tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382184804747180588.post2324283441856946426..comments2024-03-27T09:04:12.454-07:00Comments on Baring the Aegis: Hestia versus DionysosElani Temperancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05611003885755154591noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382184804747180588.post-28199391882780659682017-11-03T23:55:11.191-07:002017-11-03T23:55:11.191-07:00I've been researching this recently. While the...I've been researching this recently. While the Dodekatheon could vary by city-state, I believe the canonical listing is the one you provided -- which includes Hestia and Demeter, and does not include Hades or Dionysos.<br /><br />Dionysos is an important god of course, and he has interesting parallels with other religious traditions. Excluding him from the 12 does not diminish him in my opinion; it's a matter of canon and proper understanding.<br /><br />The fact that Graves' invention has spread so far and wide, to the point of being referenced in recent scholarship, is disconcerting. It's way too easy to muddy the waters, which is a challenge for reconstructionism.<br /><br />There are other reasons to believe in the proper canon: it can be divided into equal parts male and female, 4 groups of 3 gods each based on attributes (creative, life-giving, protecting, harmonizing), and 6 pairs. This sort of elegant symmetry is important to Hellenic art and ideas in general; including Dionysos in the 12 upsets the sense of order and balance.<br /><br />Btw, I appreciate this blog, it's informative.xcaliburhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07808078561104695558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382184804747180588.post-7841136531098051642017-01-13T05:08:57.650-08:002017-01-13T05:08:57.650-08:00Thank you for this informative post
Anw, according...Thank you for this informative post<br />Anw, according to a source I read long ago, there was Hades, instead of Hermes. I think that is quite logical since Hades is one of 6 brothers and sisters right? Bạch Nguyệt Quanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834747787391266849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382184804747180588.post-79915187843360161692014-05-25T11:29:20.560-07:002014-05-25T11:29:20.560-07:00Thank you for this post. It put things on their pl...Thank you for this post. It put things on their places for me.Maya Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10877457709995369246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382184804747180588.post-48440919372677364872013-03-08T05:50:31.880-08:002013-03-08T05:50:31.880-08:00@Daphne Lykeion: I absolutely agree with you on ev...@Daphne Lykeion: I absolutely agree with you on everything you just said. That's exactly as I view Them. Thank you!Elani Temperancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05611003885755154591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382184804747180588.post-83104476861993099672013-03-08T05:49:47.135-08:002013-03-08T05:49:47.135-08:00@UltravioletAngel: I'm glad you liked it :)@UltravioletAngel: I'm glad you liked it :)Elani Temperancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05611003885755154591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382184804747180588.post-1669107399237327882013-03-07T13:37:28.898-08:002013-03-07T13:37:28.898-08:00Indeed. I have maintained all along whereas I don&...Indeed. I have maintained all along whereas I don't put Dionysos as one of the 12, and Hestia retains her throne, that it doesn't lessen the importance of Dionysos. In fact he is among the gods perhaps one that is the closest to humanity. And of course he still dwells on Olympos, where several gods dwell aside from the 12, but this does not automatically make him one of the 12 any more than any of the other gods dwelling thereon. Hestia's position is unique of course because she firmly rooted rather than wandering all through the world like the other 11 Olympians. As human fire in myth was brought from Olympos I do honor her in the household myself, as keeper of the flames everywhere.Daphne Lykeionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02085120484245732542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382184804747180588.post-79200008558330141872013-03-04T00:27:06.790-08:002013-03-04T00:27:06.790-08:00good post , very informative. thanks for sharing, ...good post , very informative. thanks for sharing, its sucha controversial subject this Hestia vs Dionysus stuff. I think it best just to treat all the main theoi the sameUltravioletAngelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07349843020572400422noreply@blogger.com