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Sex with god >>>>>

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I love the casual substitution of "gods" instead of "god" in colloquial sayings. "oh my gods" "gods, my feet hurt" etc etc. like yeah deconstruct the societal standard of monotheism with me. let's party

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Godspouse Ask Game!

(Alphabet Version)

With help from Pollo and Speedy (Hermes)! 🥰

A- Advice you’d give to another godspousee?

B- Best help you received from your spouse/es?

C- Cherished gift between you and your spouse/es?

D- Did you or they know about your feelings first?

E- Ever take care of your spouse/es before?

F- First time you said those three magic words?

G- Greatest date with them?

H- How did you meet?

I- If you could see them, what would you do?

J- Jamming out song with them?

K- Know how they first met you?

L- Latest date you’ve been on?

M- Memory you’ll never forget?

N- Names of them (if not private)?

O- One thing about them you love?

P- Place you met them?

Q- Quote from them you love?

R- Romantic gift you gave/received?

S- Something you never thought you’d know about them?

T- Tips for other godspousees?

U- Uncommon character trait about them?

V- Valid tips for others?

W- Who knows about your relationship/s?

Y- Your favorite nicknames for them (and vice versa)?

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I was just reading through my past entries in my religious journal and I found an entry about how frustrating it is to me that the Attic calendar is presented to newbies as “The Hellenic Calendar” and “The Way it was done in Ancient Greece” and has become synonymous with “traditionally” when that’s literally not true.

The Attic calendar is NOT “The Hellenic Calendar,” there is no such thing. The different states within Ancient Greece had their own calendars, their own festivals, their own celebrations. The Attic calendar is just what we have well preserved, and admittedly… it is cool. But it is NOT “The Ancient Greek Calendar.” It is AN Ancient Greek Calendar and it is MODERNLY RECONSTRUCTED and not necessarily representative of “what was done in Ancient Greece” (see: Noumenia). 

It’s a cool thing to have, and makes celebrating apart-but-together online easier.. But it wasn’t The Way in Ancient Greece and it shouldn’t be The Way in modern worship either. It is ONE way. 

I thin we should absolutely normalize engaging in other festivals from other city states (like Hyakinthia from Sparta) and also making our own calendars. 

I think it would be really cool to see modern regional calendars pop up that focus on local or regional nature, climate, celebrations, life. Finding a way to incorporate things like… Taking the 4th of July away from a patriotic celebration of the oppressive country of the US, and turning it into a festival about fighting for justice and freedom dedicated to Zeus in his association with justice, freedom, and the state. That way a day that is widely seen as a local holiday already would become a part of local- US hellenic polytheist life.

Or things like how on New Years, my city drops an Acorn because we are The City of Oaks and since Zeus has an association with the oak tree, that could be brought into my practice and anyone else who lives near me to dedicate the feeling and energy of order of the new year to Zeus as he protects our city in the coming year. 

And finding a way to put those things online so that we, as a community, can access different local celebrations like that would be really cool because it would bring us closer to a living breathing religion, like what was had in Ancient Greece.

I just think we, as a community, need to broaden our idea of what it means to live this religion, because right now… we limit ourselves and our community with an over-reliance on the Attic calendar. 

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I think of you often and my love is with you wherever you are.

August 2nd, 1963 Anne Sexton: A Self-Portrait in Letters First published: 1977

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Happy Hyakinthia! Remember, you can still celebrate it if you struggle with the restrictions.

People who are recovering from EDs and are too afraid of relapsing can still celebrate Hyakinthia.

People who have ARFID or any other reason that means they can only eat specific types of food, and those foods happen to have wheat or sugar can still celebrate Hyakinthia.

People who cannot say no to what their parents give them for food can still celebrate Hyakinthia.

People who cannot go out and buy different food can still celebrate Hyakinthia.

It's the sentiment behind the restrictions that matters. Praise Apollon.

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Remove the mask?

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HAPPY HYACINTHIA EVERYONE!!

Remember the first three days we mourn lord hyacinthus’ death, try to abstain from bread and sweets (DONT FEEL PRESSURED TO. If for whatever reason you are unable to your no less of a worshipper than one of who is able)

Remember after these three days we have six of celebration! We can do this :D!!

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  Darker apollo epithets that I love

           Apollon Loimios            bringer of plagues

           Apollon Agraeus             Of the Hunt

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✨Plutus,

god of abundance and wealth, glowing with divine prosperity! 🌾💰 Son of Demeter & Iasion, and in my lore, the devoted husband (or male wife) of Lumina, the eldest Menai.

Plutus was born from the passionate union of Demeter and the mortal Iasion, a love that Zeus could not tolerate. The god of Olympus, envious and wrathful, struck Plutus blind under the pretense of making him distribute wealth equally among mortals. But in truth, it was punishment—jealousy disguised as justice. Plutus was a child of true love, a love Zeus himself had lost with Demeter, and the very idea of a mortal winning her heart enraged him.

Despite his blindness, Plutus remained kind, traveling between realms with a quiet grace. He often ventured into the Underworld to visit his half-sister, Persephone, bringing her fresh fruits as a token of love and renewal. It was during one of these journeys that he met Lumina, the eldest of the Menai, who had retreated into the depths after her painful split from Apollo. She drowned herself in witchcraft, seeking solace in shadows, far from the golden brilliance of her former lover.

In the Underworld, Plutus found a rare comfort. Unlike Olympus, where beauty and radiance were worshiped above all else, the dead did not judge appearances. His scarred eyes, a mark of Zeus' cruelty, were just another feature among many souls who bore their own wounds. Lumina, too, saw beyond them—not with pity, but with admiration. She was drawn to his selflessness, his quiet humility, a stark contrast to Apollo’s pride and vanity.

As they spent time together, Lumina learned the truth of his blindness. The realization struck deep—Zeus had done to Plutus what he had done to her father and brother, tearing them down out of spite. This shared suffering forged an unspoken understanding between them, a bond neither had expected. What began as companionship grew into something more profound—a love born not of shining perfection, but of resilience, kindness, and mutual respect.

Where Apollo had sought the light, Plutus had embraced the dark, and in doing so, he had found Lumina waiting for him.

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cropped dionysus and ampelos

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dionysus and ampelos 🍇🌿🐆

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dont know what to do for your gods? make something with clay. YOU CAN MAKE SO MUCH!! you can make statues! you can make their sacred animals! make their temples!! call it a modern altar!!

Example!! Hestia statue that can hold tea light candles (shes halfway done)!! Honestly might make a business out of making custom statues of the gods

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I sent you omens and all kinds of signs please respond