ONCE AGAIN REPLACES ORION THE HUNTER
Historically there has been numerous calendars based on their everchanging understanding of the cosmos. Here are two important systems which have much in common with present day practice. The first reflects the Hellenic deities which have always had an uncanny resemblance to indigenous dieties. These names have since been adopted to protect a level of secrecy associated with traditional phonetics. We owe its creation to Beth Fitzgibbon and in allowing it reproduction here.
Hestia – January 1-January 5 (Cycle 1)
Achlys – January 6-January 10 (Cycle 2)
Erebus – January 11-January 15 (Cycle 3)
Styx – January 16-January 20 (Cycle 4)
Boreas – January 21-January 25 (Cycle 5)
Uranus – January 26-January 30 (Cycle 6)
Ananke – January 31-February 4 (Cycle 7)
Hecate – February 5-February 9 (Cycle 8)
Proteus – February 10-February 14 (Cycle 9)
Hephaestus – February 15-February 19 (Cycle 10)
Asclepius – February 20-February 24 (Cycle 11)
Selene – February 25-March 1 (Cycle 12)
Prometheus – March 2-March 6 (Cycle 13)
Oceanus – March 7-March 11 (Cycle 14)
Chaos – March 12-March 16 (Cycle 15)
Persephone – March 17-March 21 (Cycle 16)
Phanes – March 22-March 26 (Cycle 17)
Eos – March 27-March 31 (Cycle 18)
Tethys – April 1-April 5 (Cycle 19)
Poseidon – April 6-April 10 (Cycle 20)
Zephyrus – April 11-April 15 (Cycle 21)
Aeolus – April 16-April 20 (Cycle 22)
Panacea – April 21-April 25 (Cycle 23)
Gaia – April 26-April 30 (Cycle 24)
Phoebe – May 1-May 5 (Cycle 25)
Hermes – May 6-May 10 (Cycle 26)
Pasithea – May 11-May 15 (Cycle 27)
Aphrodite – May 16-May 20 (Cycle 28)
Iris – May 21-May 25 (Cycle 29)
Hemera – May 26-May 30 (Cycle 30)
Eros – May 31-June 4 (Cycle 31)
Tyche – June 5-June 9 (Cycle 32)
Pan – June 10-June 14 (Cycle 33)
Aether – June 15-June 19 (Cycle 34)
Apollo – June 20-June 24 (Cycle 35)
Hymenaios – June 25-June 29 (Cycle 36)
Theia – June 30-July 4 (Cycle 37)
Hyperion – July 5-July 9 (Cycle 38)
Kairos – July 10-July 14 (Cycle 39)
Zeus – July 15-July 19 (Cycle 40)
Aion – July 20-July 24 (Cycle 41)
Nike – July 25-July-29 (Cycle 42)
Helios – July 31-August 3 (Cycle 43)
Comus – August 4-August 8 (Cycle 44)
Eirene – August 9-August 13 (Cycle 45)
Amphitrite – August 14-August 18 (Cycle 46)
Thalassa – August 19-August 23 (Cycle 47)
Dionysus – August 24-August 28 (Cycle 48)
Aristaeus – August 29-September 2 (Cycle 49)
Plutus – September 3-September 7 (Cycle 50)
Atlas – September 8-September 12 (Cycle 51)
Demeter – September 13-September 17 (Cycle 52)
Rhea – September 18-September 22 (Cycle 53)
Mnemosyne – September 23-September 27 (Cycle 54)
Ares – September 28-October 2 (Cycle 55)
Pontus – October 3-October 7 (Cycle 56)
Cronus – October 8-October 12 (Cycle 57)
Artemis – October 13-October 17 (Cycle 58)
Crius – October 18-October 22 (Cycle 59)
Themis – October 23-October 27 (Cycle 60)
Charon – October 28-November 1 (Cycle 61)
Harpocrates – November 2-November 6 (Cycle 62)
Chronos – November 7-November 11 (Cycle 63)
Coeus – November 12-November 16 (Cycle 64)
Athena – November 17-November 21 (Cycle 65)
Iapetus – November 22-November 26 (Cycle 66)
Thanatos – November 27-December 1 (Cycle 67)
Hades – December 2- December 6 (Cycle 68)
Tartarus – December 7- December 11 (Cycle 69)
Nyx – December 12-1 December 16 (Cycle 70)
Hypnos – December 17-December 21 (Cycle 71)
Morpheus – December 22-December 26 (Cycle 72)
Hera – December 27-December 31 (Cycle 73)
How the system works:
-The year is divided into 73 cycles, each associated with a specific Greek deity, and each lasting 5 days, with the exception of the Selene cycle, which may last 6 days to synchronize with Gregorian leap day reckoning.
-Years begin on the Hestia cycle, specifically Aether of Hestia, which is January 1st per the Gregorian calendar, and conclude on Water of Hera, i.e. Gregorian December 31st.
-Days begin at midnight and are named after classical elements in a fixed sequence: Aether, Fire, Earth, Air, Water.
For example, the Pan cycle (June 10-14) would have:
Aether of Pan (June 10)
Fire of Pan (June 11)
Earth of Pan (June 12)
Air of Pan (June 13)
Water of Pan (June 14)
-When a leap year occurs in the Gregorian calendar, a "Wood" day is added following Air in the Selene cycle (February 25-March 1), making it 6 days long instead of 5.
-Dates in this system can be represented as: 1) [Element] of [Deity], [Year] or 2) [Day Number within Cycle] [Deity], [Year] or 3) [Day Number within Cycle] / [Cycle Number] / [Year].
ANAPHORIAN HOLIDAYS OF THE OTHER CALENDAR ACCORDING TO GREGORIAN DATES
March 21 - Equinox
June 11 - Sacred Tuning Day
June 20-21 - Solstice
July 29 - The Lake Aloe Festival
Sept. 23 - Equinox
October 24 - Evangelina Maize Festival
Nov. 30 - Remembrance Day For Lost Species
Dec. 21 - Solstice
A TRADITIONAL ANAPHORIAN CALENDAR is in the process of being reconciled among the various traditions on the island
The Anaphorian Calendar uses a pattern of:
10 day weeks each day coinciding with a celestial object. Sun, Moon, Venus, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and please note, Pluto in that order (names are still in dispute)
3 weeks = month ( the names are settled on a few)
3 months ( 9 weeks) a season.
The 2 solstices and equinoxes are considered outside the weekly/monthly sequence with there being an extra day on the winter solstice with an extra one on the summer solstice during leap years The leap years are 8 within 33 years in the following pattern- 33 28 24 20 16 12 8 4 (5-4-4-4-4-4-4) years. Aeons are 2166-67 years.
At the other end of the spectrum, the day is divided in 16 90 minute sections which they claim is more in sync with their biorhythmns. The use of minutes/seconds though is a concession to outside contact
The most striking feature of the calendar is that it numbers its days in descending order. Thus for the Anaphorians, there is a focus on the future as each day moves forward toward instead of the past. The numbering of the years is also in reverse order with a resetting in 2012CE to 26,000, although there are those lobbying for a shortened period of repetition.
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