Polytheism
Worship of or belief in multiple deities
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| March 2025 |
Nowruz
Lentils and white beans prices jumped from 85,000 to 105,000 tomans per kilogram (23.5% increase), significantly impacting Nowruz food preparation costs.
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| March 2025 |
Nowruz
Fruit prices for Haft Sin spread varied, with pomegranates increasing by 11.1%, bananas by 3.7%, and apples by 3.6%, while melons and oranges saw price declines.
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| March 2025 |
Nowruz
Lentils and white beans prices jumped from 85,000 to 105,000 tomans per kilogram between mid-February and mid-March (23.5% increase).
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| March 2025 |
Nowruz
Food prices for Nowruz preparations in Iran dramatically increased, with dates rising from 110,000 to 135,000 tomans per kilogram (22.7% increase) by mid-March.
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| 2025 | The organization changes its name from Joy of Satan Ministries to Temple of Zeus (ToZ). |
| 2024 |
Odyssey
The Return, a film based on Books 13-24 of the Odyssey, directed by Uberto Pasolini and starring Ralph Fiennes as Odysseus and Juliette Binoche as Penelope, is set to be released.
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| 2024 |
Nowruz
Iranian rice prices rose by 45% over the past year, increasing from one million to 1.45 million rials per kilogram.
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| September 2024 |
Garni Temple
Neopagans celebrated the 'return' of Satala Aphrodite, associated with Anahit, when the bronze head was brought to Armenia for temporary exhibition at the temple.
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| March 2024 |
Nowruz
Families traditionally gather around the Haft-sin table to await the exact moment of the March equinox, celebrating the New Year with a ritual that symbolizes the seven Ameshasepantas from the Zend-Avesta, representing four elements and three life forms.
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| March 19 2024 |
Nowruz
Governor Gavin Newsom of California issued an official proclamation declaring March 19 as Nowruz Day, recognizing the significance of the Persian New Year celebration for the state's large Farsi-speaking immigrant community.
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| January 2024 |
Odyssey
Ian Johnston's translation was released into the public domain
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| January 2024 |
Nowruz
Imported rice prices surged, with a 10-kilogram bag of Pakistani rice increasing from 6.5 million to 17.5 million rials (169% increase).
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| 2023 |
Iliad
Emily Wilson published a translation of the Iliad using unrhymed iambic pentameters.
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| 2022 |
Garni Temple
The Indian action film 'Rashtra Kavach Om' was partially filmed at the Garni Temple and other Armenian landmarks.
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| September 8 2022 |
Garni Temple
Starmus VI festival event held at Garni Temple, featuring the rock band Nosound, Sebu Simonian from Capital Cities, and special guests including astronauts and scientists Charlie Duke, Charles Bolden, and notable figures like Kip Thorne, Brian Greene, Michel Mayor, George Smoot, and John C. Mather.
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| March 2022 |
Nowruz
Taliban announced that Nauruz would not be an official public holiday, but allowed celebrations to take place
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| 2021 |
Iliad
Pat Barker publishes The Women of Troy, a follow-up to The Silence of the Girls, which is critically acclaimed.
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| 2021 | Court documents reveal Joshua Caleb Sutter as a longtime FBI informant, exposing his dual role as the leader of Tempel ov Blood while working with federal authorities. |
| September 2021 |
Garni Temple
A private wedding ceremony at the site caused significant controversy, leading to the closure of the Garni Temple to visitors for the day.
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| 2020 |
Iliad
Stephen Fry publishes Troy, a popular and accessible retelling of the Greek myths.
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| May 2020 | Maxine Dietrich passes away in May 2020. |
| 2019 |
Garni Temple
Garni Temple received almost 390,000 visitors, including 250,000 Armenians and 137,400 foreigners, marking a significant increase in tourism before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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| 2019 |
Book of Abraham
The Joseph Smith Papers project completed documentary research on the Book of Abraham and Egyptian papyri, revealing that Joseph Smith and/or his clerks associated the characters from the surviving Breathing Permit of Hôr papyri with the English Book of Abraham text.
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| 2019 |
Iliad
Natalie Haynes publishes A Thousand Ships, narrating the Fall of Troy through women's perspectives, which is shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2020.
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| 2019 |
Tu'er Shen
Taiwan legalized same-sex marriage, leading to a significant increase in visitors to the Tu'er Shen temple and greater recognition of the deity among LGBTQ+ communities.
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| July 14 2019 |
Garni Temple
Armenia's National Chamber Orchestra performed a concert at Garni Temple, commemorating the 150th anniversaries of Komitas and Hovhannes Tumanyan.
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| May 6 2019 |
Garni Temple
Electronic music artist Acid Pauli performed a live concert in front of Garni Temple.
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| 2018 |
Odyssey
BBC Culture poll of global experts ranked the Odyssey as literature's most enduring narrative.
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| 2018 |
Odyssey
The Greek Cultural Ministry revealed a clay tablet discovered near the Temple of Zeus at Olympia, containing 13 verses from the 14th book of the Odyssey.
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| 2018 |
Odyssey
Madeline Miller publishes 'Circe', a novel that revisits the relationship between Odysseus and Circe, recontextualizing Circe's transformations of sailors into pigs as an act of self-defense.
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| 2018 |
Iliad
Pat Barker publishes The Silence of the Girls, a retelling of the Iliad from women's perspectives, later named one of 'The Guardian Best Books of the 21st Century'.
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| 2018 |
Nowruz
Efrin region loses the right to celebrate Newroz after occupation by Turkish-backed rebel groups.
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| 2018 | The Quietus published a series of articles exploring connections between far-right politics, music, and the ONA. |
| February 7 2018 | Joshua Caleb Sutter starts receiving payments from the FBI, with documented financial compensation totaling over $78,133.20 plus an additional expense advance of $4,378.60. |
| 2016 |
Iliad
Classicist Emily Hauser publishes For the Most Beautiful, narrating the lives of Chryseis and Briseis.
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| 2016 | Massimo Introvigne documented the group's persistent existence, noting that while most Satanic groups had become inactive, Joy of Satan continued to operate with a reduced membership. |
| April 1 2016 |
Garni Temple
The reality show 'The Amazing Race 28' featured a pit stop at the Garni Temple in its sixth episode.
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| 2015 |
Iliad
Peter Green published a translation of the Iliad through the University of California Press. In the same year, Caroline Alexander published the first full-length English translation of the Iliad by a woman.
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| 2015 |
Nowruz
President Serzh Sargsyan sent official congratulatory letters to Kurds in Armenia and Iranian political leadership for Nowruz.
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| 2015 | A survey reveals unique demographic characteristics of ONA supporters, noting more female supporters compared to other Satanic organizations. |
| November 17 2015 |
Garni Temple
Conan O'Brien's episode featuring the Garni Temple aired, attracting 1.3 million viewers.
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| October 2015 |
Garni Temple
American comedian Conan O'Brien and his assistant Sona Movsesian visited and filmed at the temple.
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| April 2 2015 | 31 people were arrested after blockading the roadway to prevent construction crews from accessing the Mauna Kea summit for the Thirty Meter Telescope project, marking a significant escalation of the protests which then went global. |
| 2014 | Jesper Aagaard Petersen conducted a survey on the Satanic milieu's internet presence, noting Joy of Satan's prominent position among theistic Satanist websites. |
| October 7 2014 | Protests began locally in Hawaii regarding the proposed Thirty Meter Telescope location on Mauna Kea, a mountain considered sacred in Native Hawaiian religion. |
| September 2014 |
Garni Temple
A Russian tourist vandalized the temple by spray painting on it. The graffiti was cleaned within days, and the tourist was subsequently fined.
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| 2013 |
Garni Temple
Approximately 200,000 people visited the Garni Temple.
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| 2013 |
Iliad
William Theed the elder's bronze statue of Thetis bringing Achilles his new armor is placed on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
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| 2013 | Conrad Jones published the novel 'Child for the Devil', which features a fictionalized Satanic group named the 'Order of Nine Angels'. |
| 2013 | A female American Rounwytha named 'Jall' claims to be the ONA's new Outer Representative. |
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