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Dis Pater: The Roman Hades – Aidonian’s blog

I have discussed Aidoneos, the Hellenic God of the Underworld and riches. Now I will talk about Dis Pater: the Roman God of the Underworld also known as Pluto or apparently Rex Infernus who was associated with fertile agricultural land ( which is normal for khthonic deities to be associated with that.) He was later […]

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an obscure myth of creation of mankind – Aidonian’s blog

The Theoi Project list a obscure myth where Persephone as Cura/Proserpina created mankind. Jove/Jupiter(Zeus) gave it life. There was a dispute over who would name the newly created being and They took it to Saturnus (Kronos) and he decided that during life, man belonged to Tellus(Gaia), but the life and fate (text was missing here […]

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Ploutonas: God of Wealth and Underworld – Aidonian’s blog

Who is Ploutonas? Ploutonas is the Greek God of the Underworld. He is basically another name for Aidoneos(Hades). Since Aidoneos was feared and people were afraid to speak his name, they gave Him other names. Ploutonas or Plouton is one of them. His name means “Giver of Wealth” and in that, He is connected to […]

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the struggles of reviving polytheistic religions part 2 – Aidonian’s blog

 as I watched the latest YouTube video of aliakai over why are we afraid to be pagan, something hit me. While we can have discussions on the nature of the Gods, but there is a problem between revivalists and reconstructionists. As we see with revivalists like YSEE who claim to be a revival rather than […]

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myth vs religion – Aidonian’s blog

the notion that myth is also religion is ridiculous. Myths are stories which in a time were used to describe certain things like how the world was formed, how mankind came to be, etc….Than you have pure theological stories about the Gods and how they came into being.  I would rather say that the stories […]

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religion & Marx – Aidonian’s blog

Marx considered religion to be the opium of the masses. In a way, he is not wrong. In the time when he lived, religion was used to control and surpress the people. The church mixed with the state to form a symbiotic relationship that still exists in one form or another. Its a unhealthy relationship […]

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the double standard on social media for women – Aidonian’s blog

Onlyfans. The idea of it brings up the notion of sex work, while onlyfans is used for more than that. Its mostly known for that unfortunatly. The same for patreon. During the pandemic most sex workers went to these platforms to have a kind of income and continue using it to expand on their work. […]

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a brief history of Social Security in Belgium – Aidonian’s blog

Belgium has something unique in the world. It was one of the first to install a social security for all its citizens,a social security funded by the goverment, but also by the people and companies. Its one of the reasons why the wages are high, so people get paid enough to get by, but also […]

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What defines a God? – Aidonian’s blog

I think these are valid questions that I feel are hard to explain. The reason why is that everyone wll have a different idea on what defines a god and what makes it real. You can only speak from your personal experience and view. Throughout history humans have always put human emotions and faces on […]

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regarding international women’s day – Aidonian’s blog

The 8th of March is the day to celebrate womanhood, but it is also a day to stand up for the rights for women. Especially now during COVID pandemic, women’s rights are under more pressure than before.  The first women’s day was held in America towards the end of February. It wasn’t until the 1920’s […]

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