tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817911217098974229.post2873942353267783304..comments2023-11-05T04:09:26.194-05:00Comments on e g r e g o r e s: Honoring Our Pagan AncestorsApuleius Platonicushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11761230673724504084noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817911217098974229.post-15748992189817884512012-05-12T12:17:56.982-04:002012-05-12T12:17:56.982-04:00I love your blogI love your bloggurpreet singhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16416280118584961115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817911217098974229.post-7796758341847598622010-10-20T17:24:18.948-04:002010-10-20T17:24:18.948-04:00Hi Arturo,
My own view is that Hypatia was murder...Hi Arturo,<br /><br />My own view is that Hypatia was murdered first and foremost because she was a Pagan. <br /><br />Considering (1) the general climate of the times (that is, a climate of generalized violence against Pagans and Paganism), (2) Hypatia's position as the most prominent Pagan in Alexandria, and (3) Cyril's track record of religiously inspired violence, any other interpretation seems obviously contrived, at least to me.<br /><br />The idea that it was "just politics" seems especially contrived. Cyril was a bad egg, to put it very nicely, and of course there were people, with very good reason, who wished to get rid of him. And it stands to reason that someone like Hypatia would be sympathetic to the opposition to Cyril. But one of the main reasons for Hypatia's sympathy, obviously, is that even by the Christian standards of the day, Cyril was especially hell-bent on using violence against his religious enemies.Apuleius Platonicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11761230673724504084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817911217098974229.post-71423663788992956602010-10-19T18:32:58.944-04:002010-10-19T18:32:58.944-04:00Kullervo: that must have been a great show!Kullervo: that must have been a great show!Apuleius Platonicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11761230673724504084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817911217098974229.post-91505810790204125952010-10-19T16:12:34.085-04:002010-10-19T16:12:34.085-04:00That was moving and powerful.
The name of the ban...That was moving and powerful. <br />The name of the band reminded me of Tyr, the ancient Phoenician city on the eastern Mediterranean coast and the mother city of Carthage. <br />The great flame in the middle of Tyr in the temple of Melqart kept burning for a long time after Christianity came. The pagans in Tyr resisted to the extent that their tradition was still alive even after the Islamic invasion, and in historical documents it's mentioned that when the Crusades arrived in the 11th century they found a tiny minority of Pagans in the city who still practiced their faith publicly.<br />Being the last Pagans in eastern Mediterranean area, they were the first to be slain by the two monotheisms fighting over the city. <br /><br />Hail to all our ancestors who fell while fighting, and to all those who are rising again!Tonyhttp://www.ninars.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817911217098974229.post-83408752164857773442010-10-19T08:41:46.820-04:002010-10-19T08:41:46.820-04:00I would be interested to read your thoughts on the...I would be interested to read your thoughts on the whole Hypatia episode, as many reviews by Catholics seem to regard the new movie, Agora, as a hit piece against Christianity. I do believe that most scholars conclude that she was not lynched explicitly because she was a pagan, but being pagan and a woman certainly didn't help. I have also read reviews by Neoplatonic scholars saying that they portrayed her more as an Enlightenment rationalist than a believing pagan. I don't know if you've seen the movie (Netflix says that it is sending it to me today), but if you have, it would be interesting to know your thoughts.<br /><br />-An unenthusiastic member of "team Jesus"Arturo Vasquezhttp://arturovasquez.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817911217098974229.post-11349117443380713112010-10-18T23:00:37.729-04:002010-10-18T23:00:37.729-04:00Powerfully important stuff. May this history, and ...Powerfully important stuff. May this history, and the brave men and women who made, never be forgot. <br /><br />(In fact, this would make an awesome alt.history tale - though Harry Harrison sort of did that with the <i>Hammer and Cross</i> series, which I highly recommend if you haven't read them.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817911217098974229.post-67926013694563020182010-10-18T21:36:44.096-04:002010-10-18T21:36:44.096-04:00Well put, Apuleius. Widukind is a favorite histori...Well put, Apuleius. Widukind is a favorite historical figure of mine, and so I often drink to him in symbel. I did not know so much about Arbogast before, but I think I will be drinking to him this Friday night as well. This post is the sort of historical narrative that I wish more pagans gave credence to.Nick "Hildiwulf" Ritterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04582537584917107982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817911217098974229.post-31357203784201555812010-10-18T20:00:36.336-04:002010-10-18T20:00:36.336-04:00What? The horned helmet is a myth? I guess I will ...What? The horned helmet is a myth? I guess I will have to revision all those fantasies. <br />As usual a great piece. Thanks for the book suggestions too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817911217098974229.post-14797469548330925762010-10-18T19:21:01.748-04:002010-10-18T19:21:01.748-04:00Such an inspiring and informative entry. Thank you...Such an inspiring and informative entry. Thank you. I like the tie-in with Samhain season to. Let's have remembrence for our beloved pagan ancestors this season.Ellen Catalina, LCSWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05370543572803320295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817911217098974229.post-87967805140079820272010-10-18T18:05:36.948-04:002010-10-18T18:05:36.948-04:00I've see Tyr in concert. They were awesome.
...I've see Tyr in concert. They were <i>awesome.</i><br /><br />Come to think of it, it was just last year, in Baltimore. Pity you missed it!Kullervohttp://byzantium.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com