tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594045886586038963.post8150555375767592984..comments2023-09-03T05:52:27.906-06:00Comments on The Magical Witch: QoD Is daily (clergical) practice neccessary?Morgan Drake Ecksteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258538066497554895noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594045886586038963.post-26509097354020250442012-07-20T04:07:10.505-06:002012-07-20T04:07:10.505-06:00That's really quite elegant, actually. Thanks ...That's really quite elegant, actually. Thanks for sharing it and highlighting it, Morgan.<br /><br />In a lot of ancient temple cults, as I understand it, the high priesthood was an elective office, and one which the god or goddess herself could be chosen to fulfill for him/herself. There's a list of the high priests of Athena that survives, as I recall, and Athena herself appears often, and sometimes several years in a row. I'm not sure what this suggests, except that perhaps Athena was regarded as having not taken care of the community in some sense, and her priesthood thus delayed her rites. Or maybe the oracles came back unfavorably. Hard to be sure.Andrew B. Watthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08648607752310525039noreply@blogger.com