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🪷 #Antinous Statue found at #Eleusis Ἐλευσίς. This is the only one that seems to refer back to an incident in his life, his initiation into the #Eleusinian Mysteries of life & death at the September #Equinox 128 AD in Eleusis. Thus the pensive face? https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-day-antinous-was-initiated-into.html 🪷

Antinous the Gay God Sep 22

🪷 Hadrian and #Antinous were initiated into #Eleusinian Mysteries at #Eleusis in the #Telesterion temple with statues of Demeter and Triptolemus. Lower right: #Alix the blond Roman youth and Egyptian orphan boy sidekick Enak in this glorious illustration by #JacquesMartin. 🪷

Antinous the Gay God Sep 9, 2025

🪷 On September 9th we honor #Asclepigenia a 5th Century follower of #Aesculapius in Athens who trained both men and women in the medical arts despite virulent Christian opposition. She was one of the last priestesses of the #Eleusinian Mysteries into which #Hadrian and #Antinous had been initiated. 🪷

Antinous the Gay God Jun 17, 2025

🪷 17 June is the traditional wedding anniversary of #Orpheus and #Eurydice. #Antinous was initiated into the #Orphic #Eleusinian Mysteries of life and death at #Eleusis Greece in 128 AD. Hence the pensive expression on this remarkable statue? https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2025/06/discover-mysteries-of-antinous-in-your.html 🪷

Antinous the Gay God Sep 23, 2024

🪷 #Antinous Statue found at Eleusis Ἐλευσίς. This is the only one that seems to refer back to an incident in his life, his initiation into the #Eleusinian Mysteries of life & death at the September #Equinox 128 AD in #Eleusis. Hence the pensive face? https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2024/09/the-day-antinous-was-initiated-into.html 🪷

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ON THE EQUINOX in September the Religion of Antinous commemorates the FEAST OF THE PERSEPHONEA — the initiation of Antinous into the E...

Antinous the Gay God Sep 23, 2024

🪷 Antinous lives! At the September #Equinox we recall the initiation of #Antinous into the #Eleusinian Mysteries at #Eleusis, where this life-size statue of him was found. #AntoniusSubia says "This is a perfect example of living Images of Antinous that we see all around us!" 🪷

Antinous the Gay God Sep 7, 2024

🪷 The 1st Saturday of September is #WorldBeardDay. #BeardDay image courtesy #CássioCotrimII shows pensive #Eleusis #Antinoos looking even more solemn. What secrets of life/death were reveaied to him in the #Eleusinian Mysteries at the autumn #equinox? https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2023/09/the-day-antinous-was-initiated-into.html 🪷

<center>THE DAY ANTINOUS WAS INITIATED INTO THE ELEUSINIAN MYSTERIES</center>

ON THE EQUINOX in September the Religion of Antinous commemorates the FEAST OF THE PERSEPHONEA — the initiation of Antinous into the E...

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Anne Deschaine Jan 30, 2024

Anyone have favorite recommendations to learn about Greek (Roman, Egyptian too, but definitely closer to antiquity than medieval and later) mystery cults?

I have Hugh Bowden's Thames & Hudson text and Michael Cosmopoulos' work on the archaeology in my own collection. Should I next try Burkert's dedicated work on the mysteries? Anything else? Journal articles? Scholar specialists?

#GreekMythology #GreekReligion #polytheism #Classics #antiquity #Eleusinian #Orphic #Dionysian #Bacchic

Antinous the Gay God Jan 19, 2024

🪷 Antinous lives! We recall the initiation of #Antinous into the #Eleusinian Mysteries at #Eleusis, where this life-size statue of him was found. #AntoniusSubia says "This is a perfect example of living Images of Antinous that we see all around us!" 🪷

Antinous the Gay God Sep 24, 2023

🪷 Worshipers worldwide took part via Zoom in ceremonies originating from the Hollywood Temple of #Antinous celebrating the #Equinox, the Sacred Stag Hunt and the initiation of #Antinous into the #Eleusinian Mysteries at #Eleusis in 128 AD. Full report: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2023/09/the-day-antinous-was-initiated-into.html 🪷