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BeaztVibe

@beaztvibe.bsky.social

Drew Zeus. He chillin.
#GreekPantheon #zeus #greekmythology #Greekreligion #digitalart #digitalartist #fantasyartist #commisionsopen #ancientgreece

Depicion of Zeus in more modern attire. Hair is made of storm clouds and lightning.

March 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM

Dr Ellie Mackin Roberts

@elliemackinroberts.net

We are live! Send us your book proposals!
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New Perspectives on Ancient Greek Religion

Advancing theoretical frameworks for investigating lived experiences of ancient Greek religious practice This series examines ancient Greek religion through the lenses of hu...

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September 11, 2025 at 11:47 AM

Sean Redmond

@rdmond.bsky.social

Whoa, almost forgot. It's the last month of the Athenian year! #GreekHistory #GreekReligion #ClassicsBluesky 🏺

Ἡμερολόγιον @hemerologion.bsky.social · Jun 7

Today (2024-Jun-07) is Skirophoriṓn 1, νουμηνίᾳ Σκιροφοριῶνος, day 326 of 354 in the year 2023/2024.

June 7, 2024 at 11:56 PM

Sean Redmond

@rdmond.bsky.social

Today's the day. Initiates, get your piglets and come down to the sea #ClassicsBluesky #GreekReligion

Ἡμερολόγιον @hemerologion.bsky.social · Sep 19

🏺 Today was the second day of the celebration of the Eleusinian Mysteries (τὰ Μυστήρια), “halade mustai” (ἅλαδε μύσται, “Initiates to the Sea”).

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

September 19, 2024 at 1:32 PM

Scott Hibberson

@scotthibberson.bsky.social

The Sanctuary of #Aphrodite 10 fun facts [Blog]: scotthibberson.com/2025/05/27/s... #Cyprus #GreekMythology #Kouklia #GreekReligion #AncientHistory #GreekTemples #GreekArchitecture #ClassicsBluesky

Sanctuary of Aphrodite – 10 fun facts

Today I had the pleasure of revisiting one of my favourite historical sites on Cyprus – the Sanctuary of Aphrodite. I’ve recounted previous visits but this vlog shares some lesser known facts…

scotthibberson.com

May 28, 2025 at 5:29 AM

Sean Redmond

@rdmond.bsky.social

The Skira is a rather obscure festival the is generally connected with women, like the Thesmophoria, and it may have involved rituals that prepared for the Thesmophoria in a few months

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Ἡμερολόγιον @hemerologion.bsky.social · Jun 18

🏺 The Skira (Σκίρα) was celebrated on this day

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

June 18, 2024 at 3:47 PM

Patrick Kapty

@patrickkapty.bsky.social

Griffin buckle
gold
First century BCE
Greece

#ancientgreece #greekbuckle #griffinbuckle #handmade #ancientcraft #repoussage #etched #guardian #houndsofzeus #mythology #religion #greekreligion #greekmythology #goldbuckle #ancientgoldjewelry #jewelrydesign

This first-century BCE Greek buckle shows a griffin, first worked in repoussé and then engraved, with a slot and knob to fasten the belt.
It was worn by someone living or visiting an ancient Greek colony called Pontic Olbia, which was founded in the 7th century BCE on the banks of the Bug River estuary in present-day
Ukraine.
In ancient Greece, a griffin was a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle, symbolizing strength, majesty, and guardianship. They were depicted as fierce protectors of treasure, particularly gold, and were said to be in constant conflict with the Arimaspians, a one-eyed race who sought to steal the treasure. Griffins were also associated with the gods, with some myths claiming they pulled the chariot of Apollo or acted as the "Hounds of Zeus".

October 12, 2025 at 1:40 PM

Sean Redmond

@rdmond.bsky.social

The Dipolieia was a festival of Zeus Polias as the protector of the city (the polis). According to Pausanias, the main event was the the "Bouphonia," the killing of an ox on the altar on the Acropolis

#GreekCalendar #GreekReligion #ClassicsBluesky 🏺

Ἡμερολόγιον @hemerologion.bsky.social · Jun 20

🏺 The Dipolieia (Διπολίεια) was celebrated on this day in honor of Zeus

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

June 20, 2024 at 5:26 PM

Sean Redmond

@rdmond.bsky.social

The Plynteria is a fascinating festival and ritual, somewhat poorly attested even though it must have been quite a production. The name "Plynteria" means "Washing" and this was when the statue of Athena in the Parthenon was taken down to the sea to be cleansed

#GreekReligion #ClassicsBluesky 🏺

Ἡμερολόγιον @hemerologion.bsky.social · Jun 2

🏺 Today was the Plynteria (Πλυντήρια), when the clothes of the statue of Athena on the Akropolis were washed

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

June 2, 2024 at 3:52 PM

Herodotus Helpline

@herodotushelpline.bsky.social

Newly published in Syllogos, the Herodotus Helpline's journal: Alaya Palamidis on Ounomata and Epōnymiai:
Knowledge of Divine Names in Herodotus journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/sy... #Herodotus #gods #Homer #Greekreligion #Hesiod

November 28, 2024 at 10:42 AM

Donald Donato

@classicstutor.bsky.social

His music was so beautiful that it was said to have charmed wild animals, enticed trees and rocks to dance, and calmed the stormy seas. Read more about divine Orpheus in this issue of Classics Tutor.
#orphism #neoplatonism #greekreligion #mythology

The Mystical Legacy of Orpheus

The Sublime Musician, Bard & Prophet of Ancient Greece

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August 31, 2025 at 5:48 PM

British School at Athens

@britschoolathens.bsky.social

In Lauren’s words, ‘more women writing about women is crucial in improving our understanding in this area. This experience has helped me rediscover my value as a professional, and for that I am truly grateful.’
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