Quotes: 1.) Louise Glück, From Averno; “Blue Rotunda” 2.) Ocean Vuong, From On Earth We’re Briefly

i wanna cuddle someone close and while they're playing with my hair i want to kiss their cheek and tell them they're my comrade

my favorite davids, ranked

here’s a definitive and totally subjective rating of davids

donatello: 3/10 honestly pretty embarrassing, but worth a mention. just your run-of-the-mill, oh-you-haven’t-heard-we’re-copying-classical-greek-sculpture-now david. stiff, awkward, and pretty dopey looking twunk. has the same expression of someone being told dona-fucking-tello sculpted this. can’t even hold his slingshot bc it’s too gay. don’t worry there’s a redemption arc on its way.

donatello pt 2: 9/10 fucking superb you funky little gay man. total glow up. a complete deviation from the norm by a well-known deviant. takes contrapposto to sultry new heights. look at this lad’s little hat and boots he’s not a nude he’s just naked. some people say goliath’s head is modeled off of donatello himself literally he was horny enough he said “step on me” in full fucking bronze. goliath’s helmet has little gay greek reliefs on it, not even remotely subtle. look at the feather going up his thigh and tell me u didn’t cross your legs when you did. commissioned by the medici for their palace, which makes it even cooler by association. 

verocchio: 8/10 ily baby a perfectly fine lad, looking at him makes me smile. his little dress is so cute with its stylized arabic psuedo-script border, and the floral pasties? adorable. something about goliath’s head feels a little disjointed, but you know what? fuck him. he’s not important. david’s the real star here in his little cheerleader get up. what really makes me biased towards this one is that the model was supposedly verocchio’s star student, the young leonardo da vinci. and look how fucking radiant he is! love it.

michelangelo: 7/10 technically this thing’s great. look at the fucking veins on the hand that’s absolutely mental. but all in all it lacks the overtly homosexual intrigue of some other davids and, frankly, i expected more from well-documented gay disaster michelangelo. obviously a classic but also makes it prone to being too over-saturated. i do love his yaoi hands though.

bernini: 11/10 the man the myth the fucking legend! bernini always delivers and this david’s no expception. look at that movement! the drama! the whole thing screams baroque in the best possible way with the dynamism, the momentary narrative, that cute lil scrunched up face. only complaint is that it isn’t as good as some of bernini’s other work but i’m willing to let it go for the detailing on the fucking rope goddamn gian lorenzo you absolute madman. we stan a sculpting legend.

i know we’re both just messing around pretending to be whole but look at me. if the train was coming would you move. if the ground was falling from under your feet would you even notice or would it just be another tuesday for you. if somebody stabbed you could it hurt worse than you already do. what i’m saying is that i love you but i think we both drive over the speed limit when it’s raining. what i’m saying is that i want to hold your hand and i understand about how you sometimes have to sit down in the shower. what i’m saying is that i’m here for you and if the train comes please move.

its fun to enjoy things

Masterpost: Resources for Hellenic & Roman Polytheism

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The Basics for Hellenic and Roman Polytheists

Theoi Greek Mythology (https://www.theoi.com/) is a very good resource for classical mythology, historic cult information, the Homeric Hymns, the Orphic Hymns, the Delphic Maxims and other primary texts, including:

The Orphic Hymns: http://www.theoi.com/Text/OrphicHymns1.html

The Homeric Hymns: http://www.theoi.com/Text/HomericHymns1.html)

The Perseus Digital Library offers a wide range of complete primary and secondary sources for the study of ancient Greece and Rome:  http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/collections

Hercules:Greece’s Greatest Hero  http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Herakles/index.html

Athanassakis,Apostolos N. The Homeric Hymns: https://archive.org/details/homerichymns0 0home https://archive.org/details/homerichymns00atha

🏺 📜  Books and articles

Athanassakis,Apostolos N. The Orphic Hymns. Not currently available online.

Burkert, Walter. Ancient Mystery Cults. https://archive.org/details/AncientMysteryCultsWalterBurkert1987/page/n2/mode/2up

Meyer, Marvin.The Ancient Mysteries: A Sourcebook: Sacred Texts of the Mystery Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean World  https://archive.org/details/ancientmysteries0000unse_p7i2

Morford, Mark, P.O., Lenardon, Robert J. and Sham, Michael. The Student Companion to Classical Mythology, Tenth Edition: https://global.oup.com/us/companion.websites/9780199997329/

William Smith, D.C.L., LL.D. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities John Murray, London, 1875. Articles on Roman (and Greek) religion, including divination, festivals, funerals, magic, priestly officers, and rituals:  https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/secondary/SMIGRA/Religion/home.html

The University of Washington. Interpretations of Myths: A free online course:  https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/862997

The Monster Compilation of Free Online Resources for Classical Studies: a compilation of links to free academic sources about archaeology, language, literature, culture, history, magic, philosophy, religion, and more in the ancient Mediterranean world:   https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/186537661706/the-monster-compilation-of-free-online-resources

Adult Home Study for Hellenic and Roman Polytheists: ideas for self-study to enrich understanding and aid in interpretation of mythology:  https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/162142268516/adult-home-study-for-hellenic-and-roman

Altars - the basics:

https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/620197080304123904/hi-do-you-have-any-bookpdf-recommendations-on

https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/152645127251/what-is-a-good-place-to-buy-idols-any-great

Worship - the basics:

https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/190346773596/ive-got-a-question-i-hope-you-can-answer-how-do

https://bayoread.tumblr.com/post/108556815372/how-to-make-a-libation-super-simple-picture

Bloodless sacrifice reading list:

https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/169120886091/hearthglow-honorthegods-an-offering-of

Divination and Magic Resources:

Popular divination methods in ancient Greece:  https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/163293305101/popular-divination-methods-in-ancient-greece

Astragalomancy (dice):  https://spiritusarcanum.tumblr.com/post/29278618720/astragalomancy-divination-with-dice

Cartomancy: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:UhYvvS9bsYAJ:https://newworldwitchery.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/the-new-world-witchery-guide-to-cartomancy.pdf+&cd=10&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

Homeric Oracle: https://aur-ochs.tumblr.com/post/185994910629/the-homeric-oracle-comprehensive-edition

Academic article about the Homeric Oracle: http://www.chs-fellows.org/2014/03/28/using-homer-for-divination-homeromanteia-in-context/

Divination and magic reading list:  https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/170457576371/so-i-know-that-minerva-was-the-roman-equivalent-to

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Hellenic Polytheism Resources

Hellenic polytheism, at the most basic, is the modern worship of the ancient Greek pantheon. Hellenic polytheists may also honor the nymphs and other nature spirits, and personified virtues, and practice some form of ancestor cult, sometimes combined with hero cult.

Hellenic polytheism is also known as Hellenic paganism, Hellenic Polytheistic Reconstructionism, Hellenismos, Hellenic paganism, Olympianism and Dodecatheism or Dodekatheism.

It’s occasionally called Hellenistic Polytheism, though it should be noted that the term “Hellenistic” refers specifically to the time period from the death of Alexander the Great to the defeat of Cleopatra and Mark Antony by Octavian in 31 BCE.

The term “Hellenism” was used to describe traditional Greco-Roman religion by the Emperor Julian and is still being used by modern reconstructionist and revivalist groups, especially those in Greece. There has been controversy over the use of “Hellenism” over the past two years, though Hellenic polytheist groups in Greece have issued statements permitting non-Greeks who worship the Theoi to use the term.

“Hellene” is a word used to describe Greeks and people of Greek heritage; it is therefor incorrect to use it as a synonym for practitioners of Hellenic polytheism.

The main tag to search for information of interest to beginners is #Hellenic Polytheism 101.

🏺  Building A Knowledge Base: Books, Articles and Websites

Hellenic Polytheism - free (and reliable!) resources Updated 28 August 2020:  https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/612595707697840128/hellenic-polytheism-free-and-reliable

Masterpost of Followers of Hellenic Deities:   https://thepastelpriestess.tumblr.com/post/184326359865/masterpost-of-followers-of-hellenic-deities

Evaluating the reliability of sources:   https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/185112455671/hellenic-polytheism-how-to-sources

https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/184538461866/how-can-i-know-if-a-book-on-hellenic-polytheism-is

https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/184254209886/how-to-determine-if-a-book-on-mythology-is-legit

Resources for epithets of the Theoi:  https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/184436720456/resources-for-cult-epithets-of-the-greek-gods

About the Eleusinian Mysteries:   https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/150632102731/hey-im-new-to-all-this-what-are-we-supposed-to

About the “Pillars of Hellenisimos”:  https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/173258771786/pillars-of-hellenismos

The Delphic Maxims: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delphic_maxims

Beliefs about the afterlife:   https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/188387856416/did-ancient-greeks-believe-in-reincarnation

Funerary customs:

https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/624550327095607296/also-does-anyone-have-any-book-or-article

Hades and Persephone reading list:  https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/174794576611/honorthegods-hades-and-persephone-side-a

Chthonic deities reading list:  https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/179703232746/are-there-any-reasonably-priced-books-or-scholarly

Antinous reading list:  https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/188654586206/the-cult-of-antinous-free-online-resources

Dionysus reading list: https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/183521520461/monsterbychoice-does-anyone-have-good-sources

Heroes and hero-cult reading list: https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/106530516261/heroes-and-hero-cult-in-classical-antiquity-a

🏺 Prayer and Worship

Modern prayers to the Theoi:

Hearthstone http://hellenicdevotions.com/ 

winebrightruby https://winebrightruby.tumblr.com/devotional

Note: downloads of Hearthstone’s four books of Hellenic prayers may be purchased at  https://www.etsy.com/shop/HearthfireHandworks for $5 US each.

https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/176587866746/ive-never-prayed-before-and-not-entirely-sure-how

https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/180306585886/hey-ive-been-trying-to-incorporate-prayer-more

https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/174545555546/as-someone-whos-just-thinking-about-starting

https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/163612768156/what-kinds-of-things-can-i-sacrifice-to-the-gods

https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/190346773596/ive-got-a-question-i-hope-you-can-answer-how-do

https://bayoread.tumblr.com/post/108556815372/how-to-make-a-libation-super-simple-picture

https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/160481841661/what-am-i-to-do-with-left-over-food-offerings-that

https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/157714542371/the-gods-do-not-need-sacrifices-so-what-should

https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/177522616751/any-advice-for-someone-who-is-piled-with-constant

🏺 Festival Calendars and When to Worship

HMEPA Hellenic Month Established Per Athens Version 1.0.: the Athenian calendar, updated to be a calendar for the modern world and a Compiled List of Festivals and Sacrifices in Athens: http://www.numachi.com/~ccount/hmepa/

http://www.hellenion.org/calendar/

http://www.classics.upenn.edu/myth/php/hymns/index.php?page=calendar

https://theia0mania.tumblr.com/post/620301786979418112/id-like-to-know-the-routine-of-a-hellenic-pagan

https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/189974963276/hello-do-you-have-a-schedule-for-your-worship-or

https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/185820921256/what-holidays-do-hellenic-polytheist-people

https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/143171897776/how-do-you-know-the-dates-of-festivals

https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/174665458836/so-i-understand-that-you-arent-hellenic

🏺 Weddings

https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/183749333001/how-can-the-gods-be-honored-in-a-wedding-ive

https://winebrightruby.tumblr.com/post/151719592260/binding-goddess-of-love-and-happiness-i-call

https://winebrightruby.tumblr.com/post/151262049285/hymeneal-i

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Roman Polytheism Resources

Roman polytheism is the modern worship of the ancient Roman pantheon. Roman polytheists may also honor the nymphs and other nature spirits, genii locorum, Lares, Penates, and practice some form of ancestor cult, sometimes combined with hero cult and Imperial cult.

Roman polytheism is also known as Roman Polytheistic Reconstructionism, Roman paganism, Religio Romana, Cultus Deorum, and Cultus Deorum Romanorum.

The main tag to search for information of interest to beginners is #Roman Polytheism 101

📜 Building A Knowledge Base: Books, Articles and Websites

Roman Polythesim: free (and reliable!) resources! Updated 22 December 2020: https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/612756976981671936/roman-polytheism-free-and-reliable-resources

Roman and Graeco-Roman Polytheists Masterpost:                         https://amor-augusti.tumblr.com/post/618731689875750912/roman-and-greco-roman-polytheists-masterpost

Getting started with Roman Polytheism:

https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/188126659106/i-know-that-it-may-be-a-very-general-question-but

https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/160383390436/i-know-this-isnt-greek-but-im-only-just-getting

Ancient Roman Virtues:

https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/173298432346/the-virtues-of-ancient-rome

https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/170662119466/charities-and-philanthropies-in-the-roman-empire

https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/188260977191/revere-the-gods-watch-over-human-beings-our

https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/168825525321/the-honour-that-is-paid-to-the-gods-lies-not-in

https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/173304213321/how-can-anyone-who-while-worshiping-zeus-the-god

Resources about the worship of Antinous:  https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/188654586206/the-cult-of-antinous-free-online-resources

Resources about the Mithraic Mysteries:  https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/619125563802746880/free-and-reliable-sources-for-the-mysteries-of

The Lararium and Household Worship

Religio Romana Handbook: A Guide for the Modern Practitioner by L. Vitellius Triarius:  https://archive.org/details/ReligioRomanaHandbook   I don’t like or usually recommend Polytheist 101 handbooks, but this one is pretty good for those anxious to dive into worship.

https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/180463260661/lararium-replicas-first-row-wood-lararium-kit-20

https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/190932464563/lararia-of-pompeii-by-italian-painter

https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/188068225581/so-i-have-been-wanting-to-do-more-research-on-the

https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/152392762011/modern-lararium-on-the-kalends-ides-and-nones

https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/154484437866/book-review-sofroniew-alexandra-household-gods

https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/168573120761/book-review-household-and-family-religion-in

https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/178978387851/roman-fresco-from-the-lararium-of-the-house-of

Resources about Augury:

Driediger-Murphy, Lindsay G.  Roman Republican Augury: Freedom and Control. Oxford: Oxford University Press.  https://theeye.unblockit.id/public/Books/Bibliotik/R/Roman%20Republican%20Augury_%20Freedo%20-%20LINDSAY%20G.%20DRIEDIGER-MURPHY.pdf

Linderski, Jerzy. “The Augural Law: ANRW II 16.3. 1986.  https://www.academia.edu/18884007/J.Linderski_Watching_the_Birds_Cicero_the_Augur_and_the_Augural_Templa_CP_81_1986_330-40_RQ_1995_485-95_Addenda_668_Addenda_altera_RQ_II_2007_633

Linderski, Jerzy. “Watching the Birds: Cicero the Augur and the Augural Templa.“  https://www.academia.edu/18884007/J.Linderski_Watching_the_Birds_Cicero_the_Augur_and_the_Augural_Templa_CP_81_1986_330-40_RQ_1995_485-95_Addenda_668_Addenda_altera_RQ_II_2007_633

Imperial Cult:

https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/188765426281/this-is-probably-a-dumb-question-but-do-people

https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/612228400138092545/hi-i-love-your-blog-and-the-research-you-put-into

https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/162349342106/do-you-pray-to-caligula

Festival Calendars:

http://www.epistemeacademy.org/calendars/ Convert today or any date to Roman (kingdom and Republic) or Julian calendar date.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_festivals

http://www.musesrealm.net/rome/festivals.html

http://people.ucls.uchicago.edu/~fspaltr/Roman%20Festivals.pdf

http://www.novaroma.org/calendar/index.html

http://romanpagan.blogspot.com/2014/01/roman-calendar.html

Festival Calendar of Antinous: https://naosantinoou.org/all-festivals-and-observances/

📜 Weddings

https://honorthegods.tumblr.com/post/190182930321/hello-ive-always-been-interested-in-classical

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Top image info: Woman with phiale (libation bowl) at altar. Terracotta kylix, circa 460 BCE, attributed to the Painter of London. Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Image: Wikimedia Commons (X). Image License:  Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication

Illustrations for Russian fairytales by Ivan Bilibin

Illustrations by Vyacheslav Nazaruk to the tales of Pavel Bazhov

Jeweled medici dagger, ca. 1840

fuck the talking stage let’s just have a homoerotic sword fight and passionately make out after almost killing each other