Yesterday was about how Poseidon exemplified the values of his pantheon and cultural origins. Today is about how he relates to other deities and pantheons. Around the Mediterranean basin, it was understood that the deities of the sea worked in partnership. This is illustrated in several ways. One of which is during the Roman period…

Today is about how Poseidon represents the values of his Pantheon and cultural origins. This one is relatively easy for me as the virtues that Poseidon values are closely in step with those of the remainder of the Hellenic Theoi. He values excellence in endeavor (Arête), hospitality (Philoxenia), piety, and the grace (Kharis) of reciprocity…

What “mundane” activities are associated with Poseidon. I feel there are more of them than many people think. While some of the more obvious would be sailing or fishing, things like simply going to the shore or going horseback riding would also be on the list. Why horseback riding when that has “nothing to do”…

Today we’re discussing how the worship of Poseidon has changed in modern days. It is more of what has not changed in that the worship of the Theoi has had to be revived in the modern era and we do not have temples to the Theoi we can use at this time. Although we can…

Today, I’m catching up an entry from a day when I felt far too miasmic to do it. The reason for this feeling of miasma on my part was because of acts of unreasoning hatred by those who link the “purity” of their ancestry with the right to either BE in a land, or to…

Today is about Festivals, Days, and times sacred to Poseidon. This is one of those posts where I’m going to remind people that the Attic (Athenian) Festival Calendar, which many modern Hellenic Polytheists use for the timing of festivals, was lunisolar. This means that although we are used to a more “fixed” calendar like the…