Forwarded from Wäinölä 🇫🇮 (Wäinämöinen • Eternal Sage)
Compare these swastika type runic cyphers on the Rök runestone (9th century) to the carving underneath a wooden plate from Finland (18th or early 19th century).
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🏛 On this day in Roman history on March 15th 44BCE the Great Julius Caesar was assassinated in the temple of Pompey by men he thought he could trust who had turned his back on him for all he has done and sacrificed for Roman Republic. Requiescat in pace Caesar. 🏛
Forwarded from Αρυολογία☀️ (The Indo-Europeans)
The Germanic word(s) for "king" are unique among Indo-European languages. Whilst most IE words for king can be sourced to the Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (see: Latin rēx, Sanskrit राजन् [rā́jan], Irish Rí), the etymology of "king" (German König, Danish Konge, Old English Cyning) is different; it comes from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz, composed of the words *kunją + *ingaz, lit. "someone of the family". This suggests something took place uniquely within early Germanic society that altered their conception of kingship, the nature of which is evident by the fact that their words for it are cognate with "kin" or "kinship", "family" and "clan" — all ultimately from PIE *ǵenh₁-, "to beget, give birth". Contrast this with the connotations of rēx, such as "ruler", "royal" and "mighty". Germanic kings draw their legitimacy "from the people" as kin, rather than from above as ruler.
Lugh Samildánach
It is my belief, based on their correspondence to the “Mitra” archetype, that Numa Pompilius is the Roman legendary figure matching Irish Lugh. Numa was associated with all the arts as he divided the immediate territory of Rome into pagi and established the traditional occupational guilds of Rome:
"So, distinguishing the whole people by the several arts and trades, he formed the companies of musicians, goldsmiths, carpenters, dyers, shoemakers, skinners, braziers, and potters; and all other handicraftsmen he composed and reduced into a single company, appointing every one their proper courts, councils, and observances." -Plutarch
This is as close a match to Lugh’s title of “Samildánach” (skilled in many arts) as I’ve found. This aspect of Lugh is one of the reasons he was sometimes considered similar to Mercury.
Notably, the Roman and Irish similarity on this makes sense as they shared a recent cultural history via their Italo-Celtic root.
- O’Gravy, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
It is my belief, based on their correspondence to the “Mitra” archetype, that Numa Pompilius is the Roman legendary figure matching Irish Lugh. Numa was associated with all the arts as he divided the immediate territory of Rome into pagi and established the traditional occupational guilds of Rome:
"So, distinguishing the whole people by the several arts and trades, he formed the companies of musicians, goldsmiths, carpenters, dyers, shoemakers, skinners, braziers, and potters; and all other handicraftsmen he composed and reduced into a single company, appointing every one their proper courts, councils, and observances." -Plutarch
This is as close a match to Lugh’s title of “Samildánach” (skilled in many arts) as I’ve found. This aspect of Lugh is one of the reasons he was sometimes considered similar to Mercury.
Notably, the Roman and Irish similarity on this makes sense as they shared a recent cultural history via their Italo-Celtic root.
- O’Gravy, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
A truly fantastic animated version of the myths from the Welsh Mabinogion. All 4 branches are here, starring “The Americans” actor Matthew Rhys. Wonderful for teaching the myths to children or learning them yourselves, and even includes a wholesome message against premarital sex at the end.
- O’Gravy, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=b3uWKqZsksM
- O’Gravy, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=b3uWKqZsksM
Lev Prozorov was a rodnover from Russia who dedicated his life to paganism through practice and writing. Through his analysis of early Slavic history from the point of view of a modern pagan, he managed to do quite a lot for rodnoverye. Yesterday, at the age of 47, he met his death and his spirit joined Veles, the deity he venerated the most. May his name forever be remembered!
-Daelendil, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
-Daelendil, The Sun Riders
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Honoring your ancestors
I spent the last weekend back in my home town, visiting family. However, I made it a point to carve out a couple of hours to visit the local cemetery many of my ancestors are buried in.
What stood out to me were all the graves with decorations, mementos, plants, etc. It had been a while since I had been there, so I forgot about this practice. What also stood out to me were all the graves that had nothing there. When was the last time these were visited?
We as a people have holidays associated with remembering the dead, honoring them and leaving meals out for them. Examples include the Celtic Samhain and the Lithuanian Vėlinės. But don’t let these be the only times you honor them. If you have the opportunity, visit their grave stones. Even if you have nothing to offer them at the time, just let them know they are still honored in this world. Let them know we still think about them. Even if they were before your time, and you never met them, let them know they are still remembered here. You carry on their legacy: to you their torch was passed.
And make sure their stone or grave site is well maintained. Too many graves I saw neglected, poorly maintained, covered in grass or obscured by weeds. It is up to us to keep their stones, not groundskeepers.
-Hariwulfaz, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
I spent the last weekend back in my home town, visiting family. However, I made it a point to carve out a couple of hours to visit the local cemetery many of my ancestors are buried in.
What stood out to me were all the graves with decorations, mementos, plants, etc. It had been a while since I had been there, so I forgot about this practice. What also stood out to me were all the graves that had nothing there. When was the last time these were visited?
We as a people have holidays associated with remembering the dead, honoring them and leaving meals out for them. Examples include the Celtic Samhain and the Lithuanian Vėlinės. But don’t let these be the only times you honor them. If you have the opportunity, visit their grave stones. Even if you have nothing to offer them at the time, just let them know they are still honored in this world. Let them know we still think about them. Even if they were before your time, and you never met them, let them know they are still remembered here. You carry on their legacy: to you their torch was passed.
And make sure their stone or grave site is well maintained. Too many graves I saw neglected, poorly maintained, covered in grass or obscured by weeds. It is up to us to keep their stones, not groundskeepers.
-Hariwulfaz, The Sun Riders
@solarcult