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[brimo5]

This relief, found near the sanctuary of Demeter and Kore, was simply described as a relief dedicated to Hades(x), but the inscription was actually read as "Theo Theodaemon." There are two explanations for the male figure: he may be an unknown minor deity, Theodaemon, or he could be Hades/Pluto riding a chariot drawn by cocks with his snake, since Hades was referred to as Theos in Eleusis. I have a guess: could Theodaemon be the name of the snake, similar to Agathoi Daimones?

[blacknyx]

Derveni Krater

Late 4th century BC "The iconography of the krater is devoted to Dionysus, whose youthful image—naked—is central, like an icon, and larger than any other figure in the frieze. The gesture of his right arm over his head—when used in the representation of a deity—indicates the moment of divine epiphany. But this is also a marriage. In a rare and provocative gesture, the god’s right leg is slung into the lap of his bride Ariadne, a mortal woman, not a goddess." The Eschatological Iconography of the Derveni Krater

[natasa-pantovic]

Derveni Papyrus about Orphism and Ancient Greek gods Esoteric teachings of Golden Citizens of Ancient Greece Learning from symbols, and ancient art by Natasa Pantovic Metamorphoses. Transformation. A journey of a soul passing through Gaia, but also…

Metamorphoses. Transformation. A journey of a soul passing through Gaia, but also an epic poem in fifteen books written 2,000 years ago, by the Roman poet Ovid, completed in 8 AC inspired by the Ancient Greek Theogony Θεογονία “Birth of the Gods” attributed to Hesiod 700 BC, and the Derveni 500 BC.

[kararadaygum]

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[papaniko]

#ThegoldofMacedon #goldmyrtlewreath #derveni (at Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Θεσσαλονίκης - Archaeological museum of Thessaloniki) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGfjsECHoG7/?igshid=qst9wj3stabn

[elladastinkardiamou]

Locals get rid of jelly fish with bishop’s blessing and cross in the sea (video)

While businessmen at the shores of the Gulf of Corinth installed floating dams against the plaque of millions of jelly fish, in Derveni they had a better idea: to call divine help. It worked!

Local authorities and businessmen along the Gulf of Corinth installed floating dams beginning of summer to prevent a new plaque.

Last year, the jelly fish plaque scared off  thousands of visitors and tourists and caused immense financial damages to local economy.

The floating dams created “safe swimming pools” around popular beaches.

Locals smiled for the return of visitors and businessmen calculated the cost was worth it.

But not in Derveni, the small coastal town in North Peloponnese.

There, the businessmen found a better, water-proof and divine way to prevent the jelly fish from overwhelming the wonderful sea.

[mortisia]

The Derveni krater is a volute krater, the most elaborate of its type, discovered in 1962 in a tomb at Derveni, not far from Thessaloniki, and displayed at the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki. Weighing 40 kg, it is made of an alloy of bronze and tin in skilfully chosen amounts, which endows it with a superb golden sheen without use of any gold at all. The krater was discovered buried, as a funerary urn for a Thessalian aristocrat whose name is engraved on the vase: Astiouneios, son of Anaxagoras, from Larissa.The funerary inscription on the krater reads: ΑΣΤΙΟΥΝΕΙΟΣ ΑΝΑΞΑΓΟΡΑΙΟΙ ΕΣ ΛΑΡΙΣΑΣ. Kraters (mixing bowls) were vessels used for mixing undiluted wine with water and probably various spices as well, the drink then being ladled out to fellow banqueters at ritual or festive celebrations. When excavated, the Derveni krater contained 1968.31 g of burnt bones that belonged to a man aged 35–50 and to a younger woman. Read More | Edit