πŸͺ· Rejoice! 15 May is the #Mercuralia Roman festival honoring Mercury/Hermes, oft syncretised with #Antinous. We remember that jackal-headed #Hermanubis was worshiped at Hermopolis on the Nile where #Antinoos died. Coins were minted showing Antinous as Hermes with a caduceus. πŸͺ·
πŸͺ· 19 April #WorldJackalDay we honor #jackal -headed Egyptian god #Anubis who, like #Antinous, leads seekers through the dark of night into the light of a new day. We recall that jackal-headed #Hermanubis was worshiped at Hermopolis on the Nile where #Antinoos died. #JackalDay πŸͺ·
πŸͺ· 19 April #WorldJackalDay we honor #jackal -headed Egyptian god #Anubis who, like #Antinous, leads seekers through the dark of night into the light of a new day. We recall that jackal-headed #Hermanubis was worshiped at Hermopolis on the Nile where #Antinoos died. #JackalDay Art: #AntoniusSubia πŸͺ·
πŸͺ· Retrograde #Mercury slides "backwards" out of #Sagittarius and plunges into the murky depths of #Scorpio, where he transforms into canine-headed #Hermanubis to sniff out dark mysteries with his keen nose and hear secrets with his powerful ears. More: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2025/11/astro-forecast-november-13th-2025.html πŸͺ·
πŸͺ· #Antinous of #Antinoopolis painted in the traditional Egyptian manner with ruddy skin hue (denoting males) and "wedjat" eyes with oversize irises symbolizing his power to heal, to protect and to provide spiritual insight into the Mysteries of the universe. He is guarded by #Hermanubis of #Hermopolis Magna, located across the Nile from Antinoopolis ... This sculpture is on the altar of Priest #Hernestus. πŸͺ·
πŸͺ· #Mercury leaves laid-back #Libra and plunges into the murky depths of #Scorpio, where he transforms into canine-headed #Hermanubis to sniff out dark mysteries with his keen nose and hear whispered secrets with his powerful ears. #Astrology forecast: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2025/10/astro-forecast-october-2nd-2025.html πŸͺ·
πŸͺ· 25 July is the feast day of Psychopomp Saint #Christopher, who started out as #Anubis and then later #Hermanubis conveying souls over Nile. Hence the cynocephalic dog-headed iconography. πŸͺ·
πŸͺ· Rejoice! 15 May is the #Mercuralia Roman festival honoring Mercury/Hermes, oft syncretised with #Antinous. We remember that jackal-headed #Hermanubis was worshiped at Hermopolis on the Nile where #Antinoos died. Coins were minted showing Antinous as Hermes with a caduceus. πŸͺ·
πŸͺ· On 1 Nov: Rushing the season? #Hermanubis and his furry coterie adorn this Tunisian Roman #mosaic symbolizing November. Look closely: Proto-Santa and his helpers? #Krampus! πŸͺ·
πŸͺ· #Mercury leaves laid-back #Libra and plunges into the murky depths of #Scorpio, where he transforms into canine-headed #Hermanubis to sniff out dark mysteries with his keen nose and hear whispered secrets with his powerful ears. #Astrology forecast: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2024/10/astro-forecast-october-10th-2024.html πŸͺ·
ASTRO FORECAST: OCTOBER 10thβ€”20th, 2024

A ntinous is a Moon God. He is, of course, many other things and he wears many hats. But one of the ways he was worshiped in Antiquity w...