Thyrathen: Greek Magic, Myth, and Folklore

Thyrathen: Greek Magic, Myth, and Folklore

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Introducing Thyrathen
A research journal on Greek folk magic, myth, and folklore
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[Corrected] By the Circuit of the Sun and the Horn of the Moon
Exorcising the she-demon with hairy heels and eyes of flame
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Themis and the New Order
Birth of the Greek Gods 3.1.7
Bacchic Philosopher of the Ineffable: Damaskios Part 2
Damaskios' Dionysian Life and Platonic Initiation
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Athena and the first age of reason
Birth of the Greek Gods 3.1.6

Feature Articles

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[Corrected] By the Circuit of the Sun and the Horn of the Moon
Exorcising the she-demon with hairy heels and eyes of flame
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Bacchic Philosopher of the Ineffable: Damaskios Part 2
Damaskios' Dionysian Life and Platonic Initiation
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The Forgotten Neoplatonist: Damaskios and Platonic Orthodoxy Part 1
The reality of the last Schools of Alexandria and Athens, and why the pagan-Christian dichotomy is inaccurate
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Why Demons are Real, and Necessary
An introduction to Byzantine Demonology
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God Writes Man as an Icon of the Logos
Why Neoplatonist theology is the cornerstone of Orthodoxy - and why icons are always written, not painted.
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The Neoplatonic Soul of Theurgic Orthodoxy
Sensory theology and sacred matter: the practical and textual evidence
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Binding spells and exorcising demons
Two Byzantine spells in their first translation
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Solomonic Magic and Astrology in Orthodox Tradition - and Modern Greece
Echoes of Aion and celestial timekeeping as Helios still reigns supreme
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Iatrosofía: Greek "Curanderismo"?
A living tradition of folk medicine and magic transmitted by women (and monks!)
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How to pronounce the Voces magicae in ritual
Their transmission by angels, and the hard evidence
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On the secret meanings of urinating baboons
And why this translation was needed: Excerpts from my new translation of the Hieroglyphica along with juicy footnotes.
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Can you solve a Graeco-Egyptian Alchemical Riddle?
Some (more) evidence for Late Antique and Byzantine spiritual alchemy
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Wondertales

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The Cannibal Sister (The Gelloudi)
Greek folk horror tales
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Half-Bottom and the Lamia
Greek folk horror tales
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The story of Trisevgeni (The three citruses)
Greek folk horror tales
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Thar be Goblins! Part 1/4
Greek wondertales about Kallikantzaroi - Greek Christmas Goblins
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The wolf and the devil
Greek folk horror stories
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Haunted wells in Greek villages
Greek folk tales
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Nereids and Mermaids: The sisters of Alexander the Great
Greek supernatural wondertales
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The Devil's Bridge and other hauntings
Greek folk horror wondertales
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Theogony Course

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3:10
Themis and the New Order
Birth of the Greek Gods 3.1.7
8:28
Athena and the first age of reason
Birth of the Greek Gods 3.1.6
7:35
Metis and primeval wisdom
Watch now | Birth of the Greek Gods 3.1.5
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5:27
Zeus' 7 wives and many lovers
Birth of the Greek Gods 3.1.4
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14:38
Zeus' final battle
Birth of the Greek Gods 3.1.3
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Titans vs. Gods: Gaia's Revenge
Watch now | Birth of the Greek Gods 3.1.1
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Typhon in Hesiod's Theogony
Watch now | Birth of the Greek Gods 3.1.1
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10:04
Who and what is a Hellene?
Watch now | Birth of the Greek Gods 0.1.15
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5:57
What's the point of ancient poets?
Birth of the Greek Gods 0.1.14
4:27
Hesiod and Panhellenism: What is a Greek?
Listen now | Birth of the Greek Gods 0.1.13
3:18
Sources of Hesiod's Theogony
Watch now | Birth of the Greek Gods 0.1.12
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Corfu and the Castration of Uranus
Watch now | Birth of the Greek Gods 0.1.11
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