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'ANAT, goddess, betulat, hunter, warrior -- Queen of Heaven and lady of Palestine.

[CANAAN] 'NT HBLY, 'Anat the Destroyer, rides eagerly off to battle.

Some sketches of Mesopotamia mythology

1. Enki

2. Anzu

3. Unnamed bird-headed creature

4. Lamassu

The Greek Gods in the Late Middle Ages- early Renaissance, Eastern Europe-Middle East AU: Aris/Aristedes, Basileus and Autokrator of the Eastern Roman Empire, courting with Afroditi, Queen Regent of Cyprus, Syria, Phoenicia, Palestine, and Mesopotamia.

The clothing that Ares wore reflected the typical late 14th-15th cent. Byzantine Greek clothing style-when Sassanid Persian patterns/ motifs were adopted into the tunic (circular patterns of “tree of life”/ intertwined pomegranate flowers & fruits motifs, mythical simurghs and winged horses, chariot riding & hunting scenes); while Aphrodite’s dress and her giornea much more reflected upon Cyprus’s history- the adoption of medieval Frankish (and later Venetian) clothing after the Crusades, with tidbits of influence from the neighboring Mamluk Egypt and the Levant (the tantour headgear, the kohl makeup & henna hands); while still remaining maximalist Byzantine tastes. All decked in golden threads, sewn in with metallic sequins and carved gemstone beads, silk of all types (from lightweight, flowing liquid-like, ethereal to heavily brocaded shimmering damasks).

🪞🐐 Laughter-Loving Aphrodite 🦪🕊

"Of Cytherea, born in Cyprus, I will sing. She gives kindly gifts to men: smiles are ever on her lovely face, and lovely is the brightness that plays over it. Hail, goddess, queen of well-built Salamis and sea-girt Cyprus; grant me a cheerful song. And now I will remember you and another song also." -Homeric Hymn 10 to Aphrodite

"Heavenly, smiling Aphrodite, praised in many hymns, sea-born, revered goddess of generation, you like the nightlong revel and you couple lovers at night, O scheming mother of Necessity. Everything comes from you; you have yoked the world, and you control all three realms. You give birth to all, to everything in heaven, upon the fruitful earth and in the depths of the sea, O venerable companion of Bacchos. You delight in festivities, O bridelike mother of the Erotes, O Persuasion whose joy is in the bed of love, secretive, giver of grace, visible and invisible, lovely-tressed daughter of a noble father, bridal feast companion of the gods, sceptered she-wolf, beloved and man-loving giver of birth and of life, with your maddening love-charms you yoke mortals and the many races of beasts to unbridled passion. Come, O goddess born in Cyprus, whether you are on Olympos, O queen, exulting in the beauty of your face, or you wander in Syria, country of fine frankincense, or, yet, driving your golden chariot in the plain,you lord it over Egypt’s fertile river bed. Come, whether you ride your swan-drawn chariot over the sea’s billows, joying in the creatures of the deep as they dance in circles, or you delight in the company of the dark-faced nymphs on land,(as, light-footed, they frisk over the sandy beaches). Come, lady, even if you are in Cyprus that cherishes you, where fair maidens and chaste nymphs throughout the year sing of you, O blessed one, and of immortal, pure Adonis. Come, O beautiful and comely goddess; I summon you with holy words and pious soul." - Orphic Hymn to Aphrodite 

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Thinking about the line “You don’t think I know my own palace? I built it!”.

Thinking about the fact that Odysseus built his entire palace around that olive tree, his and Penelope’s wedding bed, a symbol of their love.

Odysseus’ world is literally built around his love for Penelope.