*Ø* Blogmanac July 23 | Festival of the Neptunalia and Salacia, ancient Rome
Tethys bore to Okeanos the swirling Potamoi ... She brought forth also a race apart of daughters.
Theogony 337-346
A day for the Roman Sea God, Neptune, and his wife Salacia, goddess of the open sea. Inland, she rules over springs of highly mineralized waters. The goddess Sulis, worshipped at the sacred hot springs at Bath, England, appears to be an aspect of Salacia. In the northern tradition, Neptune and Salacia are equivalent to the Norse god, Aegir, and his consort, Ran.
The Romans celebrated mostly with al fresco events today, although the poet Horace (Odes 3.28) preferred to stay home with a girlfriend and superior wine.
To the Greeks, the sea god was Okeanos, the great fresh water river encircling the earth, and his wife was Tethys, goddess of the nursing the young and of the underground flow of fresh water. She was called Tethys the loveley, and lovely haired Tethys.
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*Ø* Blogmanac July 23 | Sun enters Leo
Leo: Lion's Head Fountains
We often see in fountains the water flowing from a lion’s mouth. This ancient custom originates with the Egyptians who used this device to symbolize the inundation of the Nile, which happens when the Sun is in Leo (23 July to 22 August). The Greeks and Romans adopted the style for their fountains, and it was passed through the European nations.
How many zodiac signs are there?
The Real Constellations of the Zodiac
John Mosley of the Griffith Observatory and the Belgian astronomer Jean Meeus investigated this question in 1999 and found that the planets (minus Pluto) actually pass through 24 constellations.
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Tethys bore to Okeanos the swirling Potamoi ... She brought forth also a race apart of daughters.
Theogony 337-346
A day for the Roman Sea God, Neptune, and his wife Salacia, goddess of the open sea. Inland, she rules over springs of highly mineralized waters. The goddess Sulis, worshipped at the sacred hot springs at Bath, England, appears to be an aspect of Salacia. In the northern tradition, Neptune and Salacia are equivalent to the Norse god, Aegir, and his consort, Ran.
The Romans celebrated mostly with al fresco events today, although the poet Horace (Odes 3.28) preferred to stay home with a girlfriend and superior wine.
To the Greeks, the sea god was Okeanos, the great fresh water river encircling the earth, and his wife was Tethys, goddess of the nursing the young and of the underground flow of fresh water. She was called Tethys the loveley, and lovely haired Tethys.
*Ø* Blogmanac July 23 | Sun enters Leo
Leo: Lion's Head Fountains
We often see in fountains the water flowing from a lion’s mouth. This ancient custom originates with the Egyptians who used this device to symbolize the inundation of the Nile, which happens when the Sun is in Leo (23 July to 22 August). The Greeks and Romans adopted the style for their fountains, and it was passed through the European nations.
How many zodiac signs are there?
The Real Constellations of the Zodiac
John Mosley of the Griffith Observatory and the Belgian astronomer Jean Meeus investigated this question in 1999 and found that the planets (minus Pluto) actually pass through 24 constellations.
Pip Wilson's articles are available for your publication, on application. Further details
Receive similar items free each day with a free subscription to Wilson's Almanac ezine. Send a blank email
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