#thusias

[androgynouspenguinexpert]

"If you ever change your mind... come find me. I'll wait for you."

"Promise?"

"Promise."

V ANNOUNCEMENT BELOW!! V

This is Thusias, the deuteragonist and titular character of THUSIA. What on earth is that? I hear you cry; It sounds awesome!

Well, I'm actually about 90% of the way through writing a book -- surprise! I started in mid 2023 and after a bit of a break I'm back on the grind.

I know up until now my blog has been basically all redacted audio content, and that's not going anywhere! This is me sort of launching my own content (on my own page, no less...) because I'm hoping to have my book published and available for purchase before the end of the year.

I've created two new tags to keep everything tidy -- #agp writes and #THUSIA . Anyone interested in seeing more of my characters (and I've got some fun stuff planned!) will be able to sort through it there.

That's all for now. Keep an eye out for more THUSIA content on the horizon, because there's a lot more to come!

AGP out 😎👍💥

[...]

[what do you MEAN the sequel is 65% complete?]

[intermundia]

palai pote en kosmō prosōtatō hode mythos palai en kosmō prosōtatō etukhon. hēdē telos ekhei. ouden an tonde metaballein poioito. erōtos kai blabēs mythos estin, hetaireias kai prodosias, tharseos te thusias te kai tou oneiratōn olethrou. tēs amaurās diaforās metaksu tōn hēmeterōn aristōn te kai kakistōn mythos estin. tou teleos aiōnos mythos estin.

here's a version of the prologue of matthew stover's revenge of the sith in ancient greek, because he studied greek theater in college and decided that the fall of anakin skywalker deserved a tragic structure (and he was right).

[orthodoxadventure]

The Orthodox Church believes the Eucharist to be a sacrifice; and here again the basic Orthodox teaching is set forth clearly in the text of the Liturgy itself.

'Thine of Thine own we offer to Thee, from all and for all.'

(1) We offer Thine of Thine own. At the Eucharist, the sacrifice offered is Christ Himself, and it is Christ Himself who in the Church performs the act of offering: He is both priest and victim. 'Thou thyself art He who offers and He who is offered.'

(2) We offer to Thee. The Eucharist is offered to God the Trinity -- not just to the Father but also to the Holy Spirit and to Christ Himself. Thus if we ask, what is the sacrifice of the Eucharist? By whom is it offered? To whom is it offered? -- in each case the answer is Christ.

(3) We offer for all: according to Orthodox theology, the Eucharist is a propitiatory sacrifice (in greek, thusia hilastirios), offered on behalf of both the living and the dead.

Nicholas Cabasilas sums up the standard Orthodox position as follows:

First, the sacrifice is not a mere figure or symbol but a true sacrifice; secondly, it is not the bread that is sacrificed, but the very Body of Christ; thirdly, the Lamb of God was sacrificed once only, for all time . . . The sacrifice at the Eucharist consists, not in the real and bloody immolation of the Lamb, but in the transformation of the bread into the sacrificed Lamb.

The Eucharist is not a bare commemoration nor an imaginary representation of Christ's sacrifice, but the true sacrifice itself; yet on the other hand it is not a new sacrifice, nor a repetition of the sacrifice on Calvary, since the Lamb was sacrificed 'once only, for all time'. The events of Christ's sacrifice -- the Incarnation, the Last Supper, the Crucifixion, the Resurrection, the Ascension -- are not repeated in the Eucharist, but they are made present. 'During the Liturgy, through its divine power, we are projected to the point where eternity cuts across time, and at this point we become true contemporaries with the events which we commemorate.' 'All the holy suppers of the Church are nothing else than one eternal and unique Supper, that of Christ in the Upper Room. The same divine act both takes place at a specific moment in history, and is offered always in the sacrament.

-- Kallistos Ware, The Orthodox Church

[lockbuch]

Lebensbaum Kokon 

Die Thujablüten sind so in die Falten eingenäht, das sich aus dem geraden Stück Baumwollbatist nach und nach (von unten nach oben) eine Art Kokon formt.

Die „Baumspitzen“ zeigen nach unten, damit die Pollen nicht in die Falten, sondern auf den Boden fallen. Wenn die Bäume auf dem Kopf stehen, dann steht die Welt Kopf. 

Thuja kommt vom griechischen Wort „thyra" und bedeutet opfern oder „thusia" ein Brandopfer. Thujades sind Anhängerinnen von Dionysos, dem “Herr der Bäume” (und vieler anderer Aufgaben.)  

Aber was und wie wird geopfert mit einem Lebensbaum? 

Ich stelle mir vor, man lernt in den Zeremonien den inneren Kokon zu spüren und opfert, verbrennt den Kokon und tritt heraus aus der Geschichte des Stammbaums der Ahnenketten in das Leben der lebendigen Netzwerke, die man sich selber erschafft. 

Material: Baumwollbatist, Thujaspitzen mit Blüten, Silikon, Perlen, Faden

*

Tree of life cocoon 

The thuja flowers are sewn into the folds in such a way that the straight piece of cotton batiste gradually (from the bottom up) forms a kind of cocoon.

The "tree tops" point downwards so that the pollen does not fall into the folds, but onto the ground. When the trees are upside down, the world is upside down. 

Thuja comes from the Greek word "thyra" meaning to sacrifice or "thusia" a burnt offering. Thujades are devotees of Dionysus, the lord of trees (and many other tasks.)  

But what and how is sacrificed with a tree of life? 

I imagine that in the ceremonies one learns to feel the inner cocoon and sacrifices, burns the cocoon and steps out of the history of the family tree of ancestral chains into the life of the living networks that one creates for oneself. 

Material: cotton batiste, thuja lace with flowers, silicone, beads, thread.

[onlinebiblecommentary]

The Greek noun “θυσία”

Found most often in the book of Hebrews, especially in chapters 9-10, but also used in Mt. 9:13; 12:7; Mk. 9:49 (some manuscripts); 12:33; Lk. 2:24; 13:1; Acts 7:41-42; Rom. 12:1; 1 Cor. 10:18; Eph. 5:2; Phil. 2:17; 4:18; 1 Pet. 2:5, the Greek noun “thusia” meant “offering” or “sacrifice.” The post The Greek noun “θυσία” first appeared on Online Greek word study. https://www.bumchecks.com/biblecommentary/2023/04/29/the-greek-noun-%ce%b8%cf%85%cf%83%ce%af%ce%b1/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=tumblr

[pumpkin-bread]

Under cut count: 70 (I RAN OUTTA ROOM!)

Daunting? Sure. But now I can use a number generator when I'm stuck on what to draw. Portrait roulette.

Kestrel (additional, need to colour Marlowe's art)

Onyx

Arioso (I know I've drawn him before?)

Arcutio (she used to have art... pre scatter. Rip.)

Adero WOW THAT'S A LOT OF A NAMES ENDING IN O IN A ROW wtf

Ichabod

Elvira (Someone drew such a great portrait of her and I lost it!! Aaaaaaa)

Etu - paid for art

Duende

Azalea

Jouan

Thusia (additional, Quasar needs his sketch completed)

Sonnet (needs BIG ART. And many art.) Edit: commed Ari!

Logan

Karma (anyone wanna try to draw a formless 'god'??? wtf am I doin) Did it!

Dahlia

Suffer needs big buff anthro or gijinka art for sure

Una and also finish her fuckinnng biooo. Additional: Xiu needs some art coloured.

FRAC AND PHOS AAAA. Planning on doing shared portrait.

Atria and Nevermore, but they don't even come into lore until later so no rush there.

Aurae

Floros (hey we're in hibden now!)

Cash (gijinka)

Avoss (unless I sell him? not feeling too inspired rn...)

[Got rid of dragon]

Vakker

Malygos

Nyx ooo magic grandma needs art so bad

Larough

Adia (I drew her a full portrait once but it was shit garbage. time to try again)

Nightfall

Twinblade

Lis

Yarrow

Primeval has art pre-breed change

Siun

[Got rid of dragon woo]

[SAMEE]

Near and Telyn. Who are both fae. I hate drawing fae. Fuck.

Elise, wHO I ALSO HAVE DEFO DRAWN BEFORE

Ivol. I always pictured him a, uh the version of Thor that Nickelodeon had? Like in PPG? I think.

And Ushi has Samwise Gamgee vibes.

Enigma

Ryla, once I finalize her genes

Sam

Amar

Marabel

Nuria

Ezekiel

Bonnie

Goldie

Tap and Mo

Oriphe

Bebe

Firefly

Enrialla needs something amazing

Void does too

Raimond

Cavalier

Astraea

Stendhal

Embermere

Danell and Denial

Antony

Thaer

Tronada

Lola

Clade

Hazel

other nuzlocke incl. Riverview (wildcard)

I know what I'm gonna do today

I'm gonna make a list of all my permas that need art

it's going to be horrifically long. BUT

If I do it with links. I can easily pick one to work on when I have the ability again

... or comm folks for.

[spoilersgr]

Το επιβατηγό – οχηματαγωγό (Ε/Γ-Ο/Γ) ΕΞΠΡΕΣ ΣΑΜΙΝΑ της εταιρείας Minoan Flying Dolphins ήταν φέρυ-μπόουτ κλειστού τύπου που εκτελούσε την ακτοπλοϊκή γραμμή Πειραιάς – Πάρος – Νάξος – Ικαρία – Σάμος – Πάτμος, με τελικό προορισμό τους Λειψούς. Το δρομολόγιο που εκτελέστηκε στις 26 Σεπτεμβρίου του 2000 είχε ως κατάληξη μία από τις μεγαλύτερες ναυτικές τραγωδίες στην Ελλάδα με 81 νεκρούς. Το βράδυ της 26ης Σεπτεμβρίου του 2000 το «Εξπρές Σάμινα» της εταιρείας Minoan Flying Dolphins (σήμερα Hellenic Seaways) αναχωρεί από τον λιμένα του Πειραιά με 533 άτομα, από τα οποία τα 472 ήταν επιβάτες και τα υπόλοιπα 61 το πλήρωμα. Περί ώρα 22.12 ενώ το πλοίο πλησιάζει να προσεγγίσει τον λιμένα της Παροικιάς της Πάρου, με ανέμους 8 μποφόρ, 2 μίλια ανοικτά της Πάρου, ωρα 22.15 προσκρούει με ταχύτητα 18 κόμβων, στις νησίδες «Πόρτες Πάρου» με συνέπεια το πλοίο να υποστεί ρήγμα στα δεξιά ύφαλά του, μήκους περίπου τριών μέτρων, στη βάση του δεξιού πτερυγίου ευσταθείας, το νερό να κατακλύσει το μηχανοστάσιο του πλοίου, παίρνοντας γρήγορα κλίση προς τα δεξιά και μετά 25 λεπτά να βυθιστεί. Μεγάλος πανικός προκλήθηκε στους επιβαίνοντες λόγω της συσκότισης που προκλήθηκε στο πλοίο από ηλεκτρική βλάβη καθώς δεν λειτούργησε ούτε η εφεδρική ηλεκτρογεννήτρια αλλά και από την απουσία ειδοποίησης της σειρήνας έκτακτης ανάγκης αλλά και της σχετικής ενημέρωσης από τα φορητά μεγάφωνα του πλοίου, με πολλούς από αυτούς να πηδούν στη θάλασσα. Το Λιμεναρχείο Πάρου διατάσσει όλα τα παραπλέοντα σκάφη να σπεύσουν στον τόπο του ναυαγίου όπου φτάνουν στο σημείο του ναυαγίου ψαράδες και σκάφη του Λιμενικού . Ο λιμενάρχης Πάρου, Δημήτρης Μάλαμας, έχασε τη ζωή του το ίδιο βράδυ από το άγχος και την πίεση κατά τη διάρκεια της επιχείρησης για τη διάσωση των ναυαγών. Η θυσία του στρατιώτη Βασίλη Ραχούτη Μια από τις τραγικές στιγμές αυτοθυσίας γράφτηκε εκείνο το βράδυ. Ο 19χρονος ήρωας Στρτης Βασίλης Ραχούτης στην προσπάθειά του να σώσει τους συνανθρώπους του που κινδύνευαν, πνίγηκε παλεύοντας με τα κύματα. Αυτή είναι και η μαρτυρία της τελευταίας μάλλον διασωθείσας μητέρας με το μικρό της παιδί από τα χέρια του ήρωα Ραχούτη αλλά την ίδια στιγμή ό ίδιος δεν τα κατάφερε. Τον πήραν για πάντα τα κύματα της θάλασσας! Η θυσία του αποτελεί πρότυπο συμπεριφοράς και υπευθυνότητας στον όρκο που είχε δώσει να υπερασπίζεται τις αξίες και τα ιδανικά αυτού του τόπου. Προς τιμή του στην Φθιώτιδα υπάρχει η προτομή του, ώστε να μην ξεχαστεί ποτέ η θυσία του. Πηγή: vrilissiapress.gr (πληροφορίες απο το makeleio)

[smoothiesart]

Remember amnose????? Remember him????? REMEMBER BAH-BAH????

[geminixevans-stan]

APRHODITE’S MANOR MASTERLIST

No Fuckin Way… by @fineanddandy

Lil Golden God by @fineanddandy

All That Glitters by @specialk-18

Thusia by @blizzspeaks

Enjoy The Show by @sunshinebuckybarnes

Kink.com by @ohtobeleah

Dollar, Dollar Bills by @chaashni

Fast Cash and The Law by @rustytricycle

Little Queen of Spades by @georgiapeach30513

For a Price by @sunshinexsin

Only You by @motioneverlasting

Little Star by @kinanabinks

Leadbelly by @boxofbonesfic

Looking for Fun by @late-to-the-party-81

Mine to keep by @misguidedasgardian

[androgynouspenguinexpert]

a snippet of THUSIA

Thusias yelps in surprise, flailing his arms. The cat, startled, skitters away down the alley with a hiss. 

“Aw, man… Did you have to scare the cat away? We were bonding.” 

“I know for a fact that that was a druid.” 

Thusias looks a little less upset, but still sceptical. “...how?” 

“I’m allergic to cats. My eyes aren’t watering.” 

[aziraphalesbookkeeper]

⭐️ :)

FYSKA SO SWEET 2 ME

oh god okay so you know the first episode of ouran high school host club, where one by one every single one of the club members realizes haruhi is a girl? i want that but aithusa with the knights + Gwen.

hear me out. A fic where merlin glamors her so she's a giant-ass sheepdog who can barrel over a man with her tail. lancelot recognizes her immediately. The One With the Braincell (aka Gwen) figures it out second when Thusia puts her whole ass face into the fire and won't LEAVE IT ALONE and somehow doesn't get burnt. Gwaine and Percival have their suspicions but are both too afraid to say anything since Merlin scratches her under the chin and coos good girl and generally doesn't seem all that bothered that she literally unhinged her jaw to eat a rabbit and didn't even blink. Elyan entertains the idea since he watched Aithusa clear a 50 foot landing like it was nothing--like she had wings. Leon is so tired he just accepts whatever at this point.

anyway lots of slapstick shenanigans abound. it's a crackfic what do you expect. arthur is oblivious, because of course he is. he can't figure out why morgana is having a custody battle with merlin over a fucking sheepdog. She's got plenty of hounds, why does she want the one Merlin has???

[missparker]

Okay yes! Thank you for answering my book question so thoughtfully?!? Like omg what a thrill?!? I have added all of them to my tbr pile, and have started listening to the audiobook of Practical Magic while painting (I always thought it was only a movie!) OKAY okay now second part of the question:;;; if you don’t mind obviously!!! what are your favourite fics?

a loaded question, if ever there was one. favorite fics? of all time? i’ve been reading fanfic since i was 12 and it’s been, uh, 23 years since then, so i’m, uh... carry the one... very old. but here are some that have, to me, stood the test of time. 

Thusia by @antennapedia - Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Buffy/Giles Prophecy chases Buffy in the Los Angeles summer. Giles thinks he knows how they might elude it.

Getting the Hang of Thursdays by hayseed - Harry Potter, Snape/Hermione A good day goes bad and then gets far worse than Severus could ever have imagined. Again and again and again.

Absumption by the emu - Star Trek: Voyager, Janeway/Paris Timeless could have been worse. Someone might have survived. None Such in Paradise by @nandamai - Stargate: SG1, Sam/Jack It’d been like this, the last few days, up and down and up and she just holding on, sometimes.

Laws of Motion by @zhouyi - Sanctuary, Helen/Will It's almost like everything is normal again.

A Heart the Size of Arizona by @kyrafic - Star Trek: TNG, Beverly/Riker The first time you slept with him, he wasn't there.

Just A Little Bit Longer by @thiswillonlyhurtalittle - Major Crimes, Brenda/Sharon Brenda takes a job in DC six months after Fritz dies.

hope you enjoyed that little stroll through my fandoms. i have like 1300 bookmarked fics, so this is not comprehensive, but they are well-read favs.  ​

[breathed-full]

Olympian and Chthonian

The gods who lived in heaven were sometimes known as Olympian, while those whose abode was subterranean were considered Chthonian, from chthōn, earth. The powers under the earth, not surprisingly, included the heroes and heroines, who exerted influence from their tombs, and the dead themselves, as well as the gods and goddesses who ruled and interacted with the dead.

In an Olympian sacrifice (generally termed a thusia), for example, the victim is light in color, the ritual is conducted in daylight on a raised altar, and the participants joyfully share in the meat. 

In a chthonian sacrifice (denoted by enagismos and other terms), the victim is black or dark, the somber sacrifice is performed at night on a low altar or over a pit, and there is no meal: the animal is burned completely. Chthonians are also thought to prefer wineless libations of milk, honey, and water. 

These generalizations fail because many supernaturals with a strong chthonian character, especially the heroes, regularly received festive, participatory sacrifices. In the study of Greek cults, it may be preferable to abandon the concept of a strong opposi- tion between Olympian and chthonian deities, since the character of a given deity depends upon the context. The term “chthonian” remains useful as a marker for a set of divine characteristics and ritual acts which are more often than not found together, and which connote relations with the land, the dead, or the underworld.

— Ancient Greek Cults: A Guide by Jennifer Larson

[appleandelder]

fir tree

fir tree - what’s your favourite tree and meaning behind it?

I think my favorite tree would have to be Cedar. Here we have eastern white cedar, Thuja Occidentalis, which is actually a Cyprus rather than a true cedar. White Cedar is also know as arborvitae, the tree of life, and is known to be one of the longest living trees, also evergreen which adds to its ethereal long life.

The word Thuja and its namesake compound thujone comes from a Greek word (thusia) meaning to burn offerings. Appropriate for cedar is one of the best things to burn for all sorts of magic but particularly that of protection and banishment of evil. Since it’s local an abundant it is the perfect replacement for burning things like white sage or palo santo (both which need to be carefully sourced). The smell of cedar is a staple in my home during the winter. It brings warming energies and is perfect to put in a pot of water over the wood stove as a simmering potpourri. Thujone it’s a mysterious molecule that offers both toxic and medicinal effects and is present in most of my favorite herbs and plants like Wormwood and Yarrow as well as Cedar.

Cedar with its folklore, magic, beauty, and intoxicating aroma is definitely my favorite tree.🌲

Thanks for asking !

[sisterofiris]

Something which has concerned me as of late is the rather strenuous expectations the Hellenic community as a whole has about miasma, khernips and katharmos - namely, it seems like the expectation is that lustral water needs to be used EVERY time someone conducts household worship. Could you shed some light on this?

Oh boy, this is a big can of worms you’re handing me - but one I’ll open up with pleasure, because I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately.

Before I begin, I should clarify a couple of things:

as we all know, Ancient Greek religious practise varied from region to region and city to city, and the information we have about many places (especially rural) is limited. For all we’re aware, villagers in Euboea may just have purified themselves by throwing salt at each other. Thracian farmers might’ve done it via an equivalent of the Ice Bucket Challenge. Who knows? I’m exaggerating a bit, but the bottom line is that just because it isn’t attested doesn’t mean it didn’t happen somewhere.

in my opinion, if something works for you and isn’t disrespectful to the Gods, it isn’t a bad thing. I’d rather see happy, genuine, non-historical worship than no worship at all.

I myself am a reconstructionist. Historical continuity matters to me. While I’m aware that we can’t know everything, and that our understanding is constantly evolving alongside academic research, I want my practise to be well-rooted in the past wherever possible. As such, I consider it very important that people with beliefs similar to mine understand Ancient Greek practise as best we can, before we adapt it to suit our modern world.

I’m still learning about this subject. I’m fairly sure the information below is accurate, but if I make any mistakes, please let me know!

That said, let’s move on to the fact that many Hellenic polytheists’ interpretation of pollution and purification is, historically, pretty wrong.

We do know that purification before prayer or ritual is important. Ancient texts are clear on this: the Iliad and Odyssey, among many other works, repeatedly show people washing their hands before approaching the Gods (Il. 9.171-172, 16.227-230). It seems that this was most basic and essential act for any type of ritual. At its bones, it was a way of keeping clean before something important, like washing our hands before dinner - in fact, hand-washing before dinner was done in exactly the same way as for ritual (Od. 1.146). The most common description, χεῖρας νίψειν, simply means ‘to wash one’s hands’.

But something modern Hellenic polytheism seems to have lost is the large variety of religious terms used to describe pollution and purification. Not all kinds of purification were the same. Some were done with simple running water, like the examples above. Others feature what modern Hellenic polytheists call lustral water, or khernips (χέρνιψ) - fire extinguished in pure water. (Yet others include torches, barley groats and other purifying agents, which we’ll leave aside for the purpose of this post.) The point is: all of this is lustral water, but not all of it is khernips, and not all of it was necessary for everyday worship.

Let’s take a side-step through the question of miasma and katharmos. These are two highly specific religious terms which are unfortunately often narrowed down to ‘dirty’ and ‘clean’. Miasma (μίασμα), in fact, refers to a metaphorical stain caused by impious behaviour: that is, murder, incest, adultery, sacrilege, and other severe crimes. Jean Rudhardt describes it as ‘a bloodstain, a defilement attached to the hands of those who did dirty work’ and ‘the fears of a guilty conscience’. Miasma affects its surroundings, which is why criminals were exiled and banned from communal rites. Specific purification rites were required, and in fact, this often included the criminal’s exclusion from lustral water until their crime was expiated.

Miasma is a bad thing. Average people did not and do not have it. Let me say this again: you do not have miasma. If you do have miasma, please turn yourself into your local police station today.

What you probably do have is lyma (λῦμα), literally ‘the thing you wash away’. This is pollution caused by common occurrences like birth, death, and sex. You incur it through your everyday life, sometimes knowingly, sometimes not - like by walking past places where people have recently died, or by coming into contact with people who have recently had sex. Lyma is also caused by rightful death, like the execution of a criminal, or killing people on a battlefield. Lyma is not a bad thing.

This is what you wash away with clean, running water before interacting with the Gods. Βy doing this, and by being hosios (ὅσιος, another specific religious term for following the right order of things, conform to the laws which regulate acceptable behaviour towards other humans and Gods), you become katharos (καθαρός, pure). This is your natural, human purity.

Did you hear that? Religiously, humans are naturally pure. We need cleansing because of what we do and what happens around us, not because we’re inherently ‘dirty’ in the Gods’ eyes.

Back to purification. By now I’ve established that there’s two types - expiatory rites for miasma, which often prevent you from taking part in religious ceremonies, and clean, running lustral water to wash away your everyday lyma. However, there’s a third type, and this type is khernips.

Khernips literally means ‘handwash’. You can still see this meaning in use in the Odyssey, in the often reused lines χέρνιβα δ’ ἀμφίπολος προχόῳ ἐπέχευε φέρουσα / καλῇ χρυσείῃ ὑπὲρ ἀργυρέοιο λέβητος / νίψασθαι: ‘then a handmaid brought khernips in a beautiful golden pitcher and poured it over a basin, so he could wash’ (Od. 1.136-138, 4.52-54, 7.172-174, etc). But its meaning in Classical Greek religion is very specific: it refers to lustral water in which a burning brand is extinguished, sprinkled on the altar and participants before a major communal sacrifice (θυσία, thusia). This water was sacred, and unclean people were not permitted to touch it. According to Jean Rudhardt, this is because khernips was not simply meant to purify you. It was meant to consecrate you - to bring you into that sacred state necessary for important rites.

The bottom line of all this? There are different types of lustral water, just like there are different types of pollution, and not all apply to everyday household worship. While I firmly believe that purification before prayer and ritual is vital, I don’t think we need to do much more than wash our hands. Like I said at the beginning, if the whole extinguishing-fire-in-water thing works well for you, great - and for all we know, maybe it was common in some parts of Ancient Greece! Ancient Greek religion and religious terms are a very complex subject (despite the length of this post, I actually had to gloss over a number of finer points I’m not qualified to discuss) and it’s absolutely possible that we’re missing out on something. But as of now, this is what we know, and as a reconstructionist, it’s what I choose to draw from.

Lastly, if you’re interested in reading more about the subject, I recommend Jean Rudhardt’s Notions fondamentales de la pensée religieuse et actes constitutifs du culte dans la Grèce classique (unfortunately, I’m not sure if you can find it in English?), as well as Robert Parker’s Miasma: Pollution and Purification in early Greek Religion. Lesley Maditinou, a Hellenic reconstructionist, also wrote a thorough and accurate article about the subject here.

I will now close this can of worms, but I hope I was successful in sorting through some of it :)

[pumpkin-bread]

Quasar and Thusia are FINALLY RTB!

AND I HATE THEM BOTH LOL