I posted a digital altar for Zeus as a test video for a collaborative project. Thoughts? If liked, I plan to make one for many of the gods to allow people to use their phones as digital altars when needing to be discreet. Posted on Tumblr as a test run.
This bronze helmet of the Corinthian type was found in the sanctuary at #Olympia, where large numbers of Corinthian helmets were excavated. Herodotos mentions this type of helmet as part of the equipment of the #Greek hoplites. C6th BC.
A Sphinx (height 4.8 cm) carved from #ivory and with face made of amber. Found in the Grafenbühl burial near Asperg, a rich burial mound from the late Hallstadt period, dating ca. 500 BC. The Sphinx is a product of a #Greek workshop in Italy (Taranto?).
It was used as an applique and attached to a piece of furniture.
✨New Video✨ Secret Ritual Ingredients in Ancient Manuscripts - What They Are & What They Were Used For
This research journey lead me to one of the most unusual places I have ever come across. Enjoy watching 💖🌿☀️
Its fascinating how powerful #animism was at protecting the environment for most of existence. I just learned recently that the #nymphs in #Greek#mythology really no different than local #Shinto deities, or animal spirits of the Americas. Every rock, stream and tree had a spirit attached to it, and if one wanted to change or use the land, they had to know how to appeal to these spirits and do it sparingly.
Even #polytheists had some variety of lesser animistic spirits that get lost among the big names. Of course, major roman brownies got upgraded to gods when they saw and liked the Greek #pantheon.
To this day even if they don't actually believe in it, Icelanders use the concepts of land #elves as kind of an extra layer of bureaucracy before changing the land. Animists have been looked down on, as the most primitive form of religion. As modern science shows us that the environment is one of the most important things to protect, perhaps it is the most important and advanced form of #religion .
Wanton destruction of the planet only happened when we switched to #monotheism and converted all those spirits into evil #demons in our minds. It opened up many new scientific and technological advances but wrecked the planet. Perhaps we need some form of applied animistic bureaucracy such as giving all things a certain level of rights and autonomy to ensure they survive for future generations to also enjoy. #environmentalism
Adding the finishing touches 🖌️
The image in this ancient Greek cup depicts a helmet-maker concentrating on adding the final touches to a Corinthian helmet.
The cup with its scene of ancient daily life had already been broken and repaired in antiquity before it was placed into a tomb, possibly of a helmet-maker. It was found only in fragments sometime in the 19th century and subsequently heavily restored.
The Astrological Disk From Chevroches - The tiny disk is divided into 12 segments and inscribed in Greek with the 12 Egyptian months, the names of the 12 zodiacal signs, and the 12 Roman months.
Archaeologists unearth ancient Greek helmet and inscription in Elea-Velia
Archaeologists excavating the Acropolis of Elea-Velia in Magna Graecia have unearthed an ancient Greek helmet and inscriptions. This find has been described as the third of its kind at the location, reaffirming the historical and cultural importance of the area...
A journey of the Soul in an ancient Greek ritual manual:
"Draw in breath from the rays and you will see yourself being lifted up and ascending to the height so that you seem to be in midair:
And you will see all immortal things."
From the "Mysteries of Helios-Mithras" in a 4th century magical papyrus
#Greek gold oak wreath, dating 4th century BC.
Gold wreaths were worn in religious ceremonies, used as gifts to the gods in sanctuaries, or placed in graves as funerary offerings.
Just learned the #Spanish phrase "al azar" (by chance, at random) and found it is related to the #Bulgarian word "зар" [zar] and the #Greek "ζάρι" [zári] meaning "a die" (singular of dice), coming from a medieval #Arabic word for "a die" - az-zahr 🎲
Apparently the #English "hazard" is also a relation!