Invitation to The Twentieth Zoom Meeeting For April 20 - This Wednesday at 8:00 PM Eastern Time

I won't be able to make it tonight; Happy Twentieth to all!

Kalosyni brought up boxwood this evening and although I wasn't able to find it's wreath symbolism I did find this:

Boxwood in Classical Times – The Greeks by Mark V Braimbridge – EBTS UK

And here's the podcast/video I referenced:

PS: mea culpa. The wreath bit actually came from this video from the Learn Ancient Greek series at 22:40 on the word στέφανος (stephanos "wreath, garland, crown"):

Thanks Don for the above video link, and reference. I went to the suggested segment of the video, and it was said that wreaths were very important in ancient Greece as they were given as awards in olympic games rather than money, and were worn during religious ceremonies. The type of leaves were symbolic to specific associated gods/goddesses, and it mentions bay laurel, parsley, and ivy.

I found article which explains the significance of boxwood:

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In ancient Greece it was dedicated to Hades or Pluto the god of the underworld, and to Venus or Aphrodite the goddess of love. It was associated with Cybele the mother goddess, a symbol of fertility and regeneration.

https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/archi…nt-name/boxwood

Quote from Cassius

The reading provided a good basis for discussion and probably serves as a good example for a format to follow in the future.

For future 20th celebrations, if anyone has a short "devotional" type of Epicurean reading that they want to do, either to read it live or to pre-record yourself reading -- thinking we can have anyone who wants to do so -- or if you feel that you have a suggestion for a particular reading. Let me know about a week beforehand, and I can create visual graphics for the presentation (or if you want to include visuals yourself that would be great).

A day late; from today's Far Side calendar.

Thank you all for welcoming me, I hope to attend again in the future. I quite enjoyed engaging with you in this way and feel there is so much more I can learn from these discussions.