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when programs fucking autocorrect <3 to ❤️ and :) to 😃,,,, do you have any idea what you’ve just done?? what you just fucking destroyed ?
puts cocaine in my lipgloss so when he kisses me he thinks im god
Mushroom monday 🍄 by pixiiwo
its fun to enjoy things
yummm
What are your favorite Arabic poems, if you have any?
These are some of my favorites:
An Ocean Without Shore, Ibn ‘Arabi
Fragment from Al-Buhturi’s Wolf
From the Luzumiyat of al-Ma’arri
From the Diwan of al-Ma’arri
Reality, Rabia al-Basri
Love, Rabia al-Basri
The Enchanter of Dust: Psalm, Adonis
The Wound, Adonis
I Pray Behind My Shadow, Bahija Massri Adelbi
The Spirit Bows to the Will of Love, Munir Mezyed
The Manner of Sand, Mahmood al-Braikan
Exculpation, Khalil Mutran
Revolt Against the Sun, Nazik al-Mala’ika
Myths, Nazik al-Mala’ika
Who am I?, Nazik al-Mala’ika
A Stranger at the Gulf, Badr Shakir al-Sayyab
An Alphabetical Formation, Faraj Bayraqdar
A couple of fragments from Sanieh Salh
Sorrows of the Black City, Muhammad al-Fayturi
Shadows, Wadih Sa’adah
The Strange Grief, al-Shabbi
A Storm in the Dark, al-Shabbi
A Body, Al-Saddiq al-Raddi
Annihilation, Muhammad Afifi Matar
Fragments from ‘Quartet of Joy’, Muhammad Affifi Matar
Mural, Mahmoud Darwish
We Will Choose Sophocles, Mahmoud Darwish
Clouds, Ounsi el-Hajj
Smoke Bloom, Nadia Anjuman
Boat to Lesbos, Nourri al-Jarrah
Your body is my map, Nizar Qabbani
Masterpost: Resources for Hellenic & Roman Polytheism
This post was made by request for those having difficulty accessing it on my main page.
It was placed on my main page because Tumblr doesn't seem to like all the links.
Please check my main page for updates: honorthegods dot tumblr dot com / masterpost
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The Basics for Hellenic and Roman Polytheists
Theoi Greek Mythology (https://www.theoi.com/) is a very good resource for classical mythology, historic cult information, the Homeric Hymns, the Orphic Hymns, the Delphic Maxims and other primary texts, including:
The Orphic Hymns: http://www.theoi.com/Text/OrphicHymns1.html
The Homeric Hymns: http://www.theoi.com/Text/HomericHymns1.html)
The Perseus Digital Library offers a wide range of complete primary and secondary sources for the study of ancient Greece and Rome: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/collections
Hercules:Greece’s Greatest Hero http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Herakles/index.html
Athanassakis,Apostolos N. The Homeric Hymns: https://archive.org/details/homerichymns0 0home https://archive.org/details/homerichymns00atha
🏺 📜 Books and articles
Athanassakis,Apostolos N. The Orphic Hymns. Not currently available online.
Burkert, Walter. Ancient Mystery Cults. https://archive.org/details/AncientMysteryCultsWalterBurkert1987/page/n2/mode/2up
Meyer, Marvin.The Ancient Mysteries: A Sourcebook: Sacred Texts of the Mystery Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean World https://archive.org/details/ancientmysteries0000unse_p7i2
Morford, Mark, P.O., Lenardon, Robert J. and Sham, Michael. The Student Companion to Classical Mythology, Tenth Edition: https://global.oup.com/us/companion.websites/9780199997329/
William Smith, D.C.L., LL.D. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities John Murray, London, 1875. Articles on Roman (and Greek) religion, including divination, festivals, funerals, magic, priestly officers, and rituals: https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/secondary/SMIGRA/Religion/home.html
The University of Washington. Interpretations of Myths: A free online course: https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/862997
The Monster Compilation of Free Online Resources for Classical Studies: a compilation of links to free academic sources about archaeology, language, literature, culture, history, magic, philosophy, religion, and more in the ancient Mediterranean world: https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/186537661706/the-monster-compilation-of-free-online-resources
Adult Home Study for Hellenic and Roman Polytheists: ideas for self-study to enrich understanding and aid in interpretation of mythology: https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/162142268516/adult-home-study-for-hellenic-and-roman
Altars - the basics:
https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/620197080304123904/hi-do-you-have-any-bookpdf-recommendations-on
https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/152645127251/what-is-a-good-place-to-buy-idols-any-great
Worship - the basics:
https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/190346773596/ive-got-a-question-i-hope-you-can-answer-how-do
https://bayoread.tumblr.com/post/108556815372/how-to-make-a-libation-super-simple-picture
Bloodless sacrifice reading list:
https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/169120886091/hearthglow-honorthegods-an-offering-of
Divination and Magic Resources:
Popular divination methods in ancient Greece: https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/163293305101/popular-divination-methods-in-ancient-greece
Astragalomancy (dice): https://spiritusarcanum.tumblr.com/post/29278618720/astragalomancy-divination-with-dice
Cartomancy: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:UhYvvS9bsYAJ:https://newworldwitchery.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/the-new-world-witchery-guide-to-cartomancy.pdf+&cd=10&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us
Homeric Oracle: https://aur-ochs.tumblr.com/post/185994910629/the-homeric-oracle-comprehensive-edition
Academic article about the Homeric Oracle: http://www.chs-fellows.org/2014/03/28/using-homer-for-divination-homeromanteia-in-context/
Divination and magic reading list: https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/170457576371/so-i-know-that-minerva-was-the-roman-equivalent-to
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Hellenic Polytheism Resources
Hellenic polytheism, at the most basic, is the modern worship of the ancient Greek pantheon. Hellenic polytheists may also honor the nymphs and other nature spirits, and personified virtues, and practice some form of ancestor cult, sometimes combined with hero cult.
Hellenic polytheism is also known as Hellenic paganism, Hellenic Polytheistic Reconstructionism, Hellenismos, Hellenic paganism, Olympianism and Dodecatheism or Dodekatheism.
It’s occasionally called Hellenistic Polytheism, though it should be noted that the term “Hellenistic” refers specifically to the time period from the death of Alexander the Great to the defeat of Cleopatra and Mark Antony by Octavian in 31 BCE.
The term “Hellenism” was used to describe traditional Greco-Roman religion by the Emperor Julian and is still being used by modern reconstructionist and revivalist groups, especially those in Greece. There has been controversy over the use of “Hellenism” over the past two years, though Hellenic polytheist groups in Greece have issued statements permitting non-Greeks who worship the Theoi to use the term.
“Hellene” is a word used to describe Greeks and people of Greek heritage; it is therefor incorrect to use it as a synonym for practitioners of Hellenic polytheism.
The main tag to search for information of interest to beginners is #Hellenic Polytheism 101.
🏺 Building A Knowledge Base: Books, Articles and Websites
Hellenic Polytheism - free (and reliable!) resources Updated 28 August 2020: https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/612595707697840128/hellenic-polytheism-free-and-reliable
Masterpost of Followers of Hellenic Deities: https://thepastelpriestess.tumblr.com/post/184326359865/masterpost-of-followers-of-hellenic-deities
Evaluating the reliability of sources: https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/185112455671/hellenic-polytheism-how-to-sources
https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/184538461866/how-can-i-know-if-a-book-on-hellenic-polytheism-is
https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/184254209886/how-to-determine-if-a-book-on-mythology-is-legit
Resources for epithets of the Theoi: https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/184436720456/resources-for-cult-epithets-of-the-greek-gods
About the Eleusinian Mysteries: https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/150632102731/hey-im-new-to-all-this-what-are-we-supposed-to
About the “Pillars of Hellenisimos”: https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/173258771786/pillars-of-hellenismos
The Delphic Maxims: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delphic_maxims
Beliefs about the afterlife: https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/188387856416/did-ancient-greeks-believe-in-reincarnation
Funerary customs:
https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/624550327095607296/also-does-anyone-have-any-book-or-article
Hades and Persephone reading list: https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/174794576611/honorthegods-hades-and-persephone-side-a
Chthonic deities reading list: https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/179703232746/are-there-any-reasonably-priced-books-or-scholarly
Antinous reading list: https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/188654586206/the-cult-of-antinous-free-online-resources
Dionysus reading list: https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/183521520461/monsterbychoice-does-anyone-have-good-sources
Heroes and hero-cult reading list: https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/106530516261/heroes-and-hero-cult-in-classical-antiquity-a
🏺 Prayer and Worship
Modern prayers to the Theoi:
Hearthstone http://hellenicdevotions.com/
winebrightruby https://winebrightruby.tumblr.com/devotional
Note: downloads of Hearthstone’s four books of Hellenic prayers may be purchased at https://www.etsy.com/shop/HearthfireHandworks for $5 US each.
https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/176587866746/ive-never-prayed-before-and-not-entirely-sure-how
https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/180306585886/hey-ive-been-trying-to-incorporate-prayer-more
https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/174545555546/as-someone-whos-just-thinking-about-starting
https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/163612768156/what-kinds-of-things-can-i-sacrifice-to-the-gods
https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/190346773596/ive-got-a-question-i-hope-you-can-answer-how-do
https://bayoread.tumblr.com/post/108556815372/how-to-make-a-libation-super-simple-picture
https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/160481841661/what-am-i-to-do-with-left-over-food-offerings-that
https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/157714542371/the-gods-do-not-need-sacrifices-so-what-should
https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/177522616751/any-advice-for-someone-who-is-piled-with-constant
🏺 Festival Calendars and When to Worship
HMEPA Hellenic Month Established Per Athens Version 1.0.: the Athenian calendar, updated to be a calendar for the modern world and a Compiled List of Festivals and Sacrifices in Athens: http://www.numachi.com/~ccount/hmepa/
http://www.hellenion.org/calendar/
http://www.classics.upenn.edu/myth/php/hymns/index.php?page=calendar
https://theia0mania.tumblr.com/post/620301786979418112/id-like-to-know-the-routine-of-a-hellenic-pagan
https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/189974963276/hello-do-you-have-a-schedule-for-your-worship-or
https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/185820921256/what-holidays-do-hellenic-polytheist-people
https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/143171897776/how-do-you-know-the-dates-of-festivals
https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/174665458836/so-i-understand-that-you-arent-hellenic
🏺 Weddings
https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/183749333001/how-can-the-gods-be-honored-in-a-wedding-ive
https://winebrightruby.tumblr.com/post/151719592260/binding-goddess-of-love-and-happiness-i-call
https://winebrightruby.tumblr.com/post/151262049285/hymeneal-i
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Roman Polytheism Resources
Roman polytheism is the modern worship of the ancient Roman pantheon. Roman polytheists may also honor the nymphs and other nature spirits, genii locorum, Lares, Penates, and practice some form of ancestor cult, sometimes combined with hero cult and Imperial cult.
Roman polytheism is also known as Roman Polytheistic Reconstructionism, Roman paganism, Religio Romana, Cultus Deorum, and Cultus Deorum Romanorum.
The main tag to search for information of interest to beginners is #Roman Polytheism 101
📜 Building A Knowledge Base: Books, Articles and Websites
Roman Polythesim: free (and reliable!) resources! Updated 22 December 2020: https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/612756976981671936/roman-polytheism-free-and-reliable-resources
Roman and Graeco-Roman Polytheists Masterpost: https://amor-augusti.tumblr.com/post/618731689875750912/roman-and-greco-roman-polytheists-masterpost
Getting started with Roman Polytheism:
https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/188126659106/i-know-that-it-may-be-a-very-general-question-but
https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/160383390436/i-know-this-isnt-greek-but-im-only-just-getting
Ancient Roman Virtues:
https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/173298432346/the-virtues-of-ancient-rome
https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/170662119466/charities-and-philanthropies-in-the-roman-empire
https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/188260977191/revere-the-gods-watch-over-human-beings-our
https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/168825525321/the-honour-that-is-paid-to-the-gods-lies-not-in
https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/173304213321/how-can-anyone-who-while-worshiping-zeus-the-god
Resources about the worship of Antinous: https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/188654586206/the-cult-of-antinous-free-online-resources
Resources about the Mithraic Mysteries: https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/619125563802746880/free-and-reliable-sources-for-the-mysteries-of
The Lararium and Household Worship
Religio Romana Handbook: A Guide for the Modern Practitioner by L. Vitellius Triarius: https://archive.org/details/ReligioRomanaHandbook I don’t like or usually recommend Polytheist 101 handbooks, but this one is pretty good for those anxious to dive into worship.
https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/180463260661/lararium-replicas-first-row-wood-lararium-kit-20
https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/190932464563/lararia-of-pompeii-by-italian-painter
https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/188068225581/so-i-have-been-wanting-to-do-more-research-on-the
https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/152392762011/modern-lararium-on-the-kalends-ides-and-nones
https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/154484437866/book-review-sofroniew-alexandra-household-gods
https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/168573120761/book-review-household-and-family-religion-in
https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/178978387851/roman-fresco-from-the-lararium-of-the-house-of
Resources about Augury:
Driediger-Murphy, Lindsay G. Roman Republican Augury: Freedom and Control. Oxford: Oxford University Press. https://theeye.unblockit.id/public/Books/Bibliotik/R/Roman%20Republican%20Augury_%20Freedo%20-%20LINDSAY%20G.%20DRIEDIGER-MURPHY.pdf
Linderski, Jerzy. “The Augural Law: ANRW II 16.3. 1986. https://www.academia.edu/18884007/J.Linderski_Watching_the_Birds_Cicero_the_Augur_and_the_Augural_Templa_CP_81_1986_330-40_RQ_1995_485-95_Addenda_668_Addenda_altera_RQ_II_2007_633
Linderski, Jerzy. “Watching the Birds: Cicero the Augur and the Augural Templa.“ https://www.academia.edu/18884007/J.Linderski_Watching_the_Birds_Cicero_the_Augur_and_the_Augural_Templa_CP_81_1986_330-40_RQ_1995_485-95_Addenda_668_Addenda_altera_RQ_II_2007_633
Imperial Cult:
https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/188765426281/this-is-probably-a-dumb-question-but-do-people
https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/612228400138092545/hi-i-love-your-blog-and-the-research-you-put-into
https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/162349342106/do-you-pray-to-caligula
Festival Calendars:
http://www.epistemeacademy.org/calendars/ Convert today or any date to Roman (kingdom and Republic) or Julian calendar date.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_festivals
http://www.musesrealm.net/rome/festivals.html
http://people.ucls.uchicago.edu/~fspaltr/Roman%20Festivals.pdf
http://www.novaroma.org/calendar/index.html
http://romanpagan.blogspot.com/2014/01/roman-calendar.html
Festival Calendar of Antinous: https://naosantinoou.org/all-festivals-and-observances/
📜 Weddings
https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/190182930321/hello-ive-always-been-interested-in-classical
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Top image info: Woman with phiale (libation bowl) at altar. Terracotta kylix, circa 460 BCE, attributed to the Painter of London. Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Image: Wikimedia Commons (X). Image License: Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication
my favorite davids, ranked
here’s a definitive and totally subjective rating of davids
donatello: 3/10 honestly pretty embarrassing, but worth a mention. just your run-of-the-mill, oh-you-haven’t-heard-we’re-copying-classical-greek-sculpture-now david. stiff, awkward, and pretty dopey looking twunk. has the same expression of someone being told dona-fucking-tello sculpted this. can’t even hold his slingshot bc it’s too gay. don’t worry there’s a redemption arc on its way.
donatello pt 2: 9/10 fucking superb you funky little gay man. total glow up. a complete deviation from the norm by a well-known deviant. takes contrapposto to sultry new heights. look at this lad’s little hat and boots he’s not a nude he’s just naked. some people say goliath’s head is modeled off of donatello himself literally he was horny enough he said “step on me” in full fucking bronze. goliath’s helmet has little gay greek reliefs on it, not even remotely subtle. look at the feather going up his thigh and tell me u didn’t cross your legs when you did. commissioned by the medici for their palace, which makes it even cooler by association.
verocchio: 8/10 ily baby a perfectly fine lad, looking at him makes me smile. his little dress is so cute with its stylized arabic psuedo-script border, and the floral pasties? adorable. something about goliath’s head feels a little disjointed, but you know what? fuck him. he’s not important. david’s the real star here in his little cheerleader get up. what really makes me biased towards this one is that the model was supposedly verocchio’s star student, the young leonardo da vinci. and look how fucking radiant he is! love it.
michelangelo: 7/10 technically this thing’s great. look at the fucking veins on the hand that’s absolutely mental. but all in all it lacks the overtly homosexual intrigue of some other davids and, frankly, i expected more from well-documented gay disaster michelangelo. obviously a classic but also makes it prone to being too over-saturated. i do love his yaoi hands though.
bernini: 11/10 the man the myth the fucking legend! bernini always delivers and this david’s no expception. look at that movement! the drama! the whole thing screams baroque in the best possible way with the dynamism, the momentary narrative, that cute lil scrunched up face. only complaint is that it isn’t as good as some of bernini’s other work but i’m willing to let it go for the detailing on the fucking rope goddamn gian lorenzo you absolute madman. we stan a sculpting legend.
Iliad mini-comics, part 2 of 3! here’s part 1. sorry for the long delay–i’ll try to get the last batch done as soon as i can :’)
(featuring the subjectively gayest parts of the iliad, hektor having an extremely bad time, and a guest appearance by hadesgame hypnos!)
more iliad stuff
more ancient studies comics
In the name of Hades, I accept this Mantle!
Greek Gods as Things I’ve Overheard in My School
I got a request for Greek Gods as things I’ve overheard, and since school is- quite possibly the best place for these things, I figured why not!
Zeus: “Bold of you to assume that I can’t be more of an asshole.” Poseidon: “People never drink water in class. Drink water throughout class. Drink water instead of class. Don’t go to class.” Hades: “My math grade is almost lower than my will to live.” Hestia: “Sometimes I just want to sit in that fire pit and roast marshmallows as I let the ashes reclaim me.” Demeter: “They said we need more plants around. Replace me with a plant.” Hera: “I need feminism because clearly my future husband is going to be a dumbass and I want to prove I’m better.” Athena: “I like the smell of old books.” *proceeds to stuff face into textbook* Hermes: “I can steal your heart, yes- but can I steal myself a personality?” Apollo: “Music class these days is just idiots trying to find happiness.” Artemis: “I just want to be gay with an instinct to kill.” Hephaestus: “I want to build myself a girlfriend.” Aphrodite: “Maybe one day people will appreciate my inner beauty and not my numerous pimples.” Dionysus: “Time to get DRUNK!” *chugs water bottle* Persephone: “I love flower crowns. They make me want to-” *cracks knuckles* “Kick ass.”
the humanity of the AIDS crisis: the ward by gideon mendel
colorized by me
Usudi se
Metal fans gay asf…why do you like listening to men scream?
Li Shangyin, from When Will I be Home? (tr. by Kenneth Rexroth)
i wanna cuddle someone close and while they're playing with my hair i want to kiss their cheek and tell them they're my comrade
fuck the talking stage let’s just have a homoerotic sword fight and passionately make out after almost killing each other
Got tagged by my favorite person @martythevampire to shuffle and write the first 10 songs that come up
1. The messenger-Bathory
2. Satanic jam-Death
3. Father to son-Bathory
4. Deliverance-Gojira
5. Cunt Crusher-Infant annihilator
6. Drown-Bring me the horizon
7. Key to the storms-Mayhem
8. The crowned daughters-Belzebubs
9. The cell-Gojira
10. Inn I Slottet Fra Droemmen-Burzum