🪷 In February 131 AD inside a cliff tomb at
#Antinoopolis:
#Hadrian officiates at the
#OpeningoftheMouth rites for mummified
#Antinous in this passage from the acclaimed
#MartinCampbell historical novel
#TheLoveGod about the life
#Antinoos. Full text:
https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2025/02/this-antinous-novel-describes-hadrians.html 🪷
<font face="times new roman" size="+2" color="#FFFFFF"><center><B>THIS ANTINOUS NOVEL DESCRIBES <br>HADRIAN'S FAREWELL TO HIS BELOVED</B></center></font>
THIS passage from Martin Campbell's brilliant novel THE LOVE GOD beautifully illustrates how Hadrian officiated at the "opening of the m...
🪷 On 1 Feb we mark the day
#Hadrian may have officiated at the
#openingofthemouth rites over the mummy of
#Antinous at
#Antinoopolis in 131 AD, final ritual in the 72-day mummification process. Here's how it may have happened:
https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2025/02/hadrian-officiates-at-antinous-opening.html Portraits by
#AndrewPrior 🪷
<font face="times new roman" size="+2" color="#FFFFFF"><center><B>HADRIAN OFFICIATES AT ANTINOUS <br>OPENING OF THE MOUTH CEREMONY</B></center></font>
ON February 1st the Religion of Antinous commemorates the Opening of the Mouth ceremony which was undertaken on the mummy of Antinous to en...
🪷 On 1 Feb we mark the day
#Hadrian may have officiated at the
#openingofthemouth rites over the mummy of
#Antinous at
#Antinoopolis in 131 AD, final ritual in the 72-day mummification process. Here's how it may have happened:
https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2024/02/this-antinous-novel-describes-hadrians.html Portraits by
#AndrewPrior 🪷
<font face="times new roman" size="+2" color="#FFFFFF"><center><B>THIS ANTINOUS NOVEL DESCRIBES <br>HADRIAN'S FAREWELL TO HIS BELOVED</B></center></font>
THIS passage from Martin Campbell's brilliant novel THE LOVE GOD beautifully illustrates how Hadrian officiated at the "opening of the m...
🪷 On February 1st we mark the day
#Hadrian may have officiated at the
#openingofthemouth rites over the mummy of
#Antinous at
#Antinoopolis in 131 AD, final ritual in the 72-day mummification process. Here's how it may have happened:
https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-entombment-of-antinous.html Portraits by
#AndrewPrior 🪷
<font face="times new roman" size="+2" color="#FFFFFF"><center><B>THE ENTOMBMENT OF ANTINOUS</B></center></font>
AFTER the process of mummification had been completed, and the ceremony of the Opening of the Mouth had given life to the eternal vessel of...
🪷 On February 1st we mark the day
#Hadrian may have officiated at the
#openingofthemouth rites over the mummy of
#Antinous at
#Antinoopolis in 131 AD, final ritual in the 72-day mummification process. Here's how it may have happened:
https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-entombment-of-antinous.html Portraits by
#AndrewPrior 🪷
<font face="times new roman" size="+2" color="#FFFFFF"><center><B>THE ENTOMBMENT OF ANTINOUS</B></center></font>
AFTER the process of mummification had been completed, and the ceremony of the Opening of the Mouth had given life to the eternal vessel of...
Antinous the Gay God
