#NovemberCountdown to Antinous' Birthday on November 27th: #Antinous as #Bacchus/#Dionysus at #HermitageMuseum St. Petersburg Russia.

#NovemberCountdown to Antinous' Birthday on November 27th: #Antinous as #Osiris at #vaticanmuseums. Like Osiris, #Antinoos died tragically in the Nile. Like Osiris, #Antinoo triumphed over death as a deity. Antinous is within us ALL! The Blessing of Antinous is with us all!

#NovemberCountdown to Antinous' birthday on November 27th: #Antinous as #Vertumnus the shape-shifting god-of-plenty and luck. #Antinoos as Vertumnus can take "any form his heart desires" as the #Obelisk of #Antinoo says. He can be anyone you meet, or you yourself.

#NovemberCountdown to Antinous' birthday November 27th: Such an #Antinous coin was treasured by his worshipers as an amulet/talisman, carried at all times to ensure the God's blessings. “Heads” meant good fortune in a coin toss. Meditate on what you value most in life.

#NovemberCountdown to #Antinous' birthday on 27 November: Antinous #Balsamarium for unguents, perfume oil, bath oils ... so you come out of the baths looking Antinoan ... as beautiful as #Antinoos! Lots more balsamaria here: http://www.antinopolis.org/gallery/icons/balsamaria.html

#NovemberCountdown to #Antinous' birthday 27 Nov: On 25 Nov 1610 #Peiresc discovered the #Orion Nebula. Egyptians equated Orion with #Osiris rising from the horizon like Osiris from the dead. #Antinous also died in the Nile and rose to divinity: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2022/11/this-is-day-orion-nebula-was-discovered.html

#NovemberCountdown to Antinous's Birthday November 27th: The #Marlborough jewel perhaps worn as a ring by an early #Antinous worshiper. Marguerite #Yourcenar suggests #Hadrian owned it. Modern copies include an intaglio Pendant by Priest #MartinCampbell (4th pic).

#NovemberCountdown to Antinous' birthday on 27 November: Priest #AntoniusSubia with #Farnese #Antinous at the historic, first-ever exhibition of #Antinoos art, at #HadriansVilla 2012. This statue is oft identified as Antinous as #Adonis, the mortal epitome of male beauty.

#NovemberCountdown to #Antinous' birthday on November 27th: #Mondragone intaglio. #AntoniusSubia says:
May He bless us with his coming
May he rise up inside us and be reborn,
In our Darkest moments, when hope seems far
And Purpose seems faded
When the end seems closer than the beginning.

#NovemberCountdown to Antinous' birthday on November 27th: Grieving #Hadrian enthroned as memories of his beloved #Antinous take wing. The Emperor knows that, as long as we remember #Antinoos, he lives and thrives. Art by @neetols, more art here: society6.com/neetols

🪷 #NovemberCountdown to Antinous' birthday on November 27th: #Antinous showcased at Madrid's Museo del Prado. 🪷