Dionysus, Hades and Soma: The Greek Lunar Cycle
https://taliesinsmap.blogspot.com/2020/10/dionysus-hades-and-soma-greek-lunar_27.html?m=1
Part 2 of 3: Dionysus and Soma
The crucial “eye poking scene” appears once again, and Dionysus’ relation to the Fire God, the Sun Princess, the Gandharva, the Wasteland, and the “Aesir-Vanir War” motif are each explored.
What we are left with is a strong and fleshed-out picture of Dionysus as the Greek “Soma” god.
- O’Gravy, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
https://taliesinsmap.blogspot.com/2020/10/dionysus-hades-and-soma-greek-lunar_27.html?m=1
Part 2 of 3: Dionysus and Soma
The crucial “eye poking scene” appears once again, and Dionysus’ relation to the Fire God, the Sun Princess, the Gandharva, the Wasteland, and the “Aesir-Vanir War” motif are each explored.
What we are left with is a strong and fleshed-out picture of Dionysus as the Greek “Soma” god.
- O’Gravy, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
Dionysus, Hades and Soma: The Greek Lunar Cycle
https://taliesinsmap.blogspot.com/2020/10/dionysus-hades-and-soma-greek-lunar_29.html?m=1
Part 3 of 3: Dionysus and Hades
Hades, the lord of the dead. Several other “Soma” gods are underworld gods; does Hades then have a place in the Lunar Cycle?
Is he, as others have suggested, one with Dionysus?
Fittingly for the approaching holiday, let’s examine the comparative evidence and see if this lord of the dead has an Indo-European root.
- O’Gravy, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
https://taliesinsmap.blogspot.com/2020/10/dionysus-hades-and-soma-greek-lunar_29.html?m=1
Part 3 of 3: Dionysus and Hades
Hades, the lord of the dead. Several other “Soma” gods are underworld gods; does Hades then have a place in the Lunar Cycle?
Is he, as others have suggested, one with Dionysus?
Fittingly for the approaching holiday, let’s examine the comparative evidence and see if this lord of the dead has an Indo-European root.
- O’Gravy, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
Celtic Samhain and Germanic Winter Nights
Germanic Álfablót and Winter Nights, the festival occurring at “Halloween” time, along with veneration of ancestors, centers also around worship of Freyr.
In the Celtic tradition, Aengus, the Irish parallel of Freyr, along with his foster father Midir (parallel of Njörðr), are said to take the burial mound Brugh na Boinne from Elcmar (who parallels an aspect of Óðinn) on Samhain (the festival that later became Halloween).
We can see from the details of this mythical event that it is the Irish version of the Norse “Aesir-Vanir War.” Aengus is also said to woo his bride Caer on this day.
Thus, just as Germanic Winter Nights seems to center around Freyr, so Irish Samhain centers around the key events of Aengus’ life.
Germanic Álfablót and Winter Nights, the festival occurring at “Halloween” time, along with veneration of ancestors, centers also around worship of Freyr.
In the Celtic tradition, Aengus, the Irish parallel of Freyr, along with his foster father Midir (parallel of Njörðr), are said to take the burial mound Brugh na Boinne from Elcmar (who parallels an aspect of Óðinn) on Samhain (the festival that later became Halloween).
We can see from the details of this mythical event that it is the Irish version of the Norse “Aesir-Vanir War.” Aengus is also said to woo his bride Caer on this day.
Thus, just as Germanic Winter Nights seems to center around Freyr, so Irish Samhain centers around the key events of Aengus’ life.
It was a very important day for the Celts and so other key events happen on Samhain as well, including Aengus’ father Dagda mating with the Morrigan to begin the second battle of Magh Tuireadh (the larger war of the gods). Dagda and Aengus are closely linked and likely both have connections to Samhain due to their roles relating to fertility, the harvest, and the underworld.
It was also most likely the beginning of the Celtic New Year.
From this we can see how close the meaning of the Celtic and Germanic festivals likely were.
Happy Samhain or whatever festival you are celebrating this season, from this celto-germanic. 🎃🎃🎃
- O’Gravy, the Sun Riders
@solarcult
It was also most likely the beginning of the Celtic New Year.
From this we can see how close the meaning of the Celtic and Germanic festivals likely were.
Happy Samhain or whatever festival you are celebrating this season, from this celto-germanic. 🎃🎃🎃
- O’Gravy, the Sun Riders
@solarcult
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Feasts, fire oblations, ancestor candles, decorating the homested, and visits of ancestral spirit mummers. This year's festival went great.
The purpose of Veļu laiks (Season of the Dead), around October, is when the astral spirits of the dead come to visit us, their descendants, so we honor them through song and dance and offering. 🇱🇻
The purpose of Veļu laiks (Season of the Dead), around October, is when the astral spirits of the dead come to visit us, their descendants, so we honor them through song and dance and offering. 🇱🇻
The Proto-Indo-European Religion, from which all our pantheons are derived.
This short article explores how deities often have connected names and similar myths, as well as how these similarities demonstrate how the various Indo-European religious traditions all come from the same root.
The article is beginner friendly, if you've struggled with grasping some of the ideas in some of our other articles this explains an important foundational concept in an easily understood way with no prior knowledge required.
https://telegra.ph/The-Proto-Indo-European-Religion-from-which-all-our-pantheons-are-derived-11-08
- Owen, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
This short article explores how deities often have connected names and similar myths, as well as how these similarities demonstrate how the various Indo-European religious traditions all come from the same root.
The article is beginner friendly, if you've struggled with grasping some of the ideas in some of our other articles this explains an important foundational concept in an easily understood way with no prior knowledge required.
https://telegra.ph/The-Proto-Indo-European-Religion-from-which-all-our-pantheons-are-derived-11-08
- Owen, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
Telegraph
The Proto-Indo-European Religion: The Well From Which All Our Pantheons Are Derived
6000 years ago, large parts of Eurasia experienced large migrations of a cultural and ethnic group called Indo-Europeans. These people spread their culture, blood, language, and faith. The religion followed by our Indo-European ancestors was polytheistic.…
Mercurius Cimbrianus
Numerous Latin inscriptions dedicated to the to the God Mercurius Cimbrianus (Cimbrian Mercury) have been found throughout southeastern Germany, formerly a Roman province. These inscriptions are dated to the 2nd and 3rd century CE.
Through interpretatio germanica, this God is typically identified as the later god Odin. Cult centers containing this inscriptions include Heiligenberg, Mainz, and Miltenberg.
-Hariwulfaz, the Sun Riders
@solarcult
Numerous Latin inscriptions dedicated to the to the God Mercurius Cimbrianus (Cimbrian Mercury) have been found throughout southeastern Germany, formerly a Roman province. These inscriptions are dated to the 2nd and 3rd century CE.
Through interpretatio germanica, this God is typically identified as the later god Odin. Cult centers containing this inscriptions include Heiligenberg, Mainz, and Miltenberg.
-Hariwulfaz, the Sun Riders
@solarcult
Apollo, Óðinn, Dian Cecht and Brihaspati: The High Priest of the Word (Response to Survive the Jive) Part 1 of 2
https://taliesinsmap.blogspot.com/2020/11/apollo-oinn-dian-cecht-and-brihaspati.html
StJ’s channel: https://t.me/survivethejive
Building on Survive the Jive's blog post “Odin as Brihaspati,” we look at the web of divine “sages of the Word” found in Vedic mythology, which ulitmately reveals a parallel between them, Odin and Apollo, and between these and the Irish god Dian Cecht.
In doing so we gain a clearer insight into this divinity, the High Priest of the Word.
- O’Gravy, the Sun Riders
@solarcult
https://taliesinsmap.blogspot.com/2020/11/apollo-oinn-dian-cecht-and-brihaspati.html
StJ’s channel: https://t.me/survivethejive
Building on Survive the Jive's blog post “Odin as Brihaspati,” we look at the web of divine “sages of the Word” found in Vedic mythology, which ulitmately reveals a parallel between them, Odin and Apollo, and between these and the Irish god Dian Cecht.
In doing so we gain a clearer insight into this divinity, the High Priest of the Word.
- O’Gravy, the Sun Riders
@solarcult
Indo-European Use of Entheogens
https://telegra.ph/Indo-European-Use-of-Entheogens-11-16
In this article I go over the use of mind-altering substances and their role in IE religion. This post also shows the possible substances that make up the legendary drink Soma or the ingredients of the Eleusinian Kykeon. The main point of this article is that these substances were integral to some rituals and certain beliefs of our ancestors.
-Kalin, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
https://telegra.ph/Indo-European-Use-of-Entheogens-11-16
In this article I go over the use of mind-altering substances and their role in IE religion. This post also shows the possible substances that make up the legendary drink Soma or the ingredients of the Eleusinian Kykeon. The main point of this article is that these substances were integral to some rituals and certain beliefs of our ancestors.
-Kalin, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
Telegraph
Indo-European Use of Entheogens
It has been widely speculated that psychedelics were used in certain rituals in almost every branch of European polytheism. It has also been assumed that many peoples kept this practice secret, or rather sacred, and guarded it from people who would abuse…
Apollo, Óðinn, Dian Cecht and Brihaspati: The High Priest of the Word (Response to Survive the Jive) Part 2 of 2
https://taliesinsmap.blogspot.com/2020/11/apollo-oinn-dian-cecht-and-brihaspati_16.html?m=1
StJ: https://t.me/survivethejive
To conclude our investigation we first examine the serpent slaying myth in relation to this Priest of the Word and then ask
the unasked question:
why do both Apollo and Óðinn pursue mysterious, seemingly prophetic powers granted by a tree?
- O’Gravy, the Sun Riders
@solarcult
https://taliesinsmap.blogspot.com/2020/11/apollo-oinn-dian-cecht-and-brihaspati_16.html?m=1
StJ: https://t.me/survivethejive
To conclude our investigation we first examine the serpent slaying myth in relation to this Priest of the Word and then ask
the unasked question:
why do both Apollo and Óðinn pursue mysterious, seemingly prophetic powers granted by a tree?
- O’Gravy, the Sun Riders
@solarcult
Archetypes of Immortality: Part 1 - The Nymph and the Nix
https://telegra.ph/The-Nymph-and-the-Nix-11-19
The young maiden in part one of this series, stands between the hero and immortality.
Who is she? What role does she play?
- Watonos, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
https://telegra.ph/The-Nymph-and-the-Nix-11-19
The young maiden in part one of this series, stands between the hero and immortality.
Who is she? What role does she play?
- Watonos, The Sun Riders
@solarcult
Telegraph
The Nymph and the Nix
Folktales and myths involving Swan Maidens are widespread, indicating an archaic origin. Whenever Swan Maidens are mentioned, they share the characteristics and roles associated with water nymphs. Sometimes, they are directly referred to as such, in the Rig…
Forwarded from ☀️The Sun Riders☀️
ON JARILO: INTRO
Jarilo, also known as Jaril, Jarun, Jure, Jurij, Jaro and Jarovit, is a very important pan-Slavic deity of vegetation, fertility and youth. Jarilo is considered by many to be the Slavic variant of the “Father Harvest” deity in Indo-European religion. In Belarus folklore, Jarilo is depicted as a barefooted young man, whose beauty couldn’t be matched, with a big phallus who is dressed in a white tunic and in a cape of the same colour. He wears a crown of field flowers and is riding a white or a green horse (depends on the region). His head is enriched with golden curls of hair. In one of his hands, Jarilo is carrying wheat, while in the other one he is carrying a human head, whose blood pours down on the fields. He comes to our world in early spring, bringing warmth with him. Throughout centuries, it has been sung about how the Earth gives birth to grass and plants where Jarilo has walked. Because of this, Croats and Slovenes refer to him with the epithet Zeleni, which means the Green One.
Jarilo, also known as Jaril, Jarun, Jure, Jurij, Jaro and Jarovit, is a very important pan-Slavic deity of vegetation, fertility and youth. Jarilo is considered by many to be the Slavic variant of the “Father Harvest” deity in Indo-European religion. In Belarus folklore, Jarilo is depicted as a barefooted young man, whose beauty couldn’t be matched, with a big phallus who is dressed in a white tunic and in a cape of the same colour. He wears a crown of field flowers and is riding a white or a green horse (depends on the region). His head is enriched with golden curls of hair. In one of his hands, Jarilo is carrying wheat, while in the other one he is carrying a human head, whose blood pours down on the fields. He comes to our world in early spring, bringing warmth with him. Throughout centuries, it has been sung about how the Earth gives birth to grass and plants where Jarilo has walked. Because of this, Croats and Slovenes refer to him with the epithet Zeleni, which means the Green One.
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ON JARILO: THE MYTH OF JARILO
Radoslav Katičić, Croatian philologist and pan-Slavist and Vitomir Belaj, Croatian ethnologist, attempted to reconstruct the mythology surrounding Jarilo in the XX century. According to these authors, he was a fairly typical life-death-rebirth deity, believed to be (re)born and killed every year. His mythical life cycle followed the yearly life of various wheat plants, from seeding through vegetation to harvest.
The path that Jarilo takes is closely related to seasons. In short, the myth talks about Jarilo, the tenth son of Perun, being taken by Veles to underworld and spending winter there. In spring, as a young man, he travels across the rivers and across the plains, all the way to the groves. There he meets Morana, who is his twin sister, and they fall in love. Later during summer Jarilo cheats on her and she, in rage, makes her brothers kill Jarilo, after which she, because of anger and grief, turn into Morana as we know her, a deity of cold and dark times.
Radoslav Katičić, Croatian philologist and pan-Slavist and Vitomir Belaj, Croatian ethnologist, attempted to reconstruct the mythology surrounding Jarilo in the XX century. According to these authors, he was a fairly typical life-death-rebirth deity, believed to be (re)born and killed every year. His mythical life cycle followed the yearly life of various wheat plants, from seeding through vegetation to harvest.
The path that Jarilo takes is closely related to seasons. In short, the myth talks about Jarilo, the tenth son of Perun, being taken by Veles to underworld and spending winter there. In spring, as a young man, he travels across the rivers and across the plains, all the way to the groves. There he meets Morana, who is his twin sister, and they fall in love. Later during summer Jarilo cheats on her and she, in rage, makes her brothers kill Jarilo, after which she, because of anger and grief, turn into Morana as we know her, a deity of cold and dark times.
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ON JARILO: GREEN JURIJ (Slovene equivalent of Jarilo)
“Holy Jurij knocks on the doors silently, one pant green, one pant red. Even though he just returned, already he made everyone happy, birds in the hedges, birds on the trees, yellow flowers which bloom beautifully, all celebrate his return in happiness. It has passed, winter has finally passed, Green Jurij returns to us at last. With him he brought sprouting seeds, arm length long green grass, from the green swamp and the bloody sea, through the rough roads and wide mountains.”
-Karel Štrekelj, Slovenian springtime song
The ritual is performed by a number of villagers, one of which, a young man is furnished in green, leafy branches. He is the representation of Green Jurij. Other villagers go with him and sing the ritual songs. They walk across the village and visit every homestead. People who live there come out and give Jurij a certain offering, for which he blesses their land and makes it fertile for this season.
“Holy Jurij knocks on the doors silently, one pant green, one pant red. Even though he just returned, already he made everyone happy, birds in the hedges, birds on the trees, yellow flowers which bloom beautifully, all celebrate his return in happiness. It has passed, winter has finally passed, Green Jurij returns to us at last. With him he brought sprouting seeds, arm length long green grass, from the green swamp and the bloody sea, through the rough roads and wide mountains.”
-Karel Štrekelj, Slovenian springtime song
The ritual is performed by a number of villagers, one of which, a young man is furnished in green, leafy branches. He is the representation of Green Jurij. Other villagers go with him and sing the ritual songs. They walk across the village and visit every homestead. People who live there come out and give Jurij a certain offering, for which he blesses their land and makes it fertile for this season.
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ON JARILO: JAROVIT OF THE POLABIAN SLAVS AND HIS WAR FUNCTION
Jarovit can be translated into Furious Lord or Young Lord, but it can also be translated into Furious One or Young One, due to the suffix it (another example being rechit, meaning the one who talks a lot). Unlike other names under which this deity appeared, Jarovit didn’t survive through folklore, but on the other hand, Jarovit is the only variation of Jarilo’s name, which was recorded in the Middle Ages.
Jarovit can be translated into Furious Lord or Young Lord, but it can also be translated into Furious One or Young One, due to the suffix it (another example being rechit, meaning the one who talks a lot). Unlike other names under which this deity appeared, Jarovit didn’t survive through folklore, but on the other hand, Jarovit is the only variation of Jarilo’s name, which was recorded in the Middle Ages.
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ON JARILO: SURVIVAL OF JARILO WORSHIP THROUGH ST. GEORGE
St. George was a Roman soldier of Christian faith who had a Hellenic background. His legend talks about a dragon that lived in a lake near the city of Lide. The Dragon often came out of the lake and feasted upon anyone who has gotten too close. It also had a foul, poisonous breath which made people sick and they often died because of it. At some point townsfolk finally went with their complaints to the city ruler. He told them that in order to get rid of their dragon problem they have to sacrifice a child to the Dragon each day. Finally, one day, time came for the Lord’s daughter to be sacrificed, and when she came to the lake, St. George appeared in front of her and upon spotting the dragon, took his spear and pierced the Dragon’s head. His day was celebrated on the day of his death, on 23rd of April, later due to calendar changes Orthodox Christian Slavs started celebrating him on 6th of May.
St. George was a Roman soldier of Christian faith who had a Hellenic background. His legend talks about a dragon that lived in a lake near the city of Lide. The Dragon often came out of the lake and feasted upon anyone who has gotten too close. It also had a foul, poisonous breath which made people sick and they often died because of it. At some point townsfolk finally went with their complaints to the city ruler. He told them that in order to get rid of their dragon problem they have to sacrifice a child to the Dragon each day. Finally, one day, time came for the Lord’s daughter to be sacrificed, and when she came to the lake, St. George appeared in front of her and upon spotting the dragon, took his spear and pierced the Dragon’s head. His day was celebrated on the day of his death, on 23rd of April, later due to calendar changes Orthodox Christian Slavs started celebrating him on 6th of May.