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Ramose, Vizir of Egypt, seated with his wife Ptahmeryt — série 16 — éditeur Oriental Philatelic
#Ramose #AncientEgypt #EgyptianHistory #VizierRamose #Ptahmeryt #Thebes #NewKingdomEgypt #EgyptianArt #Archaeology #Egyptology #Hieroglyphics
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Ramose, Vizir of Egypt, seated with his wife Ptahmeryt — série 16 — éditeur Oriental Philatelic
#Ramose #AncientEgypt #EgyptianHistory #VizierRamose #Ptahmeryt #Thebes #NewKingdomEgypt #EgyptianArt #Archaeology #Egyptology #Hieroglyphics
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Ramose, Vizir of Egypt, seated with his wife Ptahmeryt — série 16 — éditeur Oriental Philatelic
#Ramose #AncientEgypt #EgyptianHistory #VizierRamose #Ptahmeryt #Thebes #NewKingdomEgypt #EgyptianArt #Archaeology #Egyptology #Hieroglyphics
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Ramose, Vizir of Egypt, seated with his wife Ptahmeryt — série 16 — éditeur Oriental Philatelic
#Ramose #AncientEgypt #EgyptianHistory #VizierRamose #Ptahmeryt #Thebes #NewKingdomEgypt #EgyptianArt #Archaeology #Egyptology #Hieroglyphics
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Ramose, Vizir of Egypt, seated with his wife Ptahmeryt — série 16 — éditeur Oriental Philatelic
#Ramose #AncientEgypt #EgyptianHistory #VizierRamose #Ptahmeryt #Thebes #NewKingdomEgypt #EgyptianArt #Archaeology #Egyptology #Hieroglyphics
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Ramose, Vizir of Egypt, seated with his wife Ptahmeryt — série 16 — éditeur Oriental Philatelic www.cpaphil.com/fr/c... #Ramose #AncientEgypt #EgyptianHistory #VizierRamose #Ptahmeryt #Thebes #NewKingdomEgypt #EgyptianArt #Archaeology #Egyptology #Hieroglyphics
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Ramose, Vizir of Egypt, seated with his wife Ptahmeryt — série 16 — éditeur Oriental Philatelic www.cpaphil.com/fr/c... #Ramose #AncientEgypt #EgyptianHistory #VizierRamose #Ptahmeryt #Thebes #NewKingdomEgypt #EgyptianArt #Archaeology #Egyptology #Hieroglyphics
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Ramose, Vizir of Egypt, seated with his wife Ptahmeryt — série 16 — éditeur Oriental Philatelic www.cpaphil.com/fr/c... #Ramose #AncientEgypt #EgyptianHistory #VizierRamose #Ptahmeryt #Thebes #NewKingdomEgypt #EgyptianArt #Archaeology #Egyptology #Hieroglyphics
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Ramose, Vizir of Egypt, seated with his wife Ptahmeryt — série 16 — éditeur Oriental Philatelic www.cpaphil.com/fr/c... #Ramose #AncientEgypt #EgyptianHistory #VizierRamose #Ptahmeryt #Thebes #NewKingdomEgypt #EgyptianArt #Archaeology #Egyptology #Hieroglyphics
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Ramose, Vizir of Egypt, seated with his wife Ptahmeryt — série 16 — éditeur Oriental Philatelic www.cpaphil.com/fr/c... #Ramose #AncientEgypt #EgyptianHistory #VizierRamose #Ptahmeryt #Thebes #NewKingdomEgypt #EgyptianArt #Archaeology #Egyptology #Hieroglyphics
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⚔️ The Sacred Band of Thebes – Brothers in Arms and in Love 💞
Watch the 4:52min HD Video: https://www.patreon.com/posts/153000664?collection=2037056
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⚔️ The Sacred Band of Thebes – Brothers in Arms and in Love 💞
Watch the 4:52min HD Video: https://www.patreon.com/posts/153000664?collection=2037056
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Soldier of the Sacred Band, a professional force of all male-male lovers who defended the democratic city-state of Thebes in Ancient Greece (Giuseppe Rava)
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Soldier of the Sacred Band, a professional force of all male-male lovers who defended the democratic city-state of Thebes in Ancient Greece (Giuseppe Rava)
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Soldier of the Sacred Band, a professional military unit of male-male lovers in the democratic city-state of Thebes, Ancient Greece
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Soldier of the Sacred Band, a professional military unit of male-male lovers in the democratic city-state of Thebes, Ancient Greece
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Cringe Spartans vs. BASED GAY THEBAN DEFENDERS OF DEMOCRACY
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Cringe Spartans vs. BASED GAY THEBAN DEFENDERS OF DEMOCRACY
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"B-b-but my elite Spartan breeding!?!?"
https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/1903643/b-b-but-my-elite-spartan-breeding
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"B-b-but my elite Spartan breeding!?!?"
https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/1903643/b-b-but-my-elite-spartan-breeding
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Thèbes se relève de la guerre civile entre Étéocle et Polynice, et tout va bien pour toujours dans le meilleur des... hein ? quoi ? on me signale qu'en fait pas du tout ? On me dit qu'à la guerre des Sept contre Thèbes il y a une suite inattendue comme la postlogie de la saga Star Wars ?
Et qu'après s'être parlé des papas ce soir on va se parler des fistons ? Eh bien allons-y !Les Épigones : drôles de fils à papa — un THREAD ⬇️
#MythologieGrecque #Mythe #Thèbes #Épigones #Thébaïde2LeRetour
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Thèbes se relève de la guerre civile entre Étéocle et Polynice, et tout va bien pour toujours dans le meilleur des... hein ? quoi ? on me signale qu'en fait pas du tout ? On me dit qu'à la guerre des Sept contre Thèbes il y a une suite inattendue comme la postlogie de la saga Star Wars ?
Et qu'après s'être parlé des papas ce soir on va se parler des fistons ? Eh bien allons-y !Les Épigones : drôles de fils à papa — un THREAD ⬇️
#MythologieGrecque #Mythe #Thèbes #Épigones #Thébaïde2LeRetour
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Thèbes se relève de la guerre civile entre Étéocle et Polynice, et tout va bien pour toujours dans le meilleur des... hein ? quoi ? on me signale qu'en fait pas du tout ? On me dit qu'à la guerre des Sept contre Thèbes il y a une suite inattendue comme la postlogie de la saga Star Wars ?
Et qu'après s'être parlé des papas ce soir on va se parler des fistons ? Eh bien allons-y !Les Épigones : drôles de fils à papa — un THREAD ⬇️
#MythologieGrecque #Mythe #Thèbes #Épigones #Thébaïde2LeRetour
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Thèbes se relève de la guerre civile entre Étéocle et Polynice, et tout va bien pour toujours dans le meilleur des... hein ? quoi ? on me signale qu'en fait pas du tout ? On me dit qu'à la guerre des Sept contre Thèbes il y a une suite inattendue comme la postlogie de la saga Star Wars ?
Et qu'après s'être parlé des papas ce soir on va se parler des fistons ? Eh bien allons-y !Les Épigones : drôles de fils à papa — un THREAD ⬇️
#MythologieGrecque #Mythe #Thèbes #Épigones #Thébaïde2LeRetour
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Thèbes se relève de la guerre civile entre Étéocle et Polynice, et tout va bien pour toujours dans le meilleur des... hein ? quoi ? on me signale qu'en fait pas du tout ? On me dit qu'à la guerre des Sept contre Thèbes il y a une suite inattendue comme la postlogie de la saga Star Wars ?
Et qu'après s'être parlé des papas ce soir on va se parler des fistons ? Eh bien allons-y !Les Épigones : drôles de fils à papa — un THREAD ⬇️
#MythologieGrecque #Mythe #Thèbes #Épigones #Thébaïde2LeRetour
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Nous étions à Thèbes, et sept chefs allaient attaquer la citadelle fondée par Cadmos et présentement défendue par Etéocle. Que va-t-il se passer ? La cité va-t-elle résister ? Et est-ce que ce mythe va vous donner à toutes et tous des flash-backs de 3e ?
Les Sept contre Thèbes, suite et fin, un THREAD ⬇️
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Nous étions à Thèbes, et sept chefs allaient attaquer la citadelle fondée par Cadmos et présentement défendue par Etéocle. Que va-t-il se passer ? La cité va-t-elle résister ? Et est-ce que ce mythe va vous donner à toutes et tous des flash-backs de 3e ?
Les Sept contre Thèbes, suite et fin, un THREAD ⬇️
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Nous étions à Thèbes, et sept chefs allaient attaquer la citadelle fondée par Cadmos et présentement défendue par Etéocle. Que va-t-il se passer ? La cité va-t-elle résister ? Et est-ce que ce mythe va vous donner à toutes et tous des flash-backs de 3e ?
Les Sept contre Thèbes, suite et fin, un THREAD ⬇️
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Nous étions à Thèbes, et sept chefs allaient attaquer la citadelle fondée par Cadmos et présentement défendue par Etéocle. Que va-t-il se passer ? La cité va-t-elle résister ? Et est-ce que ce mythe va vous donner à toutes et tous des flash-backs de 3e ?
Les Sept contre Thèbes, suite et fin, un THREAD ⬇️
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Nous étions à Thèbes, et sept chefs allaient attaquer la citadelle fondée par Cadmos et présentement défendue par Etéocle. Que va-t-il se passer ? La cité va-t-elle résister ? Et est-ce que ce mythe va vous donner à toutes et tous des flash-backs de 3e ?
Les Sept contre Thèbes, suite et fin, un THREAD ⬇️
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Cet aprèm (pas un soir pour une fois !!) continuons à explorer le cycle thébain et ses légendes de plus en plus mignonnes (NON) et apaisées (NON PLUS).
Après le fatal destin d'Œdipe qui a enfreint tous les tabous, les choses ne peuvent que s'arranger à Thèbes, right ? right ?
Étéocle, Polynice et les Sept contre Thèbes, un THREAD ⬇️
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Cet aprèm (pas un soir pour une fois !!) continuons à explorer le cycle thébain et ses légendes de plus en plus mignonnes (NON) et apaisées (NON PLUS).
Après le fatal destin d'Œdipe qui a enfreint tous les tabous, les choses ne peuvent que s'arranger à Thèbes, right ? right ?
Étéocle, Polynice et les Sept contre Thèbes, un THREAD ⬇️
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Documentaire sur Arte : le bataillon sacré de Thèbes.
"Dans la Grèce antique, un bataillon de combattants thébains, longtemps réputé invincible, aurait selon certains auteurs été constitué de cent cinquante couples d'hommes. S’appuyant sur de récentes découvertes archéologiques, ce documentaire retrace l’histoire d’une troupe d’élite qui pourrait bousculer notre vision de la guerre et de l’amour."
Ces 300 Thébains ont notamment remporté une victoire décisive contre Sparte en 371 avant J.-C. à la bataille de Leuctres, qui met fin à l'hégémonie spartiate sur la région.
Diffusion à la télévision prévue jeudi 4 décembre, disponible en ligne jusqu'au 15 décembre.
https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/110276-000-A/le-bataillon-sacre-de-thebes-les-autres-300/
#histoire #Antiquité #GrèceAntique #Thèbes #histoireMilitaire #LGBT #homosexualité #bisexualite #amour #archéologie #guerre -
Ce soir, je l'ai promis, on continue à suivre les mésaventures des reines, rois, princes et princesses de Thèbes dans la mythologie grecque !
Maintenant que le fondateur Cadmos, ses trois filles, son fils et ses turbulents petits-fils ont passé l'arme à gauche, qui reste-t-il pour diriger la cité ?
Et v'là-t-y pas qu''arrive un couple de héros fils de Zeus pour la REfonder ?Thèbes : Amphion et Zèthos, un THREAD ⬇️
#MythologieGrecque #Mythologie #Mythe #Thèbes #Amphion #Zethos -
Ce soir, je l'ai promis, on continue à suivre les mésaventures des reines, rois, princes et princesses de Thèbes dans la mythologie grecque !
Maintenant que le fondateur Cadmos, ses trois filles, son fils et ses turbulents petits-fils ont passé l'arme à gauche, qui reste-t-il pour diriger la cité ?
Et v'là-t-y pas qu''arrive un couple de héros fils de Zeus pour la REfonder ?Thèbes : Amphion et Zèthos, un THREAD ⬇️
#MythologieGrecque #Mythologie #Mythe #Thèbes #Amphion #Zethos -
Ce soir, continuons à explorer les mythes de la ville de Thèbes ! Cadmos en a fondé la citadelle, deux de ses filles, Autonoé et Sémélé, ont eu des enfants un poil célèbres mythologiquement parlant, qu'advient-il de ses deux autres filles : Ino et Agavé ? Et leur vie ne sera-t-elle qu'un long fleuve tranquille malgré les nombreux dieux et déesses tendant à popper dans leur vie ?
Les filles de Cadmos : Ino et Agavé, un thread ⬇️
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Ce soir, continuons à explorer les mythes de la ville de Thèbes ! Cadmos en a fondé la citadelle, deux de ses filles, Autonoé et Sémélé, ont eu des enfants un poil célèbres mythologiquement parlant, qu'advient-il de ses deux autres filles : Ino et Agavé ? Et leur vie ne sera-t-elle qu'un long fleuve tranquille malgré les nombreux dieux et déesses tendant à popper dans leur vie ?
Les filles de Cadmos : Ino et Agavé, un thread ⬇️
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La semaine dernière, je vous présentais Cadmos, le prince phénicien exilé qui a fondé la Kadmeia, la citadelle de Thèbes.
Nous l'avions laissé alors qu'Harmonia son épouse et lui avaient 4 filles et 1 fils.
Mais qu'advint-il de ces filles et fils ? Eurent-elles et il des vies heureuses et comblées ? Ou y a-t-il eu dans leur vie beaucoup, beaucoup trop de rencontres avec des divinités ?Thèbes, les filles de Cadmos : Autonoé et Sémélé, un THREAD ⬇️
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La semaine dernière, je vous présentais Cadmos, le prince phénicien exilé qui a fondé la Kadmeia, la citadelle de Thèbes.
Nous l'avions laissé alors qu'Harmonia son épouse et lui avaient 4 filles et 1 fils.
Mais qu'advint-il de ces filles et fils ? Eurent-elles et il des vies heureuses et comblées ? Ou y a-t-il eu dans leur vie beaucoup, beaucoup trop de rencontres avec des divinités ?Thèbes, les filles de Cadmos : Autonoé et Sémélé, un THREAD ⬇️
#MythologieGrecque #Thèbes -
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲" 𝗯𝘆 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 -
You basically have two choices when a god and his cult arrive on your doorstep. They chose . . . poorly.
#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #Euripides #thebacchae #dionysis #thebes #drama #classicaldrama #greekdrama
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Spirituality & Religious Studies @spiritualityreligiousstudies.wordpress.com@spiritualityreligiousstudies.wordpress.com ·Moirai
In ancient Greek religion & mythology, the Moirai (a.k.a. in English as the Fates) were the personification of destiny.
There were 3 sisters named: Clotho, who was the spinner; Lachesis, who was the allotter; & Atropos, who was the inevitable, a symbol for death. Their Roman equals are the Parcae.
The Moirai’s role was to make sure that every being, mortal & divine, lived out their destinies. For mortals, this destiny went their entire lives & is pictured as a thread spun from a spindle. A spindle is the thing that Sleeping Beauty touched to become Sleeping Beauty.
Usually, they were considered to be above even the gods, in their role as enforcers of Fate. Zeus was even scared of them. Even though, in some stories, Zeus is able to command them. But these are rare.
The word Moirai (also spelt Moirae or Moerae) comes from Ancient Greek. This means “lots, destinies, apportioners.” It also means a portion, or lot of the whole.
In Dante’s Divine Comedy, the Fates are mentioned in both Inferno & Purgatorio by their Greek names. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the Weird Sisters (or 3 Witches) are prophetesses, who are deeply rooted in both the real & supernatural worlds.
The Moirai are:
- Clotho, the spinner. She spun the thread of life from her distaff onto her spindle. Her Roman equal was Nona (“the 9th”), who was originally called upon in the 9th month of pregnancy.
- Lachesis, the allotter or drawer of lots. She measured the thread of life allotted to each person with her measuring rod. Her Roman equal was Decima (“the 10th”).
- Atropos, “inexorable,” or inevitable,” literally “unturning.” She was the cutter of the thread of life. She chose the manner of each person’s death. When their time has come, she would cut their life-thread with her shears. Think about the end of Disney’s Hercules, when our main man, Herc, went to save Meg from Hades’ domain. Herc’s life-thread turned gold when he saved. Her Roman equal was Morta (“the dead one”).
In the Republic of Plato, the 3 Moirai sing together with the music of the Seirenes. Lachesis sings the things that were, Clotho the things that are, & Atropos the things that are to be. Pindar, in his Hymn to the Fates, holds them in high honor. He calls them to send their sisters, the Hours (Eunomia, “lawfulness”; Dike, “right”; & Eirene, “peace”), to stop the internal civil strife.
In the Theogony, Hesiod describes the Moirai as daughters of the primeval goddess Nyx (“night”), & the sisters of the Keres (“the black fates”), Thanatos (“death”), & Nemesis (“retribution”). Later in the poem, Hesiod instead calls them daughters of Zeus & the Titaness Themis (“the Institutor”), who was the embodiment of divine order & law. This places them as sisters of the Hours.
In the cosmogony of Alcman (7th century BC), first came Thetis (“disposer, creation”) & then simultaneously Poros (“path”) & Tekmor (“end post, ordinance”). Poros is related to the end of all things.
Later, in the Orphic cosmogony, first came Thesis, whose ineffable nature is unexpected. Ananke (“necessity”) is the primeval goddess of inevitability who is entwined with the time-god Chronos, at the very beginning of time. They represented the cosmic forces of Fate & Time. They were sometimes called to control the fates of the gods. The 3 Moirai are daughters of Ananke.
In the Theogony of Hesiod, the 3 Moirai are personified as the daughters of Nyx & are acting the gods. Later they were daughters of Zeus & Themis, who was the embodiment of divine order & law. In Pluto’s Republic, the 3 Fates are daughters of Ananke (necessity).
The Moirai were supposed to appear 3 nights after a kid’s birth to determine the course of its life. At Sparta, the Temple to the Moirai stood near the communal hearth of the polis. Polis means “city” in Ancient Greek.
As the goddesses of birth who even prophesied the fate of the newly born, Elieithyia, the ancient Minoan goddess of childbirth & divine midwifery, was their companion.
The Erinyes, a group of chthonic goddesses of vengeance, served as tools of the Moirai. Chthonic means concerning, belonging to, or inhabiting the underworld. They inflicted punishment for evil deeds, particularly upon those who sought to avoid their rightful destiny. The Morai were confused with the Erinyes, as well as the death-goddesses, the Keres.
In earlier times, they were pictured as only a few, or perhaps only 1, individual goddess Homer’s Illiad speaks generally of the Moira, who spins the thread of life for men at their birth. She’s Moria Krataia, “powerful Moira,” or there are several Moirai.
In the Odyssey, there’s a reference to the Klothes, or spinners. At Delphi, only the Fates of Birth & Death were revered. In Athens, Aphrodite was called Aphrodite Urania, the “eldest of the Fates.”
In the older myths, they’re daughters of primeval beings like Nyx (“night”) in Theogony, or Ananke in Orphic cosmogony.
The Moirai could be placated as goddesses. Brides in Athens offered them locks of hair, & women swore by them. They may have originated as a birth goddesses & only later their reputation as the agents of destiny. The Moirai were also credited to be the inventors of 7 Greek letters – A, B, H, I, T, & Y.
The Fates had at least 3 known temples: Ancient Corinth, Sparta, & Thebes. The temple in Sparta was situated next to the grave/tomb of Orestes.
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Spirituality & Religious Studies @spiritualityreligiousstudies.wordpress.com@spiritualityreligiousstudies.wordpress.com ·Moirai
In ancient Greek religion & mythology, the Moirai (a.k.a. in English as the Fates) were the personification of destiny.
There were 3 sisters named: Clotho, who was the spinner; Lachesis, who was the allotter; & Atropos, who was the inevitable, a symbol for death. Their Roman equals are the Parcae.
The Moirai’s role was to make sure that every being, mortal & divine, lived out their destinies. For mortals, this destiny went their entire lives & is pictured as a thread spun from a spindle. A spindle is the thing that Sleeping Beauty touched to become Sleeping Beauty.
Usually, they were considered to be above even the gods, in their role as enforcers of Fate. Zeus was even scared of them. Even though, in some stories, Zeus is able to command them. But these are rare.
The word Moirai (also spelt Moirae or Moerae) comes from Ancient Greek. This means “lots, destinies, apportioners.” It also means a portion, or lot of the whole.
In Dante’s Divine Comedy, the Fates are mentioned in both Inferno & Purgatorio by their Greek names. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the Weird Sisters (or 3 Witches) are prophetesses, who are deeply rooted in both the real & supernatural worlds.
The Moirai are:
- Clotho, the spinner. She spun the thread of life from her distaff onto her spindle. Her Roman equal was Nona (“the 9th”), who was originally called upon in the 9th month of pregnancy.
- Lachesis, the allotter or drawer of lots. She measured the thread of life allotted to each person with her measuring rod. Her Roman equal was Decima (“the 10th”).
- Atropos, “inexorable,” or inevitable,” literally “unturning.” She was the cutter of the thread of life. She chose the manner of each person’s death. When their time has come, she would cut their life-thread with her shears. Think about the end of Disney’s Hercules, when our main man, Herc, went to save Meg from Hades’ domain. Herc’s life-thread turned gold when he saved. Her Roman equal was Morta (“the dead one”).
In the Republic of Plato, the 3 Moirai sing together with the music of the Seirenes. Lachesis sings the things that were, Clotho the things that are, & Atropos the things that are to be. Pindar, in his Hymn to the Fates, holds them in high honor. He calls them to send their sisters, the Hours (Eunomia, “lawfulness”; Dike, “right”; & Eirene, “peace”), to stop the internal civil strife.
In the Theogony, Hesiod describes the Moirai as daughters of the primeval goddess Nyx (“night”), & the sisters of the Keres (“the black fates”), Thanatos (“death”), & Nemesis (“retribution”). Later in the poem, Hesiod instead calls them daughters of Zeus & the Titaness Themis (“the Institutor”), who was the embodiment of divine order & law. This places them as sisters of the Hours.
In the cosmogony of Alcman (7th century BC), first came Thetis (“disposer, creation”) & then simultaneously Poros (“path”) & Tekmor (“end post, ordinance”). Poros is related to the end of all things.
Later, in the Orphic cosmogony, first came Thesis, whose ineffable nature is unexpected. Ananke (“necessity”) is the primeval goddess of inevitability who is entwined with the time-god Chronos, at the very beginning of time. They represented the cosmic forces of Fate & Time. They were sometimes called to control the fates of the gods. The 3 Moirai are daughters of Ananke.
In the Theogony of Hesiod, the 3 Moirai are personified as the daughters of Nyx & are acting the gods. Later they were daughters of Zeus & Themis, who was the embodiment of divine order & law. In Pluto’s Republic, the 3 Fates are daughters of Ananke (necessity).
The Moirai were supposed to appear 3 nights after a kid’s birth to determine the course of its life. At Sparta, the Temple to the Moirai stood near the communal hearth of the polis. Polis means “city” in Ancient Greek.
As the goddesses of birth who even prophesied the fate of the newly born, Elieithyia, the ancient Minoan goddess of childbirth & divine midwifery, was their companion.
The Erinyes, a group of chthonic goddesses of vengeance, served as tools of the Moirai. Chthonic means concerning, belonging to, or inhabiting the underworld. They inflicted punishment for evil deeds, particularly upon those who sought to avoid their rightful destiny. The Morai were confused with the Erinyes, as well as the death-goddesses, the Keres.
In earlier times, they were pictured as only a few, or perhaps only 1, individual goddess Homer’s Illiad speaks generally of the Moira, who spins the thread of life for men at their birth. She’s Moria Krataia, “powerful Moira,” or there are several Moirai.
In the Odyssey, there’s a reference to the Klothes, or spinners. At Delphi, only the Fates of Birth & Death were revered. In Athens, Aphrodite was called Aphrodite Urania, the “eldest of the Fates.”
In the older myths, they’re daughters of primeval beings like Nyx (“night”) in Theogony, or Ananke in Orphic cosmogony.
The Moirai could be placated as goddesses. Brides in Athens offered them locks of hair, & women swore by them. They may have originated as a birth goddesses & only later their reputation as the agents of destiny. The Moirai were also credited to be the inventors of 7 Greek letters – A, B, H, I, T, & Y.
The Fates had at least 3 known temples: Ancient Corinth, Sparta, & Thebes. The temple in Sparta was situated next to the grave/tomb of Orestes.
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In ancient Greek religion & mythology, the Moirai (a.k.a. in English as the Fates) were the personification of destiny.
There were 3 sisters named: Clotho, who was the spinner; Lachesis, who was the allotter; & Atropos, who was the inevitable, a symbol for death. Their Roman equals are the Parcae.
The Moirai’s role was to make sure that every being, mortal & divine, lived out their destinies. For mortals, this destiny went their entire lives & is pictured as a thread spun from a spindle. A spindle is the thing that Sleeping Beauty touched to become Sleeping Beauty.
Usually, they were considered to be above even the gods, in their role as enforcers of Fate. Zeus was even scared of them. Even though, in some stories, Zeus is able to command them. But these are rare.
The word Moirai (also spelt Moirae or Moerae) comes from Ancient Greek. This means “lots, destinies, apportioners.” It also means a portion, or lot of the whole.
In Dante’s Divine Comedy, the Fates are mentioned in both Inferno & Purgatorio by their Greek names. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the Weird Sisters (or 3 Witches) are prophetesses, who are deeply rooted in both the real & supernatural worlds.
The Moirai are:
- Clotho, the spinner. She spun the thread of life from her distaff onto her spindle. Her Roman equal was Nona (“the 9th”), who was originally called upon in the 9th month of pregnancy.
- Lachesis, the allotter or drawer of lots. She measured the thread of life allotted to each person with her measuring rod. Her Roman equal was Decima (“the 10th”).
- Atropos, “inexorable,” or inevitable,” literally “unturning.” She was the cutter of the thread of life. She chose the manner of each person’s death. When their time has come, she would cut their life-thread with her shears. Think about the end of Disney’s Hercules, when our main man, Herc, went to save Meg from Hades’ domain. Herc’s life-thread turned gold when he saved. Her Roman equal was Morta (“the dead one”).
In the Republic of Plato, the 3 Moirai sing together with the music of the Seirenes. Lachesis sings the things that were, Clotho the things that are, & Atropos the things that are to be. Pindar, in his Hymn to the Fates, holds them in high honor. He calls them to send their sisters, the Hours (Eunomia, “lawfulness”; Dike, “right”; & Eirene, “peace”), to stop the internal civil strife.
In the Theogony, Hesiod describes the Moirai as daughters of the primeval goddess Nyx (“night”), & the sisters of the Keres (“the black fates”), Thanatos (“death”), & Nemesis (“retribution”). Later in the poem, Hesiod instead calls them daughters of Zeus & the Titaness Themis (“the Institutor”), who was the embodiment of divine order & law. This places them as sisters of the Hours.
In the cosmogony of Alcman (7th century BC), first came Thetis (“disposer, creation”) & then simultaneously Poros (“path”) & Tekmor (“end post, ordinance”). Poros is related to the end of all things.
Later, in the Orphic cosmogony, first came Thesis, whose ineffable nature is unexpected. Ananke (“necessity”) is the primeval goddess of inevitability who is entwined with the time-god Chronos, at the very beginning of time. They represented the cosmic forces of Fate & Time. They were sometimes called to control the fates of the gods. The 3 Moirai are daughters of Ananke.
In the Theogony of Hesiod, the 3 Moirai are personified as the daughters of Nyx & are acting the gods. Later they were daughters of Zeus & Themis, who was the embodiment of divine order & law. In Pluto’s Republic, the 3 Fates are daughters of Ananke (necessity).
The Moirai were supposed to appear 3 nights after a kid’s birth to determine the course of its life. At Sparta, the Temple to the Moirai stood near the communal hearth of the polis. Polis means “city” in Ancient Greek.
As the goddesses of birth who even prophesied the fate of the newly born, Elieithyia, the ancient Minoan goddess of childbirth & divine midwifery, was their companion.
The Erinyes, a group of chthonic goddesses of vengeance, served as tools of the Moirai. Chthonic means concerning, belonging to, or inhabiting the underworld. They inflicted punishment for evil deeds, particularly upon those who sought to avoid their rightful destiny. The Morai were confused with the Erinyes, as well as the death-goddesses, the Keres.
In earlier times, they were pictured as only a few, or perhaps only 1, individual goddess Homer’s Illiad speaks generally of the Moira, who spins the thread of life for men at their birth. She’s Moria Krataia, “powerful Moira,” or there are several Moirai.
In the Odyssey, there’s a reference to the Klothes, or spinners. At Delphi, only the Fates of Birth & Death were revered. In Athens, Aphrodite was called Aphrodite Urania, the “eldest of the Fates.”
In the older myths, they’re daughters of primeval beings like Nyx (“night”) in Theogony, or Ananke in Orphic cosmogony.
The Moirai could be placated as goddesses. Brides in Athens offered them locks of hair, & women swore by them. They may have originated as a birth goddesses & only later their reputation as the agents of destiny. The Moirai were also credited to be the inventors of 7 Greek letters – A, B, H, I, T, & Y.
The Fates had at least 3 known temples: Ancient Corinth, Sparta, & Thebes. The temple in Sparta was situated next to the grave/tomb of Orestes.
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Spirituality & Religious Studies @spiritualityreligiousstudies.wordpress.com@spiritualityreligiousstudies.wordpress.com ·Moirai
In ancient Greek religion & mythology, the Moirai (a.k.a. in English as the Fates) were the personification of destiny.
There were 3 sisters named: Clotho, who was the spinner; Lachesis, who was the allotter; & Atropos, who was the inevitable, a symbol for death. Their Roman equals are the Parcae.
The Moirai’s role was to make sure that every being, mortal & divine, lived out their destinies. For mortals, this destiny went their entire lives & is pictured as a thread spun from a spindle. A spindle is the thing that Sleeping Beauty touched to become Sleeping Beauty.
Usually, they were considered to be above even the gods, in their role as enforcers of Fate. Zeus was even scared of them. Even though, in some stories, Zeus is able to command them. But these are rare.
The word Moirai (also spelt Moirae or Moerae) comes from Ancient Greek. This means “lots, destinies, apportioners.” It also means a portion, or lot of the whole.
In Dante’s Divine Comedy, the Fates are mentioned in both Inferno & Purgatorio by their Greek names. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the Weird Sisters (or 3 Witches) are prophetesses, who are deeply rooted in both the real & supernatural worlds.
The Moirai are:
- Clotho, the spinner. She spun the thread of life from her distaff onto her spindle. Her Roman equal was Nona (“the 9th”), who was originally called upon in the 9th month of pregnancy.
- Lachesis, the allotter or drawer of lots. She measured the thread of life allotted to each person with her measuring rod. Her Roman equal was Decima (“the 10th”).
- Atropos, “inexorable,” or inevitable,” literally “unturning.” She was the cutter of the thread of life. She chose the manner of each person’s death. When their time has come, she would cut their life-thread with her shears. Think about the end of Disney’s Hercules, when our main man, Herc, went to save Meg from Hades’ domain. Herc’s life-thread turned gold when he saved. Her Roman equal was Morta (“the dead one”).
In the Republic of Plato, the 3 Moirai sing together with the music of the Seirenes. Lachesis sings the things that were, Clotho the things that are, & Atropos the things that are to be. Pindar, in his Hymn to the Fates, holds them in high honor. He calls them to send their sisters, the Hours (Eunomia, “lawfulness”; Dike, “right”; & Eirene, “peace”), to stop the internal civil strife.
In the Theogony, Hesiod describes the Moirai as daughters of the primeval goddess Nyx (“night”), & the sisters of the Keres (“the black fates”), Thanatos (“death”), & Nemesis (“retribution”). Later in the poem, Hesiod instead calls them daughters of Zeus & the Titaness Themis (“the Institutor”), who was the embodiment of divine order & law. This places them as sisters of the Hours.
In the cosmogony of Alcman (7th century BC), first came Thetis (“disposer, creation”) & then simultaneously Poros (“path”) & Tekmor (“end post, ordinance”). Poros is related to the end of all things.
Later, in the Orphic cosmogony, first came Thesis, whose ineffable nature is unexpected. Ananke (“necessity”) is the primeval goddess of inevitability who is entwined with the time-god Chronos, at the very beginning of time. They represented the cosmic forces of Fate & Time. They were sometimes called to control the fates of the gods. The 3 Moirai are daughters of Ananke.
In the Theogony of Hesiod, the 3 Moirai are personified as the daughters of Nyx & are acting the gods. Later they were daughters of Zeus & Themis, who was the embodiment of divine order & law. In Pluto’s Republic, the 3 Fates are daughters of Ananke (necessity).
The Moirai were supposed to appear 3 nights after a kid’s birth to determine the course of its life. At Sparta, the Temple to the Moirai stood near the communal hearth of the polis. Polis means “city” in Ancient Greek.
As the goddesses of birth who even prophesied the fate of the newly born, Elieithyia, the ancient Minoan goddess of childbirth & divine midwifery, was their companion.
The Erinyes, a group of chthonic goddesses of vengeance, served as tools of the Moirai. Chthonic means concerning, belonging to, or inhabiting the underworld. They inflicted punishment for evil deeds, particularly upon those who sought to avoid their rightful destiny. The Morai were confused with the Erinyes, as well as the death-goddesses, the Keres.
In earlier times, they were pictured as only a few, or perhaps only 1, individual goddess Homer’s Illiad speaks generally of the Moira, who spins the thread of life for men at their birth. She’s Moria Krataia, “powerful Moira,” or there are several Moirai.
In the Odyssey, there’s a reference to the Klothes, or spinners. At Delphi, only the Fates of Birth & Death were revered. In Athens, Aphrodite was called Aphrodite Urania, the “eldest of the Fates.”
In the older myths, they’re daughters of primeval beings like Nyx (“night”) in Theogony, or Ananke in Orphic cosmogony.
The Moirai could be placated as goddesses. Brides in Athens offered them locks of hair, & women swore by them. They may have originated as a birth goddesses & only later their reputation as the agents of destiny. The Moirai were also credited to be the inventors of 7 Greek letters – A, B, H, I, T, & Y.
The Fates had at least 3 known temples: Ancient Corinth, Sparta, & Thebes. The temple in Sparta was situated next to the grave/tomb of Orestes.
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Ce soir un peu tard, comme promis, voici le tout début d'un cycle de threads sur THÈBES (en Grèce), la légende de ses fondateurs, ses rois et princesses qui ont maille à partir avec les dieux, le destin, et assez vite entre eux.
Commençons par la fondation : qui (selon les mythes grecs) a fondé Thèbes ? Et pourquoi ? Kékifesé là ?
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Ce soir un peu tard, comme promis, voici le tout début d'un cycle de threads sur THÈBES (en Grèce), la légende de ses fondateurs, ses rois et princesses qui ont maille à partir avec les dieux, le destin, et assez vite entre eux.
Commençons par la fondation : qui (selon les mythes grecs) a fondé Thèbes ? Et pourquoi ? Kékifesé là ?
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