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Discordianism is a belief system based around Eris, [1] the Greek goddess of strife and discord, and variously defined as a religion, [2] new religious movement, [3] virtual religion, [4] or act of social commentary; [5] though prior to 2005, some sources categorized it as a parody religion. [6]
Eris (/ ˈɪərɪs, ˈɛrɪs /; Greek: Ἔρις Éris, "Strife") is the Greek goddess of strife and discord. Her Roman equivalent is Discordia, which means the same. Eris's Greek opposite is Harmonia, whose Roman counterpart is Concordia, [3] though she is also described as opposing Nike, counterpart of the Roman Victoria.
The Principia Discordia is the first published Discordian religious text. It was written by Greg Hill (Malaclypse the Younger) with Kerry Wendell Thornley (Lord Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst) and others. [1][2] The first edition was printed using Jim Garrison 's Xerox printer in 1963. [3] The second edition was published under the title Principia ...
The word Kallisti (Modern Greek) written on a golden apple, has become a principal symbol of Discordianism, a post-modernist religion. In non- philological texts (such as Discordian ones) the word is usually spelled as καλλιστι .
Zen Without Zen Masters is a book by Camden Benares (The Count of Five), published in 1977, of koans, stories and exercises of a Discordian nature. It includes tales of several early Discordians including Hill (as Mal) and Thornley (as Omar and Ho Chi Zen). "Enlightenment of a Seeker" from this book is also present in Principia Discordia as "A ...
Mnemosyne. In Greek mythology and ancient Greek religion, Mnemosyne (/ nɪˈmɒzɪniː, nɪˈmɒsɪniː /; Ancient Greek: Μνημοσύνη, pronounced [mnɛːmosýːnɛː]) is the goddess of memory and the mother of the nine Muses by her nephew Zeus. In the Greek tradition, Mnemosyne is one of the Titans, the twelve divine children of the ...
Apple of Discord. The manzana de la discordia (the turret on the left belongs to the Casa Lleó Morera; the building with the stepped triangular peak is the Casa Amatller; and the curved façade to its right is the Casa Batlló). The Apple of Discord (Ancient Greek: μῆλον τῆς Ἔριδος) was a golden apple dropped by Eris, the ...
Chaos magic, also spelled chaos magick, [1][2] is a modern tradition of magic. [3] Emerging in England in the 1970s as part of the wider neo-pagan and esoteric subculture, [4] it drew heavily from the occult beliefs of artist Austin Osman Spare, expressed several decades earlier. [3] It has been characterised as an invented religion, [5] with ...