tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16466820458306689082024-03-19T00:00:31.738+01:00ANTINOUS THE GAY GODHernestushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11375310901292254699noreply@blogger.comBlogger4853125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646682045830668908.post-49035891053656678992024-03-19T00:00:00.002+01:002024-03-19T00:00:00.134+01:00WE HONOR ANTINOUS/MARS<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwtMYSz8Fi4RNIOSJw0YaOwjLC3qZ6jIsTcJpsnhx49nLzSnb_qQ8MSuZGStIj9ycnOT6eHV0hyphenhyphenFL__r4V8RP2GEGPxr4V_7nAIDTFcQAzADDUDwOjSwP01ZksV4PeYejqfMcF6xIs-p8/s1600/adonismars-antinous-mars-super-cropped-no-pubes-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwtMYSz8Fi4RNIOSJw0YaOwjLC3qZ6jIsTcJpsnhx49nLzSnb_qQ8MSuZGStIj9ycnOT6eHV0hyphenhyphenFL__r4V8RP2GEGPxr4V_7nAIDTFcQAzADDUDwOjSwP01ZksV4PeYejqfMcF6xIs-p8/s400/adonismars-antinous-mars-super-cropped-no-pubes-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><b style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b><b style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">WHEN</span></b><span style="font-size: large;"> the Sun enters the Sign of Aries at the March Equinox, we honor Antinous in his special guise as Antinous/Mars.<br /><br />Mars, God of War, son of Jupiter and Juno, father of Romulus and Remus, founders of Rome, was the divine spirit of the Roman Army whose legions subjugated the world.<br /><br />His power ran like molten steel in the blood of Romans who he made them invincible.<br /><br />The ram was sacred to him, and thus the sign of Aries was devoted to him, as it was in the early spring, after the fields were sown and before the harvest that the men went to war.<br /><br />Originally Mars was an agricultural deity, whose duty was to protect the fields from marauders. But he soon became an aggressive conqueror, whose sacred spears were ritually shaken by the Flamen Martialis when the legions were preparing for war.<br /><br />He had twin sons who accompanied him and went before the armies in battle, their names were Phobos and Deimos, fear and panic.<br /><br />He was the illicit lover of Venus, and it is said that they were the co-creators of Rome who through war brought love and peace to the whole world. It was in this spirit that Hadrian worshipped the pair.<br /><br />Mars is the great spirit of masculinity, the violent, courageous power of the male sex, the penetrator and subjugator.<br /><br />His emblem, an iron spear, is a symbol for the phallus, and so it is that Mars is the great potent Phallus of Man, the impregnator.<br /><br />In this sense he is venerated as the warrior within all men, and as our most extreme, animalistic, carnal, aggressive nature.<br /><br />He is the conqueror of winter, the dominator of spring, the protector of life, and the bringer of death.<br /><br />He is war and fury, selflessly courageous, for the protection of the weak and for the defeat of the strong.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Mars never surrenders, and this is why Venus is so mad with lust for him, and why we adore him as our protector.</span></p>Hernestushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11375310901292254699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646682045830668908.post-60935089401808667862024-03-18T00:00:00.002+01:002024-03-18T00:00:00.131+01:00CHARLOTTE VON MAHLSDORF SAINT OF ANTINOUS<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4irrJWeNZShJQRLc8i_Miud0wHNSUvm3I-sr61Lvd0aDomHRTq6lAQhxS0e9WyF_CRMz1DXLyVNSFH_kybfo4GmDijHTOF0FO4B5qHDpYeB7BmqB7B9lcXc1L0N1hoGo7aIwfYxWCJ5g/s1600/charlotte.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="368" data-original-width="287" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4irrJWeNZShJQRLc8i_Miud0wHNSUvm3I-sr61Lvd0aDomHRTq6lAQhxS0e9WyF_CRMz1DXLyVNSFH_kybfo4GmDijHTOF0FO4B5qHDpYeB7BmqB7B9lcXc1L0N1hoGo7aIwfYxWCJ5g/s400/charlotte.jpg" width="311" /></a></div><p><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>SAINT</b></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"> Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, who was born on this day in 1928, was a Berlin trans/gay who survived the Nazis and East German communists and about whose life a Pulitzer Prize winning play, <i>"I Am My Own Woman"</i>, has been staged at theatres around the world.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: white;">The title is misleading since the original German is</span><span style="color: white;"> </span><i style="color: white;">"Ich bin meine eigene Frau"</i><span style="color: white;"> </span><span style="color: white;">and the word</span><span style="color: white;"> </span><i style="color: white;">"Frau"</i><span style="color: white;"> </span><span style="color: white;">can mean either</span><span style="color: white;"> </span><i style="color: white;">"Woman"</i><span style="color: white;"> </span><span style="color: white;">or</span><span style="color: white;"> </span><i style="color: white;">"Wife"</i><span style="color: white;">. </span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: white;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: white;">The phrase was Charlotte's answer to her mother's question:</span><span style="color: white;"> </span><i style="color: white;">"Don't you think it's time you got a wife?"</i></span><br /></p><div style="font-family: times; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: white;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-size: large;">Charlotte was her own man and her own woman and her own husband/wife. In a long life amidst dictatorship, war and oppression of human-rights, Charlotte learned to create her own identity. We honor Charlotte as a <b>Saint of the Religion of Antinous</b>.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-size: large;">St. Charlotte, who liked to wear frumpy house dresses with a clunky handbag and a strand of pearls and matronly shoes, somehow managed to survive the Gestapo, the East German Stasi secret police and assaults by neo-Nazis. In doing so, Charlotte made serious ethical compromises along the way in order to stay alive. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Charlotte amassed a huge collection of Victorian antiques which some said came from the homes of Jewish Holocaust victims and (later) from homes of people fleeing East Germany.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">But Charlotte <i>DID</i> stay alive in dangerous times during which others perished. Charlotte's life forces you to ask yourself what YOU would have done in similar circumstances.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-size: large;">After German unification, Charlotte became something of a reluctant gay icon in Germany in the 1990s. Charlotte never had any pretensions of being intellectual or a political activist. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Charlotte never quite fit in with post-Stonewall activists, who were a bit puzzled by her dowdy grand-motherliness and her passion for 19th Century Renaissance Revival style antiques. Like Quentin Crisp (also a <b>Saint of Antinous</b>), Charlotte belonged to another era.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-size: large;">But unlike Quentin Crisp, Charlotte wasn't especially witty or campy (despite her appearance) and was not an artist of the arch one-liner the way Quentin was. In appearances on talk shows, she would sit there, smiling politely, with not a great deal to say unless it was about collecting and restoring 19th Century antiques. But what she did say was eloquent in its simplicity: </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">People should be kind to each other and let each other get on with their lives the way they want to.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Above all, she didn't much like being a celebrity. Too many people expected things of her. She became a target for neo-Nazis, mostly drunken, youthful vandals in the 1990s. Not surprisingly perhaps, considering all she had lived through, she became somewhat paranoid towards the end of her life. In the end, she fled to Sweden where she spent her final years in virtual isolation before dying in 2002.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-size: large;">We honor <b>St. Charlotte von Mahlsdorf</b> for being someone who was not afraid to be openly trans/gay in the face of totalitarian dictatorships and police states. Someone who survived the Nazis and the Stasi secret police ... wearing a dress, a strand of pearls and a handbag.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>Hernestushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11375310901292254699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646682045830668908.post-4611430260061241642024-03-17T00:00:00.002+01:002024-03-17T00:00:00.259+01:00THIS IS THE DAY THE WISEST MAN DIED AND ROME BEGAN TO FALL<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAHgn2zB-OjmGZHsiveCb5ULRghFoB9McB5x_H7nb7orsQ4hEAG5ahuNN77ILa-4bP8D_QtucHLr3GavCy_g3qGWbZRQ3sxUKqbNhNnq4jTEBNAXxYmJCMLaYrMalNa3oYvkBwMREECfQ/s1600/marcus2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="277" data-original-width="286" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAHgn2zB-OjmGZHsiveCb5ULRghFoB9McB5x_H7nb7orsQ4hEAG5ahuNN77ILa-4bP8D_QtucHLr3GavCy_g3qGWbZRQ3sxUKqbNhNnq4jTEBNAXxYmJCMLaYrMalNa3oYvkBwMREECfQ/s400/marcus2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="color: magenta;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></span><span style="color: magenta;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">MARCH 17th</span></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"> is the anniversary of the death of Marcus Aurelius and we in the Religion of Antinous set aside this day each year to remember the last of the great philosopher-emperors, and a man who knew both Hadrian and Antinous.<br /><br />What follows, is adapted from writings over the years by Flamen Antinoalis Antonius.<br /><br />As a young boy Marcus Aurelius had caught the eye of the Emperor Hadrian. He was appointed by the Emperor to priesthood in the year 129 (just a year before the death of Antinous), and Hadrian also supervised his education, which was entrusted to the best professors of literature, rhetoric and philosophy of the time.<br /><br />Marcus Aurelius discovered Stoicism by the time he was 11 and from his early twenties he deserted his other studies for philosophy. The Emperor Antoninus Pius, who succeeded Hadrian, adopted Marcus Aurelius as his son in 138.<br /><br />Antoninus Pius treated Aurelius as a confidant and helper throughout his reign; Marcus Aurelius also married his daughter, Faustina, in 139. He was admitted to the Senate, and then twice the consulship. In 147 he shared tribunician power with Antoninus. During this time he began composition of his Meditations, which he wrote in Greek in army camps.<br /><br />At the age of 40, in 161 Marcus Aurelius ascended the throne and shared his imperial power with his adopted brother Lucius Aurelius Verus. Useless and lazy, Verus was regarded as a kind of junior emperor; he died in 169. After Verus's death he ruled alone.<br /><br />Most of his reign was spent fighting and negotiating with the Germanic barbarians who were steadily crowding around the borders of the Empire. Marcus was able to hold them back with a succession of victories and peace treaties. In 177 he made his son, Commodus, joint-Emperor, though Commodus had no interest in the responsibility, caring more for the gladiatorial sports, but Marcus, the philosopher- king, took no notice of his son's blood-lust, which was to later cost the Empire dearly.<br /><br />For much of his reign, Marcus Aurelius had suffered from severe illness, but his calm devotion to stoic virtue gave him the strength to continue without rest and without his poor health interfering with his duties. While with the legions on the German frontier, Marcus Aurelius suddenly died on March 17th in the year 180AD.<br /><br />His ashes were conveyed to Rome and placed in Hadrian's Mausoleum. Commodus assumed power and began the chain of tragic events that are said to have brought the decline and fall of the Roman Empire.<br /><br />For his wisdom, and strength, and because he was the last instrument of Hadrian's plan that brought so much glory, and prosperity to Rome, we venerate the deified Marcus Aurelius as a god of the Religion of Antinous.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">An important feature of the philosophy was that everything will recur: the whole universe becomes fire and then repeats itself.</span><br /><i style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></i></p><blockquote class="tr_bq"><i style="font-size: x-large;">Constantly regard the universe as one living being, having one substance and one soul; and observe how all things have reference to one perception, the perception of this one living being; and how all things act with one movement; and how all things are the cooperating causes of all things which exist; observe too the continuous spinning of the thread and the contexture of the web.</i><span style="font-size: large;"> (from The Meditations)</span></blockquote></div>Hernestushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11375310901292254699noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646682045830668908.post-31467804852810654952024-03-16T00:00:00.002+01:002024-03-16T00:00:00.148+01:00THE FEAST OF HORUS AND THE SEVEN SCORPIONS<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJnzFT6BxrPJ-ZrDsduRVgYvR98BpNQCaEDGwGjUQDiLlC5wEd4tzyjKR4fSQgMRM_aIP7h9k6oSfwKNPcNrWpcqw6F2IORlS3kgq0NxSwWoiW7yl4aeuYcQoFL_RUXbV-uJMw5Up0bUQ/s1600/scorpion-seven-scorpions-horus-isis-selket-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJnzFT6BxrPJ-ZrDsduRVgYvR98BpNQCaEDGwGjUQDiLlC5wEd4tzyjKR4fSQgMRM_aIP7h9k6oSfwKNPcNrWpcqw6F2IORlS3kgq0NxSwWoiW7yl4aeuYcQoFL_RUXbV-uJMw5Up0bUQ/s320/scorpion-seven-scorpions-horus-isis-selket-3.jpg" width="273" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;"><b>MARCH 16th</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"> is the feast of Horus and the Seven Scorpions. Horus is the son of Isis and Osiris. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">When Seth murdered Osiris, grief-stricken Isis searched for his corpse. Isis entrusted baby Horus to Selket/Serqet the scorpion goddess. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Egyptians knew that scorpions are very good mothers. A mother scorpion carries her babies on her back ... and she attacks anyone who dares to approach too close! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">For added protection, Selket became seven scorpions, thus providing seven-fold protection to Horus. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Selket is the guardian of Horus and ... by extension ... she is the guardian of Antinous. </span><span style="font-size: large;">When you REALLY need protection: call upon Selket!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl1myy31eZptGTsXZ7g5gKetg3TjAdgFhm-G8d-XlpKX7xGc6kQY0YyOyDdNqxVlhaNmM2azfSoWSW39h5LO4iVu74coWvsyTGVX15o4c_ICjrM4MZjfzLQ_249mLXHKUSN5Mb_Tq0b8Y/s1600/scorpion-seven-scorpions-horus-isis-selket-2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="568" data-original-width="414" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl1myy31eZptGTsXZ7g5gKetg3TjAdgFhm-G8d-XlpKX7xGc6kQY0YyOyDdNqxVlhaNmM2azfSoWSW39h5LO4iVu74coWvsyTGVX15o4c_ICjrM4MZjfzLQ_249mLXHKUSN5Mb_Tq0b8Y/s320/scorpion-seven-scorpions-horus-isis-selket-2.jpg" width="233" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">16 de março é a festa de Horus e os Sete Escorpiões. Horus é filho de Isis e Osíris. Quando Seth assassinou Osíris, a Isis, que sofreu um sofrimento, procurou seu cadáver. Isis confiou o bebê Horus a Selket / Serqet a deusa do escorpião. Os egípcios sabiam que os escorpiões são mães muito boas. Uma mãe escorpião carrega seus bebês em suas costas ... e ela ataca qualquer um que se atreva a aproximar-se muito perto! Para maior proteção, Selket se tornou sete escorpiões, proporcionando assim sete vezes proteção a Horus. Se você realmente precisa de proteção: chamar Selket!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">El 16 de marzo es la fiesta de Horus y los Siete Escorpiones. Horus es el hijo de Isis y Osiris. Cuando Seth asesinó a Osiris, Isis buscó su cadáver. Isis le confió a Horus a Selket / Serqet la diosa del escorpión. Los egipcios sabían que los escorpiones son muy buenas madres. Una madre escorpión lleva a sus bebés sobre su espalda ... y ella ataca a cualquiera que se atreva a acercarse demasiado cerca! Para mayor protección, Selket se convirtió en siete escorpiones, proporcionando así siete veces protección a Horus. Si realmente necesita protección: ¡llame a Selket!</span></div>Hernestushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11375310901292254699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646682045830668908.post-7510311200357383522024-03-15T00:00:00.003+01:002024-03-15T00:00:00.345+01:00ANTINOUS AS THE SLEEPER ENDYMION SIRED THE 52 MAGICAL LUNAR PHASES<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxuwiZIKQqT7JTCGfeMYXuNo5lhgsOs_EhhueXeec9Jc0DzincBIu1qUsPTuF8zqh3c_rPX-0bNdjZ1nHpQBXkv4pysSU1ipSW814JH2pNMikeM9TdGVNiSmdOuuXV1NUXWZIKa7Dlxx_K/s1600/endymion-antinous.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxuwiZIKQqT7JTCGfeMYXuNo5lhgsOs_EhhueXeec9Jc0DzincBIu1qUsPTuF8zqh3c_rPX-0bNdjZ1nHpQBXkv4pysSU1ipSW814JH2pNMikeM9TdGVNiSmdOuuXV1NUXWZIKa7Dlxx_K/s1600/endymion-antinous.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p><span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;"><b>ON</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"> World Sleep Day ... the Friday before the March Equinox ... we honour Antinous the Moon God as Endymion. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">There are several versions of the story of Endymion and the Moon. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">In all of them, he and the Moon become united in love for each other. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">He sleeps eternally bathed in moonbeams, guarded by animal spirits associated with lunar deities: Selene, Diana, Artemis. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Pliny the Elder mentions Endymion as the first human to observe the movements of the Moon, which (according to Pliny) accounts for Endymion's love.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">In other versions, he is the son of Jupiter/Zeus and the personification of the Moon's Magic on Earth. </span><span style="font-size: large;">He sired 52 children with Diana/Selene ... the 52 Lunar Phases of </span><a href="https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2024/01/antinous-moon-magic-lunar-phases-for.html" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>ANTINOUS MOON MAGIC</b></a><span style="font-size: large;">.</span></p>Hernestushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11375310901292254699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646682045830668908.post-89730324426274667032024-03-14T00:00:00.002+01:002024-03-14T00:00:00.357+01:00WE CELEBRATE THE JOY OF BEING ALIVE AT THE FEAST OF ANTINOUS OSIRIS UNNEFER<p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdoQ56CP0DK4MlN1aGIpl0ok910Iqk0EJUNYEJqM20R1YFVLpPH9sfhHHeER0Ygym-szfbrdwyLhugJl9E069kdAnqDyxAHvHzUTtjkdlNkJngjd-nUxNXlDxpeMwNmb3pvaCQdUm3crc/s1600/antinous-sirius2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="378" data-original-width="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdoQ56CP0DK4MlN1aGIpl0ok910Iqk0EJUNYEJqM20R1YFVLpPH9sfhHHeER0Ygym-szfbrdwyLhugJl9E069kdAnqDyxAHvHzUTtjkdlNkJngjd-nUxNXlDxpeMwNmb3pvaCQdUm3crc/s1600/antinous-sirius2.jpg" /></a><span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;"><b>THE</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"> 14th of March is the Ancient Egyptian festival of Osiris Unnefer .. life reborn after the dead of winter.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Antinous has always been identified as Osiris, and on this date we commemorate his victory over death by celebrating the joy of life.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">The ancient festival is the celebration of the death and resurrection of Osiris. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">The ancient story tells how the evil god Set and his seventy-two accomplices had murdered Osiris by drowning him in the river, and then they dismembered him, scattering his limbs up and down the valley. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">His sacrifice causes the annual floods that bring life to the rainless valley. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Osiris arises from the dead, but needs the constant supplication of his devoted followers to strengthen his return. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">It is said that, in ancient times, young boys, chosen for their exceptional beauty were thrown into the Nile to drown, just as Osiris had drowned, as a sacrifice to the God of the Nile for the benefit of the living. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Those who drowned in the Nile were considered to have become gods, especially if the water responded the following year with a deep inundation.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">During his tour up the Nile with Emperor Hadrian in 130 AD, Antinous underwent a transformation the likes of which we can only wonder, because from this point onward, the history of Antinous takes on mythical proportions.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Antinous fell into the Nile. There is no way to know if he was pushed, if he committed suicide, if he gave himself as a human sacrifice, or if he slipped and drowned by accident.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKeEOcfXlZSKItaoOgHQDgW35E3d7xGk4NnTiAmBYc2E19rWQbKxIT0W06kcMXyHoeQBuwrIhiwAs-fKdmil490XLQ43E2MBM6ruzzbzjabQDkrOJqDLLGBmXNp-En_dxNSv7LxXU2Ef0/s1600/star-antinous-osiris-constellation-profile-1.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="480" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKeEOcfXlZSKItaoOgHQDgW35E3d7xGk4NnTiAmBYc2E19rWQbKxIT0W06kcMXyHoeQBuwrIhiwAs-fKdmil490XLQ43E2MBM6ruzzbzjabQDkrOJqDLLGBmXNp-En_dxNSv7LxXU2Ef0/s320/star-antinous-osiris-constellation-profile-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">No explanation was given, perhaps even then it was a mystery.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Hadrian "wept like a woman," we are told, in front of the entire court. This shameless display of emotion became a scandal that for so many centuries discredited the achievements of Hadrian.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">It made plain that their relationship had transcended what was usual and what tradition held to be manly and appropriate for an Emperor of the warrior Rome nation.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">The High Priests of Osiris came privately to Hadrian that Night and revealed what they believed had taken place. Antinous had joined the river inundation god Hapi, and had become the river inundation god. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">They showed Hadrian that the local people had already taken up the lamentation and exaltation of Antinous, proclaiming that he had become a God, after their custom. Hadrian took these sentiments to heart. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">The following day he consulted with his advisers and with the Roman pontiffs of the court, and revealed his astonishing plan.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">On October 30th of the year 130 AD, Hadrian founded the Holy City of Antinoopolis on the bank of the river where Antinous had drowned, tracing out the major streets with his own rod in the sand.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">He then proceeded to do the unthinkable, as Pontifex Maximus, High Priest of the Roman Religion, he declared that Antinous was a God, that he had conquered death, and risen up to dwell among the never-ending stars ... as Osiris. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Proclamations were sent out to ever corner of the world, inaugurating the religion of the New God Antinous-Osiris.</span></p>Hernestushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11375310901292254699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646682045830668908.post-55741943070147049482024-03-13T00:00:00.002+01:002024-03-13T00:00:00.133+01:00WHEN YOU'RE IN BERLIN VISIT ANTINOUS IN THIS SPLENDOROUS MUSEUM <p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSBDCSw7odI6R3e5oofD-atrfpff8C7OkM0TjCm5Uq_Ba8G6pGOmaniPl4pMZW8c5KIJmRitXv9spbaHuBUjCM6MSADmnAhx2jNtUSpeMbrEiDL1-UUY10NrNxr9eluKVCbXpb71rfnWg/s1600/altes_museum_lge.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="301" data-original-width="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSBDCSw7odI6R3e5oofD-atrfpff8C7OkM0TjCm5Uq_Ba8G6pGOmaniPl4pMZW8c5KIJmRitXv9spbaHuBUjCM6MSADmnAhx2jNtUSpeMbrEiDL1-UUY10NrNxr9eluKVCbXpb71rfnWg/s1600/altes_museum_lge.jpg" /></a></div><p><span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;"><b>IN</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"> Berlin, Antinous lives in Greek-revival, neo-Classical splendor in the Altes Museum designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, who was born 13 March 1781.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">When in Berlin, be sure to drop by for a visit. Antinous will receive you in grandeur ... along with Emperor Hadrian, Empress Sabina, Emperors Augustus Caesar and Caracalla ... and many others.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHJUzOJBIy_gQMaBkFMedT-cMsSQm-L3lSNVI4cCf121lRmca_QiyuZqBzlUib_GLmJCajuJVZpM6FMiEp-g7fq6L5xI8hRKoXeLUmRnBAIBeDDlpiwiYvo5O1kKn5IoZ-jpMlMVcgcA/s1600/agathodaimon-blue-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1067" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHJUzOJBIy_gQMaBkFMedT-cMsSQm-L3lSNVI4cCf121lRmca_QiyuZqBzlUib_GLmJCajuJVZpM6FMiEp-g7fq6L5xI8hRKoXeLUmRnBAIBeDDlpiwiYvo5O1kKn5IoZ-jpMlMVcgcA/s320/agathodaimon-blue-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHp5zgwrgFzIB20gGuO7SjVhCSTnFC-2c-9-gzxdH_d1KfIXphLOYljapyAJBjsGeYN4_TIwRQGotErF9t9jCNED1O-4cDxIBtSs5wMVaZURZNkW8h1EmKeUO_tllhXGzCTbHejbivHUQ/s1600/egyptian-goddess-sekhmet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="520" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHp5zgwrgFzIB20gGuO7SjVhCSTnFC-2c-9-gzxdH_d1KfIXphLOYljapyAJBjsGeYN4_TIwRQGotErF9t9jCNED1O-4cDxIBtSs5wMVaZURZNkW8h1EmKeUO_tllhXGzCTbHejbivHUQ/s400/egyptian-goddess-sekhmet.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: magenta;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: magenta;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">MARCH</span></b></span> 12th is the Egyptian festival of the intoxication of Sekhmet, lioness deity of war and protection. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">She could cure or kill, so Egyptians called her the "Lady of Terror" and "Lady of Power." </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Ordered by Ra to punish humans, she went on a blood-fueled killing spree, killing every living thing on Earth. Alarmed, Ra created a lake of beer dyed red. She lapped it up and passed out dead drunk. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Celebrate tonight with a mug of beer ... or two!</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Incredibly, in recent years the German archaeological mission operating at the King Amenhotep III Temple area in Luxor has discovered more than 100 statues of the ancient Egyptian lioness goddess Sekhmet ... and more are likely to be found.<br /><br />The discoveries are part of an enormous <b><a href="http://antinousgaygod.blogspot.com/2016/03/fabulous-cache-of-sekhmet-statues.html">CACHE OF SEKHMET STATUES</a></b> found in recent years during a restoration project for the Colossi of Memnon, two massive stone statues of King Amenhotep III and his temple.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Early in the year, 66 statues were found. That already would have been a record. But then in December 2017, nearly 30 more statues were found.</span><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3wdk1_yA16y8E_-aC2HUVoo9YqJBcAhCiR3vngFyNXbKNsw5wrBLMCK5zbUkM6FADpWrYVPIOIQQXMuM84ZOsg-9pDVCNr1j_Bf6offH9Rf8tX8897GF3Cxv_H6fplZ4IlVo2gmG8_Bw/s1600/sekhmet-amenhotep-iii-western-thebes-1.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3wdk1_yA16y8E_-aC2HUVoo9YqJBcAhCiR3vngFyNXbKNsw5wrBLMCK5zbUkM6FADpWrYVPIOIQQXMuM84ZOsg-9pDVCNr1j_Bf6offH9Rf8tX8897GF3Cxv_H6fplZ4IlVo2gmG8_Bw/s320/sekhmet-amenhotep-iii-western-thebes-1.jpg" width="212" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">The project began in 1998 with the goal of preserving the remnants of the temple and rebuilding it anew, said head of the Egyptian Antiquities Sector at the ministry, Mahmoud Afify.<br /><br />The discoveries were made during excavations by the German mission in the area between the courtyard and the hall of columns in the temple. The excavation was originally made to search for the remains of the wall separating the two sites.<br /><br />Some of the discovered statues represent goddess Sekhmet in a seated position, others depict her while standing and holding in her hand the symbol of life and a scepter of the papyrus flower, said mission head Professor Horig Suruzaan.</span><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSefhm6rlCQF4yKbejIQL-Prro7ipyig0F-hTuLOHJ7iQ5pkRK-Y9vzROS8ujQWK0E5QM4X-Y6xY40n75w-yARXPqc3ADiCz1i5DnHQQSIK3nLIf_UJiHshuUTvU4NGmBSrjZ4ZITMqJg/s1600/sekhmet-amenhotep-iii-western-thebes-5.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSefhm6rlCQF4yKbejIQL-Prro7ipyig0F-hTuLOHJ7iQ5pkRK-Y9vzROS8ujQWK0E5QM4X-Y6xY40n75w-yARXPqc3ADiCz1i5DnHQQSIK3nLIf_UJiHshuUTvU4NGmBSrjZ4ZITMqJg/s320/sekhmet-amenhotep-iii-western-thebes-5.png" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">She pointed out that all the discovered statues are made of Diorite rock.<br /><br />The statues are in good condition and well-preserved; they have an important archaeological value as they should provide a full image of the temple, especially after its collapse in a devastating earthquake in the pharaonic era, Suruzaan added.<br /><br />The statues are undergoing restoration before being replaced in their original locations at the temple, she mentioned.<br /><br />King Amenhotep III installed a large number of statues of the goddess Sekhmet to protect the temple from dangers and the king from diseases.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Sekhmet, who is depicted as a lioness, was a warrior goddess and the goddess of healing, known to ancient Egyptians as the "powerful goddess."</span></p></div>Hernestushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11375310901292254699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646682045830668908.post-29738783382466204602024-03-11T00:00:00.002+01:002024-03-11T00:00:00.245+01:00THE TEMPLE OF ANTINOUS WEBSITE WENT ONLINE ON THIS DATE IN 2002<p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi-11QqP9wSQGKACYSCDmuaHZ6oOr_39Uz7xMgLQ8q1CwYrrCQ4iiRZRKRxqiClR-ccudIrjS56uLWcr2yTpxi44RhGmDA3kArhRDRghNEPbvVYpIk4FUz82JVmP7g5CWPVjjuE8ACKKE/s1600/temple-of-antinous-website-11-march-2002-subia-1.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="582" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi-11QqP9wSQGKACYSCDmuaHZ6oOr_39Uz7xMgLQ8q1CwYrrCQ4iiRZRKRxqiClR-ccudIrjS56uLWcr2yTpxi44RhGmDA3kArhRDRghNEPbvVYpIk4FUz82JVmP7g5CWPVjjuE8ACKKE/s400/temple-of-antinous-website-11-march-2002-subia-1.jpg" width="242" /></a><span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;"><b>TODAY</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"> is the 22nd Anniversary of the Antinous website going online, the first official proclamation of the restoration of the Religion of Antinous since the end of the ancient cult!</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">This is what the original version looked like back on March 11th, 2002.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Click here to visit the <b><a href="http://www.antinopolis.org/">TEMPLE OF ANTINOUS THE GAY GOD</a></b> website.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">May Antinous bless it with many years to come!</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Ave Antinous!</span><br /><br /></p><div></div><p><br /></p><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0px;"><b style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.antinopolis.org/religion/priestshood/subia.htm">~Flamen Antonius Subia</a></b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>Hernestushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11375310901292254699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646682045830668908.post-77170812978779939842024-03-10T11:46:00.000+01:002024-03-10T11:46:11.641+01:00ON MOTHERING SUNDAY WE REMEMBER THE MOTHER OF ANTINOUS<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHYVo4PtbEaiWYoaJ5B9Hit0_Jlh516lKNt_4dCU4PGu9tID8OJGX1I8blHtC9OGX38-HzEcgnrV8lqnX9U35nH6rz7TORp-Tf89vM75gGYtwtPhbVrnPS0J5ntzUdj_j-mOv6CNwNmbU/s1600/antinousasaboy-uendi.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHYVo4PtbEaiWYoaJ5B9Hit0_Jlh516lKNt_4dCU4PGu9tID8OJGX1I8blHtC9OGX38-HzEcgnrV8lqnX9U35nH6rz7TORp-Tf89vM75gGYtwtPhbVrnPS0J5ntzUdj_j-mOv6CNwNmbU/s400/antinousasaboy-uendi.jpg" width="297" /></a></div><p><span style="color: magenta;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></span><span style="color: magenta;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">SUNDAY</span></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"> is Mother's Day in Britain and many countries in Continental Europe and the Americas.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Called <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothering_Sunday"><b>MOTHERING SUNDAY</b></a> in Britain, it is adapted from a pre-Christian Pagan calendar. In modern times it falls on the fourth Sunday of Lent, three weeks before Easter ... an adaptation of Pagan Equinox rites.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">We take this opportunity to remember the mother of Antinous ... she proudly wraps her loving arm around her young son in this portrait by <b><a href="http://www.antinopolis.org/religion/priestshood/uendi.htm">PRIEST JULIEN</a></b>.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Little is known of the origins of Antinous except that he was from the Bithynian city of Claudiopolis modern-day Bolu, Turkey.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">It has been speculated that he was a slave ... or even a provincial prince. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The <b><a href="http://www.antinopolis.org/religion/doctrine/obelisk.html">OBELISK OF ANTINOUS</a></b>, which now stands atop the Pincian Hill in Rome, is covered in Egyptian hieroglyphs which tell us much about Antinous the Gay God. But sadly, there are huge gaps where the text has been worn away.<br /><br />There is, for example, an intriguing reference to the mother of Antinous which is incomplete. Did a missing portion of the text talk about his biological family back in Bithynia? We'll never know.<br /><br />We wonder how many brothers and sisters Antinous had? He must have had cousins and other "ephebe" male relatives. How on earth could the mother of Antinous ever have parted from him?<br /><br />For that matter, no one knows what happened to the earthly remains of Antinous after his tragic death in the Nile in October 130 AD. Were they returned to his family in Bithynia? Did his mother weep over them? Were they interred in a family crypt ... and were the ashes of his mother interred beside his after she died?<br /><br />This Mother's Day prayer was written by our beloved <b><a href="http://antinousgaygod.blogspot.com/2012/06/warren-lee-williamson-june-2-1939-march.html">WARREN WILLIAMSON</a></b> before his untimely death several years ago. We join Warren in praising the Mother of Antinous the Gay God:</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /></p><blockquote><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">O most glorious Mother of Antinous our God, accept our prayers and present them to thy son our God, that He may, for thy sake, enlighten and bring our souls unto the most holy city of Antinoopolis where we shall dwell with thee and the Imperator God Hadrian forever and ever. Be it so now and forever.</span></i><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></blockquote></div>Hernestushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11375310901292254699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646682045830668908.post-5893817664006465202024-03-10T00:00:00.002+01:002024-03-10T00:00:00.147+01:00THE ASSASSINATION OF ELAGABALUS ROME'S TRANSGENDER TEEN EMPEROR<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiywqP9R8hvqGtK0wYno_lS9iq953N1oiaOzLAXy0WU0PRqj-3rwDLGY1TGAFcmfj6vIH3k3TkqbhYEQ2nXHUyvtxHBWRWLNcwrrs-CaWuVpiGBZIX7gJLpUcKNgwrrz7Xp5kT0ZMh5w1k/s1600/elagabalus1+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="333" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiywqP9R8hvqGtK0wYno_lS9iq953N1oiaOzLAXy0WU0PRqj-3rwDLGY1TGAFcmfj6vIH3k3TkqbhYEQ2nXHUyvtxHBWRWLNcwrrs-CaWuVpiGBZIX7gJLpUcKNgwrrz7Xp5kT0ZMh5w1k/s1600/elagabalus1+%25281%2529.jpg" /></a></div><p><span style="color: magenta;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></span><span style="color: magenta;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">ON</span></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"> March 11th the Religion of Antinous solemnly commemorates the assassination of <span style="font-size: large;">Elagabalus</span>, Rome's transgender teen emperor.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus was born on an unknown date in the winter of 204 AD in the city of Emesa in Syria.<br /><br />His birth name was Varius Avitus Bassianus, and he is believed to have been the son of Caracalla, for which reason he was declared Emperor by the Legions of Syria during an uprising against the short-lived Emperor Macrinus who had assassinated Caracalla and taken the throne.<br /><br />Varius Bassianus was only 14 years old when he became sole ruler of the Roman Empire and took the name of Antoninus. He was the last Emperor to bear the sacred name of the most glorious rulers of the world, the Antonines. He is known to history as Elagabalus, because he was from birth the high priest(ess) of the androgynous sun deity Elagabal.<br /><br />He brought his strange, phallic religion to Rome, and very shortly began to impose Elagabal, going so far as to nullify all other cults and force the Romans to accept his one god. It is even claimed that he closed and demolished the temple of Antinous at Tibur and perhaps others, but this is rumor.<br /><br />What Elagabalus is famous for is that he was an extreme homosexual phallus worshipper with an insatiable fondness for chariot racers who he often elevated to the highest positions of authority simply based on the size and grace of their penises. He is criticized by ancient historians for portraying himself as Venus on Mount Ida, and allowing himself to be sodomized on stage by his chariot racers in the roles of various gods in full view of an audience.</span><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2eIIyErd-9ooHxMQHyfYdLqM5hC9WcbPSeW6kTHBpZIdFG34jW1Xuc38x7VXgXzI5aap57UkBRnmbgp4lUm_BBBniDW31hY1wHB7b_23BaFAieE5Qvm2omtSFjliBRyrJnwpGOYd5VO4/s1600/elagabalus-2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2eIIyErd-9ooHxMQHyfYdLqM5hC9WcbPSeW6kTHBpZIdFG34jW1Xuc38x7VXgXzI5aap57UkBRnmbgp4lUm_BBBniDW31hY1wHB7b_23BaFAieE5Qvm2omtSFjliBRyrJnwpGOYd5VO4/s400/elagabalus-2.jpg" width="292" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">History is slanted by anti-tranny prejudice. Elagabalus is recorded as having been one of the most infamous and degenerate figures in Roman history. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">This despite the fact that he was not particularly cruel or demonstrably mad. He simply offended the sensibilities of later historians <span style="font-size: large;">...</span> particularly Victorian historians who were appalled by the fact that a trans teen had been acclaimed emperor of Rome.<br /><br />Elagabalus, devoted to the androgynous god Elagabal, made it his priority as emperor to demote all others gods and goddesses to the position of servants to the principal deity. A black stone phallic representation of the god was processed through the streets of Rome to the temple annually.<br /><br />Many of the sacred symbols of other religions were moved to the temple of Elagabal, including those of Jews and Christians. To persuade followers of other deities to worship Elagabal, the emperor participated in the rituals of several other religions. On a daily basis animal sacrifices were performed, consistent with the practices of many of the religions.<br /><br />Victorian historians record Elagabalus' life as scandalous, yet an examination of their remarks reveal a troubled trans youth struggling with his identity.</span><br /></p><blockquote><span style="font-size: large;">"Not only was he bi-sexual, but also a transvestite. He would go to the taverns at night wearing a wig, woman's clothes and makeup and ply the trade of a prostitute. This activity only ended when he met Hierocles, a Carian slave, and became his wife. Hierocles was even permitted to beat the emperor when displeased, as any man might beat his wife. Even more scandalous Elagabalus not only acted and dressed like a woman, but he wanted to be physically transformed into one. He asked his physicians to contrive a vagina for him, promising huge rewards for success."</span></blockquote><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifo07VSSUMDl2nU6vRrA3OHpOk8z4Si-zlK6lXmtvmUp4a9uaeydXsehWPTmaxCAUWuc98PLGiLZ-vB_YmpDZjgbDqsLWovi3IXi7pCfzf0bFG8EyNqBIAwYKFR3chlRjR9yew8d1SKXY/s1600/R6F.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifo07VSSUMDl2nU6vRrA3OHpOk8z4Si-zlK6lXmtvmUp4a9uaeydXsehWPTmaxCAUWuc98PLGiLZ-vB_YmpDZjgbDqsLWovi3IXi7pCfzf0bFG8EyNqBIAwYKFR3chlRjR9yew8d1SKXY/s400/R6F.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">In other words, he was a transgender teenager who had the power and money at his disposal to create the gender-bending reality he desired to live in.<br /><br />At the age of 14, in 218, Elagabaltus, a zealous believer, declared a religious initiative giving Elagabal precedence over all other gods, even Jupiter himself.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The god was also to have a consort. Pallas Athena was the first choice, a goddess tended by the Vestal Virgins. As part of his strategy Avitus married one of the vestals. When Romans balked at the violation of a vestal virgin, however, he opted for the symbolic marriage with Urania, a moon goddess.<br /><br />His attempt to unify Rome under one religion met with strong resistance and did nothing to moderate his unpopularity. In the very year that Elagabalus became emperor the Third Legion, which had placed him in office, attempted to replace him with Verus, their commander. The attempt failed. Over time, subsequent attempts by the Fourth Legion, by the fleet, and by a pretender named Seleucus also failed.<br /><br />But as unpopular as he was with the nobility and commanders of the Legions, he was not at all unpopular with the plebs, upon whom he lavished gifts and games. As emperor he had a Temple built to Elagabal, restored the Flavian Amphitheatre (the Colosseum) that had been damaged by fire and completed the construction of the public baths of Caracalla in the Vicus Sulplicius. He also had built a palace complex, the Horti Variani, with an amphitheatre, a circus, a bath, and audience hall.<br /><br />His most famous projects, however, were the temple of Elagabal (the Elagaballium) on the Palatine hill and another such temple on the southeastern edge of the city. From these temples the emperor delivered largesse to crowds that gathered below.<br /><br />None of his works, or gifts to the people, were sufficient to offset his reputation among the elite, tarnished by his promiscuous behavior with men and women. Regardless, provided with almost absolute power one wonders, wouldn't most teenage boys be self- indulgent? Many of the adult emperors did no less.<br /><br />Many legends have arisen about the decadent lifestyle of Elagabalus, including the tall tale that one of his palace orgies was the scene of an inadvertent massacre when so many flower petals were showered upon the banquet guests that dozens of people suffocated to death as they reclined on their couches. </span><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjACKHyrNOBzRDBbbCYqWhi8HwHLCj1fJcDw7DkPHJcXvSkHMsEf5BXJzh7JQNFgMKM0omK29Lkmp0EKlDuhfXQDSdSvrLP9sInM0yPXlrLdqWxCrqeXfmoyqgj18J2ln5CoubNLQkEK3E/s1600/LawrenceAlmaTadema-The-Roses-of-Heliogabalus-1888.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjACKHyrNOBzRDBbbCYqWhi8HwHLCj1fJcDw7DkPHJcXvSkHMsEf5BXJzh7JQNFgMKM0omK29Lkmp0EKlDuhfXQDSdSvrLP9sInM0yPXlrLdqWxCrqeXfmoyqgj18J2ln5CoubNLQkEK3E/s400/LawrenceAlmaTadema-The-Roses-of-Heliogabalus-1888.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">A colossal, wall-sized painting of this scene by Lawrence Alma-Tadema shocked and titillated Victorian viewers.<br /><br />As the young emperor's popularity dwindled his mother, Julia Soaemias, and other supporters recognized that the royal family was in danger of their lives. Rome had a tradition of murdering unpopular emperors, and sometimes their adherents as well.<br /><br />In hopes of rescuing the regime his close family and supporters induced Elagabalus to adopt his cousin Bassianus Alexianus, a young man popular with the praetorian guard, and name him Caesar, heir to the throne.<br /><br />The scheme backfired in that Julia Mamaea, Alexianus's mother, was as ambitious as Julia Soaemias and desired to see her son emperor as quickly as possible. Mamaea, playing on the praetorian guard's contempt for Elagabalus entreated for the assassination of Elagabalus. Soaemias, discovering the adoption had created greater danger not less, urged Elagabalus to have his cousin killed lest he himself be murdered. However, no one would obey the order.<br /><br />Here is where we catch up with Julia Soaemias and Elagabalus:<br /><br />"Mother," spoke the young emperor, 17 years old, the glow of childhood still reflected in his eyes, "they don't understand what I want to accomplish. If they did, they wouldn't hate me."<br /><br />"Child," replied Julia Soaemias, "they have more than one reason to hate you. You're obsessed with being a woman and you flaunt Roman tradition. You seek to bring down their gods and make them slaves to Elagabal. Elagabal knows I worship him as much as you, but he wants not that we place him above other gods."<br /><br />"I will go to the praetorian camp and entreat with them, explain what I intend. Surely they will listen. A single god for all Rome would unify us as naught else might. Our former glory would be restored and Rome would endure forever. I will go. I will go now! The armies must be made to understand," declared the emperor, rising from his throne even as he spoke.<br /><br />"If you go to the guard they are as likely to kill you as listen to you," admonished his mother.<br /><br />"That is a chance I must take," he retorted, "Rome is more important than my life."<br /><br />At the praetorian camp:<br /><br />"All hail Nellie Ellie," sarcastically called a guardsman upon the approach of the emperor.<br /><br />"Run, fear for your manhood, she comes to drain us dry," screamed another voice.<br /><br />Other guardsmen laughed and joined in, a little nervously at first, after all this was the emperor of Rome, but with growing enthusiasm. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Stepping down from his chariot Elagabalus, dressed as a woman, his wig meticulously styled and his makeup artfully done, spoke in a loud voice, "I have come to discuss with you the fate of Rome." </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">His mother, having accompanied him stepped down beside him, on her countenance fear was plainly written. She had a bad feeling about what could happen that night and the crowd of soldiers mocking and jeering did nothing to lessen that fear.<br /><br />"Alexianus would have me murdered and restore the old gods, the many religions which kept Romans apart. I have dedicated my rule to bringing our great nation together under one god, you must see the wisdom in such a venture," he called out in a loud voice, ignoring the insults and belittling remarks.<br /><br />"Wisdom from a boy whore," yelled out a disgruntled soldier, "Drunk one night, boy, I had you. Was that your wisdom, Nellie Ellie?" The crowd laughed uproariously.</span><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikturmHc88jcwgx-3hYH-l5jB67Ag-rB63xRT0HTqdAh7iCaah_B6lE_QnuwSF4pd5EPZ1yqUetSL8Tj09ufOr2Jh_FFhzVSX1bZzec2G_1HuzBtNJQJVuS2rEdvUj4RM5vWIPVr78kXA/s1600/elagabalus3.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikturmHc88jcwgx-3hYH-l5jB67Ag-rB63xRT0HTqdAh7iCaah_B6lE_QnuwSF4pd5EPZ1yqUetSL8Tj09ufOr2Jh_FFhzVSX1bZzec2G_1HuzBtNJQJVuS2rEdvUj4RM5vWIPVr78kXA/s400/elagabalus3.jpg" width="305" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">"I am the priestess of Elagabal. It is my place to be among my people, to suffer the worst and the best at your hands. I am also your emperor and I command you to kill my rival, Alexianus," he ordered.<br /><br />His mother leaned forward and whispered in his ear, "Tread softly my son, their temper is not to be trifled with. I like not their mood."<br /><br />"You have had my spear once, priestess," venomously spat a soldier near the front of those gathered. "Now have another!" As the soldier uttered the words he hurled a spear. It landed to one side, but came perilously close to hitting Elagabalus.<br /><br />"I want nothing but the betterment of Rome," shouted Avitus, taking his mother by the arm and retreating to his chariot. Too late he took the reins of his spirited horses, the soldiers had already surrounded his chariot and taken control.<br /><br />"You will agree to abdicate in favor of Alexianus before you leave this night, or you shall not leave," spoke up the closest of his adversaries. The army heard the words and began to chant, "Alexianus, Alexianus, Alexianus."<br /><br />Enraged the youthful emperor screamed, "I am emperor. It is I who know what is best for Rome. Not you traitors. Now, let go of my horses!" With his whip he struck at the face of the nearest soldier, landing a vicious blow that brought blood.<br /><br />The soldier in turn pulled Elagabalus from the chariot and stabbed him. Others joined in. The last thing Elagabalus saw before he died was the soldiers pulling his mother from the chariot," Let my mother be," he tried to yell, but only a whisper passed his lips.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">So ended the reign of the trans teenage Varius Avitus Bassinus, having ruled Rome for but four years.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">He had been the first emperor to attempt to unify Rome under one god.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">His gender variance, his sexual escapades while frowned on but tolerated had destroyed his credibility. After the murders, his body and that of his mother's, were dragged naked through the streets of Rome.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Finally, beheaded, both bodies were thrown into the Tiber, the punishment for convicted criminals.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Elagabalus reigned only four years, and was 18 years old when he was murdered, the same age as Antinous.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Though his character is condemned as perverse, the open phallicism that he imposed upon Rome, and the dramatic exhibition of his homosexuality warrant his deification.</span></p>Hernestushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11375310901292254699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646682045830668908.post-3561770954766847992024-03-09T00:00:00.002+01:002024-03-09T00:00:00.147+01:00WE CELEBRATE THE WEDDING OF VENUS/APHRODITE & ANTINOUS/ADONIS<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFjqVtMPaK1X9aOYFuzpR1E4f7TWi5zQFOcV_q7Ct3Li9qpeyHKT3S_RUPp7zEZ7jtDiZ59sZApQU_T415hDiqlBuzuUy02bqT8dVfsGptErtsVqBRLjhQF4dIm6wNYhT167TrrL6ZgOs/s1600/purpledeath.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFjqVtMPaK1X9aOYFuzpR1E4f7TWi5zQFOcV_q7Ct3Li9qpeyHKT3S_RUPp7zEZ7jtDiZ59sZApQU_T415hDiqlBuzuUy02bqT8dVfsGptErtsVqBRLjhQF4dIm6wNYhT167TrrL6ZgOs/s400/purpledeath.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="p1"><span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="p1"><span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;"><b>THE</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"> 9th of March is the festival of the wedding of Aphrodite and Adonis. </span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-size: large;">Antinous has always been identified with Adonis, as the famous Farnese statue shows here. So the union of Adonis and Aphrodite is the joining of Antinous male energies with Venus female energies … to form a more complete you.</span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-size: large;">There is a lovely description of this festival in "The Golden Bough" by J G Frazer:</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">"Images of Aphrodite and Adonis were displayed on two couches, beside them were set ripe fruits of all kinds, plants growing in flower-pots, green bowers twined with anise, golden boxes of myrrh, cakes of meal, honey and oil, made in the likeness of things that creep and things that fly. The marriage of the lovers was celebrated."</span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">So today is a good time for any love magic, but particularly magic to cement or confirm a relationship, or to encourage a partner to want to make a commitment.</span></div>Hernestushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11375310901292254699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646682045830668908.post-44660405083595884752024-03-08T00:00:00.002+01:002024-03-08T00:00:00.145+01:00WE PRAISE THE GODDESS ARTEMIS/DIANA GUARDIAN OF ANIMALS AND VEGETATION<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilu2Zw8xv5EUEPAZaDgK5LlOX-Lb5eGSI4a3NNiBWDYSHT8pDAWjqkEAVI_KeM12nH9Cn8a-1gJwbN00VoO0QN9ayZb8e18dQsK4Kae1y7F87Vy7_NoWTUZ3-2mdMZ77ePZFGUW8kgnbw/s1600/artemis-diana.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="385" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilu2Zw8xv5EUEPAZaDgK5LlOX-Lb5eGSI4a3NNiBWDYSHT8pDAWjqkEAVI_KeM12nH9Cn8a-1gJwbN00VoO0QN9ayZb8e18dQsK4Kae1y7F87Vy7_NoWTUZ3-2mdMZ77ePZFGUW8kgnbw/s400/artemis-diana.jpg" width="341" /></a></div><p><span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;"><b>THE</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"> 8th of March is the festival of Artemis/Diana as guardian of animals and vegetation.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">In the Northern Hemisphere spring is on the way ... and for those of us in the Southern Hemisphere winter is coming.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Regardless where you live, leave food for wild birds and other small animals which might need sustenance at this transitional season.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">We remember that Diana is the twin sister of Apollo. </span><span style="font-size: large;">And because Antinous is often assimilated to Apollo, he therefore substitutes as the twin of Diana, though he can often be viewed as her male double.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">That means Antinous is Diana/Artemis/Hecate. </span><span style="font-size: large;">She is a goddess of wisdom and can lead us even out of the darkest night, she carries torches to illuminate any tricky path, so call to her whenever you are desperate for help … like all the small creatures under her care at this transitional time of year.</span></p>Hernestushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11375310901292254699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646682045830668908.post-83565086601506099562024-03-07T00:00:00.002+01:002024-03-07T00:00:00.138+01:00WE JOYFULLY CELEBRATE THE JUNONALIA FEAST OF JUNO QUEEN OF HEAVEN<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiae4kJFa1i-WBe1xJRLyFfvs6wEob482JbVlhx3013i-pRPDTZ4wqMRC2XgnMt-e2Xc27npYQaqBZGcY7Ca47DtK7Ps5BnPryknRDJi79kL3_2appiFKGvZmfHysayikKEOQVKO80oDsc/s1600/juno-rhea-hera-subia-1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="621" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiae4kJFa1i-WBe1xJRLyFfvs6wEob482JbVlhx3013i-pRPDTZ4wqMRC2XgnMt-e2Xc27npYQaqBZGcY7Ca47DtK7Ps5BnPryknRDJi79kL3_2appiFKGvZmfHysayikKEOQVKO80oDsc/s400/juno-rhea-hera-subia-1.jpg" width="258" /></a><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: magenta;">ON</span></b> </span><span style="font-size: large;">March 7th we observe the Junonalia feast of the Roman goddess Juno, with whom Hadrian's wife and consort Empress Sabina is identified ritually. (Art by <b><a href="http://www.antinopolis.org/religion/priestshood/subia.htm">ANTONIUS SUBIA</a></b>).</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">On this day, Ancient Romans observed the Junonalia to honor their Queen of Heaven. This festival was celebrated by the matrons of Rome in which a procession of 27 girls accompanied a statue of Juno carved out of a cypress tree.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">There were processions in which statues of Juno were carried through the streets and ending at the Temple of Juno. Prayers and generous offerings of flowers and flowering plants were brought to Juno.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">There was dancing, merriment, and wonderful feasting (for the Romans were known for their feasts). From how it sounded, it would be very similar to a modern "girls night out."</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">The Junonalia was also attested in a fragmentary poem De Iunonalibus, attributed to Claudian. In it, Juno is addressed as mistress of the celestial pole, and the spouse and sister of the king of heaven.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Her function as a goddess of marital bonds is also noted. Although the text is conjectural at this point, she may be asked to grant a return.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">The Junonalia may have concluded a three-day festival begun March 5th with the Isidis Navigium (Sailing of Isis). In the Metamorphoses of the Metamorphoses of Apuleius, Isis is addressed as Queen of Heaven, and by the 2nd Century a number of goddesses, including Juno, shared the epithet Caelestis.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">As the patron goddess of Rome and the Roman Empire, Juno was called Regina (Queen) and, together with Jupiter and Minerva, was worshipped as a the Juno Capitolina (Capitoline Triad) in Rome. Juno was a daughter of Saturn and sister (but also the wife) of the chief god Jupiter, as well as being the mother of Mars and Vulcan.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Juno's theology is one of the most complex and disputed issues in Roman religion. Even more than other major Roman deities, Juno held a large number of significant and diverse epithets, names and titles representing various aspects and roles of the goddess. In accordance with her central role as a goddess of marriage, these included Pronuba and Cinxia (she who loses the bride's girdle).</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Juno looked after the women of Rome, with her Greek equivalent as Hera and her Etruscan counterpart was Uni. Hera was the Greek goddess for love and marriage, so Juno was Rome's goddess of love and marriage.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Juno's own warlike aspect among the Romans was apparent in her attire, as she often appeared sitting with a peacock armed and wearing a goatskin cloak. The traditional depiction of this warlike aspect was assimilated from the Greek goddess Athena, whose goatskin was called the aegis.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Ancient etymologies associated Juno’s name with iuvare (to aid, benefit) and iuvenescendo (rejuvenate), sometimes connecting it to the renewal of the new and waxing moon. This perhaps implied the idea of a moon goddess.</span></div>Hernestushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11375310901292254699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646682045830668908.post-62775241287142596222024-03-06T00:00:00.002+01:002024-03-06T00:00:00.147+01:00THE ASCENSION OF MARCUS AURELIUS AND LUCIUS VERUS AS CO-EMPERORS<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgARbPpSH_x_hIrGCKTheuhKTFoIOIdzCSdN3TIVwXQPD_bZT0wdEaPxuvzUYaOfodgKQEzy0RiuIcpsVmkodE78jiAXi0Ci0dcdRriy_F_UyuSd_NKIJGe1LaYKMxSFDHl9p-LTz9RXT0/s1600/marcus-lucius.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="378" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgARbPpSH_x_hIrGCKTheuhKTFoIOIdzCSdN3TIVwXQPD_bZT0wdEaPxuvzUYaOfodgKQEzy0RiuIcpsVmkodE78jiAXi0Ci0dcdRriy_F_UyuSd_NKIJGe1LaYKMxSFDHl9p-LTz9RXT0/s400/marcus-lucius.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;"><b>UPON</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"> the occasion of the Death and Apotheosis of Antoninus Pius on 7th March 161 AD, Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus became co-Emperors, both surnamed Antoninus, a name which the ancient Romans equate with inestimable glory.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Marcus being the elder and wiser, was given the title Augustus, while Lucius took the name Caesar. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">They remained cordial to one another though their vastly different characters were always a cause of discord, though never of rivalry or outright animosity. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">They were a harmonious and cooperative pair of rulers, the only example of effective imperial brotherhood in the long history of Rome.</span></p>Hernestushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11375310901292254699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646682045830668908.post-64218268326958565822024-03-05T00:00:00.002+01:002024-03-05T00:00:00.141+01:00ANTONIUS SUBIA CELEBRATES THE FEAST OF THE SHIP OF ISIS AT PHILAE ISLAND<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQrOUqOBljb4606_MIJ9wVsoNCknvCiQ-Q_6mjxO2Sx3U0BVk6eTtAtJHrxPqm4quMQUFIv_2Q-LbbDL1PT8E9gKKZBOe9qDnlmOWD8m1hN-UJ1E2DN5HrHUfMXsouAC9a2PpKaHyrgjk/s1600/subia-egypt-philae-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQrOUqOBljb4606_MIJ9wVsoNCknvCiQ-Q_6mjxO2Sx3U0BVk6eTtAtJHrxPqm4quMQUFIv_2Q-LbbDL1PT8E9gKKZBOe9qDnlmOWD8m1hN-UJ1E2DN5HrHUfMXsouAC9a2PpKaHyrgjk/s400/subia-egypt-philae-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;"><b>MARCH</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"> 5th is the Navigum Isidis, or Ploiaphesia, the feast of the Ship of Isis. This celebrates Isis both as Moon Goddess and Queen of the Sea ... the Moon being the source of the tides. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">At this time a great procession would go down to the sea and carry with them a boat full of offerings to the Goddess, milk would be poured on the waters, then the boat loaded with gifts would be sent out to sea. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Apuleius (1st CenturyAD) has described the ceremony in great detail and concludes: "When the ship was loaded with generous gifts and prayers for good fortune, they cut the anchor cables and she slipped across the bay of Alexandria with a serene breeze behind her that seemed to have sprung up for her sake alone. When she stood so far out to sea that we could no longer keep her in view, the priests took up the holy emblems and started happily back towards the temple." </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Our spiritual leader <a href="http://www.antinopolis.org/religion/priestshood/subia.htm"><b>ANTONIUS SUBIA</b></a>, during his sacred pilgrimage to Egypt, visited the last Temple of Isis where these ceremonies were celebrated.</span><br /></p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;">A</span><span style="font-size: large;"> highlight of my pilgrimage to Egypt</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Was the Philae Island Temple </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">On the Upper Nile</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Last stand of the Pagan religion.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Long after Theodosius outlawed the old religions,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The priests of Isis continued their devotions.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was a great honor to visit that beautiful little island</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And there is a corridor called Hadrian's gate</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">In my photo at the top of this entry!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-size: large;">Ave Antinous!</span></div><div style="text-align: start;"></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><b style="color: magenta; font-size: xx-large;"></b><br /><div><b style="color: magenta; font-size: xx-large;">~ANTONIUS SUBIA</b></div><b style="color: magenta; font-size: xx-large;"></b><br /><div style="text-align: start;"><b style="font-size: x-large;"> MORE PHOTOS BELOW:</b></div><div><b style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6wPMQ3JWzDdCpt9nQcYpcF8RUeB7Tucxth-V0e_tN0yNJExSjyxMDsYaXnVwXX6ehExlCfe5KRIwOyftMbn-Tm_NaCmHwCWdTSZSmZMZkuhyphenhyphenMt1ewsjvvQ0rxYzJxx5J6E0gpmE4kxRU/s1600/subia-egypt-philae-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6wPMQ3JWzDdCpt9nQcYpcF8RUeB7Tucxth-V0e_tN0yNJExSjyxMDsYaXnVwXX6ehExlCfe5KRIwOyftMbn-Tm_NaCmHwCWdTSZSmZMZkuhyphenhyphenMt1ewsjvvQ0rxYzJxx5J6E0gpmE4kxRU/s320/subia-egypt-philae-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrYdsNNt3r-IHOPtq1CWymfQDQuIKYnzp_a6UKutnFEiC9cIukbsd8lBY-B9Y1-FhbKMsZxkZByxf4VWlIZmECe1DO-tBJTtgGtiWQ7clS6FZfZ-1ZaD6yCigCxKg78D4z2AH1QIRDJCI/s1600/subia-egypt-philae-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4BflRLtN2Hp6DOnUypXY4nSRua4JE6KtMptv3UN3TywiA3raoFVedqlk-i9hs6oglbbDHOxvpOOKGXEZGgyc2cuKArBMoz1DB_DdPpNi9QA_DCuHzfeZ83RMRMKCu2nZmzG2XCLbBYNg/s1600/subia-egypt-heliopolis-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4BflRLtN2Hp6DOnUypXY4nSRua4JE6KtMptv3UN3TywiA3raoFVedqlk-i9hs6oglbbDHOxvpOOKGXEZGgyc2cuKArBMoz1DB_DdPpNi9QA_DCuHzfeZ83RMRMKCu2nZmzG2XCLbBYNg/s400/subia-egypt-heliopolis-1.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p><span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;"><b>MARCH 4th</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"> is the festival of Re at Heliopolis ... a city which Antinous visited during his fateful trip up the Nile ... and a city which our spiritual leader <b><a href="http://www.antinopolis.org/religion/priestshood/subia.htm">ANTONIUS SUBIA</a></b> visited during his 2020 sacred pilgrimage to Egypt.</span><br /></p><div class="p1"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">After leaving Alexandria, the first important stop for Antinous on the Nile journey in late 130 AD was at Heliopolis, the ancient center of the worship of Re, the sun god.</span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-size: large;">The Heliopolitan cosmology states that the universe is created when the Atum (first principle) masturbates and creates himself as the sun god Re, the visible manifestation of the Atum, and then rises up from the primordial waters in the form of a mound.</span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5a6eYnbZcDsbbKT6qmKH1l3DYwl1tuUc8gd5ij-PHWI2DCbVo07dh7y8YvP1te6jBYVwseRXAHtSFAIGHBBnLqvEkkNpbAL2yIbB05G8pHNJxzK81aODeNwP6UF0VETIqjA89gCBBr5A/s1600/tumba+de+ramses+VI_atum+First+Creation.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5a6eYnbZcDsbbKT6qmKH1l3DYwl1tuUc8gd5ij-PHWI2DCbVo07dh7y8YvP1te6jBYVwseRXAHtSFAIGHBBnLqvEkkNpbAL2yIbB05G8pHNJxzK81aODeNwP6UF0VETIqjA89gCBBr5A/s1600/tumba+de+ramses+VI_atum+First+Creation.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-size: large;">Re then gives birth to the Enneads, the Nine beings who create the cosmos: Shu (air) and Tefnut (fire), Geb (Earth), Nut (Sky), Osiris and Isis, Seth and Nepthys who together are the principles of life. </span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-size: large;">The creator, Re-Harakhte, travels across the sky on his Boat of Millions of Years every day, and then as it submerges beneath the horizon, Re-Harakhte battles against death and evil, and is greeted triumphantly each morning by the priests of Heliopolis. </span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-size: large;">Antinous was admitted into these mysteries, and gained a place by the side of Re-Harakhte on his sacred boat, according to the hieroglyphs on the Obelisk of Antinous.</span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="p1"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDTvogV6xUAp14Z3VUqVjSPEngOWNRiqz-D-KARccvP00YJRTRMQ3DNELqXPCLk2e12eTsL_XC8ftdI-Zt5Kir4PG-LUY427etDHlkJerRKkQlkbBJbRn5KWQj6sulMEdIK_AzyBGtFxo/s1600/obeliscus.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDTvogV6xUAp14Z3VUqVjSPEngOWNRiqz-D-KARccvP00YJRTRMQ3DNELqXPCLk2e12eTsL_XC8ftdI-Zt5Kir4PG-LUY427etDHlkJerRKkQlkbBJbRn5KWQj6sulMEdIK_AzyBGtFxo/s1600/obeliscus.jpg" width="164" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">The glyphs state that Antinous can "assume any form his heart desires, because the semen of the First God TRULY is in his body."</span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="p3"><span style="font-size: large;">When Hadrian and Antinous visited Heliopolis, they were no doubt shown the sacred shrine of the Bennu bird, who was said to have burst forth in a shower of radiant light from the heart of the First God.</span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="p3"><span style="font-size: large;">This is the same First God who ejaculated into his own mouth to utter the words of creation at the moment of Sep Tepy, the Creation Moment. Other versions say he ejaculated in great arcs which created all the other deities and the entire universe.</span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="p3"><span style="font-size: large;">Then on October 11th, a few days after visiting the Sacred Shrine of the Phoenix in Heliopolis (and acquiring that virulent bit of spellwork), Hadrian and Antinous visited Oxyrhynchus and heard of the fabled phallus of Osiris.</span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzOV8pDacP2D-MBYya_h8yqhlj0KIZKZ-kd5du1S3-TwUR2rDU2JFHxdfihHbLYUJyCTxd_Jq73IAUUhLQGU9N0TldmdU1az-fHrCTYWoJ_y6pL8U6BQMOgFVhIYoMydbAEu7as5UsIw4/s1600/bennu01.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzOV8pDacP2D-MBYya_h8yqhlj0KIZKZ-kd5du1S3-TwUR2rDU2JFHxdfihHbLYUJyCTxd_Jq73IAUUhLQGU9N0TldmdU1az-fHrCTYWoJ_y6pL8U6BQMOgFVhIYoMydbAEu7as5UsIw4/s1600/bennu01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="p3"><span style="font-size: large;">And a couple of weeks later, Hadrian cradled the limp body of Antinous on the shores of the Nile. The body was limp like a marionette whose strings had been cut.</span></div><div class="p3"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="p3"><span style="font-size: large;">Hadrian "wept like a woman" and refused to accept oblivion for his Beloved Boy. Instead, he proclaimed Antinous a god and set about making sure that the Religion of Antinous took root and blossomed.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">The Obelisk of Antinous speaks of Antinous being full of the "Semen of the First God" which is the creative force of the universe.</span></div><div class="p3"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">That means Antinous can assume "any form his heart desires" since he (like Osiris) is one with the First God ... and one with the Bennu Bird.</span></div><div class="p3"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Antinous IS the Phoenix.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">As sacred synchronicity would have it, "Bennu Phoenix" birds (Egyptian storks) flew over Antonius Subia's head during his 2020 pilgrimage ... most notably when three Bennu bird storks flew overhead during the <b><a href="https://antinousgaygod.blogspot.com/2020/02/antonius-subia-eyewitness-at-abu-simbel.html">ABU SIMBEL SUNRISE</a></b> cosmic event on February 22nd.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">So it was imperative for Antonius to visit Heliopolis ... which he died on the final day of his pilgrimage ... despite hindrances and setbacks. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Antonius says:</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">From the day we arrived I was trying to get there but it kept getting pushed back for another day. Finally the last day came and I was not going to be dissuaded from seeing Heliopolis.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQtDCxoI___AzK1FAhV2zcKjwHaHn9qANDxM1ywgG5xowov3K_50C1AkPAntCPOt4lHNiSMm8unsTVJE0B_kKRr-aJXR3mFZRmR3SDR9GVYiyY2LkOqRW1Z0zryHB2kZceAVtPgVix5UM/s1600/subia-egypt-heliopolis-6.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQtDCxoI___AzK1FAhV2zcKjwHaHn9qANDxM1ywgG5xowov3K_50C1AkPAntCPOt4lHNiSMm8unsTVJE0B_kKRr-aJXR3mFZRmR3SDR9GVYiyY2LkOqRW1Z0zryHB2kZceAVtPgVix5UM/s320/subia-egypt-heliopolis-6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">It turned out to be an arduous ordeal across the worst parts of Cairo ... In the Rain and at rush hour ... all of which turned what I thought would be a short solo excursion ... into a four-hour journey.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">I decided just to take a taxi ... made arrangements to meet everyone later at the Dervish dancers at 6:30 (actually I was supposed to go back to the hotel first then we would all go together).</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">The taxi driver didn't speak a word of English but when I showed him where I wanted to go he said okay ... as we left I realized that he thought I wanted to go to a Hotel called Heliopolis ... and he had no idea where to go. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Eventually he called a guy from the sidewalk who spoke a little English to translate ... and then he said he knew and off we went. </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguWliVojmsU-hfBzmXVvnyNHbBQzzo8sAGGuSqGgkzUEhAwJwN-5VQsyt6_pD21yyOAPRBAP8uaRaaoAIQRrbLZD-k1xd6q8ChGQLDzMKbJCndl8P34IrA-GvNHWjaUOkgoNrAaRkeFDs/s1600/subia-egypt-heliopolis-2.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguWliVojmsU-hfBzmXVvnyNHbBQzzo8sAGGuSqGgkzUEhAwJwN-5VQsyt6_pD21yyOAPRBAP8uaRaaoAIQRrbLZD-k1xd6q8ChGQLDzMKbJCndl8P34IrA-GvNHWjaUOkgoNrAaRkeFDs/s200/subia-egypt-heliopolis-2.jpg" width="150" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">I had no idea how far it actually was ... and in a rough industrial area full of burning garbage (and I have been in some extremely rough parts of Egypt ... but this was the worst. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">The taxi driver and I eventually could chat using the "translate conversation" function on my phone ... even he said that it was in a Bad Neighborhood.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Suddenly in the distance I see it ... The Giant Obelisk! ... one of the only Obelisks still standing in its original location.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">There was a lovely little park surrounding it with what little remains of the once glorious city of Ra, where the Great Temple once stood, which is said to have been larger, older and more spectacular than Karnak.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqHmWt-mWc08H8edxFfXDj-YTzLNl589q80QcyTbQm1-vnTe2JiYsJxlSLr0glnHI_mkX46Em_Hs32N6nYRU-sbycCjFffAebsf1_w3ZRHLwMCp1xdBJnMtLXS_-LspXdFvB5JF1x2068/s1600/subia-egypt-heliopolis-4.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqHmWt-mWc08H8edxFfXDj-YTzLNl589q80QcyTbQm1-vnTe2JiYsJxlSLr0glnHI_mkX46Em_Hs32N6nYRU-sbycCjFffAebsf1_w3ZRHLwMCp1xdBJnMtLXS_-LspXdFvB5JF1x2068/s200/subia-egypt-heliopolis-4.jpg" width="150" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">The Great Temple of Ra at Heliopolis was where the creation story involving the god Atum masturbating the universe into being took place. (Illustration above: "Israel In Egypt" by Edward John Poynter)</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">The city where Orpheus, Pythagoras, Homer and Plato all came to study with the priests of The Temple of Ra-Atum.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">It is also where Antinous and Hadrian came during their visit a few months before Antinous drowned, the place where the event in which Antinous said he would be willing to give his life for Hadrian occurred.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR2AQrbB4-TVtWrFsUTXfhksWHM9vaguMBSGIus959dbVQ68FOL3OA2BY3Vjt0cVGFdFUIW1_fRT2CP8z4HJTbJeRiIvilvc5j6OkYo5I7Gz8_QmQxg06MhuPWJIsCHnUlMjbyZxjv31k/s1600/subia-egypt-heliopolis-5.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR2AQrbB4-TVtWrFsUTXfhksWHM9vaguMBSGIus959dbVQ68FOL3OA2BY3Vjt0cVGFdFUIW1_fRT2CP8z4HJTbJeRiIvilvc5j6OkYo5I7Gz8_QmQxg06MhuPWJIsCHnUlMjbyZxjv31k/s320/subia-egypt-heliopolis-5.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">I needed to see Heliopolis</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">I needed to stand where Antinous once stood,</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Where he willingly dedicated his life to Hadrian</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">So many obstacles tried to prevent me from getting there. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">I went all by myself into the wild worst parts of Cairo, and paid a heavy fare to get there and back. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">I spent as long as I could, absorbing the presence and power beneath what could be seen around me ... and thanked Antinous for making it possible for me to have this magical moment.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmZb1z7GM1OB1HVrp2GC-D2tREPl1FPtuIsJnSa7ReeoqpI7mkqnHj3dDnw4T7H9meSfQWkkPbj73fBfU16jPvzuNvHluxhQUAcG84xmEgdzJMg1hQasY7BPdYPaaEOJtMC8ulKfUaRyg/s1600/subia-egypt-heliopolis-3.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmZb1z7GM1OB1HVrp2GC-D2tREPl1FPtuIsJnSa7ReeoqpI7mkqnHj3dDnw4T7H9meSfQWkkPbj73fBfU16jPvzuNvHluxhQUAcG84xmEgdzJMg1hQasY7BPdYPaaEOJtMC8ulKfUaRyg/s320/subia-egypt-heliopolis-3.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">My last adventure in Egypt.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">The way back was worse than getting there, I barely made it on-time to see the dervish dancers ... which was surreal in its self.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Then back to the Hotel to pack and head to the airport where I am now.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Heliopolis was wonderful ... and heart-breaking.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Egypt was wonderful and heart-breaking.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">It has been the most powerful experience of my life so far and it will take a while to go through all that I have experienced.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">The Obelisk of Heliopolis will stand as my final pilgrimage station in Egypt. Although so many obstacles endeavored to prevent me from getting there ... I overcame all that came before me and stood in the footsteps of Antinous.</span><br /><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /><div><span style="font-size: large;">Ave Antinous!</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><b style="color: magenta; font-size: xx-large;">~ANTONIUS SUBIA</b></div></div></div>Hernestushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11375310901292254699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646682045830668908.post-56649120990873819192024-03-03T20:45:00.000+01:002024-03-03T20:45:12.407+01:00NEW PRIEST OF ANTINOUS IN WASHINGTON DC By Our Priest Jacobus Crawford<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaAVLM1VVf_U0gzQpQJIZOly_zKBgFL8IqvqzRPj8AEcOeTHJxI-hNKJtW5Wy7aWkeyoXLmLJkg7KZeuZ5ooa9lllTLZdbBNiHQsLXE6JFLWFjiwTsMc128wr9zAR1FTWb_dNcehFtHWWwoHfJjf5nCbLPZYzYhW29ghKmeZQTQ3aSRJTQPPFdTUl-iOQ/s406/crawford-jim-michael-kanaby-washington-priest-2024-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="306" data-original-width="406" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaAVLM1VVf_U0gzQpQJIZOly_zKBgFL8IqvqzRPj8AEcOeTHJxI-hNKJtW5Wy7aWkeyoXLmLJkg7KZeuZ5ooa9lllTLZdbBNiHQsLXE6JFLWFjiwTsMc128wr9zAR1FTWb_dNcehFtHWWwoHfJjf5nCbLPZYzYhW29ghKmeZQTQ3aSRJTQPPFdTUl-iOQ/w400-h301/crawford-jim-michael-kanaby-washington-priest-2024-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;"><b>ON</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">Saturday, March 2, 2024, I, Priest of Antinous, Jacobus Isidorus Didymus Corvusvadem, had the distinct pleasure of consecrating a new Priest of Antinous, Michaelus Hostilius Marcellus Kanaby.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The ceremony was attended by several of Michael's friends and friends of the Temple of Antinous, Washington, DC. Michael will not be founding a new Temple but will join me in expanding the reach of the present Temple in the District of Columbia.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">For several years running, Michael has opened his home to host a celebration commemorating the birthday of Antinous in November. This event has grown in popularity each year. He participates in the monthly international Zoom ceremonies honoring Antinous.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Having observed Michael’s interest in and devotion to Antinous, I felt he would be an excellent candidate for priesthood. When I approached him with this idea, after some reflection, he accepted and began his priestly training which lasted over a year ... culminating in the joyful event of March 2.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I welcome Priest Michael into the Sacerdotium and am looking forward to working alongside him to increase awareness of Antinous within the gay community.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div><b style="color: magenta; font-size: xx-large;">JACOBUS</b></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Priest of Antinous</span></div>Hernestushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11375310901292254699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646682045830668908.post-11373822140747794682024-03-03T00:00:00.002+01:002024-03-03T00:00:00.252+01:00MEXICO'S FIRST SAINT OF ANTINOUS IS VICTIM OF HOMOPHOBIC VIOLENCE<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWrT7IyXRkRV_nTOOEJWeZRzqnNxmRUeaRHhaj9TcCJbgNK75E6glA5j_lmQ4gLTUapOG4PgGndpYozHmOLfBYXG1DNXFqYYY3zue7i-z2C2p9hnkN0qihvCpb_C3zTEWPfS8DVz9hyS4/s1600/epithimia-Jorge-Fernandez-Marti%25CC%2581nez-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWrT7IyXRkRV_nTOOEJWeZRzqnNxmRUeaRHhaj9TcCJbgNK75E6glA5j_lmQ4gLTUapOG4PgGndpYozHmOLfBYXG1DNXFqYYY3zue7i-z2C2p9hnkN0qihvCpb_C3zTEWPfS8DVz9hyS4/s400/epithimia-Jorge-Fernandez-Marti%25CC%2581nez-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;"><b>WORSHIPERS</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"> of Antinous in Mexico City today solemnly commemorate the anniversary of the horrific murder of the first martyr saint of Antinous in Mexico: </span><span style="font-size: large;">Jorge Fernandez Martínez</span><span style="font-size: large;">, a victim of homophobic violence</span><span style="font-size: large;">.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">He was brutally murdered by unknown assailants near his home in the Mexico City suburb of Tultitlán on 3 March 2016.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Forensic tests showed he had been tortured, raped and asphyxiated. His broken body lay undiscovered for days.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Grieving neighbors who had known and loved him for nearly 20 years held a wake and asked for dignified funeral services conducted under the auspices of Epithimia Antinous with Pride Tultitlán Committee and Estamos Contigo.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">The rites were held at the famous Shrine of Santa Muerte (Our Lady of Sacred Death) in Tultítlan led by Enriqueta Vargas.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Our sister group Epithimia Antinous at the</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/templodeantinoomexico/" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>TEMPLO DE ANTÍNOO MÉXÍCO</b></a><span style="font-size: large;"> holds an annual vigil for him during ceremonies at the sanctuary of Santa Muerte in Tultitlán near Mexico City.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Carlos Oseguera Loraca, head of the Templo, says:</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6psfbozj9SZ4h_R0H3Dz8HcNezngbkdsPO-i5XalMnG62-AvbjpqRdTGqjpxDIg24Q0WD5m23CnTTrnE0Nj5wYAwNFliOLSRnt0jBVeylct8wyAwlydXBc3znhEZQyQxZNshJDLSUB-8/s1600/epithimia-jorge-fernandez-martini%25CC%2581z-2.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6psfbozj9SZ4h_R0H3Dz8HcNezngbkdsPO-i5XalMnG62-AvbjpqRdTGqjpxDIg24Q0WD5m23CnTTrnE0Nj5wYAwNFliOLSRnt0jBVeylct8wyAwlydXBc3znhEZQyQxZNshJDLSUB-8/s400/epithimia-jorge-fernandez-martini%25CC%2581z-2.jpg" width="220" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">Today we commemorate the anniversary of the death of our brother in Antínoo Jorge Fernández Martínez, First Saint of Antínoo in Mexico, victim of homophobic violence in the Municipality of Tultitlán, State of Mexico. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">We also thank the Eclesiae Antinoi for having remember him on this date through the International Blog of Antinous the Gay God.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">And we thank our brothers throughout the world who have raised their prayers for their eternal rest at the side of Antinous the God Gay. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Praised be the gods because there will be justice in this life or in the other, for the crimes of hatred against our community! And let's say together with</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><b style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.antinopolis.org/religion/priestshood/subia.htm">FLAMEN ANTONIUS SUBIA</a></b><span style="font-size: large;">:</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFGyaEwdGzZ6qnACiQyZNNgstciVmQDcNjOF-vUdpZuNtgvuLU8sEBmcYckNLXEEPVxCfnYK6VZZD735ZrDq7rdqQNAd5tVI_ntvhoNW80kb2AKcym1q-HEX8NLOT_sQraBNOA9SSYPVc/s1600/epithimia-funeral-6.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFGyaEwdGzZ6qnACiQyZNNgstciVmQDcNjOF-vUdpZuNtgvuLU8sEBmcYckNLXEEPVxCfnYK6VZZD735ZrDq7rdqQNAd5tVI_ntvhoNW80kb2AKcym1q-HEX8NLOT_sQraBNOA9SSYPVc/s320/epithimia-funeral-6.jpg" width="240" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">"When Antinous died, he passed into the realm of the dead where he met with our Lord Osiris and they became one God. A single God to rule the Underworld, travel through the chambers of darkness, cross the rivers of blood, cross the lakes of fire, where the light of his beautiful heart shines like a beacon. All the souls of gays, lesbians and trans will be reunited to give them a safe exit from the kingdom of shadows. He will welcome you all in his Million Year Barque. Not a single soul will be left behind forgotten and without love. Everyone will find a place of love and peace by their side. Let us raise our voices of praise, always in this way, from now on, until the end of time ... "!</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Ave Antinoo!</span></p>Hernestushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11375310901292254699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646682045830668908.post-13539429438103218752024-03-02T00:00:00.002+01:002024-03-02T00:00:00.124+01:00DANIEL ZAMUDIO SAINT OF ANTINOUS<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4IYvLzQAeqOVvpFUXlaFzjvhWdNwoGCikeOaocsgq5y1ndca3h_GZRATtCbssIu2Z_H7JqqHkm9rVWArOIKQkGme0Ln1JdmaEJCPsTz0VH94V76pVnX6cOe1_FPxFd1P1G6O9HELVeMo/s1600/daniel-zamudio.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4IYvLzQAeqOVvpFUXlaFzjvhWdNwoGCikeOaocsgq5y1ndca3h_GZRATtCbssIu2Z_H7JqqHkm9rVWArOIKQkGme0Ln1JdmaEJCPsTz0VH94V76pVnX6cOe1_FPxFd1P1G6O9HELVeMo/s1600/daniel-zamudio.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="color: magenta;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></span><span style="color: magenta;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">WE</span></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"> honor Daniel Zamudio as a blessed and beloved Saint of Antinous.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Through his horrific death in Santiago de Chile at the hands of Nazi thugs, Daniel Zamudio spawned outrage throughout the Spanish-speaking world which forced politicians in Chile to enact anti-discrimation laws.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">On the morning of March 3, 2012, 24-year-old Daniel Zamudio was admitted to Santiago's Posta Central Hospital with severe cranio-cerebral trauma, cranial haemorrhage, multiple cuts and contusions on the face, thorax and limbs, aspiration pneumonia and a compound fracture of tibia and fibula of his right leg.<br /><br />Daniel Zamudio had been tortured for nearly six hours by four youths allegedly belonging to neo-Nazi groups, who assaulted him simply because he is gay.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">In his statement, one of the suspects, Raúl López, said they "kicked and punched (Zamudio) in the head, on the face, in the testicles, on his legs, all over his body." Then they carved three swastikas on him with the jagged glass of a pisco bottle that, minutes earlier, they had broken on his head.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Zamudio, a clothing store salesman, was attacked in a park in Santiago by thugs who singled him out because he was gay.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">The second of four brothers, he had hoped to study theater, his brother Diego said. "He was very loving, an excellent person and that's why it's so hard to believe that they attacked him with such hate," he said.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Antinous is the God of ALL people who have suffered and been martyred for being gay. Daniel Zamudio is in the embrace of Antinous the Gay God.</span></p></div>Hernestushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11375310901292254699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646682045830668908.post-62456943511835747152024-03-01T00:00:00.002+01:002024-03-01T00:00:00.143+01:00THE LEAPING PRIESTS OF MARS DANCED THROUGH THE STREETS IN MARCH<div><br /></div><div><div class="p1"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVwISPVIbS_Lq0da8MU67nqrjD45huHOA0JaKGor0V4ACnUdr_QvzPI6J0G-SDlK-VVj9Ge7jNTSyVAnLUM1M3UVWPHm7zmPADqAS1RCXsFL0a2PrGzAHCQGmklRzoUzjQVWpPsqQbOS0/s1600/salii-dancers-1.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVwISPVIbS_Lq0da8MU67nqrjD45huHOA0JaKGor0V4ACnUdr_QvzPI6J0G-SDlK-VVj9Ge7jNTSyVAnLUM1M3UVWPHm7zmPADqAS1RCXsFL0a2PrGzAHCQGmklRzoUzjQVWpPsqQbOS0/s320/salii-dancers-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;"><b>MARCH</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"> is the month dedicated to Mars, god of war and fertility. In Rome 24 young patrician men would be chosen to act as "Salii" dancers to get March off to a martial start. </span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-size: large;">We wonder if Antinous was allowed to be one of the Salii. But at any rate, he would have watched in awe as this ancient Roman spectacle unfolded before his eyes on March 1.</span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-size: large;">The Salii were the "leaping priests" of Mars in Ancient Rome introduced by King Numa Pompilius: twelve pairs of patrician youths, dressed in outfits worn by archaic warriors. </span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0vVmIaEsxu1zl8VL1-UgautPhRV5deeLoczMs9Xt1FEsvv8PGgI-qYrPTOKzBdwDLDaJOmPfS_9KaxRSQeLy55oVjzFwuflNaed99L_91yP5W53culw_yxT0lOnWS4dpBYdsSQk40ac/s1600/salii-shields-weapons.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0vVmIaEsxu1zl8VL1-UgautPhRV5deeLoczMs9Xt1FEsvv8PGgI-qYrPTOKzBdwDLDaJOmPfS_9KaxRSQeLy55oVjzFwuflNaed99L_91yP5W53culw_yxT0lOnWS4dpBYdsSQk40ac/s1600/salii-shields-weapons.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-size: large;">They wore an embroidered tunic, a breastplate, a red cloak (paludamentum), a sword, and a spiked headdress called an apex.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">They carried the 12 bronze ancilia (shields).</span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">These shields resembled a figure-of-eight, like Mycenaean shields.</span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">One of the shields was said to have fallen from heaven in the reign of King Numa, and eleven copies were made to protect the identity of the sacred shield, on the advice of the nymph Egeria, 'consort' of Numa, who prophesied that wherever that shield was preserved the people would be the dominant people of the earth.</span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">On March 1 they would lead a procession through the city, singing, dancing and leaping high in the air as they clashed their swords or spears against their shields.</span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">At night the Salii would congregate in the temple and feast in honour of Mars. Emperor Claudius is said to have left his own banquet and gone to join them as their food and wine was better than his own.</span></div></div>Hernestushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11375310901292254699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646682045830668908.post-87107293273758000512024-02-29T00:00:00.003+01:002024-02-29T00:00:00.249+01:00ON LEAP YEAR DAY YOUR LOVE SPELLS REALLY DO COME TRUE<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEievoab60VbINbpmbiLjAe88H8fHlgkS9iEnu4UMMnUiail1AccE_C3rhJyL7VcsUrX1idOmmaBTvAryOqVt1P_QiOnCOHC9wZzIo7qlg0Xjj_grbPhdYBv897MjmU87P-CkvWABV944V4/s1600/anti-amor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEievoab60VbINbpmbiLjAe88H8fHlgkS9iEnu4UMMnUiail1AccE_C3rhJyL7VcsUrX1idOmmaBTvAryOqVt1P_QiOnCOHC9wZzIo7qlg0Xjj_grbPhdYBv897MjmU87P-CkvWABV944V4/s400/anti-amor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="p1"><span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="p1"><span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;"><b>IT</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"> is the 29th of February 2024 ... Happy Leap Year Day! </span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-size: large;">On this day Antinous/Amor/Eros shoots his arrows and all must obey! There is an old tradition that women can propose marriage to any man they fancy today.</span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-size: large;">In folk lore, an "old maid" (a euphemism for a witch or magical person) uses the special powers of Leap Year Day to concoct a love potion which is foolproof.</span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-size: large;">In popular folklore, a "spinster" (from the Old English word for a woman who spins a web of magical spells) uses enchantments to cook foods ... especially sweets ... which contain magical charms which cause a man to fall hopelessly in love with her.</span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-size: large;">In Britain there is even an act of Parliament dated 1228 which reads: "Gif he refuses to tak hir to be his wyf, he shale be mulct in the sum of ane hundrity punches, or less, as his estait may bee, except and alwais gif he can make it appeare that he is betrothit to anither woman, then he schall be free."</span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-size: large;">But the tradition applies to all couples! If you ask someone to marry you today ... that person will say yes!</span></div>Hernestushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11375310901292254699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646682045830668908.post-65813693789568604872024-02-28T00:00:00.002+01:002024-02-28T00:00:00.137+01:00MARCUS AURELIUS AND LUCIUS VERUS BECOME CO-EMPERORS OF ROME<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAZIYvJy_dF0w92Brpmyjc3QdwAh3UMDsSai-IkdLdWaHi8ei9OmYhPlDcNXe92ujlcmzKbED7vVeYhiz1otJz8P4sTNJaKLXTkzi_YJvCIXhGB6bpK28TXdAvVvz-FUnBmnDSdkUrOQg/s1600/marcus-aurelius-and-lucius-verus-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAZIYvJy_dF0w92Brpmyjc3QdwAh3UMDsSai-IkdLdWaHi8ei9OmYhPlDcNXe92ujlcmzKbED7vVeYhiz1otJz8P4sTNJaKLXTkzi_YJvCIXhGB6bpK28TXdAvVvz-FUnBmnDSdkUrOQg/s1600/marcus-aurelius-and-lucius-verus-1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="p1"><span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="p1"><span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;"><b>ON</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"> the Death and Apotheosis of Antoninus Pius in March 161 AD, Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus became co-Emperors, both surnamed Antoninus, a name which the ancient Romans equate with inestimable glory.</span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-size: large;">Marcus being the elder and wiser, was given the title Augustus, while Lucius took the name Caesar. </span></div><div class="p2"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-size: large;">They remained cordial to one another though their vastly different characters were always a cause of discord, though never of rivalry or outright animosity.</span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="p1"><span style="font-size: large;">They were a harmonious and cooperative pair of rulers, the only example of effective imperial brotherhood in the long history of Rome.</span></div></div>Hernestushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11375310901292254699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646682045830668908.post-89138143154876656902024-02-27T00:00:00.002+01:002024-02-27T00:00:00.129+01:00THE CONCEPTION OF ANTINOUS<p><br /></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4iCkl5Jn1EzjqJthLO6ahjKv70ox-zkL095jW3I1UuA4wEuyevKPzJv039bb7Kvehpa2Jf5WYju0N54yzAKjjIkJaIgXYL5-tDzhqPkeyb35i0WNs01AiFuC6y8EjpyfAJxs2Gd61fak/s1600/antinousmadonna.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="555" data-original-width="488" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4iCkl5Jn1EzjqJthLO6ahjKv70ox-zkL095jW3I1UuA4wEuyevKPzJv039bb7Kvehpa2Jf5WYju0N54yzAKjjIkJaIgXYL5-tDzhqPkeyb35i0WNs01AiFuC6y8EjpyfAJxs2Gd61fak/s320/antinousmadonna.JPG" width="281" /></a></div><p><span><span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;"><b>F</b></span></span><span style="font-size: large;">ebruary 27 is commemorated as the date of the conception of Antinous ... Antinous was born 27 November 111 AD. He is no myth. He truly was conceived. He truly was born. He lived. He died. The most powerful man in the world loved him so much that he declared Antinous to be a god ... the last Classical deity ... the ultimate Classical deity! </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">(Art by Priest Julien.)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">27 de fevereiro é comemorado como a concepção de Antínous ... Antínous nasceu em 27 de novembro de 111 dC. Ele não é um mito. Ele realmente foi concebido. Ele realmente nasceu. Ele viveu. Ele morreu. O homem mais poderoso do mundo o amava tanto que ele declarou Antínous como um deus ... a última divindade clássica ... a última divindade clássica! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">El 27 de febrero se celebra como la concepción de Antinoo ... Antínoo nació el 27 de noviembre del año 111 DC. El no es un mito. Realmente fue concebido. Él realmente nació. El vivió. Él murió. El hombre más poderoso del mundo lo amaba tanto que declaró que Antínoo era un dios ... la última deidad clásica ... ¡la última deidad clásica!</span></p></div><div><br /></div>Hernestushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11375310901292254699noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646682045830668908.post-45218314646738107562024-02-26T00:00:00.002+01:002024-02-26T00:00:00.132+01:00ON THE FEAST DAY OF HYGEIA WE HONOR OUR HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN3KkyGoaO0GL-QaDqtNbugH_eWSuPs-nV3IPKAqzWJBkRcLBlKIqy3DiOdfFD_S9oXs7qeNHX31848LyqF76QbXdblI-qRlSSaP8VG-fYahr2qRehBO5Zf74dsAIOshi_FdFWSUJR65g/s1600/hygeia-klimt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="642" data-original-width="614" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN3KkyGoaO0GL-QaDqtNbugH_eWSuPs-nV3IPKAqzWJBkRcLBlKIqy3DiOdfFD_S9oXs7qeNHX31848LyqF76QbXdblI-qRlSSaP8VG-fYahr2qRehBO5Zf74dsAIOshi_FdFWSUJR65g/s320/hygeia-klimt.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><p><span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;"><b>THE</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"> 26th of February is the Feast Day of Hygeia. A Greek goddess, she is one of the daughters of Aesculapius (Aeskelapios), the god of healing. Her symbols are a water basin and a snake. Hygeia's name means "wholeness" and she is concerned with maintaining the wholeness of the body thus ensuring a long and healthy life. She is goddess of cleanliness, which give us the words "hygiene" and "hygienic". Later she became protectoress not only of the body, but also our environment, the way we live and keep our home clean to help ensure continued health. Offer her pure water and healing incenses such as white sage and lavender.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">26 de fevereiro é o dia da festa de Hygeia . A deusa grega , ela é uma das filhas de Esculápio ( Aeskelapios ) , o deus da cura . Seus símbolos são uma bacia de água e uma cobra. O nome de Hygeia significa "totalidade " e ela está preocupada com a manutenção da integridade do corpo garantindo assim uma vida longa e saudável. Ela é a deusa da limpeza, que nos dão a palavra "higiene " . Mais tarde ela se tornou protetora não só do corpo, mas também o nosso ambiente , a nossa maneira de viver e manter nossa casa limpa para ajudar a garantir a saúde continuada. Oferecer-lhe água pura e cura incensa tais como sage branco e lavanda.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">26 de febrero es el día de la Fiesta de Hygeia . Una diosa griega , que es una de las hijas de Esculapio ( Aeskelapios ) , el dios de la curación . Sus símbolos son un depósito de agua y una serpiente . El nombre de hygeia significa "totalidad " y que tiene que ver con el mantenimiento de la integridad del cuerpo garantizando así una vida larga y saludable . Ella es la diosa de la limpieza , que nos dan la palabra "higiene " . Más tarde se convirtió en protectora no sólo del cuerpo , sino también el medio ambiente , la forma en que vivimos y mantener nuestra casa limpia para ayudar a asegurar la salud continua . Ofrécele agua pura y la curación inciensos tales como salvia blanca y lavanda .</span></p>Hernestushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11375310901292254699noreply@blogger.com0