Apr 14, 2025
Blessed Mounikhia!
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Blessed Mounikhia!
Happy Mounichia !!!
Mounichia (Μουνίχια) is a festival in honour of Artemis Mounichia, to commemorate the victory of the battle of Salamis (480 BC), there's not much info on it unfortunately.
Cakes and candles were offered to Artemis ✨
Artemis Mounichia, mentioned by Herodotus (8.77), was also worshiped near the sea. Mounichia (modern Mikrolimano), the smallest harbor of the Piraeus, was of major strategic importance and was used in time of war. On its fortified peninsula (now Koumoundourou Hill), a few remnants of the sanctuary of Artemis have been investigated. Its altar was a refuge for persecuted seamen. A second altar was dedicated to Artemis Phosphoros* by the democrats, because the goddess appeared as a flash of fire on a moon-less night and encouraged them in their struggle against the Thirty Tyrants in 404 b.c.
Evgenia Vikela, “The Worship of Artemis in Attica: Cult Places, Rites, Iconography.”
[Artemis Phosphoros: Artemis the Light-Bringer]*