"Pleasantly Happy Pig" (made with clip art from Canva).
The "Leaping Pig" from Herculaneum (& modern iterations)
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Kalosyni
April 20, 2025 at 9:38 PM Changed the title of the thread from “The "Leaping Pig" from Herculaneum” to “The "Leaping Pig" from Herculaneum (& modern iterations)”. -
No leaping pig on this one, but decided to try another interpretation of an Epicurean flag, this time featuring the vessel of pleasure and pain.
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If you wanted to be cryptic, replace the E with a ēta Η for ΗΔΟΝΗ (hēdonē) "pleasure" ηδονή
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I like flags. Here is a suggestion from ChatGPT of an Epicurean flag:
- Background: Sage green, embodying nature, tranquility, and balance.
- Central Emblem: A white oil lamp silhouette, its gentle shape evoking steady, moderate pleasure (ataraxia & aponia).
- Olive Wreath: A thin white circle of olive leaves, symbolising the Garden (Kēpos), community, and natural living.
- Four Pebbles: Four small white dots at the north, east, south, and west, representing the Tetrapharmakos (“four‑part cure”).
That, by the way, remembers me of a ground-level Zoroastrian Love of Wisdom (the sacred fire.)
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An attempt *used chatgpt
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I like flags. Here is a suggestion from ChatGPT of an Epicurean flag:
Hurrah for Vexillology!!
I like the design , but it reminds me of the Unitarian Universalists:
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Hurrah for Vexillology!!
I like the design , but it reminds me of the Unitarian Universalists:
And Stoicism.
The Stoics called dibs on symbolic flames.
While we're on the topic of Vexillology, I may as well share this guy:
Finding Things At EpicureanFriends.com
Here is a list of suggested search strategies:
- Website Overview page - clickable links arrranged by cards.
- Forum Main Page - list of forums and subforums arranged by topic. Threads are posted according to relevant topics. The "Uncategorized subforum" contains threads which do not fall into any existing topic (also contains older "unfiled" threads which will soon be moved).
- Search Tool - icon is located on the top right of every page. Note that the search box asks you what section of the forum you'd like to search. If you don't know, select "Everywhere."
- Search By Key Tags - curated to show frequently-searched topics.
- Full Tag List - an alphabetical list of all tags.