Gawaon

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Hi, I see you've contributed a lot to Igbo people, would you be interested in a taskforce on oral tradition? Kowal2701 (talk) 19:57, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the invitation! I'll check it out, but I'm afraid I might be too busy with other stuff and obligations outside of Wikipedia to get involved. Gawaon (talk) 09:02, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

Thanks, no worries Kowal2701 (talk) 10:15, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

Cronus as "Harvest Deity"

I think that this is wrong. As I mentioned, it was only the Athenian tradition within the Greek Pantheon that largely even worshipped Cronus as a harvest deity; his established role recognized in literature was the leader of the Titans in the Greek pantheon.

To further the reasoning behind this point, I once again point to the hypothetical example of Cronus being referred to as a "time deity" because of the cult of Orphic religion. I mean, you can't just call Cronus a "time deity" because of the actions of a single Hellenic cult through the context of their writings in the Orphic theogonies and Hymns.

Likewise, I just don't think it's possible to describe Cronus as a "harvest deity" in the context of the entire Greek Pantheon, simply because of the traditions of a single Hellenistic city state.

In conclusion, I believe that the introduction to this entire article needs to be rewritten in order to accommodate a nuanced overview of the worship of both of these examples of both local cults and traditions, while mentioning that Cronus was indeed worshipped as a harvest deity in Athens and parts of Ionia, while at the same time mentioning that he was also worshipped as a time deity in the Orphic cult.

This also plays into the broader problem of how Cronus' entire status as a time deity and the nuance surrounding it is presented as nothing but a "mistake" in post-classical antiquity throughout the start of this article without being explained, which I think feels slightly dubious.

However, even if this article's introduction is not re-written (for some reason) it is clearly inaccurate to state that the entire Greek Pantheon worshipped Cronus as a "harvest deity" through the use of such a heading in the introduction for this article.

For the time being, for all of these reasons, I am going to suggest to remove the heading referring to Cronus as a "harvest deity", as it is simply an inaccurate representation of his overall role in the Greek Pantheon.

Furthermore, I am going to suggest to change the heading "Member of the Titans" to "Leader of the Titans", to better reflect the main role that Cronus held throughout the Titanomachy and the greater Greek Pantheon.

A copy of this message is going to be left on the "Talk" page for Cronus. I certainly welcome any discussion or opinion helping to justify why this heading change would not be wise.

Best Regards, Ghost1824 (talk) 13:13, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

Question

What' wrong with curve apostrophes? N32756377 (talk) 14:38, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

They aren't used according to our Manual of Style, see MOS:APOSTROPHE and MOS:STRAIGHT. Gawaon (talk) 15:34, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

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KAMAUU article

Hey Gawaon!

Hope all is well! My name is Mbonisi (my artist name is KAMAUU). I apologize for the glunkiness in how i've used the site, I'm extremely new to Wikipedia am unfamiliar with the etiquette. (Just learning what edit warring means - my apologies). I'd like ask if you can help me correct the capitalization of my name - my artist name has to be in all caps. I was with my former label Atlantic for 7 years, throughout my time with them I asked if they could fix my name on the article, but the never did - recently, as of last October, I became an independent artist I figured I'd just do it myself. I realize I was unaware an entire ecosystem of conduct and do's and don'ts here. I sincerely apologize if i stepped on some toes. If you can find the time - I'd love you're help. (I can prove with identification or any paperwork needed that I am the artist in the article KAMAUU (talk) 05:20, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

Hi Mbonisi, I've replied on your user talk page and suggest we keep the discussion there. Gawaon (talk) 16:54, 10 October 2024 (UTC)