A WARNING FROM HECATE IN EPHESUS
Although it is quite crude, its execution betrays skill in drawing and carving stone. There are several other such graffiti works around Ephesus.
Cybele on Tour
The official introduction of Magna Deorum Mater Idaeai, into the Roman pantheon in 204 B.C. followed a certain tradition of acceptance of other foreign deities. According to the prophesies of the Sibylline books, the powers of these new gods could have influenced the unfavorable events which Rome suffered from....
On a side street in Ephesus
A rough relief of Artemis Ephesia, appearing more like graffiti, on the side of a pilaster on Bath Street, near the entrance to the Baths of Scholastikia.
The Wounded Amazon
The wounded Amazon. The relief was found in front of the theater in Ephesus, where it was built into the road pavement. Presumably, he was on the altar of the temple of Artemis. However, the last assumption is very controversial Selcuk, Asia Minor, Turkey (Ephesus Museum, Hovburg, Vienna)
Ancient Hymn to Hekate Chthonia
In the following article an ancient hymn to Hekate will be presented saved by the christian philosopher and theologist, Ippolytos. The hymn is unknown to the community of the Goddess Hekate and as this blog has the goal to present rare material and information from the ancient texts, about our Goddess, this article is another great contribution to our goal. The hymn can be used to invoke the Goddess during Deipnon (=Supper) or the darker aspects during waning of the moon.
Incredible Columns of the Artemis Temple
In Hagia Sophia, there are 140 monolithic columns which were brought from different places of the world. For instance; the 8 porphyry columns whose color of purple symbolize nobility of the Byzantine Empire, are from Egypt and stand under semi domes. There are also 8 green columns from Artemis Temple in Ephesus. The capitals of the columns are carved with acanthus and palm tree leaves and the monograms of the emperors (Justinian & Theodora) appear on them. None of the bowl capitals are identical.
εἰς Ἄρτεμιν
Apollo unveils Artemis. Alexander von Humboldt’s (c. 1807), after a drawing by Bertel Thorvaldsen. The Olymian God, Apollo, unveils the chthonic Goddess, Artemis of Ephesia.
Ένας κλασικός ελληνικός ύμνος στη θεά Άρτεμη
Callimachus, Hymn to Artemis
Colossal head of Artemis. Sanctuary of Despoina at Lykosoura, Arcadia. Early 2nd cent. B.C. The cult statue of Artemis, part of the group in the Temple of the Great Goddesses, Demeter and Despoina, at Lykosoura, was the work of the sculptor Damophon. Artemis was linked to the naval battle of Salamis due to the moonlight that allegedly helped in the favourable outcome of the battle. National Archaeological Museum of Athens.
Veils of Artemis
The Goddess Artemis is often rather confusing. How to reconcile Artemis of Ephesia, the stoic eternal virgin with the Diana form of the rather sexy huntress?
