Archive - Thyrathen: Greek Magic, Myth, and Folklore

[Corrected] By the Circuit of the Sun and the Horn of the Moon

Exorcising the she-demon with hairy heels and eyes of flame

Jun 15 •

Themis and the New Order

Birth of the Greek Gods 3.1.7

Jun 13

3:10

Bacchic Philosopher of the Ineffable: Damaskios Part 2

Damaskios' Dionysian Life and Platonic Initiation

Jun 8 •

Athena and the first age of reason

Birth of the Greek Gods 3.1.6

Jun 6

8:28

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

Jun 1 •

May 2025

Metis and primeval wisdom

Watch now | Birth of the Greek Gods 3.1.5

May 30 •

7:35

Zeus' 7 wives and many lovers

Birth of the Greek Gods 3.1.4

May 24 •

5:27

Why Demons are Real, and Necessary

An introduction to Byzantine Demonology

May 23 •

Zeus' final battle

Birth of the Greek Gods 3.1.3

May 17 •

14:38

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.

May 11 •

Titans vs. Gods: Gaia's Revenge

Watch now | Birth of the Greek Gods 3.1.1

May 10 •

9:41

The Neoplatonic Soul of Theurgic Orthodoxy

Sensory theology and sacred matter: the practical and textual evidence

May 4 •

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