🪷 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 Statue of the day: 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 and death in 128 AD. Hence the pensive face? We explain here: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2023/01/featured-antinous-statue-of-day.html 🪷

🪷 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? antinousstars.blogspot.com/2022/06/discov… 🪷

🪷 #Antinous gets refurbished digs as Archaeological Museum reopens in #Eleusis Greece where #Antinoos was initiated into the #Eleusinian Mysteries of life and death, possibly explaining the pensive expression on his face. Full story: https://greekreporter.com/2023/02/27/archaeological-museum-elefsina-reopens/ 🪷

🪷 Antinous lives! #Antinous was initiated 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!" More here: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2023/01/featured-antinous-statue-of-day.html 🪷

🪷 #Antinous Statue of the day: 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 and death in 128 AD. Hence the pensive face? We explain here: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2023/01/featured-antinous-statue-of-day.html 🪷

🪷 #Antinous Statue of the day: 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 and death in 128 AD. Hence the pensive face? We explain here: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2023/01/featured-antinous-statue-of-day.html 🪷

🪷 #Antinous Statue of the day: 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 and death in 128 AD. Hence the pensive face? We explain here: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2023/01/featured-antinous-statue-of-day.html 🪷

For those of you who are curious about the Orphic and Eleusinian Mysteries and would like to learn more, I've compiled a list of free resources to kickstart your research!

I also periodically update the list to add new resources that I come across in my studies.

Hope y'all enjoy!

https://orphic-eleusinian.carrd.co/

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