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In honor of the festival of Epidauria being today ⚕️🐍🤍
I wore some devotional clothing and read about the connection between Asklepios and the rooster. 🐔
I begin my song with Asclepius, healer of illness – Apollo’s son, whom shining Coronis, the daughter Of King Phlegyas, bore on Dotion’s plain: For mortals a source of great joy, A charmer-away of evil pains. Thus I bid you hail, my lord; with this song I entreat you. ἰητῆρα νόσων Ἀσκληπιὸν ἄρχομ᾽ ἀείδειν, υἱὸν Ἀπόλλωνος, τὸν ἐγείνατο δῖα Κορωνὶς Δωτίῳ ἐν πεδίῳ, κούρη Φλεγύου βασιλῆος, χάρμα μέγ᾽ ἀνθρώποισι, κακῶν θελκτῆρ᾽ ὀδυνάων. καὶ σὺ μὲν οὕτω χαῖρε, ἄναξ: λίτομαι δέ σ᾽ ἀοιδῇ.
Bronze coin dating to the joint reign of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus (161-169 CE), depicting Asclepius (right) and his mother Coronis. Now in the Pergamon Museum, Berlin. Photo credit: © Hartmann Linge, Wikimedia Commons, CC-by-sa 3.0.
Today (elaphebolion 8th) in the hellenistic calendar marks Asklepia, a sacred day to honor Asklepios, the god of healing.
I recited four hymns including Homeric Hymn 16 & Orphic Hymn 67 to Asklepios and poured a wine libation. This day is also good for dream communication and divination.
Two weeks ago I also took this photo with a statue of Asklepios when visiting Florence, Italy. 🐍
