Blessing:
Eris' blessing is a sense of humor. An appreciation of the weird and unexpected that exists in everything.
Epithets:
Discordia (Disharmony), Strife, Potnia Khaos (Our Lady of Chaos), She What Done It All
Symbols:
holy Chao, 23, a golden apple
Animal(s):
fnords
Sacrifices:
hot dog buns, marijuana, apples, the pineal gland
Primary Cult Center(s):
bowling alleys, the internet
Festivals:
Chaos: Jan 1-Mar 14;
Mungday (Apostle Hung Mung) on Jan 5;
Chaoflux on Feb 19
Discord: Mar 15-May 26;
Mojoday (Apostle Dr. Van Van Mojo) on Mar 19,
Discoflux on May 3
Confusion: May 27-Aug 7;
Syaday (Apsotle Sri Syadasti) on May 31;
Confuflux on Jul 15
Bureaucracy: Aug 8-Oct 19;
Zaraday (Apostle Zarathud) on Aug 12;
Bureflux on Sep 26
Aftermath: Oct 20-Dec 31;
Maladay (Apostle Malaclypse the Elder) Oct 24;
Afflux on Dec 8
Also, Fridays, in memory of the Great Snub, and any other day the Discordian wishes
Ways to honor:
Laugh! Be silly. Do the unexpected. Don't be so uptight. Let others explore their weird and silly sides too.
For more information:
Euripides' Phoenician Women 799
Hesiod's Theogony 225-232
Hesiod's Works and Days 11-19
Homer's Iliad 4.439-445, 11.3-14
The Principia Discordia
Virgil's Aeneid 7.702
KeaErisdottir, a serious devotee of the Goddess Eris, adds: You can add Ouzo as a serious offering for Eris. She's not really into Retsina. Incenses elude me, but apple-cinnamon scents seem to please her. All of the vessels she's like have been red-orange, yellow orange, or a pale yellow glass. Candle colors don't seem to matter, but red works as well as anything. Sacred sites are the Gateway Arch and Niagra Falls. Among her symbols are the fractal, as well as choatic systems in general.
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