Astra Korinthia
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 Astra playing Goose at Maidens 49 Photo Credit: THL Mwynwen Ysginidd called Strawberry | ||||||||||
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 Per saltire azure and gules, a raven rising argent maintaining in its beak a lemon slipped and leaved proper |
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Persona
5th/4th century BCE Dorian Greek hetaira originally from Corinth but occasionally spent time in Athens when the cities weren't trying to burn each other to the ground or racked by plague, mainly during the Spartan occupation of Athens after the Peloponnesian War and Tyranny of the Thirty and during the following Corinthian War. Descended from Dorians who lived on Crete but at some point her anscestors moved back to the mainland, settling in the Dorian city of Corinth.
Awards & Honors
Kingdom Awards
Baronial Awards
Offices & Positions
- 10/30/23 - 1/6/24: Ayreton Royal Liaison Deputy
- 1/25/24 - Present: Rokkehealden Chatelaine
Affiliations & Relationships
Miscellany
Interests and SCA-related hobbies
Costuming although I generally prefer just calling it clothing as costuming brings to mind cheap polyester and plastic Halloween costumes to me rather than people's day to day wear. I'm trying to get as close to the period articles as possible, not making imitations that only look approximate.
Ancient Greek culture, everything from food to religion
Rapier combat and Cut & Thrust
Classes Taught
| Class | Description | Events |
| Ancient Hellenic Material Culture: Pottery and Statuary | An overview of the evolution of Hellenic art through the Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic periods with a focus on pottery and sculptures | Courting on the River 2024 |
Projects & Publications
Timeline of Activity
4/25/23: First Meeting/Practice
6/16/23 - 6/18/23: First Event (Ragnarok Rampage: Hel's Belles)
6/17/23: Single Rapier authorization
9/9/23: Rapier & Dagger authorization
11/18/23: Received a Pleiades of Ayreton
1/6/24: Recieved an Award of Arms
1/25/24: Chatelaine of Rokkehealden
1/27/24: Cut & Thrust and Two-Handed Rapier authorization
3/2/24: Taught first class
In Case of Court
Scroll Preferences
For using Greek lettering, the letters should be in all upper case as lower case Greek letters are derived from Greek minuscule which was developed in Byzantium around the 10th century CE. HOWEVER, it is important to note the modern (Ionic/Eucleidian) Greek alphabet was only officially adopted by Athens in 403 BCE and spread through mainland Greece from there, so my persona would be more familiar with the Archaic Corinthian alphabet. Most notably, Astra would be spelled with a san instead of a sigma and a qoppa instead of a kappa and also most of the forms of the letters looked different than they currently do. See below for a comparison of the Latin alphabet and Archaic Corinthian alphabet (complete table of letter differenced to follow later, wikipedia's is inaccurate and will result in gibberish).
I also research the earlier bronze-age Aegean a lot, so feel free to use Mycenaean/Minoan-period art for inspiration as well.
Award Gallery
| Award: Pleiades of Ayreton
Date: November 18, 2023 Text: Astra Korinthia drew from skills, gladly she retained Honoring nobles and royals, with energy boundless Astra drew from mind, brightly advising counsel, sharing thoughts and plans, baronies strength grows. Astra, we draw from noblesse, a Pleiades we grant. We honor the honorable, your praises we wing. Done this day, at the Royal University of the Midrealm, in the Barony of Ayreton, November XVIII, A.S. LVIII \ [Gareth] - Hillary Awarded By: Gareth and Hillary Scribes: Text: Baroness Hillary of Langforde; based on the Norse edda Gylfaginning \ Calligraphy & Illumination: THL Mikail of Lubelska; based on the Book of Kells |
| Award: Award of Arms
Date: January 6, 2024 Text: Dolphins, when sighted at sea were good omens for the Greeks, so too is the sighting of the fine gentle in front of us. Let it be known that We, Wigthegn, King of the Middle Kingdom, andNeassa, Queen of Levity, do joyfully bestow upon Astra Korinthia and Award of Arms and the title of Lady for the services she has freely volunteered unto Our Kingdom. Awarded this 6th day of January, Anno Societatis LVIII in Our Barony of Ayerton \ Wigthegn - Neassa Awarded By: Wigthegn and Neassa Scribe: Tali Essen of the Isles |
