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Iris works tirelessly to fulfil her Queen's every need... 😏

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It's the Day of Ares / Mars' Day / #Tuesday!

"[#Aphrodite] had just returned from the palace of mighty Zeus her father, and was sitting down in the house as Ares entered it. He took her hand and spoke: 'Come, my darling; let us go to bed and take our delight together. Hephaistos is no longer here; by now, I think, he has made his way to Lemnos.'
So he spoke, and sleep with him was a welcome thought to her."
Homer, Odyssey 8. 267

#DayOfAres #Ares #GreekMythology

The most comprehensive Hera cheat sheet you'll get on the web! Associated gods, iconography, offspring, foster children, major cult centres, epithets, and theophoric names, all sourced.

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Herakles has a hiney so fine his lovers were "beyond counting".

#BumDayMonday #Herakles #greekromanart #Pompeii #MuseumBums

"The fresco shows the initial meeting between #Hercules and his wife Deianira and the centaur Nessos, before the tragedy unfolds."

"Image: National Archaeological Museum, Naples (9001)"

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It's the Day of Selene / Luna's Day / #Monday!

This Roman bronze statuette depicts a female figure suspended in the air with her toes pointed as if about to land. Her right hand grasps what might be the end of a short, down-turned torch. The billowing cloak is iconic for #Selene, therefore, she represents Selene or perhaps Nyx, the goddess of the night.

#DayOfSelene #GreekMythology

It's the Day of Helios / Sol's Day / #Sunday!

Here, the Sun is depicted on an oil lamp. Helios is seated, the sun ray crown or aureola making it easy to identify him. In the background, his horses seem to be in a stable. He is being approached by #Odysseus from the left.

Today in the Antikensammlung München

#DayOfHelios #Helios #Sun #greekromanart #GreekMythology

water and sprinkle their goods and their hair, praying to #Mercurius to "wash away all the lies of the past".
As #Ovid tells it, Mercurius on high laughs aloud at such prayers, remembering how he himself stole Apollo's cattle.

Happy #Mercuralia! May all your business efforts be fruitful 💙

#ancientHistory #ancientRome #religioRomana #Romanreligion #Hermes

#OTD is the #Mercuralia, a Roman festival commemorating the founding of a Temple of Mercurius in Rome "facing the Circus", as Ovid tells us in his Fasti.
All those who make a living trading their wares offer incense to Mercurius and pray to him to swell their profits.
Close to the Capena Gate in Rome there is a fountain called aqua Mercurii, "Mercury’s fountain". The merchants would draw water from the fountain and carry it off in a purified jar. They would dip a laurel branch into the (...)

It's the #DayOfDionysos here at Erotic Mythology!

#Dionysos is shown returning from his campaign in India riding a #tiger. His father Zeus sent him to conquer India to earn his godhead. Many of his siblings supported him but Hera, Ares, and Hephaistos fight against him.

The Leadenhall Street Mosaic, 1st-2nd century CE

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For #FollowFriday I want to recommend a few folks whose #art I have enjoyed immensely since coming to the #Fediverse 💕

@BFire92 #MastoArt of #GreekGods in modern times, especially #Hermes, #Apollo & #Dionysos.

@Bronzebart #Gay illustrations, at the moment a series of amazing mermen for #Mermay!

@sacharner has won my heart with their illustrations of tiny black cat Void 🐾

@stella I'm in awe of her #mythology and #fantasy illustrations, especially Thor and Freyja from #NorseMythology!