#dionysios

[evergreenalice]

naming my new goat plushy Agaue after the mother of Pentheus

get sparagmosed idiot

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Dragon Age OC's Harrowing Demon

Hello! As we know, every mage in Thedas goes through the Harrowing ritual to show that they are fully grown mages. From Dorian's words in the Inquisition we can deduce that this is practiced even in Tevinter. During the ritual the mage enters the Fade and confronts a demon, which they have to vanquish. My idea is that the demon they face isn't a random one, but something that reflects the mage's personality, their weaknesses. So, that's why I decided to create a poll!

If you have several mage OC's, choose one. Reblog and tell me about your OC!

[katerinaaqu]

February 9th International Greek Language Day

Να 'στε καλά όλοι που εξακολουθούν να παρακολουθούν!!!

Commemoration Day for our national poet Dionysios Solomos (Διονύσιος Σολωμός)

[haveyouseenthisseries-poll]

[caviarsonoro]

From the Mouth of the Sun: The Warmth of Two Hearts ( In Wind or Dust 2025).

Desde su primer álbum, Woven Tide (2012), From the Mouth of the Sun ha construido un universo sonoro que transita entre lo terrenal y lo etéreo, una mezcla de nostalgia y ensoñación que encuentra en In Wind or Dust una nueva expresión. The Warmth of Two Hearts es una pieza que encarna este enfoque con una sensibilidad extrema, funcionando como un diálogo sin palabras entre la emoción humana y la naturaleza. Con una instrumentación minimalista pero profundamente evocadora, la composición envuelve al oyente en una atmósfera de calidez melancólica, donde cada nota parece suspendida en el tiempo, capturando la fragilidad de la existencia con una delicadeza casi cinematográfica.

Uno de los aspectos más impresionantes de la pieza es su estructura dinámica y textural. A través de drones sutiles, acordes de piano introspectivos y cuerdas rasgadas con una precisión emotiva, The Warmth of Two Hearts logra transmitir un sentimiento de añoranza sin necesidad de palabras. La progresión repetitiva, característica del sonido de From the Mouth of the Sun, mantiene una coherencia melódica que no necesita variaciones extremas para generar impacto. La emoción surge del espacio entre los sonidos, de los silencios cuidadosamente colocados y de la manera en que los instrumentos parecen respirar dentro de la composición.

Esta aproximación directa refleja los orígenes del álbum, compuesto como parte de la banda sonora de una producción de ballet de los coreógrafos Danae & Dionysios en Atenas, Grecia. In Wind or Dust se inspira en la historia del poeta y activista medioambiental tibetano Kawa Niangji, quien falleció trágicamente a los 26 años mientras intentaba desmantelar una red de pesca ilegal en el lago Qinghai. Esta conexión con una historia real de lucha y sacrificio impregna la música de un profundo sentido de humanidad, reforzando la sensación de transitoriedad y fragilidad que The Warmth of Two Hearts transmite a través de su delicado entramado sonoro.

[ameretat]

I felt a luminous and healing presence being united to my soul and illumining it with a gladsome light. It was like the joy and peace of returning home after years of cruel exile. I didn’t even know that in this life you could feel such a rejuvenating peace in the embrace of God. The elder shared my joy. 

Dionysios Farasiotis, The Gurus, the Young Man, and Elder Paisios

[knavestrolls]

considering I own a black cat, it is absolutely fascinating to me how many people are assigning me orange. /pos

^my cat

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My favourite: Oh, my fellow countrymen! Let's say hello! (context: we ran into the Venatori)

I really wish everyone playing DA:I for the first time a happy Dorian game

[coffeenewstom]

Samiotisches Kaffeetagebuch II: Höhle der Apokalypse (Reblog)

“Ich, euer Bruder Johannes, der wie ihr bedrängt ist, der mit euch an der Königsherrschaft teilhat und mit euch in Jesus standhaft ausharrt, ich war auf der Insel Patmos um des Wortes Gottes willen und des Zeugnisses für Jesus. Am Tag des Herrn wurde ich vom Geist ergriffen und hörte hinter mir eine Stimme, laut wie eine Posaune. Sie sprach: Schreib das, was du siehst, in ein Buch und schick es…

[movie-titlecards]

Dragon Dynasty (2006)

My rating: 4/10

I guess this is direct proof of the influence direction and writing can have on an actor's performance: Stana Katic was always a fairly charismatic lead on Castle, however here she has all the screen presence of a wet paper towel.

[eldenphil]

👍swell weekend

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Dionysios: a Circle of Magi.

(idk how else to describe it, he just spent 16 years of his life as a prisoner for just being who he is)

Describe your OC's worst memory or experience in three words or less.

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Now I'll give you REAL Trespasser angst.

At the beginning of the Exalted Council Dorian Pavus receives news of his father's death. He is all alone, and he has to go back to Tevinter not only to work in the Magisterium but also to investigate the murder of his own father. If you romanced Dorian, his only family is the Inquisitor.

And then Dorian learns that the Inquisitor is slowly dying. The love of his life, the closest person he ever had, the only light of his existence gradually consumed by the Anchor.

[mauradusus]

«Εισαγωγή και φούγκα πάνω σε δύο ελληνικά θέματα» Διονύσιος Λαυράγκας -Dionysios Lavrangas (Αργοστόλι 1860 - Ραζάτα Κεφαλονιάς 1941) Το έργο πρωτοεκτελέστηκε στις 15/12/1918 στο Δημοτικό Θέατρο Αθηνών.

[wordsmithic]

Ancient Greek Women Mathematicians you didn't know about

Αίθρα - Aethra (10th - 9th century BC), daughter of the king of Troizina Pitthea and mother of Theseus, knew mathematics in another capacity unknown to many. So sacred to the beginnings of the most cerebral science, Aethra taught arithmetic to the children of Troizina, with that complex awe-inspiring method, since there was no zero… and the numbers were symbolically complex, as their symbols required many repetitions.

Πολυγνώτη - Polygnoti (7th - 6th century BC) The historian Lovon Argeios mentions Polygnotis as a companion and student of Thalis. A scholar of many geometric theorems, it is said in Vitruvius' testimony, that she contributed to the simplification of arithmetic symbols by introducing the principle of acrophony. She managed this by introducing alphabetic letters that corresponded to each in the initial letter of the name of the number. Thus, Δ, the initial of Δέκα (ΤΕΝ), represents the number 10. X, the initial of Χίλια (Thousand), represents the number 1000 etc. According to Vitruvius, Polygnoti formulated and first proved the proposition "Εν κύκλω η εν τω ημικυκλίω γωνία ορθή εστίν" - "In the circle the angle in the hemi-circle is right angle."

Θεμιστόκλεια - Themistoklia (6th century BC). Diogenes the Laertius scholar-writer mentions it as Αριστόκλεια - Aristoclia or Θεόκλεια - Theoclia. Pythagoras took most of his moral principles from the Delphic priestess Themistoclia, who at the same time introduced him to the principles of arithmetic and geometry. According to the philosopher Aristoxenos (4th century BC), Themistoclia taught mathematics to those of the visitors of Delphi who had the relevant appeal. Legend has it that Themistoclia decorated the altar of Apollo with geometric shapes. According to Aristoxenos, Pythagoras admired the knowledge and wisdom of Themistoclia, a fact that prompted him to accept women later in his School.

Μελίσσα - Melissa (6th century BC). Pupil of Pythagoras. She was involved in the construction of regular polygons. Lovon Argeios writes about an unknown work of hers: "Ο Κύκλος Φυσίν - η Μελίσσα - Των Εγγραφομένων Πολυγώνων Απάντων Εστί". (The title translates to "The circle is always the basis of the written polygons" or so.)

Τυμίχα - Tymicha (6th century BC). Thymiha, wife of Crotonian Millios, was (according to Diogenes Laertius) a Spartan, born in Croton. From a very early age, she became a member of the Pythagorean community. Iamblichus mentions a book about "friend numbers". After the destruction of the school by the Democrats of Croton, Tymicha took refuge in Syracuse. The tyrant of Syracuse, Dionysios, demanded that Tymicha reveal to him the secrets of the Pythagorean teaching for a great reward. She flatly refused and even cut her own tongue with her teeth and spat in Dionysius' face. This fact is reported by Hippobotus and Neanthis.

Βιτάλη - Vitali or Vistala (6th – 5th century BC). Vitali was the daughter of Damos and granddaughter of Pythagoras, and an expert in Pythagorean mathematics. Before Pythagoras died, he entrusted her with the "memoirs", that is, the philosophical texts of her father.

Πανδροσίων ή Πάνδροσος - Pandrosion or Pandrossos (4th century AD). Alexandrian geometer, probably a student of Pappos, who dedicates to her the third book of the "Synagogue". Pandrosion divides geometric problems into three categories:" Three genera are of the problems in Geometry and these, levels are called, and the other linear ones."

Πυθαΐς - Pythais (2nd century BC). Geometer, daughter of the mathematician Zenodoros.

Αξιόθεα - Axiothea (4th century BC). She is also a student, like Lasthenia, of Plato's academy. She came to Athens from the Peloponnesian city of Fliounda. She showed a special interest in mathematics and natural philosophy, and later taught these sciences in Corinth and Athens.

Περικτιόνη - Periktioni (5th century BC). Pythagorean philosopher, writer, and mathematician. Various sources identify her with Perictioni, Plato's mother and Critius' daughter. Plato owes his first acquaintance with mathematics and philosophy to Perictioni.

Διοτίμα - Diotima from Mantineia (6th-5th century BC). In Plato's "Symposium", Socrates refers to the Teacher of Diotima, a priestess in Mantineia, who was a Pythagorean and a connoisseur of Pythagorean numerology. According to Xenophon, Diotima had no difficulty in understanding the most complex geometric theorems.

Iamblichos, in his work "On Pythagorean Life", saved the names of Pythagorean women who were connoisseurs of Pythagorean philosophy and Pythagorean mathematics. We have already mentioned some of them. The rest:

Ρυνδακώ - Rynthako

Οκκελώ - Okkelo

Χειλωνίς - Chilonis

Κρατησίκλεια - Kratisiklia

Λασθένια - Lasthenia

Αβροτέλεια - Avrotelia

Εχεκράτεια - Ehekratia

Θεανώ - Theano

Τυρσηνίς - Tyrsinis

Πεισιρρόδη - Pisirrodi

Θεαδούσα - Theathousa

Βοιώ - Voio

Βαβέλυκα - Vavelyka

Κλεαίχμα - Cleaihma

Νισθαιαδούσα - Nistheathousa

Νικαρέτη - Nikareti from Corinth

There are so many women whose contribution to science remains hidden. We should strive to find out about more of them! For more information, check out the books of the Greek philologist, lecturer, and professor of ancient Greek history and language, Anna Tziropoulou-Eustathiou.

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for someone interesting in learning ancient greek, what would u recommend to start with :) ? tips and tricks? thank U!

how exciting that you want to learn ancient greek!! it’s a challenging but oh so rewarding language to learn :) i’ve put together a mini guide on how i would approach learning ancient greek for the first time, hope it helps! <3

mini guide to ancient greek ౨ৎ

✩ the most important thing to start out with is learning the alphabet. get familiar with how each letter looks (both lowercase and capitalised), its name and how it’s pronounced. practice writing the letters of the alphabet several times until it feels natural (especially lowercase letters, since these differ the most from our own).

when it comes to writing, i like to think of a specific line written by greek grammarian Dionysios Thrax, that goes something like this (loosely translated): “Pythagoras strove to appreciate the beauty of letters, drawing each stroke with a geometric symmetry of angles and curves and lines”. it is my goal to write in ancient greek with as much love and care as Pythagoras did. romanticising it in this way makes the process even more enjoyable!

✩ once you have the alphabet down, i would recommend learning about so called breathing marks - little characters that show whether or not there is an h-sound at the start of a word. example: ἡρως (hero) - that tiny c-shaped character above the first letter indicates the presence of an h-sound. i wouldn’t worry too much about the other types of ancient greek accents when you’re a beginner.

✩ after all of this, i’d start to dive into some basic ancient greek grammar, as well as learning a couple of common words to start building my vocabulary. try to learn more and more words as you progress, and focus on the most commonly used ones. i could keep writing in excruciating detail about each aspect of learning ancient greek, but this reply is already very long so i’m going to try to wrap it up lol.

✩ just a final tip: remember that ancient greek is a complex language, but don’t let this intimidate you - let it inspire you! there is a whole new world for you to discover! and it can feel comforting to know that everyone who studies ancient greek finds it challenging sometimes :) with time you will notice your improvement and feel so proud of yourself. the key is to simply keep practicing, and to have fun with it! write your own name in ancient greek and admire how beautiful it looks, read texts in ancient greek out loud even though you can’t understand most of it… it’s all about giving yourself time and practice.

i am still a beginner myself and have much to learn, but these are some of the tips i would give to somebody who’s just starting out. let me know if you have any other questions about ancient greek, my study methods or even general questions about uni life! i’m happy to answer it all to the best of my abilities. good luck <3

yours,

S