#hellenic calendar

Here is a quick guide for the calendar:

Modern Julian Calendar Date

(Attic Lunar Calendar Date )

🏛 Holy Day 🏛

🥂 Festival 🥂

Resources are in the bottom of the calendar!

9 Metageitniōn| Μεταγειτνιών (Attic Calendar) - 14th of August/ 20th-24th of August

Helios (Ἡλιος), The Muses (Μουσαι) and Rhea (Ρεια, Μητηρ Θεων)

The Muses are: Melpomene the Muse of tragedy held a tragic mask, Thaleia Muse of comedy a comedy mask, Terpiskhore Muse of dance a lyre, Kalliope the Muse of epic poetry a lyre, Kleio the Muse of history a stylus and scroll, Polymnia the Muse of hymns a veil and pensive pose, Ourania the Muse of astronomy a globe, Erato the Muse of erotic poetry a lyre, and Euterpe the Muse of lyric poetry a flute.

Hesiod, Theogony 1 ff (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or 7th B.C.) :

"Of the Mousai Helikoniades (of Helikon) let us begin to sing, who hold the great and holy mount of Helikon, and dance on soft feet about the deep-blue spring and the altar of the almighty Kronion [Zeus], and, when they have washed their tender bodies in Permessos [stream of Helikon] or in the Hippokrene (Horse's Spring) or Olmeios [stream of Helikon], make their fair, lovely dances upon highest Helikon and move with vigorous feet"

Rhea, Mater Megala

Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 19 (trans. Celoria) (Greek mythographer C2nd A.D.) :

"In Krete there is said to be a sacred cave full of bees. In it, as storytellers say, Rhea gave birth to Zeus; it is a sacred place an no one is to go near it, whether god or mortal. At the appointed time each year a great blaze is seen to come out of the cave. Their story goes on to say that this happens whenever the blood from the birth of Zeus begins to boil up. The sacred bees that were the nurses of Zeus occupy this cave."

Ἡλιος

HELIOS (Helius) was the Titan god of the sun, a guardian of oaths, and the god of sight. He dwelt in a golden palace in the River Okeanos (Oceanus) at the far ends of the earth from which he emerged each dawn, crowned with the aureole of the sun, driving a chariot drawn by four winged steeds. When he reached the the land of the Hesperides in the far West he descended into a golden cup which bore him through the northern streams of Okeanos back to his rising place in the East.

Homeric Hymn 31 to Helius (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C7th - 4th B.C.) :

13th day of Gamelion. Second day of Lenaia (probably). Theatrical competitions.

My calendar for festivals, not including monthly offerings left to gods on their holy days (Aphrodite on the 4th, Apollo on the 7th, etc).

January

January 30 - Anthesteria

January 31 - Lenaia

February

February 9 - Haloa

February 15 - Theogamia

March

March 1 - Elaphobolia

March 30 - Dionysia

April

April 9 - Mounichia

April 21 - Anthesporia

May

May 14 - Agrionia

May 24 - Thargelia

June

June 3 - Plynteria

June 13 - Daedala

June 20 - Klidonas

June 24 - Adonia

July

July 22 - Aphrodisia

August

August 3 - Panathenaea

September

September 25 - Thesmophoria

October

Hi everyone! :D I decided, now that it’s a new olympiad, to make a calendar for anyone who wants it! This was a big pain to do lol, the Hellenic days are very confusing so I hope you all appreicate my effort! Credit for the calendar template is on the pages!

It includes: - Major Neos Minas events - Festivals (list of altered festival dates below) - Sacrifice Days - Hellenic Months and Dates - Holy Days of the Week - Holy Dates of Aphrodite (Gregorian and Hellenic), (can be altered if you don’t worship Aphrodite, most holy dates are easy to find)

Here is a link to the PDF to preview! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pnNeBESgWLRaEta9GOd9x4B_QwifAp5v/view?usp=sharing

And a link to download the docx file! https://gofile.io/d/DLoRwm

Metageitnios and Herakles’ Day (Metageitnion) have unknown dates, feel free to edit their dates. You’ll need one (1) free day for each.

Maimakteria (Maimakterion) has an unknown date. It needs one (1) free day.

The Lesser Mysteries (Anthesterion) have an unknown date, you’ll need two (2) to three (3) free days.

Asklepieia (Elafevolion) can be observed on the 8 Elafevolion (day of March 21st) or 9 Elafevolion (night of March 21st). 8th is the traditional date.

Pandia (Elafevolion) can be observed on March 26th or 29th, 29th is the more traditional date.

Mounikhia (Mounikhion) can be observed onMarch 6th or 16th, 16th is the more traditional date.

Mother from the ocean, common to all people, I thank you for your blessings and your presence.

Thank you, mother from the waves, for watching over me and sheltering me in the storm.

Thank you for guiding me from the darkness to a place of love and light.

Thank you, Aphrodite, born from sea foam and blood, for the gifts you give and the love you bring to this world.