So yesterday I was on Wordpress, the one that has a ton of themes, and the site wasn't working the way that it should. And, so, I decided to have this blog just in-case Wordpress acts up. However I do intend to also post entries here as well. I really do hate that about wordpress, sometimes. They have a ton of really great themes but sometimes the site likes to act up or, worst, be slow. Another thing that I don't like about Wordpress is that you have to make sure that your blog post is in by 8 or it will post for the next day, which is really annoying.
At least, with this one, I have time to do a good post and not have to worry about it posting on the wrong day. Personally I don't know if I'm going to stick with Wordpress or just use this one. I'll have to see how it pans out.
Saturday, March 26, 2016
Friday, March 25, 2016
Pandia (2016)
Tonight is Pandia, which is dedicated to Lord Zeus. Even though I
honor the goddess Hecate I will also honor Lord Zeus. Below is info
about this holiday and I hope that you enjoy it. Another thing that I
would like to note is that this is the last Hellenic holiday before the
New Moon, when we honor Hecate again.
In Greek mythology, the goddess Pandia (Greek: Πανδία) or Pandeia (Πανδεία), meaning “all brightness”,[1] was a daughter of Zeus and the goddess Selene, the Greek personification of the moon.[2] From the Homeric Hymn to Selene, we have: “Once the Son of Cronos [Zeus] was joined with her [Selene] in love; and she conceived and bare a daughter Pandia, exceeding lovely amongst the deathless gods.”[3] An Athenian tradition made Pandia the wife of Antiochus, the eponymous hero of Antiochis, one of the ten Athenian tribes (phylai).[4]
Originally Pandia may have been an epithet of Selene,[5] but by at least the time of the late Homeric Hymn, Pandia had become a daughter of Zeus and Selene. Pandia (or Pandia Selene) may have personified the full moon,[6] and an Athenian festival, called the Pandia, probably held for Zeus,[7] was perhaps celebrated on the full-moon and may have been connected to her.
In Greek mythology, the goddess Pandia (Greek: Πανδία) or Pandeia (Πανδεία), meaning “all brightness”,[1] was a daughter of Zeus and the goddess Selene, the Greek personification of the moon.[2] From the Homeric Hymn to Selene, we have: “Once the Son of Cronos [Zeus] was joined with her [Selene] in love; and she conceived and bare a daughter Pandia, exceeding lovely amongst the deathless gods.”[3] An Athenian tradition made Pandia the wife of Antiochus, the eponymous hero of Antiochis, one of the ten Athenian tribes (phylai).[4]
Originally Pandia may have been an epithet of Selene,[5] but by at least the time of the late Homeric Hymn, Pandia had become a daughter of Zeus and Selene. Pandia (or Pandia Selene) may have personified the full moon,[6] and an Athenian festival, called the Pandia, probably held for Zeus,[7] was perhaps celebrated on the full-moon and may have been connected to her.
What It Means to be a Egyptian Hellenist
Before I start this blog I will like to say this. Being an Egyptian Hellenist isn't popular with the 'purest' that practice Hellenism and Kemeticism. They ignore the period of time that Egypt became a Hellenized country and I do believe that we still live in a Hellenic world. Now to the post.
What does it mean to be a Egyptian Hellenist or a Greco-Egyptian Polytheist Pagan? To me it's honoring two pantheons, which I love. Both cultures have wonderful myths and stories. One culture just happens to have heroes that did wonderful things. Practicing this path continues the wonder that Alexander the Great started. I see nothing wrong with being a Egyptian Hellenist and I haven't had anyone complain to me about it.
Once again, I love both Pantheons and I don't see a problem following this very wonderful path.
What does it mean to be a Egyptian Hellenist or a Greco-Egyptian Polytheist Pagan? To me it's honoring two pantheons, which I love. Both cultures have wonderful myths and stories. One culture just happens to have heroes that did wonderful things. Practicing this path continues the wonder that Alexander the Great started. I see nothing wrong with being a Egyptian Hellenist and I haven't had anyone complain to me about it.
Once again, I love both Pantheons and I don't see a problem following this very wonderful path.
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