"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:
