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Happy birthday, Sol Inuicte!

Posted on 25 December 2014 by DeoMercurio

As all the world knows, today is the natalis Inuicti or ‘birthday of the Unvanquished’. Inuictus is an epithet bestowed on many deities—certainly Mithras and Hercules, but also (inuicta) Isis and others besides—but it is most often associated with Sol. … Continue reading →

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Prayer to Rosmerta

Posted on 25 December 2014 by DeoMercurio

I like to devote some attention to Rosmerta one week before the beginning of the new month (ante diem VIII Kalendas, in period lingo). Here is the prayer I offer on such occasions, bringing together the themes of abundance, providence, … Continue reading →

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Rosmerta, a week before the Kalends

Posted on 26 November 2014 by DeoMercurio

The Kalends of each month (i.e. the first day) is sacred to Juno, the Ides (around the middle) to Jupiter. The Nones (in the first quarter of the month) is not sacred to a particular deity as such, though the … Continue reading →

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