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hey over the next few days i'll be moving accounts over to @percymmon (-: i'll probably leave this blog up as an archive though because i don't want to repost all my poems
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Asteria
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Bronze sculpture of Dionysus.
Materials: bronze, silvering, gilding. Base made of marble. The product contains natural amethysts.
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I'll be honest, there's a degree where criticism for myth-based media stops being literary criticism and just turns into "never create any media with this Deity ever unless they're literally praised every sentence and don't you dare make jokes". Like come on. Let's not turn radical.
#sooo true#how people can be like 'myth isn't literal' and then act like pjo is offensive media#i will never understand#like you don't hate on ancient poets for ragging on the gods#but supergiant game being silly is evil..?
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Eirene and Dike
No Peace without Justice
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thinking of remaking because i'm starting to get frustrated
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2023 Rural Dionysia Announcement
Io! The time of the year has come again for the Rural Dionysia!
How to participate
The Rural Dionysia is meant to be a smaller competition than its urban counterpart, as such, we have selected only 3 categories:
Freestyle poetry
Modern hymns
“Complete the fragment”
Freestyle poetry
Your poem can be about any chosen topic (myth, personal experience etc.) in any written format. It doesn't have to be religious in nature.
Modern hymn
An hymn must sing the praises of a deity of your choice. Unlike the "freestyle poetry", your work must be of religious nature to fit in this category.
Complete the Fragment
Each year, we choose a fragment from an Ancient Greek poet to work with. The challenge is that the initial fragment must be included somewhere in your piece in its original order. This means you can fill the gaps however you want, but you can’t switch the order of the words in your piece or remove words from the original fragment.
Here is the fragment selected for this 2023 edition:
Paen 16 by Pindar (52q Oxyrhynchus papyrus; late 2nd century AD; trans. William H. Race; Loeb 56)
……………… ]
Lord Apollo,
.…] for I pray
….] with willing (mind?) to give
….] power suffices
and you were judged to be
….] most gentle to mortals.
Here is the Greek text for reference. Note that because the word "mind" is unsure in this translation, it will be acceptable to keep or modify this word.
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If in doubt for any of these categories, remember that you can check submissions from the previous years to get an idea of how others have done before.
Submitting your piece
Please submit your piece through submissions on this blog. All entries must be tagged for the category they are being submitted to. but you can only choose 1 category per piece and each person may only submit 1 entry per category each year.
Entries must also be tagged for potentially triggering content and squicks. If your entry needs a trigger warning, kindly add them at the end of your submission and we will take care of adding them in. Check the rules below for further information about submissions.
Calendar of the event
Nov. 10: Official announcement and opening of submissions.
Dec. 10: Final submission day.
Dec. 11: Vote opening.
Dec. 18: Vote closing.
Dec. 19-20: Announcement of the winners!
No worries though! We will be posting reminders about each step when the time comes.
General rules
Roleplay and fanfic are not acceptable submissions. This is a religious festival, please respect our faith and do not submit an entry if you are roleplaying or writing fanfiction.
Unlike with the City Dionysia, entries do not necessarily have to be about specific deities or Hellenic polytheism except for the “Modern Hymn” category, which has to be dedicated to one or many gods of your choice.
There are no meter restrictions. This is up to the writer.
All stories, myths, and poems must be entered using the submissions button.
All entries must be tagged for the category they are being submitted to. Entries must also be tagged for potentially triggering content and squicks.
An entry may only be submitted to a single category.
Each person may only submit one entry per category each year.
Winners for each category will be decided by popular vote.
Admins of this blog cannot participate, for obvious reasons. As for now, this includes @thegrapeandthefig @verdantlyviolet
Questions about the rules? Check the blog for past answers, your answer might be in there. And if it's not, simply submit an ask. We'll answer in the best delays possible.
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|| GOLDEN APHRODITE ||
- redraw -
[Fanarts Masterlist] - [Instagram art account]
I drew a fanart of Aphrodite some years ago when I really started digital art, and I loved the design. Now that my skills are better, I wanted to redraw it and give her some upgrades!
Comparison just because I love it:
2020 VS 2023
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~ Mirror cover with Aphrodite and a satyr.
Culture: Greek
Period: Early Hellenistic
Date: ca. 320 B.C.
Medium: Bronze
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A black figure kalpis depicting the poet Sappho (ΦΣΑΦΟ) holding a barbiton, an ancient stringed instrument similar to a lyre. Attributed to the eponymous Sappho Painter, active in Attica c. 510 to 490 BC.
🏛️: National Museum, Warsaw
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Random altar update: a new offering dish. This beauty has been handcrafted at a Greek artisanal workshop in Paradeisi, Rhodes🏺
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i'm drawing Eirene w/ Plutus for an assignment and people keep mistaking it for a madonna (-':
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Ariadne
"She was the darling of the gods and she has her emblem in the sky..."
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Bassareus
Wise Bassareus,
He who can never be hunted,
You are the fox who is never caught,
Whose body yields not to the snares and dogs of hunters,
There is no situation that You cannot escape,
No bonds that You cannot loosen.
Dionysos, I pray,
If ever in my hour of need hunters surround me,
If ever traps ensnare my foot,
Free me, let me run,
And I will forever praise Your name.
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Anadyomene
#Aphrodite#my art#Aphrodite deity#devotional art#hellenic polytheism#lmk if this is eyestrain or something i just wanted it all to be blue..#nudity
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🌞 Apollo, aside from all the other aspects attached to His persona, also had an undeniable connection to the shoreline and harbors. Seaside towns were graced with His light and many of His shrines were established where new colonies settled after crossing the dangerous waters.
🌊 This is my (old) devotional art, so please do not repost.
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