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| Wednesday, January 1st, 2014 | | 11:11 am |
| | Tuesday, December 31st, 2013 | | 6:16 pm |
natural-magics:
To Tykhe (Fortune), Fumigation from... http://deitiesanddemons.tumblr.com/post/71796814632  natural-magics:
To Tykhe (Fortune), Fumigation from Frankincense.
Approach, queen Tykhe, with propitious mind
and rich abundance, to my prayer inclined:
placid and gentle, mighty named,
imperial Artemis, born of Zeus famed,
mankind’s unconquered endless praise is thine,
sepulchral, widely wandering power divine!
In thee our various mortal life is found,
and come from thee in copious wealth abound;
while others mourn thy hand averse to bless,
in all the bitterness of deep distress.
Be present, Goddess, to thy votaries kind,
and give abundance with benignant mind.
— Orphic Hymn 72 to Tyche
(statue can be found here)
| | Wednesday, December 25th, 2013 | | 11:11 am |
| | 12:22 pm |
northfury:
In Norse mythology, a valkyrie (from Old... http://deitiesanddemons.tumblr.com/post/71121128050  northfury:
In Norse mythology, a valkyrie (from Old Norse valkyrja ”chooser of the slain”) is one of a host of female figures who decide who falls and dies in battle. Selecting among half of those who die in battle (the other half go to the goddess Freyja’s afterlife field Fólkvangr), the valkyries bring their chosen to the afterlife hall of the slain, Valhalla, ruled over by the god Odin. There, the deceased warriors becomeeinherjar. When the einherjar are not preparing for the events of Ragnarök, the valkyries bear them mead. Valkyries also appear as lovers of heroes and other mortals, where they are sometimes described as the daughters of royalty, sometimes accompanied by ravens, and sometimes connected to swans or horses.
| | Tuesday, December 24th, 2013 | | 2:44 pm |
| | 11:11 am |
| | Monday, December 23rd, 2013 | | 6:16 pm |
| | 5:05 pm |
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