#orphic

[shisasan]

Signs by the road. Ph. Aleksandra Alba IG: tanzdreamer

[tylermileslockett]

"The Gate to Hades" (part 3 in my Orpheus and Eurydice series)

Part3: But Orpheus is not satisfied to sit in solitary mourning. There was a great injustice in the death of his love Eurydice. If the beasts and rocks of the wild woods of Olympia bow before his song, what is to stop him for persuading the spirits of the underworld? Perhaps he can even persuade the King Hades to take pity on him and his lost love. With this determination, he receives directions to the dark gate from the forest nymphs and sets out. Many days later, standing before that gaping black maw, Orpheus shivers. He might never return to the land of the living. He steps forward. He has nothing left to lose.

In Greek literary sources we have varying references to the location of the entrance to underworld. In Homer’s Odyssey, Odysseus must travel to Hades to  perform a “Nekyia” ceremony to commune with the dead to receive prophecies. Circe gives Odysseus the vaguest of directions; “…once your ship has crossed flowing Ocean, drag it ashore at Persephone’s groves, on the level beach where tall poplars grow, willows shed their fruit, right beside deep swirling Oceanus.  Then you must go to Hades’ murky home, where Periphlegethon and Cocytus, a stream which branches off theriver Styx, flow into Acheron.” – translation by Ian Johnston.

Some scholars believe Homer’s description of the location is based on the real-world temple of the “Nekromanteion” (oracle of the dead) in Ancient Epirus (Northwest Greece). This was a temple of necromancy dedicated to Hades and Persephone where devotees could commune with dead spirits, and was believed to be the entrance to Hades. The temple was located at the meeting point of three rivers; the Acheron (river of woe), Pyriphlegethon (river of fire), and Cocytus (river of lamentation).

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[lifeinpoetry]

On earth you tried, try once again in Hades.

— Denise Riley, from "Orphic," Say Something Back & Time Lived, Without Its Flow

[we-could-call-it-love]

[dilfaeneas]

In the Orphic tradition dionysius was first a child of persephone before being reborn to semele. Dionysius later gifts persephone a flower in exchange for his earth mother to live again. I like to think its truly because she loves her son.

[alsostheon]

Orphic Hymn to Hekate

Hekate of the Roads, lovely dame,

Of Earthly, watery, and celestial frame,

Sepulchral in saffron veil arrayed

Pleased with dark ghosts

Who wander through the shade

Persian huntress, world’s key bearer we hail

On the rough rock to wander thee delights

Leader and nurse, be present to our rites

Propitious grant our just desires success

Accept our homage and the incense bless

Guide our fortunes, gift us with your grace

Daughter of Perses, mistress of silence

Goddess of moon and clairvoyance

Wanderer of the wilds, ever leading

Dogs and deer, and tides receding

Please hear our prayers, help us to be wise

Ὕμνος εις Ἑκάτην

Εἰνοδίην Ἑκάτην κλῄιζω, τριοδῖτιν, ἐραννήν,

οὐρανίην, χθονίαν τε, καὶ εἰναλίην κροκόπεπλον,

τυμβιδίην, ψυχαῖς νεκύων μέτα βακχεύουσαν,

Πέρσειαν, φιλέρημον, ἀγαλλομένην ἐλάφοισιν,

νυκτερίην, σκυλακῖτιν, ἀμαιμάκετον βασίλειαν,

ταυροπόλον, παντὸς κόσμου κληιδοῦχον ἄνασσαν,

ἡγεμόνην, νύμφην, κουροτρόφον, οὐρεσιφοῖτιν,

λισσόμενοις κούρην τελεταῖς ὁσίαισι παρεῖναι

βουκόλῳ εὐμενέουσαν ἀεὶ κεχαρηότι θυμῷ.

Húmnos eis Hekátēn

Einodíēn Hekátēn klḗͅizō, triodĩtin, erannḗn,

ouraníēn, khthonían te, kaì einalíēn krokópeplon,

tumbidíēn, psukhaĩs nekúōn méta bakkheúousan,

Pérseian, philérēmon, agalloménēn eláphoisin,

nukteríēn, skulakĩtin, amaimáketon basíleian,

tauropólon, pantòs kósmou klēidoũkhon ánassan,

hēgemónēn, númphēn, kourotróphon, ouresiphoĩtin,

lissómenois koúrēn teletaĩs hosíaisi pareĩnai

boukólōͅ eumenéousan aeì kekharēóti thumō̃ͅ.

[keysatthecrossroad]

I call Ækátî of the Crossroads, worshipped at the meeting of three paths, oh lovely one.

In the sky, earth, and sea, you are venerated in your saffron-colored robes.

Funereal Daimôn, celebrating among the souls of those who have passed.

Persian, fond of deserted places, you delight in deer.

Goddess of night, protectress of dogs, invincible Queen.

Drawn by a yoke of bulls, you are the queen who holds the keys to all the Kózmos.

Commander, Nýmphi, nurturer of children, you who haunt the mountains.

Pray, Maiden, attend our hallowed rituals;

Be forever gracious to your mystic herdsman and rejoice in our gifts of incense.

- The Orphic Hymn to Hekáte

[hellenistic-prince]

Hymn to Hestia

Hestia, in the high dwellings of all, both deathless gods and men who walk on earth, you have gained an everlasting abode and highest honor: glorious is your portion and your right. For without you mortals hold no banquet, —where one does not duly pour sweet wine in offering to Hestia both first and last.

[webdiggerxxx]

꧁★꧂

[lorienfae]

whittled out of shapelessness into faith and feather-fringed waking, the sky as bearer of comings and goings, every star serves sentry over the heart —

one may be dream's everything but every nothing is a seed, a root that learns to be the dream, to shape, to blossom

— acme, from hollowed-out breathing to yodel-tinged lips, wild nature in its barefoot step, singsong lilt and warrior hilt, tilting into orphic spasms of lovelorn cosmos,

light-winged,

a symbiosis

of energy and pulse, merging into litany intself, a truth of trust of thrust of knowing that we

matter.

© Anna S. 2023

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[tylermileslockett]

"The Death of Eurydice" (#2 in my Orpheus and Eurydice series)

But the three Moirai (fates) weave and cut their strings of mortal’s destinies, and this love was not destined to last. Dancing barefoot upon the forest floor with the nymphs, Eurydice was bitten by a venomous snake and tragically died. Orpheus played such music of melancholy mourning as to make the trees bow and weep.

The Latin poet Virgil gives a lush description of lament from his poem, “Georgicks:”…“But the choir of sister Dryads filled the tops of the mountains with their cries: the rooks of Rhodope wept, and high Pangaea, and the martial land of Rhesus, and the Getae, and Hebrus, and Attic Orithyia. He assuaging his love-sick mind with his hollow lyre, lamented thee, sweet wife, thee on the solitary shore, thee when day approached, thee when it disappeared.” (-translated by John Martyn.)

We have multiple sources giving variations recounting Eurydice’s death. According to Ovid, she was walking along the riverside with her sister dryad nymphs, while Vergil has her escaping a rape attempt by another son of Apollo; a pastoral god named Aristaeus. But the authors agree that her death results from the bite of a poisonous viper.

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[numbah999]

[actuallyacerrr]

Kalopsia

Masterlist

Desc ->

Kalopsia

(adj.) the delusion of things being more beautiful then they really are

Out of everything that could’ve happened to Armani, finding themselves intertwined with the ninja wasn’t at the top of their list.

Info ->

Hello! Feel free to skip or skim this as this is just me rambling info on this series haha. For context this is an oc insert into the world of Ninjago along with their lore. They’re will be headcanons present..especially when it comes to the Oni because I really wanted more of their lore and info on them like we get with dragons but yeah we won’t probably. Soooo I take it into my own hands and I get to touch on that with Armani who is a Oni hybrid and a grandchild of Mystake. If there are any sensitive topics they will be stated at the top of the chapter etc etc. I think this kinda acts like a rewrite??? I doubt it but yeah haha I don’t know what else to put here- Anyway, I do hope you enjoy this little thing i’m working on. Oh and this will be cross posted :))

(Main) Characters ->

Armani Monroe | 16 | Oni Human (Oc)

Lloyd Garmadon | 16 | Oni Dragon Human

Nya Smith-Jiang | 16 | Human

Jay Walker-Gordon | 17 | Human

Kai Smith-Jiang | 18 | Human

Rowan Monroe | 18 | Oni Human (Oc)

Cole Brookstone | 19 | Human

Zane Julien | ??? | Nindroid

P.I.X.A.L. | ??? | Nindroid

Wu | 1000+ | Oni Dragon Human

Garmadon | 1000+ | Oni Dragon Human

Act 0 : The Beginning

Literally just the prologue.

.00 | Prologue

Act I : The Forth Mask

Sons of Garmadon

Summary ->

Armani finds herself intertwined with the Ninja after being summoned by Cyrus Borg on behalf of Mistako. The reason? The Oni mask of Vengeance was stolen and Armani being an expert in anything Oni (or anything FSM related for that matter) led her to being here. Now Armani works to help the ninja in (most) anyway she can. But is afraid that diving in too deep would reveal too much of herself. Especially with the princess on board..not to say she doesn’t trust the princess but who am I kidding she really doesn’t. Now they must set off on a quest to find the third mask and stop the Sons of Garmadon from ever raising Lord Garmadon.

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[femme-witching]

Orphism

Orphism was an ancient Greek mystic religion attributed to the writings of the poet Orpheus, as well as holding associations with the story of Orpheus and Eurydice. The fundamental beliefs of Orphism are based around Dionysian myth.

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Dionysus

Beyond being notorious for drunkeness and orgies, Dionysus’ primary myth is about his birth. His father, Zeus, was infamous for promiscuity, resulting in several offspring with deities and mortals alike. Dionysus’ mother, Semele, was one of those mortals and the princess of Thebes.

Zeus presented himself to Semele in the form of a young mortal man, but openly admits to Semele that he is the king of the gods. Trusting her lover and enjoying his company, Semele bragged to her servants that she was having an affair with Zeus himself. One of her servants began questioning the man’s identity, and convinced Semele to ask the so-called Zeus to swear to show her his true godly form.

Unbeknownst to Semele, the servant was Hera in disguise seeking to prevent Zeus from cheating. Furthermore, mortals would be killed by witnessing a god’s true form. Zeus swore to Semele that he would grant her her wishes, and showed her his true form. The light and heat radiated from Zeus’ body after transformation, blinding and burning Semele, causing her death. 

Semele had been reduced to ash after witnessing Zeus’ godly form, however a fetus was left behind in pile of ashes. Zeus noticed the fetus and stored it in his thigh, allowing the fetus to grow into a developed baby. 

After the baby had been developed he sprung from Zeus’ leg, producing the baby Dionysus, the god of wine, grapes, and esctasy. 

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Orpheus and Eurydice

Orpheus was known for his extraordinary musical talent, poeticness, and beautiful singing voice. When he was singing in the woods, he caught the attention of a wood nymph, Eurydice. Eurydice was mesmerized by his singing voice and Orpheus was amazed by her beauty, and the two quickly fell in love. The young couple were indescribably happy together and deeply in love, and got married. 

Shortly after the wedding, Eurydice was walking in a meadow and was bitten by a poisonous snake. The venom killed her in an instant. Orpheus soon found her body in the meadow and was overwhelmed by  grief, and began his lamentation. Desperate to get his wife back, Orpheus went into the underworld, still singing his song of woe. 

Moved by the emotion and beauty of his song, Hermes escorted Orpheus into the underworld and to the river Styx. Also moved by his song, Chiron- the ferryman of the dead- granted Orpheus access across Styx. Upon meeting Cerberus- the three-headed dog who guarded the underworld- Orpheus sang a soft, slow melody, putting Cerberus to sleep. Orpheus continued his grief-stricken hymn and entered the throne room of Hades and Persephone. 

At first, the king and queen of the dead were taken aback to see a mortal in their realm, though they were softened with sympathy at Orpheus’ pleas. He told Hades and Persephone what had happened to his beloved Eurydice and begged for her return to the mortal realm. At that moment, the whole world was said to stand still in awe of his beautiful cries. Persephone, especially moved by his act of love, convinced Hades to grant Eurydice passage back to the land of the living, on the condition that Orpheus could not look at her until they were out of the underworld. 

Orpheus was overjoyed by the prospect of seeing his wife again, and agreed to the gods’ criteria. Orpheus once again crossed the river Styx, and gradually led Eurydice out of the underworld. Having the long journey to let his thoughts fester, Orpheus began to wonder if Hades had tricked him and Eurydice wasn’t behind him at all. Due to his anxiety and impulsivity, Orpheus looked back at Eurydice just before they had reached the entrance of the mortal realm, and she was pulled back into the underworld.

Orpheus would never see Eurydice again until his own death. He swore off loving anyone else, dooming him to grief for the rest of his living days. 

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What is Orphism?

Orphism was an ancient Greek mystic religion attributed to the writings of the poet Orpheus, as well as holding associations with the Orphic Hymns and the story of Orpheus and Eurydice. Orphism is believed to have originated around 700-600 BCE, where as Dionysus’ orphic mythology was recorded in Hesiod’s Theogony around 700 BCE, and the first documented telling of Orpheus and Eurydice is attributed to the poet Ibycus around 530 BCE. While Orpheus is sometimes referenced as the author of the Orphic Hymns, it’s important to note that they were written in the late Hellenistic or early Roman era (~300 BCE-200 CE), well after the origination of Orphism or the recording of Orpheus and Eurydice.

Orphism is based on principles of duality, especially in relation to life and death. 

This duality is present in Dionysus’ birth myth as he is the only god born to both a deity and a mortal: "And Semele, daughter of Kadmos was joined with him [Zeus] in love and bare him a splendid son, joyous Dionysos,-a mortal woman an immortal son. And now they both are gods." - Hesiod, Theogony 940

The myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, though later than the origin of Orphism, is relevant to the mystic religion due to duality between life and death or between the mortal realm and the underworld. Orpheus is considered the only mortal to safely enter and return from the underworld. 

Why is it relevant?

Orphism is intertwined with the Orphic hymns, a series of 86 poems devoted to gods of the Greek pantheon. Several of the known hymns are written to venerate cthonic gods, or gods associated with the underworld. The hymns and Orphism as a whole have an unusual focus on cthonic gods and the underworld, meaning Orphic texts are the few sources of documentation we have that describe how ancient Greeks viewed and interated with the underworld in religion.

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Late Roman mosaic of Orpheus surrounded by animals.

Thank you so much for reading!

[aaravos-answers]

(mia) I discovered a new word! “orphic” it describes you perfectly :)

.......thank you?

Although I would think my importance is quite obvious, the rest seems accurate.