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My heart is lighter than a feather and my liver is darker than a black coffee because that's what it's marinating in
Do I need to make a Dunkin Run and see if they have any of these left? (pictures would be posted, of course)
Yes
No
Alas - I did go, but they were already sold out and I had content myself with the snacking bacon
From all of us, thanks for trying.
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I yearn for Minoan pixel game... do not know how to code... so I'll just animate it
Liberty by Bryan Larsen, 2012.
Salve, Libertas, light of the world, whose shining torch marks the door to freedom! Nurturer of every citizen, your spirit invigorates the masses; your step rings through the streets; your breath and energy move the crowds. You kindle the fire of liberty in our hearts, hold rights and responsibilities balanced in open hands, ours for the taking. Sword and shield of Justitia, you bear the laurel wreath of Victoria; the shackles of oppression lie broken in the dust at your feet. From our birth, we pledged our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor to you, our freedom assured by pens and tongues and words as surely as by arms, and still you inspire us to speak and act in righteousness and hope, with faith and fire, linking arms and joining hearts in the face of any risk. Vigilant guardian - we call out to you now! We come today to offer thanks and praise for your protection and your beneficence. Dea Patria, look with favor on your people; guide and inspire us; uphold and protect us. Hail to Libertas Publica, guarantor of freedom.
Today, 4 July 2026, is the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America. Seems like a good occasion to remember that the tune to our famously difficult-to-sing national anthem was associated with a humorous 18th century song playfully inviting Zeus, Apollo, Venus, and Bacchus to bless a gentleman's club dedicated to the ancient Greek lyric poet, Anacreon.
Today, may Venus bless us with friendship and harmony, Bacchus with renewal, Jupiter with a focus on justice, and Apollo with respect for knowledge and truth.
Notes and sources follow after the lyrics.
The Anacreontic Song
Composed by John Stafford Smith | Lyrics by Ralph Tomlinson
To ANACREON in Heav'n, where he sat in full Glee, A few Sons of Harmony sent a Petition, That He their Inspirer and Patron wou'd be; When this Answer arriv'd from the JOLLY OLD GRECIAN "Voice, Fiddle, and Flute, "No longer be mute, "I'll lend you my Name and inspire you to boot, "And, besides, I'll instruct you like me, to intwine "The Myrtle of VENUS with BACCHUS's Vine.
The news through OLYMPUS immediately flew; When OLD THUNDER pretended to give himself Airs_ If these Mortals are suffer'd their Scheme to pursue, The Devil a Goddess will stay above Stairs. "Hark! already they cry, "In Transports of Joy "Away to the Sons of ANACREON we'll fly, "And there, with good Fellows, we'll learn to intwine "The Myrtle of VENUS with BACCHUS'S Vine.
"The YELLOW-HAIR'D GOD and his nine fusty Maids "From HELICON'S Banks will incontinent flee, "IDALIA will boast but of tenantless Shades, "And the bi-forked Hill a mere Desart will be "My Thunder, no fear on't, "Shall soon do it's Errand, "And, dam'me! I'll swinge the Ringleaders I warrant, "I'll trim the young Dogs, for thus daring to twine "The Myrtle of VENUS with BACCHUS'S Vine.
APOLLO rose up; and said, "Pr'ythee ne'er quarrel, "Good King of the Gods with my Vot'ries below: "Your Thunder is useless then, shewing his Laurel, Cry'd. "Sic evitabile fulmen, you know! "Then over each Head "My Laurels I'll spread "So my Sons from your Crackers no Mischief shall dread, "Whilst snug in their Club-Room, they Jovially twine "The Myrtle of VENUS with BACCHUS'S Vine.
Next MOMUS got up, with his risible Phiz, And swore with APOLLO he'd cheerfull join_ "The full Tide of Harmony still shall be his, "But the Song, and the Catch, & the Laugh shall bemine "Then, JOVE, be not jealous Of these honest Fellows, Cry'd JOVE, "We relent, since the Truth you now tell us; "And swear, by OLD STYX, that they long shall entwine "The Myrtle of VENUS with BACCHUS'S Vine.
Ye Sons of ANACREON, then, join Hand in Hand; Preserve Unanimity, Friendship, and Love! 'Tis your's to support what's so happily plann'd; You've the Sanction of Gods, and the FIAT of JOVE. While thus we agree Our Toast let it be. May our Club flourish happy, united and free! And long may the Sons of ANACREON intwine The Myrtle of VENUS with BACCHUS'S Vine.
Notes:
Anacreon - ancient Greek lyric poet (circa 573 – 495 BCE) famous for religious hymns, as well as drinking songs and bawdy love songs - truly a fitting patreon for the Anacreontic Society! He was well-regarded in his lifetime and, afterwards, included in the list of Nine Lyric Poets worthy of study. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anacreon
Old Thunder - Zeus
the Devil - an exclamation of frustration or surprise
will stay above stairs - join in the festivities
The Yellow-Haired God and his nine fusty Maids - Apollo and the Muses
fusty - old-fashioned
Helicon - home of the Muses
Idalia - cult center of Aphrodite in Cyprus
the bi-forked Hill: Mount Parnassus, sacred to Apollo and Dionysus
swinge - punish
trim - scold or defeat
sic evitable fulmen - “this is protection from lightning”
young dogs - high-spirited young men
crackers - thunder
Momus - the Greek god of satire and mockery, son of the goddess Nyx. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momus
risable Phiz: comedic facial expression
catch - apprehension of evil-doers
swear by Old Styx - make an unbreakable vow
fiat - official decree
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Anacreontic_Song
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Anacreontic_Song
https://www.potw.org/archive/potw234.html
https://www.dianetaraz.com/notes/more_rev_notes.htm
Audio of the song sung accompanied by lyrics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IPLFLH3BHU
Featured image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Anacreontic_Petition_and_Song_(BM_1935,0522.1.74).jpg
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A new study from Tulane University researchers has found that after decades of loss from deforestation and coastal development, mangroves ar
Mangrove forests used to be considered one of the world's most threatened ecosystems. However, recent analysis of satellite data shows that mangrove forests are no longer in decline and in fact the global coverage of mangrove forests has been increasing over the last 16 years due to restoration and natural habitat expansion.
The health of mangrove ecosystems is particularly relevant in the era of climate change, since they place a crucial role in protecting coastlines from storms and erosion in addition to storing carbon.
July Fragment of a mosaic with the months of the year. First half third century CE. Discovered in the city of Thysdrus, Roman province of Byzacena, (modern El Djem, Tunisia). Collection of the Archaeological Museum of Sousse. Photo: ©Ad Meskens, 2012 via Wikimedia Commons (X). License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported
July is represented by a seasonal agricultural or market scene of a man carrying a basket on his shoulder or back.
Human relationships are not transactional but they are reciprocal, which I think many of you with your ‘i don’t owe anyone anything’ shtick are too happy to forget
Transactional: everything has to be exactly 50/50 all the time, pay me back for the £5 sandwich or buy me something worth exactly £5, I refuse to make an effort for you if there’s nothing in it for me
Reciprocal: you were there for me when I needed help, and I’m going to do the same for you, it doesn’t matter if one of us needs more or is capable of less, because the point is not equivalent exchange but mutual care
A small town west of Montreal has decided to officially recognize trees as living beings with rights of their own, in what an environmental
There are three fundamental principles of the Declaration: • Article 1: The Tree, a sentient living being and a source of Life, is a common good of humanity. • Article 2: Life on the planet depends on the existence of the Tree. • Article 3: Humankind, endowed with reason and conscience, must act with the Tree in a spirit of fraternity and solidarity
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Hail Divine Julian, who heard the call of the gods
You who bravely tried to save what was being destroyed
Know that your efforts were not in vain
Your mission lives within our hearts
The worship of the gods has returned after a short delay
May you smile upon our efforts from your place among the immortal gods, o shining philosopher king!
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Religious carvings from my recent trip to the Roman forts of Housesteads and Birdoswold by Hadrian’s Wall, Cumbria.
Penelope looks so soft looking at Telemachus in this painting, and the statue of Odysseus in the shadows 😭💔
["Penelope Unraveling Her Web" by Joseph Wright of Derby]
And Argos sitting at Penelope's right side.
metaphorically undressing myself via truth nuke
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From Book V of Homer's Iliad. Upon being grievously wounded by the Achaean warrior Diomedes, the hero Aeneas is saved through divine intervention from his mother, the goddess Aphrodite.
The characters are depicted here in historically inspired looks from the late Bronze Age, the period when the Trojan War was believed to have been set. Aphrodite's look in particulate is based off of Mycenaean frescos as well as Cypriot idols.
lovely friends and gorgeous people of tumblr.com, i invite you to please reblog this post and put in the tags something that has brought you happiness lately! anything at all, any joy, slight or miraculous, wholly at your discretion!
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"what radicalized you" well in kindergarten they told me to share things and be nice to people.
Inktober 06: Thracian huntress courting the Amazon Penthesilea.
“The white-ground alabastron is signed by the Pasiades Painter, 525-500 BC. As noted, women’s pottery often featured Amazons, but this vase is highly unusual. On one side, a ponytailed Thracian woman steps forward, clad in high boots and a leopard skin, with a large snake coiled around one arm. A poorly preserved inscription appears to give her name as Theraichme, “Huntress”. She is gallantly presenting a rabbit to an Amazon on the other side of the vase, clearly labeled “Penthesilea.”
“So this scene is a startling reversal of a common male courtship theme, in which a suitor presents a rabbit as a love-token to his beloved. This unique scene is not known from any myth or literary text about Penthesilea. We can guess that the image is a provocative twist on the expected theme of rabbit love-gifts and hunting trophies as a courtship metaphor among homosexual men. The gesture also reminds us of Meleager presenting his lover Atalanta with the trophy of the Calydonian Boar Hunt. Possibly this painting illustrates a lost story about a Thracian woman and Penthesilea, who was a Thracian by birth.”
The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women across the Ancient World by Adrienne Mayor.
