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The ancient greeks really had graves for dogs. And they carved stuff on the stone like “carrying you here, I now feel as much grief as I felt joy when I carried you home” and “you never barked without reason, but now you are silent”. The human urge to tell a story spans centuries and millennia, and the loss of a really good dog makes you want to tell people - even people centuries in the future, who will never know your name - that there once was a dog who was a very good girl, but now she no longer is and you aren’t sure what to do with all this sorrow.

melaschasma

This is my very favourite thing.

Last year, I found this one tucked away in a corner of the archaeological museum in Istanbul:

The inscription reads:

“His owner buried the dog Parthenope, that he played with, in gratitude for this happiness. [Mutual] love is rewarding, like the one for this dog. Having been a friend to my owner, I deserve this grave. Looking at this, find yourself a worthy friend who is both ready to love you while you are still alive and will care for your body [after your death].“

On so many of the other funerary carvings, the text was often more about the person who commissioned the carving than the person the carving was commissioned for. This one, which is for a dog, doesn’t even identify his owner—it’s entirely about a very, very good boy named Parthenope, who was loved so much that he will be remembered forever.

marzipanandminutiae

god this is so affecting

just one thing- Parthenope is a feminine name, so this dog was in fact a very, very good girl!

cwicseolfor

Maiden-face. A very good and very pretty girl.

dionysia-ta-astika

Time to vote!

Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to submit their work for this 2021 edition of the City Dionysia. Here is the full list (22 entries!). The link to vote is at the end of this post. You have until March 23rd 11:59pm PST to submit your vote. The winners will be announced on March 24th.

Retellings

Pan and Selene by @nordicsatyr

Hera and the cuckoo by @verdantlyviolet

The Transformation of Kallisto by @ sanguinariae ( tw:pregnancy tw:menstruation)

Dionysos and the Tyrrhenian Pirates by @aimee-maroux (tw:graphic death, tw:violence, tw:sex, tw:rape)

The Lady of the Labyrinth by @nyxshadowhawk

Original myths

Dionysos, God of Recovery by @ofinkandstars

Pentheus Panthera ; submitted anonymously (nsfw tw:sex tw:violence)

Poetry

Dithyramb to Pride by @hellenic-omnist

For Dionysos by @lost-in-faded-forests

The Rape of Athena Parthenos by @lackingabilitytodothing (tw:sex tw:rape tw:violence)

“Mad god, drunken lord…” by @sanctvs-obscvrvm (tw:violence tw:graphic death tw:mental instability tw:madness)

O Poseidon by @ofhoneyandflame

Blooming Aphrodite by @the-brambled-way

“My salvation grows from the grapevine” by @stormintheroom

Mother’s Daughter by @thehornedwitch

Friend of Dionysus by @dionysiandevotee

Art

Hermes of the City by @desertroad

Aphrodite (paint job) by anonymous (note to the artist: if you are comfortable giving us a nickname, pls contact one of the admins)

Apollon and Helios by @messengerofhermes

Untitled (Dionysus) by @lost-in-faded-forests

Untitled (Dionysus) by @diamondbunny4

Untitled (Dionysus) by @ourwhisperingoceans

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dionysia-ta-astika

Just a few days to go to vote!

modern-austen

GUYS I JUST SAW THIS ON TWITTER AND I AM DYING

rockboci

teashoesandhair

OK but Madeline Miller responded to this, after the OP on Twitter directly tagged her in the thread making fun of her like a total jerk:

(Link 1, link 2)

(Link 3)

kleenexwoman

Damn, what a great response

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smarmykemetic

“i want to worship a/pep because some destruction and chaos is necessary for life and can be helpful, it should be considered sacred not evil”

“i think it could be cool to honor ap/ep because death and decay is natural and should be honored, not shunned”

smarmykemetic

“it’s a shame that kemetics are so afraid of nonbeing, the main thing holding the kemetic community back is their unwillingness to worship entropy itself~”

tyetknot

Why the fuck would anyone worship a shitty little worm that gets its punk ass handed to it each and every night and twice on eclipses?

smarmykemetic

little no-limbs-no-voice having ass

trickstarbrave

It doesn’t even have sex appeal

smarmykemetic

#kemetism

heartmindalignedspirit

Nuestra antigua alumna del Curso Profesional Ana Martínez y Mario Ville nos muestran en esta nueva editorial para NEO2 su personal y contemp

✨These are going to make some Hellenics mad but the visuals are stunning🤩

4, 9, and 15 for the hellenic polytheism prompts :)

Which theoi are you closest to? I work with a lot of gods, but the ones I’m closest with in a way that feels personal are Hera, Boreas, and Phthisis.

Do you celebrate any festivals? Yes! I don’t have a strict set I manage to do every year, but in the past my partner and I have hosted celebrations for Anthesteria, Thesmophoria, Saturnalia, and others, and it’s always a great time! Our most recent one (before we had to stop gathering) was Anthesteria this year.

When did you find your way to Hellenic polytheism? I grew up on the mythology, but started practicing when I was about 17. It was actually because I met someone who talked about being a Norse pagan and I was like... oh shit you can be pagan? I knew the Greek gods would be my crowd, so I just sort of jumped right in. :)

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Fun conversation prompts for Hellenic polytheists

Fun new ask box meme: ask me fun questions about my religion.

Whole pantheon or select few?

Which theoi hold domain over areas of influence in your life?

Which theos do you think has the coolest/most interesting story? Why?

Which theoi are you closest to?

How often do you make offerings?

How do you, personally, make offerings?

Which pillars (if any) influence your practice the most, and how/why?

Do you follow the delphic maxims? Which ones are most relevant/important to you?

Do you celebrate any festivals? Which ones?

What’s your favorite myth? And which version?

How do you feel about new myths and re-writes/adaptations of old myths?

Do you keep a prayer book?

Do you dress up for ritual?

Do you wear/use devotional jewelry, outfits, make up, perfume/cologne/body spray, or anything of the like?

When did you find your way to Hellenic polytheism?

Do you worship any deities outside of Hellenic polytheism?

Share a current picture of your shrine or altar if you have one!

Share a story about a time you felt the theoi were involved actively in your life!

Write something nice for one of the theoi!

Tell us something about your practice!

thegrapeandthefig

You know what? Let’s bring this back.

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carrykerykeion

Also, does anyone have any book or article recommendations on traditional Hellenic death rites? Ideally for the average person, rather than heroes. Your average farmer’s funeral sure didn’t look like Patroclus’, I’m certain.

honorthegods

Here’s the sources I have on file:

Department of Greek and Roman Art. “Death, Burial, and the Afterlife in Ancient Greece.” In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/dbag/hd_dbag.htm (October 2003)

“Funus” (Funerals) in A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, Part 2 edited by William Smith, Taylor and Walton, 1842. https://books.google.com/books?id=-XZqkmmiFWUC&q=Funus#v=snippet&q=Funus&f=false

Garland, Robert. The Greek Way of Death. https://archive.org/details/greekwayofdeath00garl

Graves, Frank Pierrepont. The Burial Customs of the Ancient Greeks. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/49431/49431-h/49431-h.htm

Håland, Evy Johanne. Rituals of Death and Dying in Modern and Ancient Greece: Writing History from a Female Perspective. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Press. (2014)

“How were Lekythoi used in Ancient Greek Funeral Practices?” Stanford University, July 2010. https://www-ssrl.slac.stanford.edu/research/highlights_archive/lekythoi.pdf

“Introduction to grave monuments” Classical Art Research Centre and The Beazley Archive https://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/sculpture/styles/grave.htm

Peck, Maria. Dining with Death: An Analysis of Attic White-ground Lekythoi and Athenian Notions of the Afterlife in Classical Greece. 2007. https://www.brown.edu/academics/archaeology/sites/academics-archaeology/files/publication/document/Peck2007.pdf

Vlachou, Vicky. Death and burial in the Greek world; Greek funerary rituals in their archaeological context. https://www.academia.edu/2789584/ThesCRA_VIII_Add._VI_1_e_Death_and_burial_in_the_Greek_world_Greek_funerary_rituals_in_their_archaeological_context

fullofbugs84uy894ujui9

reminder that this blog, while not politically focused, supports BLM. bootlickers and racists aren’t welcome here, and never will be.

olimpogioieedisagi

teawiththegods

Masterpost of Followers of Hellenic Deities

This is the masterpost of follower lists for the deities of the Greek Pantheon. If you would like to be added to any list please either comment on the post featuring the list(s) you would like to be added to or shoot me an ask stating which lists you’d like to be added to and the name of the blog if it isn’t the one you’re using. If your deity does not appear on this masterpost please send me an ask or message and I will be happy to make them one! ALL deities and figures from the Greek Pantheon are welcome on this list!

Any problems, corrections, or changes please feel free to message me!

Achilles

Adonis

Akeso

Alala

Alexander the Great

Amphitrite

Antheia

Antinous

Aphrodite

Apollo

Ares

Aristaeus

Artemis

Asclepius

Asteria

Astraios

Athena

Baubo

Boreas

Britomartis

Chiron

Circe

Demeter

Dionysus

The Dioscuri

Eirene

Eleos

Enyo

Eos

Epione

Erebos

Eros

The Erotes

Gaia

Ganymedes

Hades

Harmonia

Hebe

Hekate

Helen

Helios

Hephaestion

Hephaestus

Hera

Herakles

Hermaphroditus

Hermekate

Hermes

Hestia

Hyacinthus

Hygeia

Hypnos

Iaso

Icarus

Iris

Kronos

Leto

Medusa

Morpheus

The Muses

Narcissus

Nemesis

Nike

Nyx

Pan

Panacea

Pandora

Patroclus

Persephone

Phanes

Poseidon

Priapus

Prometheus

Psyche

Rhea

Selene

Soteria

Tethys

Thalia

Thanatos

Themis

Zephyrus

Zeus

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sandersstudies

I want a home mostly just to welcome people into it. There will be bowls of candy for guests, and the cookie jar is full. I’ll always say “I was just about to make a coffee/tea/cocoa, would you like one?” when somebody walks in. There’s lemonade and iced tea made fresh on hot days. Once it hits That Hour and they start saying they really should be going, I’ll remind them that the futon is always open, and I’m making cinnamon rolls tomorrow. There’s champagne and sparkling juice hidden on a high shelf just in case somebody announces their engagement or their pregnancy or their new job while they’re here. There is an extra chair in the living room, at the table, and on the deck, and it’s for you. I want to be able to say “if you’re ever in trouble, come to me.”

#xenia

blackskiesbeautifultimes

it's my quiz and i get to choose my very own specific and subjective hyperfixations!!

pentheus

you are pentheus from the bacchae by euripides, and you hold yourself so tightly wound together and so perfectly in place that even the slightest push will make you shatter. you are determined, you are headstrong, and you are addicted to pushing yourself to your farthest limits just to see when you'll snap. you find comfort in tradition, order, and authority, because that's where you are allowed to be blind to the darkness inside you. once in a while, give into the temptation and the chaos you keep denying yourself. it's the only way to not be afraid anymore.

maenadmemes

Yes you are Pentheus. You’re a little bit of Pentheus over here, a little over there. OH and a leetle bit of Pentheus waaay over there...

altararium

Hahaha I got Antigone I love it

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