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Late Roman stone mosaic from the Greek city of Halicarnassus, Caria (modern Bodrum, Turkey), dated 4th century AD, now in the British Museum. A coloured laurel wreath encloses a Greek inscription with the following words:

ΥΓΙΑ "Health" ΖΟΗ "Life" ΧΑΡΑ "Joy" ΕΙΡΗΝΗ "Peace" ΕΥΘΥΜΙΑ "Happiness" ΕΛΠΙϹ "Hope"

Greek box mirror with the head of Athena

330 - 270 BCE

Greek pitcher in the form of a female head

4th century BCE

Apollo worshippers being a light in the lives of others...

Artemis worshippers valuing life in all forms...

Aphrodite worshippers engaging in random acts of kindness...

Hermes worshippers guiding others who are lost...

Athena worshippers having wisdom beyond their years...

Ares worshippers standing up for what they believe in...

Hephaestus worshippers inventing untrodden paths...

Dionysus worshippers persevering through the madness...

Persephone worshippers being as vibrant as flowers...

Demeter worshippers nourishing others' souls...

Poseidon worshippers riding the waves of life...

Hera worshippers faithfully supporting those they love...

Zeus worshippers assuming the roles of a natural leader...

Haides worshippers holding space for others in their lives...

Hestia worshippers being beacons of warmth and comfort...

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Today marks the beginning of the Anthesteria (Festival of Flowers), an ancient Greek celebration held over three days in honor of Dionysus.

The first day of the festival was known as the Pithoigia, the day on which the first jars (pithoi) of the new wine were opened, and libations were offered to Dionysus. 

The Anthesteria combined religious ceremony, merry-making, an inversion of the social order along the lines of the Roman Saturnalia, and propitiation of the spirits of the dead. In ancient times women, men, and even children (over three years of age) participated. Everyone wore flower crowns, which they would later dedicate to Dionysus at his temple.

Scholars believe that miniature wine jugs, like the chous shown above, were presented to children at age three or four by their parents during the Anthesteria, and that upon this sacred occasion the children would taste their first drops of wine. This wasn’t quite as unhealthy as it sounds to modern people, because wine was typically diluted with 3 or more parts water per serving. It was such an important event in the spiritual life of a child that a miniature chous was often placed in the grave of a child who died before attending their first Anthesteria.

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For those celebrating, I hope you have a wonderful time! For those who are unfamiliar with the festival, here are some informative posts and the like:

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Information:

On Antheaterion - @kallisto-aglaia

Anthesteria - @thegodsaremyhome

Anthesteria - @dionysusmybeloved

Ancient Greece's Biggest Festival: The Anthesteria - @margaretkart

Anthesteria - The First Day, Pithoigia - @aceofcupsbiggestfan

Anthesteria - The Second Day, Kheos - @aceofcupsbiggestfan

Anthesteria - The Third Day, Khytrai - @aceofcupsbiggestfan

Rethinking The Anthesteria - @thegrapeandthefig

Celebrating Anthesteria Without Alcohol - @thegrapeandthefig

Anthesteria - Hellenion.org (I do not personally endorse Hellenion, based on things I've heard about them, but they can still be a helpful resource)

Anthesteria - Britannica.org

The Anthesteria - World History Encyclopedia.org

Devotion:

Anthesteria Dionysus Invocation - @beatingdrumspouringwine

Protrygaios Hymn/Poem - @beatingdrumspouringwine

Orphic Hymn 46 to Dionysus - @dionysusmybeloved

Hermes Chthonios Hymn/Poem - @sanguinebutch

Anthesteria, Khytrai Lyre Melody - @princesmeadow

Anthesteria - @nyxshadowhawk (found on @dionysia-ta-astika )

Personal Dionysian Ritual, First Day - @beatingdrumspouringwine

Flower Poem For Bacchus/Poema-florido Pra Baco - @piristephes

Anthesteria Playlist - @nyxshadowhawk

Orphic Hymn 30 to Dionysus - @kallisto-aglaia

Celebration Ideas For Anthesteria - @khaire-traveler (me)

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Have a lovely Anthesteria, everyone, and remember to put up protections to prevent any wandering spirits from sticking around ~~~

I sing of golden-throned Hera whom Rhea bare. Queen of the Immortals is she, surpassing all in beauty: she is the sister and wife of loud-thundering Zeus,--the glorious one whom all the blessed throughout high Olympos reverence and honour even as Zeus who delights in thunder.

⚪ Homeric Hymn 12 To Hera (Evelyn-White)

O royal Hera, of majestic mien, aerial-formed, divine, Zeus' blessed queen, throned in the bosom of cerulean air, the race of mortals is thy constant care. The cooling gales they power alone inspires, which nourish life, which every life desires. Mother of showers and winds, from thee alone, producing all things, mortal life is known: all natures share thy temperament divine, and universal sway alone is thine, with sounding blasts of wind, the swelling sea and rolling rivers roar when shook by thee. Come, blessed Goddess, famed almighty queen, with aspect kind, rejoicing and serene.

⚪ Orphic Hymn to Hera (Trans. Athanassakis)

You are seated in a cerulean cavern, having the form of air, Hera queen of all, happy one who shares the bed of Zeus, You provide gentle breezes which sustain the soul. Mother indeed of storms, attendant of the winds, all-begetting. Apart from you life and generation cannot be found; Mingled with the majestic air you partake of everything. You alone hold sovereignty, ruling over all. You are the stream which flutters down through the rushing winds. And now you, happy Goddess, many named, queen of all, Come with a countenance of kindness and joy.

⚪ Orphic Hymn to Hera (Trans. Taylor)

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Greek statue of a veiled dancer

3rd - 2nd century BCE