http://hornedgod.tribe.net/thread/805f2901-1e57-4bb3-aa7a-80b79b0e8c59?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://hornedgod.tribe.net/thread/805f2901-1e57-4bb3-aa7a-80b79b0e8c59#d4052ff8-cf8d-4597-b8c8-c37acf3a81e1 Well the closest thing I find so far was this: http://www.therafoundation.org/articles/economysociety/ritesdepassageattherasomeorientalcomparanda It's not much, but I am going to keep working on this one. Modernsatyr (Scott) Thu, 23 Apr 2009 05:48:24 GMT http://hornedgod.tribe.net/thread/805f2901-1e57-4bb3-aa7a-80b79b0e8c59#d4052ff8-cf8d-4597-b8c8-c37acf3a81e1 Scott 2009-04-23T05:48:24Z http://hornedgod.tribe.net/thread/805f2901-1e57-4bb3-aa7a-80b79b0e8c59#653f04e0-749a-4d18-bb60-f7be854cb4eb Howdy guys! A while back on The History Channel (though, recently, I sometimes wonder where the actual ancient history has gone on this channel!) I happened to see a program where it was mentioned that ancient Greek adolescent males would collect the trimmings of their FIRST shaving into a bowl, and sacrifice it on the Altar of Zeus as an offering. Sadly, I've not hitherto been able to substantiate this declaration. Soooo...I was wondering if anyone, here, might be aware of any ancient or academic source that I can look to. I'm also interested in any other male Rites of Passage from any other cultures, including (obviously) those from the Med. (which'll probably easier to locate) for a personal research project if anyone can think of any, as well as any associated deities. :o) Aye...it's a shame that we, in the west, have lost our particularly male-centered rites of passage! All we really have is a father teaching his son how to shave--but, not everyone recieves this; I know that I certainly didn't (I was just handed an electric razor and expected to do for myself when I was young, unlike my yunger brother whom my dad taught how to shave). Take Care, Wade Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:53:52 GMT http://hornedgod.tribe.net/thread/805f2901-1e57-4bb3-aa7a-80b79b0e8c59#653f04e0-749a-4d18-bb60-f7be854cb4eb MacMorrighan 2008-10-13T23:53:52Z