Ὀγδόη Ἱσταμένου, VIII day From today&rsquo
Ὀγδόη Ἱσταμένου, VIII day From today’s sunset: eighth day of Anthesterion. The eighth day is always sacred to Poseidon and Theseus. “Poseidon Asphaleios stands for the ogdoad.” “The eighth and the ninth of the month that begins: these are the best days to accomplish the man’s works: (Hesiod) praises the eighth and ninth plausibly as they carry perfection (syntelestikai) and therefore he has dedicated them to the human activities…one (the eight), by having a perfect dimension, the other (the nine), by deriving from a perfect number (the three), bring to accomplishment the works undertaken in them.” Schol. Erga, 772-773 (Amphitrite seated on a dolphin. From South Italy, Locride, 460-450 circa BCE. Now in the Louvre….) -- source link
#greek religion#greek mythology#amphitrite#dolphin goddess#greek calendar