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It's the / Sol's Day / ! ☀️

"Golden Titan [Helios the Sun], whose eternal eye with matchless sight illuminates all the sky. Native, unwearied in diffusing light, and to all eyes the object of delight."
Orphic Hymn 8 to Helios

🏛️ Roman silver and gold finger ring, circa 2nd century CE

Photograph of a finger ring against a black background. The solid hoop flat on the interior is rounded on the exterior and expanding to the broad angular shoulders. The bezel is centered by a relief radiate bust of Helios in profile to the right, framed by raised bands. The face and hair of Helios are cut out of the sheet gold to reveal the silver below.

It's the / Jupiter's Day / Thorsday! ⚡

"And Zeus, when Prometheus had taken fire and given it to men, put him in chains."
Diodorus Siculus, Library of History 4.15.2

🏛️ Zeus and Ganymedes in The Theft of Fire by Christian Griepenkerl, 1878 CE

Oil painting of Zeus and Ganymede asleep on a cloud, Zeus' eagles with its head tucked under its wing, while Prometheus steals fire from Zeus' thunderbolt. His actual thunderbolt, it's not a euphemism.

A late Day of Hermes and post 🐏

"Hear me, Hermes, messenger of Zeus, son of Maia.
Almighty is your heart, O lord of the deceased and judge of contests.
Gentle and clever, O Argeiphontes, you are a guide whose sandals fly,
And a man-loving prophet to mortals.
You are vigorous and you delight in exercise and in deceit."
Orphic Hymn 28

🏛 on a roof in Chalkis, Euboea, Greece
📸 Herbert List, 1937


Marble sculpture of Hermes atop a roof. His upper body is missing but he can be identified by his winged sandals. A himation is draped around him but it goes underneath his bottom, letting us peek at his shapely buttocks.

«Quiero el rostro de doncella y el cuerpo de ave, como escribió Virgilio sobre las arpías, con "manos que se hacen garras". Quiero la lujuria y la repulsión. Quiero tener una carcasa de porcelana y ser un amasijo de carne. Quiero ser temida y admirada, conjurar la muerte en mi pecho y la vida en mi vientre.»

Extracto de "Me dibujaron así: Por qué el mundo odia la feminidad", de @nlopeztrujillo.

Ilustración representando a una arpía de alas de halcón y cabello negro y rizado, que sostiene un espejo en una de sus garras mientras nos mira gozosa, orgullosa, desmesurada y libre. — Illustration depicting a harpy with falcon wings and curly black hair, holding a mirror in one of her claws while looking at us joyfully, proud, excessive, and free.

Have a courageous Day of Ares aka Mars' Day aka Tuesday 🗡️

"You cruel child of guileful Aphrodite, whom she bore to Ares."
Stesichorus, Fragment 575

🏛 restrained by Cupid by John Gibson, 1786-1866, Chatsworth House, Derybshire

Neoclassical sculpture goup of Mars and Amor. Ares is in the nude, only wearing his crested helmet and a cloak draped over his left shoulder. Amor has taken his left arm and Mars is looking at him.