Isidora Forrest, Priestess of Isis and author wrote a blog post about the color red and its association with Aset/Isis.
Here is the link: Red Isis
Month: May 2014
Link: Isis and Sekhmet or Isis-Sekhmet?
Isidora Forrest, Priestess of Isis and author has a post about Aset-Sekhmet or Isis-Sekhmet.
Here is the link: Isis and Sekhmet or Isis-Sekhmet?
Karnak Bibliography
This is a great site about the Temple of Karnak. The page has an extensive bibliography. Some items listed are books while others are PDFs that you can download for free. Some of the material is in English while others are in French or German.
Here is the link: Karnak Bibliography
Hera, Enthroned with a Spear
Within, Jennifer Larson. Ancient Greek Cults: A Guide. Routeledge, 2007 it mentions a terracotta of Hera in a very unusual way.
She is described as: “the enthroned goddess holding a spear, a child, a horse or a pomegranate” (page 37).
Festivals for Heru-sa-Aset
So I have this book from the library: Perpillou-Thomas, Francoise. Fêtes d’Egypte ptolémaïque et romaine, d’après la documentation papyrologique grecque. (Studia Hellenistica Series 31). Université catholique, 1993, 88-89. It has tons of festivals in it from the Ptolemaic and Roman periods of Egypt.
Harpokratia is for Heru-pa-khered or Horus, the child. This festival is associated with Aset/Isis and Wesir/Sarapis at Tebtynis (in the Fayoum) and with Aset/Isis and Pramarres at Soknopaiou Nesos (also in the Fayoum).
11 to 12 of Tybi
Festival of Heru-sa-Aset/Harpokratia
14 of Tybi
Festival of Heru-sa-Aset/Harpokratia
16 of Tybi
Festival of Heru-sa-Aset/Harpokratia
19 of Tybi*
Festival of Heru-sa-Aset/Harpokratia
14 of Mechir
Festival of Heru-sa-Aset/Harpokratia
*The text lists this date with “11 or 12 of Tybi instead of 19 of Tybi”, so I’m guessing this date is also a festival day for this holiday.
Site Update
I have updated Aset’s Festival Calendar.
Here is the link: Festivals
May Festivals for Aset
Here is a reminder about the Aset festivals in May.
2 Shomu/Payni/May
2-Great Festival of the Two Lands
4-Festival of the Birth of Aset
9 of May-Festival of Roses/Rhodophoria
10-Appearance and Procession of Aset, Mistress of Aba
11 of May-Festival of Roses/Rhodophoria
13 of May-Festival of Roses/Rhodophoria
21-Day of the Living Children of Nut
23 of May-Festival of Roses/Rhodophoria
28-Procession and Offerings in Djedu
31 of May to 1 of June-Festival of Roses/Rhodophoria
Link: The Goddess Aset/Isis
This is a great post about Aset/Isis with tons of images! Amentet Neferet: Isis
Link: Five Things Every Aleyo Needs to Know
Ochani Lele, Priest and author writes a blog post about Aleyos in the Lukumi (Santeria) Religion.
Here is the link: Five Things Every Aleyo Needs to Know
Hera’s Festivals
Hekatombaion/Creteon – July/August
Metageitnion/Diomedeon – August/September
20-Sacrifice to Hera, the Goddess of Charm/Hera Thelchinia
Boedromion/Hippeon – September/October
Pyanepsion/Gereon – October/November
Maimakterion/Hespereon – November/December
Poseideon/Cerbreon – December/January
Gamelion/Nemeaneon – January/February
1 to 30-Month Sacred to Hera
26-Sacred Marriage of Hera and Zeus
27-Festival of Hera Teleia and Zeus Teleios
Anthesterion/Lerneon – February/March
Elaphebolion/Archaedeon – March/April
Mounichion/Erymantheon – April/May
Thargelion/Augeon – May/June
Skirophorion/Stymphaleon – June/July
Sources
Parke, H. W. Festivals of the Athenians. London: Thames and Hudson, 1977.
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