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Antinous the Gay God @antinousgaygod.bsky.social · 2h

🪷🍷 October 15th is National Red Wine Day #RedWineDay. Raise your glass of wine to #Antinous as #Dionysus / #Bacchus, god of ecstatic transcendence over death. Art by @antoniussubia.bsky.social #NationalRedWineDay 🍷 🪷

Antinous the Gay God @antinousgaygod.bsky.social · 2h

🪷 15 Oct is the Egyptian feast of the Three Noble Ladies, #Isis, #Nephthys #Hathor. These three represent the complete magical woman: Isis is queen of magic in the world. Nephthys is inner magic, astral journey, meditation. Hathor is the power of nurturing, healing magic. 🪷

Antinous the Gay God @antinousgaygod.bsky.social · 3h

🪷 The #KellyMantle podcast today features guest stars from the "Best Friends" podcast Nicole Byer and Sasheer Zamata ... Be sure to check it out and also subscribe to the @kellymantle.bsky.social YouTube channel: youtu.be/u821SA6eD6Q

Nicole Byer And Sasheer Zamata BFF'ing On The Kelly Mantle Show!

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Antinous the Gay God @antinousgaygod.bsky.social · 18h

🪷 How was "Antinous" pronounced in ancient times? Hieroglyphs on the Obelisk of #Antinous suggest: "andy-NOOS" and each glyph had an #EgyptianOccult meaning. More here: www.antinopolis.org/hernestus/an... The #Obelisk also gives insights into his worship: antinousstars.blogspot.com/2025/07/we-c... 🪷

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Antinous the Gay God @antinousgaygod.bsky.social · 1d

🪷 October 14 is #NationalDessertDay Enjoy baklava and pistachio sweets from #Antinous' birth land Bithynia (Turkey). Try cinnamon spiced #sahlep, a drink made from #Bithynian mountain orchid bulbs which the Greeks and Romans said was an aphrodisiac! More: antinousstars.blogspot.com/2021/11/the-... 🪷

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pfschumacher.bsky.social @pfschumacher.bsky.social · 1d

Antinous, by Gaspero Bruschi. Viewed at Detroit institute of Arts, 2025.
#detroit #antinous #hadrian #gaylover #homoart #gayantiquity #bithynium #detroitinstituteofarts #contrapposto

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artofthemale.bsky.social @artofthemale.bsky.social · 1d

Antinous

Thanks to my friend in Savanah, Georgia for purchasing this lovely framed art print from the ancient Romans: buff.ly/gBP8EV2

If you are interested in an oil painting on canvas of this art print, please send me an email at [email protected].

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Antinous the Gay God @antinousgaygod.bsky.social · 1d

🪷 Now 4 weeks of loving/chilling as #Venus exits worrywart #Virgo and enters laid-back #Libra. Full #Antinous #MoonMagic #astrology forecast: antinousstars.blogspot.com/2025/10/astr... 🪷

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Antinous the Gay God @antinousgaygod.bsky.social · 1d

🪷 Art: #GeorgeCaitlin "Dance of the #Berdache" The 2nd Monday of October is #IndigenousPeoplesDay: #Antinous is a spark of LGBTQIA+ spirituality that shines most brightly in #TwoSpirit People. More on #TwoSpirits & their spirituality: antinousstars.blogspot.com/2025/10/anti... #NativeAmericanDay. 🪷

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Antinous the Gay God @antinousgaygod.bsky.social · 1d

🪷 The 2nd Monday of October is #IndigenousPeoplesDay: #Antinous is a spark of LGBTQIA+ spirituality that shines most brightly in #TwoSpirit People. More on #TwoSpirits and their spirituality here: antinousstars.blogspot.com/2025/10/anti... #NativeAmericanDay. 🪷

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Antinous the Gay God @antinousgaygod.bsky.social · 2d

🪷 Angry for no reason? Blame tonight's Discordia Moon, the #Cancer #ThirdQuarter Lunar Phase, named for the goddess of discord! #Antinous #MoonMagic rituals and meditations help you to manage rage constructively. See how here: antinousstars.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-... 🪷

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Antinous the Gay God @antinousgaygod.bsky.social · 2d

🪷 Angry for no reason? At tonight's Discordia Moon ( #Cancer #ThirdQuarter Moon) rage issues are eased by #rhodonite, #jasper and #peridot, says #Antinous priest and crystals meditation advisor #MartinCampbell: antinousstars.blogspot.com/2025/10/jasp... 🪷

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Antinous the Gay God @antinousgaygod.bsky.social · 2d

🪷 #Fridaythe13th of October 1310 #KnightsTemplar were persecuted for heresy, sodomy, satanism. Confessions under torture. On 13 Oct we honor the Knights #Templar as martyr saints of #Antinous. More: antinousstars.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-... 🪷

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Antinous the Gay God @antinousgaygod.bsky.social · 3d

🪷 #NeverForget! On 6 Oct 1998 #MatthewShepard was brutally assaulted in a homophobic hate crime attack in Wyoming that shocked and galvanized our world. On 12 Oct 1998 he succumbed to his horrific injuries. He is a martyr saint of #Antinous! More: antinousstars.blogspot.com/2025/10/matt... 🪷

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Antinous the Gay God @antinousgaygod.bsky.social · 3d

🪷 Have you felt like you've been in #Hades for 5 months? Blame #Retrograde #Pluto! Now Pluto turns direct and the LGBTQIA+ spiritual revolution boldly strides forth into the sunlight! Full #Antinous #MoonMagic #astrology forecast: antinousstars.blogspot.com/2025/10/astr... 🪷

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Antinous the Gay God @antinousgaygod.bsky.social · 4d

🪷 October 11th is #ComingOutDay #WorldComingOutDay #NationalComingOutDay #InternationalComingOutDay. #Antinous says #ComingOut is more important now than ever before. Here's why: antinousstars.blogspot.com/2025/10/toda... 🪷

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Antinous the Gay God @antinousgaygod.bsky.social · 4d

🪷 Today #Venus is in opposition to #Saturn to remind you to be cautious in matters of love, money and your health and well-being. Be a bit careful when you open your heart and your wallet. Don't be stingy. But keep your eyes open. Astrology forecast: antinousstars.blogspot.com/2025/10/astr... 🪷

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Antinous the Gay God @antinousgaygod.bsky.social · 4d

🪷🍷 October 11th is the Roman #Meditrinalia wine festival of the new vintage. Raise your glass and offer libations to #Antinous / #Dionysus / #Bacchus. #Antinous art by @antoniussubia.bsky.social 🍷🪷

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Antinous the Gay God @antinousgaygod.bsky.social · 4d

🪷 #JeanCocteau (5 July 1899 - 11 October 1963) is a saint of #Antinous for his extraordinarily blatant celebration of homoeroticism in the arts. #Cocteau often drew #Antinoos profile sketches. 🪷

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Antinous the Gay God @antinousgaygod.bsky.social · 5d

🪷 10 Oct is #WorldDogDay 🐕: In October 130 AD, #Antinous and #Hadrian visited #Mennefer / Memphis Egypt. They must have seen the #Anubieion Temple of #Anubis at Saqqara. Archaeologists have found 9 million dog mummies there. More: antinousstars.blogspot.com/2025/08/nine... #internationaldogday 🐕🪷

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Antinous the Gay God @antinousgaygod.bsky.social · 5d

🪷 October 10th is #WorldDogDay 💙🐕💙 The exquisite #Lanuvium basrelief shows #Antinous as #Dionysus or #Aristaeus/ #Silvanus, harvesting grapes, as a dog looks up at him adoringly. And who can blame it? Antinous adores dogs! More: antinousstars.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-... #InternationalDogDay 💙🐕💙🪷

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Antinous the Gay God @antinousgaygod.bsky.social · 5d

🪷 Charioteers and their fans used sorcery to ensure victory in Roman chariot races, and defeat for foes! They inscribed magical curse spells on lead tablets. All they needed was a lead sheet, stylus & determined malevolence. Read a few cunning curses: antinousstars.blogspot.com/2025/10/anci... 🪷

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Antinous the Gay God @antinousgaygod.bsky.social · 5d

🪷 10 Oct is a major fiesta of the #Aztec Trickster coyote god #Huehuecoyotl, deity of dancing, creativity, merriment and unbridled sexuality with any gender. 🪷

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Antinous the Gay God @antinousgaygod.bsky.social · 5d

🪷 10 Oct is the feast of #Isis / #Aset going forth and also Sophia goddess of Wisdom. #Antinous and #Hadrian were in Egypt in October 130 AD and probably saw or even participated in this feast. This is the feast during which you Seek your Inner Divine Wisdom. 🪷

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