I FOUND THE ANTHEIA VASE PAINTING!!! @moonstruckdraws
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"In the ground squat-lekythos by the Eretria Painter… To the left of the central image are Peitho and Antheia ("blossoming")…"
The Personification of Paidia in Attic Pottery. The Playful Experience in the World of Dionysus and Aphrodite
CAVI Subject: Shoulder: a woman (Aphrodite?) and Eros{1}. Body: a young mother, with a baby facing her; at left, Antheia and Peitho; at right, Eunomia (or Harmonia) and Paidia.
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jokes on you wikipedia Antheia was a real goddess (or atleast personfication) and not just an epithet of Hera and Aphrodite
I would put this in the Aphrodite & Antheia post, but nah. I don't feel like it and I want to yap about her a little
So I fixed up her dress because she & Aphrodite were the first designs I did and didn't clean up the sketches. I still liked the outfit so I just cleaned it up. I changed the blue color to white and made her accent colors just gold because I couldn't find the place for the blue anywhere. Plus, she's associated with honey and myrrh plants (and roses & myrtle like the other Kharites). And I gave her little leaf antennae things for fun (like Aglaea's horns kinda. She was gonna have moth/butterfly wings in place of her ears but she already had a snake so it was getting confusing lol) The snake is a garden snake because she's a Goddess of flowers, swamps, gardens, & marshes. I just thought it'd be cute. I just gave her similar ears to Aglaea, but it may change idk.
Antheia is very close with Aphrodite and is her attendant, working together in the works of love. She'd also adorn Aphrodite in flowers to make her more irresistible. So she's associated with love as well as marriage, since her name is also an epitaph that Aphrodite and Hera have. Antheia is also close with Dionysus because she would follow him through vineyards as he worked, growing flowers.
I think she's underrated (I say as this is the second time I've drawn her-) and that her bonds with certain gods could be talked about more
I've said this before, but when I first got into mythology when younger, I only learned of Aphrodite. And I learned of Antheia, and thought that she was a lover of Aphrodite (because everyone she interacted with she got with, basically is the logic I had when younger). She obviously is not, but for my younger self's sake, I like to say they're best friends in a QPR, but I don't really take much thought into it so
Anyway, onto the hate with Aglaea because I'm tired. Basically, my idea was that Antheia is salty at Aglaea because she married Hephaestus. She's biased towards Aphrodite, and is bitter towards him since the divorce, and even more upset at Aglaea for marrying him after. It's nothing truly hateful, it's more for me cause I found it funny. I like to think they still bicker, even after Aphrodite & Hephaestus get over it.
Today was the last day of Anthesphoria, the celebration of spring. We honor Aphrodite Antheia, the lady of flowers, and thank her for the blossoming world around us. Spring is a time of beauty, love, and rebirth. The goddess walks with us at all times, and helps us bloom with the changing seasons. Praise be to you, Mother Aphrodite! Thank you for reminding us that, just like flowers, we are beautiful. Thank you for reminding us that, just like spring, we will always return from dark times more vibrant than ever before. Khaîre, my beloved goddess! Happy spring!
The Beautiful Anthia Leading her Companions into the Temple of Diana in Ephesus
Artist: Joseph Paelinck (Netherlandish, 1781-1839)
Date: c. 1820
Medium: Oil on canvas
Collection: Museum of the Fine Arts, Ghent, Belgium
Description
In The Beautiful Anthia Joseph Paelinck depicts an episode in an ancient Greek tale. During a parade in the temple of Artemis in Ephesus the proud warrior Abrocomeus met the beautiful Anthia. Eros, the god of love, was vexed by Abrocomeus’s indifference and contrived to make him fall passionately in love with the young woman. They married, but Eros’s revenge continued to persecute them. They were kidnapped by pirates, sold as slaves, separated from one another but eventually their love and fidelity helped them overcome their trials and tribulations. The story lends itself perfectly to propagating the nineteenth-century bourgeois moral values. The painting depicts the parade with Anthia in the centre and Abrocomeus to the right in his red coat. The theme, the balanced composition and the careful rendition contribute to making this painting an excellent example of the Classic ideal of Paelinck and other followers of Jacques-Louis David.
Sometimes context really is important for understanding Greek Gods. Because if I just tell you Antheia was the Goddess of flowers and floral wreaths you’re like “cool, garden goddess”. But if I tell you she was an attendant of Aphrodite suddenly floral wreath has a whole new set of connotations.
Dionysus is a perfect example of a mythic mycelium. Yes, he is ancient. He runs deeper than the pantheons and cultures that celebrate him. But whenever he arrives at a new city or location, he “refruits.” He adapts to circumstances, knowing that he will be most useful if he shifts his physical and spiritual form to fit the specific needs of a situated ecology and culture. Every mushroom of Dionysus is different. Perhaps, then, it is more fitting to say that he is always born, rather than his classical epithets of twice- and thrice-born. Every time his underground mycelium fruits up, he is born fresh-faced and mutable and tailored to a certain mythic emergency.
The Flowering Wand: Rewilding the Sacred Masculine by Sophie Strand
Today is the last day of Anthesphoria, the celebration of spring. We honor Queen Hera Antheia, the goddess who delights in flowers. Praise be to you, Queen Mother! Spring is the season of renewal, new life, and new beginnings. Thank you, goddess, for bringing about newness in our world. Thank you, goddess, for filling our souls and universe with goodness. Khaîre Queen Mother Hera! Happy spring!
