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The Months

The Hellene year has either 12 or 13 months, depending on whether it is a common year or a leap year.

The 12 months of a common year are as follows (alternate names, mostly Makedonian, may be found in the Glossary, which also contains an explanation of year lengths):

N.B. Events that are celebrated in Poseideon II in a leap year are celebrated in Poseideon in a common year.

Number Name Length in 354-Day Year Length in 355-Day Year
1 Boedromion 30 30
2 Pyanepsion 29 29
3 Maimakterion 30 30
4 Poseideon 29 29
5 Gamelion 30 30
6 Anthesterion 29 29
7 Elaphebolion 30 30
8 Mounykhion 29 29
9 Thargelion 30 30
10 Skirophorion 29 29
11 Hekatombaion 30 30
12 Metageitnion 29 30

The 13 months of a leap year are as follows (alternate names, mostly Makedonian, may be found in the Glossary, which also contains an explanation of year lengths):

N.B. Events that are celebrated in Poseideon in a common year are celebrated in Poseideon II in a leap year.

Number Name Length in a 383-Day Year Length in a 384-Day Year
1 Boedromion 30 30
2 Pyanepsion 29 29
3 Maimakterion 30 30
4 Poseideon 29 29
13 Poseideon II 29 30
5 Gamelion 30 30
6 Anthesterion 29 29
7 Elaphebolion 30 30
8 Mounykhion 29 29
9 Thargelion 30 30
10 Skirophorion 29 29
11 Hekatombaion 30 30
12 Metageitnion 29 29

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