Athena
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these are short prayers for the sacred days of the lunar month. I wrote these years ago, when I first book, Songs of Praise, was published. Most of these are historically attested to as the Athenians considered the days sacred to the God named. I added the days for Asklepios and Dionysos, since They did not
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So, today I read a couple of really good articles on different aspects of Heathen Gods. It were Dagulf Loptson’s Loki’s Roads and Sarenth’s post about some of Odin’s heiti. They are great articles on their own, that provide a little insight into Loki and Odin, respectively. But it also made me realize something. I’ve been thinking about
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Of all the Gods I’ve tried to re-connect with, I feel like I am getting the cold shoulder from Athena. The feeling I get trying to reconnect with Her is much like the one I got trying to rebuild my relationship with my now-ex. I tried for years to make my dead relationship with him
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There is a reason that the chapter for Ares is going to come last in the book. I’ve put off writing this chapter longer than anything else. Ares is one of the Gods that I have always had the hardest time understanding, and upon reflection, I believe that may be partially because of the rivalry
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So, today is the Noumenia, the New month in the Greek Calendar. Although Noumenia means literally “New Moon”, it is not on what is astrologically called the new moon, which is really the dark moon. Rather, it occurs a few days later, when the first sliver of light appeared. It was considered one of the
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Oh yes, the spring issue of Eternal Haunted Summer has been out for a few weeks, and it contains a review I wrote about a comic book called Luuna. Check it out here. Also, Jason has extended the submission deadline for the Athena devotional to April 30th, so you have just over a week to
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Hi all, sorry I have not posted in so long! The semester is almost over, and I have been very busy preparing for finals. I have to give a presentation this week in Philosophy of Science, and that is worth about 50% of the grade for that class. So, of course I have been focusing
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Or, Stop Forcing the Gods to Think About Everything Exactly Like You Do. They Don’t. Sannion at the House of Vines recently alerted me, through his annual round-up of miscellaneous links, of a sex toy company that names itself for Athena. Yes, you read that right, Athena. The foremost of the Virgin Goddesses of Olympos.
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Unto Herself: A Devotional Anthology for Independent Goddesses Call for submissions! We are seeking submissions for a devotional anthology for a cross-pantheon look at virgin Goddesses. This includes Goddesses such as Artemis, Athena, and Hestia, but also those from other pantheons. Pieces in honor of any Goddess from any pantheon who operates without a male consort are
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You can bet I’ll be submitting many pieces to this one! Shield of Wisdom: A Devotional Anthology in Honor of Athena Call for Submissions! We are interested in a wide variety of pieces, including (but not limited to) scholarly articles, short fiction, personal experiences, artwork, poetry, rituals, hymns, and original translations of ancient texts. Contributors are strongly
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