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Introduction to Druidicentropy

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Hello and welcome to the druidicentropy blog, my name's Maria and this is a blog that's primarily dedicated to being a space where I like to post about mythology, paganism, & history which all happen to be my three biggest hyperfixations!

I'm ethnically Jewish Romani and for anyone who's wondering about my own personal beliefs I consider myself to be pagan for the most part, it's complicated lol I've essentially been creating my own unique belief system for awhile now.

I like to cover beliefs from all over globe and try to put a lot of research into my posts before I post them, that being said I consider myself to be somewhat of a historian which is what I would love to study in university eventually but I'm unfortunately not in a point in my personal life where I can actually do that yet so instead I ended up creating this blog to act sort of like a giant encyclopedia for my passions I suppose? Anyways that being said I like to hold myself to a high standard on here, meaning I do use sources for my posts I just don't bother to cite them in my posts though sometimes I do directly mention specific sources or use quotes in my posts for further information if you do want to see the citations for a specific post feel free to just ask me for them! :) Sometimes I do just go off my prior accumulated knowledge but for the most part I do like to have sources. That being said please feel free to let me know if I've gotten something wrong in any of my posts or if you have anything you'd like to add onto any of my posts then please feel free to and I'll reblog it!!

Other then that I'm pretty meticulous with my tagging so feel to search up whatever you want to know more about through my tags and I may add a masterlist of all my posts eventually if it's needed and I do take post requests either through dms or through my askbox when it's opened, feel free to also leave me any others questions you have whenever my askbox is opened which is specifically whenever I'm doing writing sessions for this blog. I essentially like to do lengthy writing session for this blog and like to keep a backlog of posts to come out on specific days/times ahead of time since I'd like to try and post daily on this blog.

If I don't have any requests and you'll probably notice this just from looking at my achieve of posts but I do have a massive list that I'm slowly working down when I don't have any post requests.

With all that being said the most important thing to keep in mind while interacting with my blog is to be respectful to other people and their beliefs and if you're unable to do that then you will unfortunely ended up being blocked on here. This is my one rule for anyone interacting with my content in any sort of way.

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*Pria

*Pria was a possible Proto-Indo-European goddess associated with beauty, love, sex, and possibly war; she played a role akin to that of Aphrodite, Venus, and Freyja.

*Pria's parents are unknown in the PIE cosmogony, but based on her descendants, Dyēus or Wérunos could be her father.

It is possible that *Pria would be a daughter of Dyđus since in Homer's Teogony, Aphrodite was born from the union of a god (Zeus) and a goddess (Dione).

However, according to the Hesiod cosmogony, Aphrodite was the daughter of Uranus's blood. Ahura Mazda, who the Greeks identified with Aphrodite. created the Zoroastrian goddess Anahita, an ahura. Interestingly, both Ahura Mazda and Uranus have their roots in the proto-Indo-European nigth god Wérunos. In this instance, a potential variant of the proto-Indo-European myth might also regard *Pria as Wérunos' daughter.

*Pria most likely had Martus, the Indo-European God of War, and Dyēus as consorts, using the Greek Aphrodite and the Roman Venus.

However, according to zoroastrianism, Anahita is Mithra's consort; therefore, it's possible that *Pria had a solar deity as her consort.

*Pria's Greek and Roman ancestry suggests that she might be the mother of an hypothetical, unreconstructible love god who predates both Eros and Cupid. Her masculine Norse ancestry further supports this theory. A potential ancestor of Fjolnir, a demigod, may have been mothered by Freyr *PriHyéh₂.

Aphrodite was depicted in Sparta with classical Spartan weapons, and Freyja, the Norse war goddess, is connected to *Pria as well as both Athena and Minerva. It's interesting that many of *Pria's descents were associated with semetic goddesses like Astarte and Ishtar, so it's possible that *Pria's figure originated from a proto-afroasiatic goddess of sex and war, or the Sumerian Inanna.

Both the English and its Spanish counterpart Viernes originate from *Pria. Friday is derived from Frigga's Day, which honors the Norse/Germanic goddess sometimes confused with Freyja,*Pria's female descendant, while Viernes is derived from dies Veneris, or Venus Day.

Similar to other proto-Indo-European gods she has also left some of her legacy within Christianity as well, where the Virgin Mary is depicted in art using traits from both Venus and Aphrodite.

Etymologically, the Slavic Saint Paraskeva Friday, who is revered in folk orthodoxy, originated from *Pria.

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Sorry for the long unintended break you guys, I just moved out fully this week and my internet is shit since I'm in the middle of nowhere in Romania lol. Might be moving back to Canada in this coming July so here's hoping my plans with that don't fall through lol

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Abhimanyu

Arjuna and Subhadra were the parents of Abhimanyu. He belonged to the Kuru dynasty. He was Hastinapur's heir until his death at the age of sixteen on the thirteenth day of the Kurukshetra War. Parikshit, his son born after his death, succeeded him as heir and ultimately as king.

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According to one telling of the tale, Abhimanyu is a son of Chandra reincarnated. Brahma agreed that the reincarnated spirit would only live for sixteen years because the Moon god did not want to be separated from his son for an extended period of time.

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hey ya'll so a little update my grandfather had a stroke the day before yesterday so yeah my stress has tripled lmao

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Hey everyone sorry I haven't been active stress is taking me the fuck out right now with trying to find a place to live before me and my mom get kicked out lol I just want to give everyone a heads up if I seem off right now it's cuz my mental state is really not great so if I snap at anyone on here I apologize in advance, I really don't mean it I'm just not in great spot in life right now and my temper is a little bit off right now,, just a brief warning and something to keep in mind rn and I promise to be back with some posts in the next few days hopefully

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Hello hello, I do not how active I'm going to end up being beyond the end of the month because my housing situation is not great guys! I am potentially being kicked out at the end of the month so my mental health is really starting to struggle guys so my motivation is a little bit crushed cuz of the stress,,, so sorry guys!! I'll keep you all posted

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Abhimanyu

Arjuna and Subhadra were the parents of Abhimanyu. He belonged to the Kuru dynasty. He was Hastinapur's heir until his death at the age of sixteen on the thirteenth day of the Kurukshetra War. Parikshit, his son born after his death, succeeded him as heir and ultimately as king.

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Honestly ya'll I really dislike the Encyclopedia of Fairies by Bane Theresa, she essentially just went through world mythology and just slapped the fae label onto anything that has any sort of connection with nature and it's so INFRIATING how it directly calls something as being apart of the fae but then within the fucking books own energy itself it directly contradicts itself by mentioning they're a completely different nonhuman species entirely, IT REALLY JUST ANNOYS THE FUCK OUT OF ME😭 I've been thinking about kind of creating my own like speculative classification system for mythological beings purely out of spite for this one book tbh

I personally think she's one of the writers that have influenced this idea that some people have about the "fae existing on every single continent" belief that I've seen some Celtic pagans regurgitate and it honestly doesn't really sit right with me since yeah if you're just casting the net as wide as fucking possible and including every single nonhuman being that's even remotely connected with nature then of course you're gonna come to that conclusion 💀

I've been getting into like speculative biology so this has been on my mind for the last couple of days and just how absolutely disorganized all of the actual classifications for mythological & fictional monsters/beings actually is so I might end up just cobbling together my own methods cuz my autism hates how vague it all ends up being and also how it can sometimes be used negatively against other cultures and is kind of a colonization tactic that's been used for a really long time most notably by the Romans and later on by the colonial powers so even though there's no actual intention to do harm it's somewhat rooted in not great methods if that makes sense?

Kind of just wanted to spew my thoughts on this topic a little bit since it's made me realize how unhelpful the overall classification system for what is/isn't fae is just nonexistent so I wanted to prompt everyone with the following question: what traits do ya'll think something has to have either in their behaviors, traits, use of magic, and appearances for it to actually be classified as being apart of the fae?

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Abhean

In Irish mythology, Abhen is both an artist and a poet. A poem by Fland Meinstrich in Lebor Gabala Eren claims that Óengus killed him in front of Meder.

The name could have originated from the Proto-Celtic b * Ad-bej-ānos, literally meaning "striking man," or it could have also referenced the idea of scraping a harp.

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Abezethibou

A one-winged demon named Abezethibou inhabits the Red Sea, schemes against all the winds beneath the sky, and opposes Moses.

Excerpts from The Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology:

Abezethibou claims in the Ament of Solomon that he was once seated in the first heaven, known as Amelouth. He was there when Moses was brought before the Egyptian pharaoh and was called upon to support the Egyptian magicians in their attempt to discredit Moses. Abezethibou claims credit for inciting the Egyptians to pursue the Israelites during their exodus and for turning the pharaoh against Egypt. Abezethibou is trapped with the pillar of air when the Red Sea splits and falls in on the Egyptians. The demon Ephippas then comes to take him to King Solomon. Solomon gives Ephippas and Abezethibou the command to hold the pillar aloft until the end of time after tying them to it—possibly a reference to the Milky Way.

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Abellio

Abelio was the god of apple trees in one branch of the ancient Celts, and he was particularly honored in the Garonne Valley in southwest France.

The name of this god is not entirely clear, but it might have come from the Proto-Celts, from the word Ad-belj-ō, which means literally "green-growing," or at least "greenish."

Though it makes sense in relation to this god's role, this should only be accepted conditionally because there is disagreement over the origin of his name and no trustworthy source is known.

Abelio shares some characteristics with gods from other pantheons, like Apollo and Osiris.

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Abderus

In Greek mythology, Abderus (meaning "the son of battle") was the son of Hermes and Opus. He was Heracles's male lover.

After learning that Abderus had been eaten by the man-eating mares belonging to the Bistonian king Diomedes, Hercales constructed the city of Abdera in honor of his beloved.

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Abcán

According to Irish mythology, the Tuatha Dé Danann, the ancient Celtic deities of Ireland, included the dwarf poet and musician Abcán (spelled Abhcán nowadays). It was rumoured that he owned a bronze boat near the Assaroe Falls with a tin sail.

The dwarf Abcán is the one who transports the goddess Ruad from the Otherworld to this one in the Ruad death story, so that she can entice the human Aed Srónmár. She jumps into the water, drowns, and hears mermaids singing—or, in other versions, music from a fairy mound.

In another tale, Cúchulainn the hero, captures Abcán. He sets himself free by lulling the warrior to sleep with such an irresistible melody.

The dwarf musician Fer Í and Abcán are very similar, and Abcán may even go by a different name.

The Encyclopedia of Celtic Mythology and Folklore says he's either a god or not.

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Abaçaí

Indigenous peoples are invited to dance, sing, and celebrate by the spirit known as Abaçaí, who lives in the forests.

The Abaçaí, according to Tupi mythology, lives in the wilds of the forests and possesses indigenous people who detach themselves from their group, sending them into a rapturous trance where they lose consciousness.

A spirit that the evangelization and European perspective attempted to eradicate, ignoring the global culture's innate need for escape, in an attempt to turn him into a "evil genius".

This spirit was one of the most dangerous evil spirits because it could transform into any animal, person, or object. Abaçaí claimed the souls of indigenous women who were virgins.

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Abas

The son of Hypermnestra and Lynceus was King Abas of Argos. His two sons, Acrisius and Proetus, followed him as king after his father's death. Following their father's death, his children ruled in turns until Acrisius banished his brother. They had battled while still in their mother's womb. Acrisius was forced to give Proetus half of the kingdom when he returned with an army, dividing the Argolid in two.

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Abarta

In Irish mythology, Abarth (Ábartach, Ábhartach, the one who creates deeds) is a god belonging to the goddess Danu's tribe.

One day, Abarth shows up in Phenicia's leader Finn McCullough's camp dressed as a man looking for work. After putting Abarth to work for him, the latter calls him "lazy servant" (Gialla Deacair). Abarth responds by giving a capricious grey horse to the wife of an Irish soldier as a token of his affection. However, the horse moves and gallops the riders to the afterlife after Abarth and fourteen warriors saddle it. Abarth accomplishes his original plan in this way.

Finn is able to reach the afterlife and release his soldiers from captivity with the aid of Foltor, the greatest Irish tracker.