Late Post: Day 14: Saturn, Rhea, Titans, Hercules

I totally forgot to do this post yesterday and I'm sorry about that. I'm also taking a long break from doing blog posts as I just need to refuel. I hope that all of you will understand and I will be back, I promise.

Tonight we honor Saturn, Rhea, Titans, and Hercules. One of the things that I had a problem, the last time that I tried to honor the Titans, was that there were only a couple of images of a titan but nothing as a group. Saturn and Rhea was much easier to get a hold of. Even though I don’t honor the Titans, I’m not going to hold it against anyone that does. I hope that you all have a good one and I’ll be back tomorrow with another blog.

Day 13: Athena Pallas and Nike

So, after a small break from the prayer book, I’m back. Tonight we honor Athena Pallas and Nike. Athena Pallas, who shares the same title as Zeus, is the protector of the city. Pallas is a titan god but it’s also a title that Athena used. Nike is the goddess of victory and is sometimes seen in the palm of Zeus in the statue that had once been the seven wonders of the world. Hope that you have a good celebration.

Democration

Tonight we celebrate Democracy in all it’s forms. This is a holiday that I can get behind, as it’s so close to Labor Day. One of the things that I’ve learned living in a country where you can believe what you want and don’t have to worry about being killed for it, is that we must guard what we have and we can’t assume that it will always be there. With what’s going on in the Middle East, we have to understand that what we have is seen as a threat to those that are against it.

Democracy was first invented by the Ancient Greek over two thousand years ago. It was rejected due to the bible supporting kingdoms. What they didn’t realize is that the reason that kingdoms were supported in the Christian bible is that the people of Israel wanted a king and live in a Kingdom like they had back in Egypt. Kingdoms, in a sense, is a pagan practice and one that the church, if they truly wanted to be different from the pagans wouldn’t of allowed kingdoms to be around.

What the Greeks did would take a long time to come back. But once it did, it held on. I will be lighting a candle in honor of Democracy and what it means to me. Have a good celebration.

Day 11: Men Meson-For Fire, Nature, Heaven, Clouds

This is a day that I will not be observing because I’m confused. Is this, like yesterday, a celebration that’s interconnected or not? Though it really leaves me to figure that everything was honored by the ancient Hellenic people. Even though I’m not honoring them tonight I do hope that you have a good one.

Day 10: Good Day-Earth, Pan, Nymphs, and Seasons

I do know who Pan is, but I’m sort of confused by the Seasons. In plenty of the hymns that I’ve spoken they have been to the seasons. The Nymphs are the water deities of springs and rivers, and Earth is, of course, what we’re on. This is one of the few days that I’m confused about the meaning of why we are doing these honoring. But I’ve come to the conclusion that their all interconnected, thus that’s why we’re honoring them.
Have a good celebration.

Day 9: Holy Day-For Bacchus, Justice, and Law

So tonight we honor Baccus but also Justice and Law. The last two, Justice and Law, are very important in today’s society. We look at them as being the thing that separates us from those that claimed to be the wielders of such things. I look back at ancient, Middle Ages, Law as a sick perversion and destruction of other people. Bacchus was the Roman equivalent of Dionysus, but his followers were far more violet, according to sources.

That’s why, when Christianity came around, they were treated the same way that they had treated those that followed the god Bacchus. After all, wouldn’t you think that they were blood thirsty monsters if you heard that they ate human flesh and drank blood. Just some food for thought. Have a great celebration.

Day 8: Poseidon, Theseus, Asklepios

Tonight we honor Poseidon, Theseus, and Asklepios. Poseidon, was God of the Seas and cursed King Minos with the Minotaur as punishment for not upholding his end of the bargain. Though he ended up taking what was a punishment and using it to terrorize those that would try and believe that they were more powerful than he was. Theseus, was the hero the defeated the Minotaur and freed Athens from King Minos's tyranny. Asklepois was the son of Apollo and a healer. Though, when he brought a man back from death he was killed by Zeus.

Apollo almost ended up in Tarterus for trying to defy Zeus. I believe he tried to attack him. Well I hope that you have a good celebration.