Random Sunday Thought
To distract from politics on Facebook I tasked myself on another thing today...
did you ever sit and wonder when your character's birthdays were? Even roughly so? Because the calendars are obviously different. Most ancient calendars are agriculturally based, but I mean more off our Gregorian calendar.
Well, I did. Because, as Kate would say, of course I did. So here. Look, mock, discuss, contribute. Whaevs...
Ninkasi - mid-March: because of how it coincides with ancient Meso planting/harvest of barley schedule and close to st Pat's Day for added lulz Enlil - early-January: since how his festival calendar was arranged and his favoring of winter in primary sources (equator-ally, still winter at same there) Enyo - Somewhere near Halloween: I dunno. Just works in my head. More now than in ancient times. Though, that does align pretty close with the month associated with Ares in the ancient calendar and his birthday, so, it does line up nicely. Harm - early-September: because my gut thinks that debacle with the net had to be a bored winter activity for her parents. Hedy - There's no sense to it, but early-October: because he was born to love the chill and sweaters of Northern Europe. Iris - She seems late September to me. Styx - Something says early-July to me: Especially since while modern recons do not follow it, this time of the year had a celebration of the defeat of Kronos, a time of great personal sacrifice and slaves/servants were allowed to dine as one of the family with their masters. Almost like foreshadowing. Zeus - Mid-April: to coordinate with his ancient birthday celebration in ancient Greece Frigg - I like to think she was a Beltain baby, even though that is the completely wrong festival calendar. She would lie about it if it wasn't, just to get more sex on her birthday. Loki - Early-June: Summer, heat, fire. All works. Taweret - Mid August: to coordinate with the festival of the inundation of the Nile, which she did have a hand in as it suited her (depending on your interpretation of the Eye of Re story)