Poseideon II

PROVISIONAL We have not yet determined with any certainty if this year requires a second Poseideon.

This is Poseideon II for 2009 ce.

Note: This is the second month of Poseideon, which occurs when a year has 13 full moons instead of 12. In such years it was the custom in Athens to simply repeat one of the months of the year, usually the month of Poseideon.

Poseideon 1    Noumenia, Festival of the New Moon. December 16, 2009 ce.

Poseideon 2    December 17    Festival Day of the Agathos Daimon.

Poseideon 3    December 18   Festival Day of Athena.

Poseideon 4   December 19    Festival Day of Herakles, Hermes, Aphrodite, and Eros.

Poseideon 5    December 20    Festival of Plerosis, celebrated by the deme Myrrhinos.

Poseideon 6    December 21   Festival Day of Artemis.

Poseideon 7    December 22   Festival Day of Apollo.

Poseideon 8    December 23   Probable day of the Poseidea, dedicated to Poseidon. Also a festival day of Theseus.

Poseideon 9    December 24

Poseideon 10    December 25

Poseideon 11    December 26

Poseideon 12    December 27

Poseideon 13    December 28

Poseideon 14    December 29

Poseideon 15    December 30

Poseideon 16    December 31   Sacrifices to Zeus by the deme Erkhia.

Poseideon 17    January 1, 2010 ce

Poseideon 18    January 2

Poseideon 19    January 3

Poseideon 20    January 4

Poseideon 21    January 5

Poseideon 22    January 6

Poseideon 23    January 7

Poseideon 24    January 8

Poseideon 25    January 9

Poseideon 26    January 10   Haloa, dedicated to Demeter and Dionysos. This was a festival for women only, and included a banquet with erotic elements.

Poseideon 27    January 11

Poseideon 28    January 12

Poseideon 29    January 13

Poseideon 30    January 14    Offerings to Hekate.

Sacred Calendars    Athenian Calendar    Greek Deities