino (Christian; Saint)

Vor’s Blot (Pagan)

Yom Yerushalayim begins (Jerusalem Day; Israel) [Iyar 28]

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Fortunate Day (Pagan) [19 of 53]

Lucky Day (Philippines) [30 of 71]

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Tycho Brahe Unlucky Day (Scandinavia) [24 of 37]

Premieres

Baptism, by Lenny Kravitz (Album; 2004)

Book Club (Film; 2018)

Buddy’s Lost World (WB LT Cartoon; 1935)

Bus Stop, recorded by The Hollies (Song; 1966)

Cadillac Man (Film; 1990)

Deadpool 2 (Film; 2018)

Dracula, by Bram Stoker (Novel; 1897)

Enter Talking, by Joan Rivers (Memoir; 1986)

First Family, by David Baldacci (Novel; 2009)

French Connection II (Film; 1975)

The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood (Novel; 1986)

The House of the Rising Sun, recorded by The Animals (Song; 1964)

Millennium, by the Backstreet Boys (Album; 1999)

Moulin Rouge! (Film; 2001)

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (Film; 2011)

Pop Life, by Bananarama (Album; 1991)

Shrek (Animated Film; 2001)

Shrek the Third (Animated Film; 2007)

State of Play (UK TV Mini-Series; 2003)

Warren Zevon, by Warren Zevon (Album; 1976)

You Ought to Be in Pictures (WB LT Cartoon; 1940)

Today’s Name Days

Erich, Erika, Felix, Johannes (Austria)

Feliks, Ivan, Srećko, Venancije (Croatia)

Nataša (Czech Republic)

Erik (Denmark)

Eeri, Eerik, Eero, Ergi, Ergo, Erich, Erik, Erki, Erko (Estonia)

Eerik, Eerika, Eerikki, Eero, Erkka, Erkki (Finland)

Éric (France)

Erich, Erika, Felix, Johannes (Germany)

Faeini, Galateia, Ioulia, Julia (Greece)

Alexandra, Erik (Hungary)

Enrico, Erico, Giovanni, Luciano, Venanzio, Veneziano (Italy)

Cindija, Ēriks, Inese, Inesis (Latvia)

Erdvilas, Erikas, Julita, Rytė, Venancijus (Lithuania)

Eirik, Erik, Erika (Norway)

Aleksander, Aleksandra, Alicja, Edwin, Eryk, Eryka, Feliks, Irina, Liboriusz, Myślibor, Wenancjusz (Poland)

Teodot (România)

Viola (Slovakia)

Claudia, Félix (Spain)

Erik (Sweden)

Rosalia, Rose (Ukraine)

Aric, Eric, Erica, Erich, Erick, Ericka, Erik, Erika, Perry (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 138 of 2024; 227 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 4 of week 20 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Huath (Hawthorn) [Day 5 of 28]

Chinese: Month 3 (Bing-Chen), Day 29 (Bing-Zi)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 27 Iyar 5783

Islamic: 27 Shawwal 1444

J Cal: 17 Bīja; Threesday [17 of 30]

Julian: 5 May 2023

Moon: 1%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 26 Caesar (5th Month) [Papinian]

Runic Half Month: Ing (Expansive Energy) [Day 9 of 15]

Season: Spring (Day 60 of 90)

Zodiac: Taurus (Day 29 of 30)

#calendar #Holidays

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 5.18

Holidays

Baltic Fleet Day (Russia)

Black Watch Day

Constitution and Flag Day (Turkmenistan)

Day of Remembrance of Crimean Tatar Genocide (Ukraine)

Discovery Day (Cayman Islands)

eCard Day

Fibroid Awareness Day (Jamaica)

Flag and Universities Day (Haiti)

Hispanic Family Day

HIV Vaccine Awareness Day

International AIDS Candlelight Memorial

International Day for Women in Maritime

International Museum Day [also 9.18]

Let’s Get Creative Day

Magtymguly Day (a.k.a. Revival, Unity & Poetry Day; Turkmenistan)

Mother Whistler Day

Mount Saint Helens Day

Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day (Sri Lankan Tamils)

National AAPI Day Against Bullying

National Brock Day

National CASA/GAL Volunteer’s Day

National Fascination of Plants Day

National Haitian Soul Snatching Day

National HIV Vaccine Awareness Day

National Kids Ignite Good! Day

National Marvin Day

National Speech Pathologist Day

National Stress Awareness Day

National Tenant's Day

No Dirty Dishes Day

Rooster Day

Send An Electronic Greeting Card Day

Teacher’s Day (Syria)

Victory Day (Sri Lanka)

Visit Your Relatives Day

World AIDS Vaccine Day

World Catholic Education Day

World Goodwill Day

World Hollandia Dairy Day (Nigeria)

World Homocystinurias Awareness Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

I Love Reese’s Day

National Bento Day

National Cheese Soufflé Day

National Cocktail Day (Portugal)

National Marshmallow Day (Australia)

Wild Mustard Day (French Republic)

3rd Thursday in May

Brown Bag It Thursday [3rd Thursday]

Global Accessibility Awareness Day [3rd Thursday]

Hummus Day [3rd Thursday]

International Vyshyvanka Day [3rd Thursday]

National Apéritif Day [3rd Thursday]

National Notebook Day [3rd Thursday]

Independence Days

Shorewell (Declared; 2016) [unrecognized]

Somaliland (from Somalia, 1991) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury (Christian; Saint)

Apollon Day (Old Roman Festival to Apollo, God of Music, Poetry & Sunlight)

Ascension Day [39 Days after Easter, 40th Day of Easter] (a.k.a. …

Father's Day (Germany)

Feast of the Ascension

Festa della Sensa (Venice)

Global Day of Prayer (Western Christianity)

Heroes' Day (Romania)

Holy Thursday

Sheep Festival (Cameroon)

Eric IX, King of Sweden (Christian; Saint)

Felix of Cantalice (Christian; Saint)

Festival of Faunus (Ancient Rome)

Festival of Pan (Ancient Greece)

Gertrude Käsebier (Artology)

John I, Pope (Christian; Saint)

Leonard Nimoy Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

The Letter Tree (Muppetism)

Papinian (Positivist; Saint)

Potamon (Christian; Saint)

Russell’s Teapot Day (Pastafarian)

Theodotus (Christian; Saint) [innkeepers]

Venantius of Camerino (Christian; Saint)

Vor’s Blot (Pagan)

Yom Yerushalayim begins (Jerusalem Day; Israel) [Iyar 28]

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Fortunate Day (Pagan) [19 of 53]

Lucky Day (Philippines) [30 of 71]

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Tycho Brahe Unlucky Day (Scandinavia) [24 of 37]

Premieres

Baptism, by Lenny Kravitz (Album; 2004)

Book Club (Film; 2018)

Buddy’s Lost World (WB LT Cartoon; 1935)

Bus Stop, recorded by The Hollies (Song; 1966)

Cadillac Man (Film; 1990)

Deadpool 2 (Film; 2018)

Dracula, by Bram Stoker (Novel; 1897)

Enter Talking, by Joan Rivers (Memoir; 1986)

First Family, by David Baldacci (Novel; 2009)

French Connection II (Film; 1975)

The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood (Novel; 1986)

The House of the Rising Sun, recorded by The Animals (Song; 1964)

Millennium, by the Backstreet Boys (Album; 1999)

Moulin Rouge! (Film; 2001)

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (Film; 2011)

Pop Life, by Bananarama (Album; 1991)

Shrek (Animated Film; 2001)

Shrek the Third (Animated Film; 2007)

State of Play (UK TV Mini-Series; 2003)

Warren Zevon, by Warren Zevon (Album; 1976)

You Ought to Be in Pictures (WB LT Cartoon; 1940)

Today’s Name Days

Erich, Erika, Felix, Johannes (Austria)

Feliks, Ivan, Srećko, Venancije (Croatia)

Nataša (Czech Republic)

Erik (Denmark)

Eeri, Eerik, Eero, Ergi, Ergo, Erich, Erik, Erki, Erko (Estonia)

Eerik, Eerika, Eerikki, Eero, Erkka, Erkki (Finland)

Éric (France)

Erich, Erika, Felix, Johannes (Germany)

Faeini, Galateia, Ioulia, Julia (Greece)

Alexandra, Erik (Hungary)

Enrico, Erico, Giovanni, Luciano, Venanzio, Veneziano (Italy)

Cindija, Ēriks, Inese, Inesis (Latvia)

Erdvilas, Erikas, Julita, Rytė, Venancijus (Lithuania)

Eirik, Erik, Erika (Norway)

Aleksander, Aleksandra, Alicja, Edwin, Eryk, Eryka, Feliks, Irina, Liboriusz, Myślibor, Wenancjusz (Poland)

Teodot (România)

Viola (Slovakia)

Claudia, Félix (Spain)

Erik (Sweden)

Rosalia, Rose (Ukraine)

Aric, Eric, Erica, Erich, Erick, Ericka, Erik, Erika, Perry (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 138 of 2024; 227 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 4 of week 20 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Huath (Hawthorn) [Day 5 of 28]

Chinese: Month 3 (Bing-Chen), Day 29 (Bing-Zi)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 27 Iyar 5783

Islamic: 27 Shawwal 1444

J Cal: 17 Bīja; Threesday [17 of 30]

Julian: 5 May 2023

Moon: 1%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 26 Caesar (5th Month) [Papinian]

Runic Half Month: Ing (Expansive Energy) [Day 9 of 15]

Season: Spring (Day 60 of 90)

Zodiac: Taurus (Day 29 of 30)

#Holidays

[citrineandrosmarin]

Hello There!

Call me Nell or Citrine! This is the sideblog of shadowsicreep that focuses on paganism, witchcraft and spiritual practice.

About Me

I am an eclectic witch and eclectic polytheist but I mainly worship Hellenic deities. I am an Athena devotee and I also work with Apollon and Aphrodite, and worship Mars. I'd like to include Hestia and Hermes more in my practice but honestly I even struggle with juggling those four.

I'm 28 and use She/They pronouns. I'm an autigender demiwoman and a biromantic aegosexual. You are welcome to send me asks and such! I don't bite!

I'm currently doing 30 Days of Deity Devotion for Athena! (It's not abandoned I swear!)

I have signed the Xenia Declaration

Tag Links:

Athena Posts

Apollon Posts

Aphrodite Posts

Witchcraft

Tarot

Hellenistic Polytheism

DNI list: Any variation of queerphobic, racists and white supremacists, TERFS, Starseeds and New Agers, L*l*th worshipers, Lore Olympus fans that will hate on the actual deities, anti-theists, nationalists, pro-forced birthers, pro-genocide folks, sexists, you get the jist.

#paganism #paganblr #helpol #athena devotion #witchcraft #witchblr #hellenism #hellenic pagan #hellenic polytheism #hellenistic polytheism #citrineandgarnet

[halkidikiguide12]

Halkidiki Travel Guide 2023

Located in the northern region of Greece, Halkidiki has a lot to offer to its visitors. Its peninsulas are covered with forests that turn to sandy beaches in sheltered bays. Moreover, the region is known for its well-preserved mosaic floors of Olynthus. Looking more visit Halkidiki travel guide 2023.

Halkidiki travel guide

Located in northern Greece, Halkidiki is the perfect destination for a summer vacation, with 300 sunny days a year, and a variety of beaches to choose from. It is also home to some of the best scenery in the country. In fact, it has been rated as one of the 30 most important tourist destinations in 2023.

Whether you are in the market for a laid-back beach holiday, a more upmarket holiday or a fun-filled family getaway, Halkidiki has what you are looking for. The beaches are excellent, and the water is clear, allowing for a great view. The area also offers a variety of water sports.

As well as beaches, there are a number of other attractions in the area. The best way to see them is by booking an organised tour. These are usually operated from Thessaloniki and are a great way to explore major sights. The trident shaped peninsula is home to many archaeological sites and a variety of outdoor activities. The peninsula also boasts 17 cycling routes through a Natural protected area.

The trident shaped Halkidiki peninsula is home to some of the most stunning beaches in the region. The coastline varies from narrow strips to wide bays, and the sea is crystal clear. The longest beaches are found on the west side of the peninsula.

Top sights & beaches and places

Located in northern Greece, the Halkidiki peninsula is a major tourist destination. This region is famous for its beaches. Its coastline varies from tiny pebbles to wide bays. There are also many resorts along the coast.

One of the best sights to visit in the area is the Temple to Poseidon. This ancient site sits on Cape Sounion. It was built around 700 BC and is now a popular spot for sunset viewing. The site also has a number of small coves at its base.

Another interesting site is the DESTE foundation's slaughterhouse space. It hosts summer exhibits. This includes a replica of the La Scala theatre.

While you are in the area, don't miss the Apollon Theater. There are also several festivals hosted here. You can also catch a glimpse of the waves in Little Venice.

The island of Ammouliani is gaining in popularity thanks to its beautiful sandy beach. It is easily accessible by ferry. There are also several hotels, shops and restaurants. The neighborhood of Vaporia has a stone dock. There are plenty of souvenir shops.

Crete is home to beautiful beaches, scenic mountains, archaeological ruins, and romantic harbor towns. It is also known for its Samaria Gorge and Balos lagoon.

The island of Mykonos is a popular party destination. The island attracts jetsetters and celebrities alike. It is a quintessential party paradise.

Services for a perfect holiday

Located in the Aegean Sea, Halkidiki is a charming peninsula in Greece. It is a place of great natural beauty, history and culture. It is an ideal destination for a romantic holiday or family vacation. It has plenty of dining, nightlife and shopping options.

The best way to experience Halkidiki is by hire car. Fortunately, it is easy to get around the island. You can also take a bus, train or plane to arrive. There are numerous hotels and resorts to choose from. You can also enjoy the local lifestyle and taste the traditional Greek food.

One of the most popular destinations in Halkidiki is the Kassandra peninsula. It has sugary white beaches and secluded coves. It is dotted with small fishing villages and scenic pine forests. It is also home to a charming amphitheatre.

The Kassandra Festival features exhibitions, music and food. During the summer, you can enjoy local and international cuisine.

Another popular tourist destination is Hanioti, which is home to a five-kilometre beach. Its narrow streets and good selection of shops make it a good destination for families. The port of Nikiti is nearby.

If you are looking for an affordable holiday in the sun, consider Halkidiki. It has beautiful beaches, a quaint village atmosphere, a rich culture and lots of activities. You can enjoy a range of water sports and cycling trails. It also has a wealth of archaeological sites.

#https://halkidiki.guide

[verdantlyviolet]

My month ahead…

🐺 Arneios (Athenian Metageitnion)

O Linus, honoured by all the gods, for to thee first they gave to sing a song to men in clear sweet sounds; Phoebus in envy slew thee, but the Muses lament thee.

[ 30/7 ] 1st - Noumenia

[ 31/7 ] 2nd - Agathos Daimon

[ 1/8 ] 3rd - Athena

[ 2/8 ] 4th - Herakles, Aphrodite (+ Eros), Hermes

[ 3/8 ] 5th - Epitelides

[ 4/8 ] 6th - Artemis

[ 5/8 ] 7th - Arneis Day 1 (Kynophotis), Apollon, Apollon Deiradiotes

[ 6/8 ] 8th - Arneis Day 2 (Kynophotis), Poseidon

[ 7/8 ] 9th - Arneis Day 3 (Kynophotis)

[ 14/8 ] Zeus

[ 16/8 ] Hera

[ 27/8 ] Hene Kai Nea - Hekate

[ Argive calendar converted to southern hemisphere ]

#Argive #oikothen #month ahead #Q

[lesliesobczak]

aka. AOC

When looking through social media, I noticed someone who really stood out for a lot of reasons - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. , or AOC. AOC is a politician and activist, serving as the U.S. representative for New York’s 14th congressional district since 2019 as a Democrat. She is known for her rise in politics at a young age and her very democratic views, which former President Trump has spoken out against. Browsing through her FaceBook, there are a lot of screenshots of her tweets. She speaks about recent topics, such as the Railroad worker’s fight for paid sick days, President Trump’s previous legislation and rhetoric, and LGBTQ+ rights. Overall, I think it is possible to connect almost all of the information covered in some way back to AOC. She has spoken about how important race, ethnicity, and nationality are, like what was mentioned in Gregory Jay’s “What is multiculturalism” article, as well as cultural appropriation, white privilege, education, and many other things that we have covered in class.

The content that we covered in class that I feel best represents and related to AOC is Dom Apollon’s “Don’t Call Them “Post-Racial.” Millennials Say Race Matters To Them.” AOC herself is a Millennial and I feel would totally agree with this article. If race was not an “issue,” people in congress would not be fighting for basic rights for anyone who is a minority. AOC mentions senators not taking a class on US racial wealth inequality, making the point that the perhaps old, white men of the senate have never faced these issues and therefore do not care about it, although there is an obvious wealth gap between whites and minorities. Apollon’s article states “the majority of people in [the author’s] focus groups continue to see racism at work in multiple areas of American life, particularly in criminal justice and employment.” This statement could not be more true. This is the exact reason the US is not “post-race,” and AOC’s beliefs echo this statement. 

I feel that today a lot of the issues that the LGBTQ+ population and racial minority face are more known, but there is a long way to go to get to the bottom of these issues and solve them. However, I do believe that AOC is working hard to get these issues addressed and she is doing her best to solve them. 

Apollon, D. (2011, June 7). Don’t Call Them “Post-Racial.” Millennials Say Race Matters to Them. COLORLINES. https://colorlines.com/article/dont-call-them-post-racial-millennials-say-race-matters-them/

Ocasio-Cortez, A. [AOC]. (2022, March 30). “Abolish ICE” “A Better World is Possible.” FaceBook. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=533724864776771&set=pb.100044177872343.-2207520000.&type=3

Ocasio-Cortez, A. [AOC]. (2020, May 27). Gotta wonder how many of these “experts” have been able to go their whole careers without ever having to take course or study the history of US racial wealth inequality. It’s no wonder so many act as though poverty is either deserved or a policy accident. It’s neither. FaceBoook. https://www.facebook.com/OcasioCortez/photos/pb.100044177872343.-2207520000./2948398378584160/?type=3

[usefullistanbul]

Pera Palace Hotel

Travellers should be cautious about employing as guides individuals who accost them in the streets and offer them their services, as these are merely ‘ touts in league with the curiosity dealers, and will do all they can to help these to cheat strangers, Hotels.—The best have been built within the last few years and have a good view of the Golden Horn and the Bosporus:

Pera Palace Hotel, Ivabristan St. Board and residence: 18 to 25 francs per diem.— Hotel – Restaurant, M. Tokat- lian, in the Grande Rue de Pera. Board and residence : 15 to 2 5 francs per day.— Hotel de Londres, in the Petits Champs St. Board and residence: 12 to 20 francs per diem.— Hotel Bristol, in the Petits Champs St. Board and residence: 12 to 2 0 francs per diem.

Restaurants.—In Pera, Splendide Gaft and Brasserie Viennoise, Janni, Grande Rue de Pera. In Galata, the Caft del Genio, close to the Bridge. In Stambul, the Janni Restaurant, opposite the Railway Station, and the Restaurant Tokatlian, close to the Grand Bazaar.

Lager – Beer Saloon – Restaurants.’—Brasserie Viennoise, Janni, Grande Rue de Pera, recommended.

Caffis.—Splendide Gaft, Grande Rue de Pera. Gaft Luxembourg, Grande Rue de Pera, below the Grand Hotel. In Stambul the only good coffee-houses are those in the Divan Yolu Street and Direkler Aghasi Street The best Turkish coffee-houses are on Galata Bridge, close to the Bosporus steamers’ booking-offices. Coffee 30 paras; narghileh if toombeki be provided by smoker 20 paras, if not, 30 paras guided istanbul tour.

The Turkish baths at Constantinople

Baths.—The Turkish baths at Constantinople are far from what they ought to be in regard to cleanliness and accommodation. The best is a small bath near the Old Bridge, on the Pera side and on the tramway line, called ‘Yeshil Direk,’ kept by Hassan Effendi.

Theatres and Music Halls.—There are no theatres worthy of the name in Constantinople. From November to February there are occasional French, Italian, and Greek performances at the Pavilion in the Petits Champs Assembly Gardens, at the Concordia Theatre in the Grande Rue, and the OdAon Theatre, and Turkish plays at the Turkish Theatre at Shehzadeh Bachi, Stambul; the latter should not be visited by ladies.

From July to October there are open-air performances of Italian Opera or French Operetta at the Petits Champs Assembly Gardens, and the Concordia.

The Music Halls, of which there are sometimes two, are merely low cafes chantants, and are on no account to be recommended.

Chemists and Druggists.—Pharmacie Britan- niqice, Grande Rue de Pera.

Medical Men.—A Camburoglou (Surgeon), Dr. Patterson.

British Embassy.—Rue Tepe Bachi, Pera. Summer Residence, Therapia, Upper Bosporus.

British Consulate.—Rue Yoivoda.

U.S. Legation.—Rue Kabristan, Pera.

U.S. Consulate.—13 Rue des Petits Champs, near the Hotel Bristol.

Church of England Services.—British Embassy Chapel, Tepe Bachi, Pera; entrance close to the Royal Hotel. Sunday services—morning, 11 A.M.; evening service, 4 P.M. ; Holy Communion 8 A.M. first Sunday in the month. Closed in summer. Christ Church (Crimea Memorial), Rue Yazidji. Services—Sunday morning, 11 A.M.; evening, 4 P.M.; Holy Communion first Sunday in the month, 8 P.M. Evangelical Union Church ‘ of Pera. Divine service held in the Chapel of the Dutch Legation every Sunday at 11 A.M. Kadikeui Church.

Booksellers.— The Economic Co-operative Society, 5 Passage du Tunnel, Pera. Otto Keil, Grande Rue de Pera, close to the Hotel de Pesth. Weiss, Grande Rue de Pera, opposite the Russian Consulate.

Oriental Rugs.—The Oriental Carpet Manufacturers, Ltd. (British concern). Retail Branch: Pera, Grande Rue No. 327. Fixed prices. Direct from the looms. All intermediaries avoided.

Antiquities and Objects of Art.—Mr. E. Beghian’s Oriental Art Gallery, Stambul, near the Bazaars.

Photographic Requisites.—Photographie “Apollon,” 12 Rue Kabristan, just below Cook’s Ollice. Films for sale; films developed and returned in twenty-four hours. Postal cards.

Jewellers.—J. Adler, Passage du Tunnel; Mecca stones and souvenir spoons. Melkenstein Bros., 517 Grande Rue de Pera.

#Pera Palace Hotel