#hekate statue

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Hekate Triformis - Roman imperial art - 3rd century Ce - Ravenna Italy

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Τριακάς - From today's sunset: Ἑκάτης δεῖπνον. The end of the Month, the Old and New - it is always sacred to the Goddess Hekate. https://www.academia.edu/11144029/Hekate_cenni_teologici_e_culto "the thirtieth we celebrate in Hades because of Hekate" - ie , the thirtieth day of the month (if present, otherwise the 29th, which is, in any case, called 'thirtieth') is honored Hekate as it is the last day of the month and at the same time, we also honor the dead (in fact, in its calendar, Pletho dedicated the twenty-ninth day to Pluto). "The image of Hekate is erected and consecrated at the crossroads, and rites in honor of the dead have been made on the thirtieth day." The last day of the month must be also devoted to meditation and to the reconsideration of the work done during the month, as well as to the preparation for the new month to come. In any case, no one should undertake an important work during this last day. It is highly recommended to fast for the whole day (for example, this was the habit of Proklos) (Detail of a marble statue of Hekate. First century CE. Now in the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden - Leiden...)

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Τριακάς - From today's sunset: Ἑκάτης δεῖπνον. The end of the Month, the Old and New - it is always sacred to the Goddess Hekate. https://www.academia.edu/11144029/Hekate_cenni_teologici_e_culto "the thirtieth we celebrate in Hades because of Hekate" - ie , the thirtieth day of the month (if present, otherwise the 29th, which is, in any case, called 'thirtieth') is honored Hekate as it is the last day of the month and at the same time, we also honor the dead (in fact, in its calendar, Pletho dedicated the twenty-ninth day to Pluto). "The image of Hekate is erected and consecrated at the crossroads, and rites in honor of the dead have been made on the thirtieth day." The last day of the month must be also devoted to meditation and to the reconsideration of the work done during the month, as well as to the preparation for the new month to come. In any case, no one should undertake an important work during this last day. It is highly recommended to fast for the whole day (for example, this was the habit of Proklos) (Hekate,  3rd C. CE. Antalya Museum)

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Νουμηνία, I day. From today's sunset: beginning of the new month of Skirophorion, sacred to Athena, "twelfth month of the Athenians". [Month of the Summer Solstice - Arrephoria, Skirophoria/Skira, Bouphonia/ Diipoleia, Diisoteria, (Adonia)] Happy Noumenia to you all, best wishes!!! Noumenia is a day sacred to all the Gods- in particular to Apollo Noumenios, Zeus, Helios, Hecate, Artemis Noumenia, Hera, Hermes, and to all the Household Gods. Sacrifices, purifications, libations, banquets and singing of hymns are some among the distinctive features of the first day of the lunar month. Banquet of Noumeniastai; Epimenia. Main Celebrations of the Month: - From the sunset of June 7, II day- Δευτέρα Ἱσταμένου Sacrifice to Athena, to the Goddess Kourotrophos and to Aglauros (Calendar of Nicomacus). Meeting of the Thiasotai of Bendis at Salamina. - From the sunset of June 8, III day - Τρίτη Ἱσταμένου – Τριτομηνίς Arrephoria, or Hersephoria, to Athena Polias; sacrifices to Athena, Zeus and Poseidon; sacrifices to the Goddess Kourotrophos, Athena Polias, Aglauros, Zeus Polieus, Poseidon and maybe to Pandrosos (Erchia) - From the sunset of June 11, VI day - Ἓκτη Ἱσταμένου Meeting of the Nomothetai concerning religious matters. - From the sunset of June 13, VIII day - Ὀγδόη Ἱσταμένου Meeting of the Orgeones of Bendis. - From the sunset of June 14, IX day - Ἑνάτη Ἱσταμένου Preliminar sacrifice to Herakles and to the Heroes, to the Tritopatores and to the  Hyakinthides. - From the sunset of June 17, XII day - Δωδεκάτη/ Δευτέρα Μεσοῦντος Skirophoria, and rural Skira - to Athena Skira, Poseidon Phytalmios and to the Eleusinian Goddesses - festival which 'has mysteries'. Sacrifice to the Tritopatores at Marathon. Battle of Mantinea. - From the sunset of June 19, XIV day - Τετάρτη Μεσοῦντος Bouphonia/ Diipoleia, in honor of Zeus Polieus. - From the sunset of June 20, XV day - Πέμπτη Μεσοῦντος Summer Solstice. Full Moon. - From the sunset of July 3, XXVIII day - Τρίτη Φθίνοντος Sacrifices to Zeus Soter and Athena Soteira, last day of the Year. - From the sunset of July 4, XXX day - Ἔνε καὶ νέα/ Τριακάς Ἑκάτης δεῖπνον ΤΥΧΗ ΑΓΑΘΗ (Three figures of Hekate around a central pillar, the top of which has the form of the polos. One has a diadem and a crescent on the shoulder, the second has an ornament of a flowery form, and the third has a serpent above the head. All the three figures had attributes in the hands, now lost. Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, département des Monnaies, médailles et antiques bronze - cfr. LIMC Hekate 152)