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Dionysus ✦

God of wine, fruit, pleasure, ritual madness, lgbtq+ community, fertility, theatre, festivity, insanity and intoxication

Offerings :

Wine

Honey

Olive oil

Apple seeds or apples in general

Grapes

Ivy

Frankincense

Roses

Cinnamon

Pinecone

Fig

Silver fir

Theatre masks

Snake imagery

Bull imagery

Leopard imagery

Pride flags

Cups

Sex toys

Purple candles

White candles

Curved knives or daggers

Devotional acts :

See a theatre show

Go to a party

Wear purple, red or white clothes

Go to a pride event or support lgbtq+

Tell someone you love them

Love yourself.

Write poetry or music

Read poetry

Listen to music that reminds you of him

Drink wine (grape juice if you're underage)

Go dancing or dance at home

Masturbate

Go to festivals

Take care of your mental and physical health

Draw pictures of things associated with him

REMINDER you don't need to do any of these things to worship a deity, these are just suggestions, remember that if you don't want to or can't do any of this that it's totally ok !!

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—The Bacchae—

An older art piece I did for the play The Bacchae! 💕🍇🍷

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Wrath of Apollo

(Some notes: The infinite sign shape above is Ouroboros, a snake eating its own tail, historically a symbol of infinity or the cycle of life, death and rebirth. I chose to put it there because the duality of death and rebirth corresponds to Apollo as the god of light but also god of plague. The name “apollo” itself has the meaning of the “destroyer” too. Snake is also an animal related to Apollo in myths.)

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🪻 Subtle Hyakinthos Worship 🌱

Pick flowers; press or dry them

Start a garden; tend to a plant

Grow your own herbs or produce

Keep a picture of him in your wallet

Wear jewelry that reminds you of him

Get a candle that reminds you of him (no altar needed)

Make a flower crown, especially with Laurel leaves included

Drink an herbal/flower tea (SAFELY!!!); add some honey to it

Support environmental preservation or LGBT rights organizations

Have imagery of swans, flowers, hyacinths, an iris or larkspur (sources believe one of these are the original flower mentioned in myth), the sun/sunlight, or rebirth (maybe spring) around

Have a stuffed animal swan or any animal you associate with rebirth

Express yourself in little ways if you can't be fully open; a bracelet that represents your gender, pride flag colored shoelaces, etc.

If you have a partner, buy or pick flowers for them; buy or pick flowers for yourself

Pick up trash in your environment

Try spring cleaning; tidy up your space

Take a self-care bath/shower, especially with herbs or flower petals

Make a list of things that made you smile throughout the day/week, big or small

Talk a walk/hike in nature; walk through a field of flowers or an area with lots of flowers

Put up a sugar water feeder for pollinators, such as hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees

Fall asleep/meditate to the sounds of nature - bird songs, forest ambiance, etc.

Take regular breaks from screens; be sure to get some fresh air

Learn about the local flora

Try foraging (SAFELY!!!)

Practice compassion towards others as well as yourself

Donate fresh fruits and vegetables to soup kitchens and homeless shelters (if the shelters accept perishables)

Get some movement throughout your day, even if it's just stretching your muscles

Eat three meals a day; try to eat well if able

Stay hydrated; drink lots of water

Take your medications, if any

Try herbal/natural remedies for MINOR health problems; stomaches, headaches, sore throats, etc.

Take some time to bask in the sunlight

Get accustomed to the idea of change; without change, we cannot progress

Keep a self-love and self-growth journal; write about your feelings (positive and negative), treat yourself with understanding, write ways you've changed throughout the month, etc.

Engage in comforting activities after a hard day; engage in self-care

Engage with childhood media; get in touch with the younger part of yourself

Get comfortable with the idea of growing older; to be human is to grow old; to grow old is not a bad thing

Be kind to children; play with them if offered

Dance/sing to music, especially music that makes you feel free, wild, young, or happy

Recycle when you can; try to make/use your own compost

Leave flowers on graves (ask permission from the cemetery first!!!)

Make your own cookies, pastries, breads, etc.; try to use natural ingredients

Give out handmade pastries, cookies, breads, etc. to loved ones and those in need

Try to ground yourself in nature; stand in a green landscape with bare feet (if safe); focus on the fresh air coming into and out of your lungs, the peaceful sounds near you, etc.

Be gentle with yourself, especially if you're having a difficult time; treat yourself as you would treat a loved one - someone extremely near and dear to your heart

Open your windows, blinds, curtains, etc. on a sunny day; let the light or fresh air in

Stop and smell the flowers c:

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This is my life of discreet ways to worship Hyacinthus! I found this list a bit challenging, mostly due to the stress I'm dealing with offline, so I'll likely make edits to it in the future. In the meantime, I hope someone finds this helpful! Take care! 💜

Link to Subtle Worship Master list

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hey there! i was working on a moros playlist for a while now. there is not very much songa that can describe the sense of doom and dread but i think i did my best with that one.

it has a bunch of russian songs and different soundtracks for things that i relate to moros personally. in the last moment i added one of my favourite soviet songs — «прекрасное далё��о» («beautiful far away»). this song was written as a light view into the future and now judging by most of people who grew up to this song it only brings sense of uncertainty and fear thanks to vocals and lyrics («i hear a voice and hurry to it's call on a road with no trace», «far away, don't be cruel to me», «the voice asks sternly, what i did today for tomorrow») so i thought it will be deeply personal and good addition to the playlist.

i am also accepting your suggestions on what should be in that playlist, it would be nice make a common effort to show lord moros that he is needed and cherished! there's not much songs now but it can grow thanks to yall 🍃

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Running (flying)?

Long time no see tumblr 😭 miss yall

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Apollo

Απολλων [Apollo] God of prophecy and oracles, music, song and poetry, archery, healing, plague and disease

Epithets: ⟡ Proopsios [Foreseeing] ⟡ Phoibos [Bright] ⟡ Akestor [Healer] ⟡ Alexikakos [Averter of Evil] ⟡ Theoxenios [ God of Foreigners ] ⟡ Pythios [Slayers of Python] ⟡ Chrusaor [Of Golden Sword] ⟡ Daphnephorios [Bearer of Laurels] ⟡ Loimios [ Deliverer from Pague] ⟡ Moiragetes [Leader of Fate] ⟡ Pagasios [Pagasaean] ⟡ Hekaergos [Far-shooting]

Domains: ⟡ Prophecy & Oracles ⟡ Light ⟡ Music & Arts ⟡ Song & poetry ⟡ Archery ⟡ Healing & medicine ⟡ Plague & Disease ⟡ Protection of the young ⟡ Boys ⟡ Sudden Death ⟡ Knowledge ⟡ Herds & Flocks ⟡ Protector of Fugitives

Devotional acts: ⟡ Donate to medical charities ⟡ Draw or Paint ⟡ Read poetry or listen to music ⟡ Sing or play an instrument ⟡ Go to the library

Associations

Symbol: ⟡ The Lyre ⟡ Silver bow & Arrows ⟡ Dolphins ⟡ Swans ⟡ Crows ⟡ Ravens ⟡ Lions ⟡ Wolves ⟡ Mice ⟡ Griffins ⟡ Hawks ⟡ Snakes ⟡ Laurel wreath ⟡ Fire / flame ⟡ The sun / Light ⟡ Tripod ⟡ Apples

Element: ⟡ Light

Color: ⟡ Orange ; yellow ; Gold ⟡ Red ⟡ Pure white ⟡ Pink ⟡ Purple ⟡ Green ⟡ Blue

Crystals & stones: ⟡ Sunstone ⟡ Amber ⟡ Honey ; Yellow Calcite ⟡ Rutilated ; Clear ; Rose quartz

Fruits,Vegetables,Flowers,Herbs: ⟡ Cypress ⟡ Laurel ⟡ Larkspur ⟡ The-apple-tree ⟡ The palm tree ⟡ Hyacinth

Animal: ✧Swan ⟡ Raven ⟡ Tortoise ⟡ Serpent ⟡ Wolf ⟡ Dolphin ⟡ Mouse

Incense: ✧ Bay ⟡ Frankincense ⟡ Cypress

Food & Drinks: ⟡ Red wine ⟡ Olive oil ⟡ Water ⟡ Fruit ⟡ Honey ⟡ Almonds ⟡ Citruses ⟡ Cinnamon ⟡ Coffee ⟡ Herbal tea with Honey cakes ⟡ Bay leaves ⟡ Anise

Day, Season, Time of Day: ✧ Sunday ⟡ Middsummer ⟡ Midday ⟡ May

Tarot: ✧ The Sun ⟡ The chariot ⟡ Strength ⟡ Temperance

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Thanatos

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i think it's also safe to say that he likes jasmine bc i brought them home one day and they died like instantly even though i put them in water the moment i got in my room.

im trying to kinda give praise to moros now and at this point idk what he likes because i couldn't find any sources about him online and it made me kinda sad bc we don't appreciate how big of a role doom plays in our lifes — it builds our character (not in a toxic way like 'what doesn't kills us makes us stronger' but literally — certain sudden events like death and destruction of someone or something can easily serve as a fundamental thing in your ways of seeing life), it makes us reconsider some decisions, sometimes it serves like a push towards something better when you start feeling that in current situation doom is REALLY inevitable.

so i wish there would be some guide for favoring him, some subtle ways to divote ourselves to him — and at some point i started to think myself — what would he like. what stones, what flowers, what scents? i thought about violets, since it is a simbol of sudden death in greek culture according to this russian site mos-ritual.ru in the article 'flowers that simbolise death in different cultures' :

translation:

Oddly enough, this delicate flower has also been a symbol of death since the times of Ancient Greece. According to legend, the daughter of Zeus, Proserpina, once went into the forest for violets, and there she was kidnapped by Pluto. The violets she picked scattered on the ground. And this is all that remains as a memory of her. Since then, these flowers began to be laid on the graves of untimely deceased girls.

there can also be white lillies in the culture of ancient egypt they are also a simbol of a sudden death. i though about poppies for a sec but came with conclusion that poppy is more thanatos thing or even ares but not moros. so here we stand with violets and white lillies.

as for the scents i thought about roses or elderberries or even carnaition. this scents are strong and sometimes even bitter and you can feel their presence before you see them so it is kinda associated with doom by me (they are also a death simbols as you can figure).

for the colors i stopped at violet, black, grey and suddenly red. for the first three it's not unexpected since i noticed their associacion with the children of nyx, but red is not what usually gets there. red can be blood ofc, it also can be anger and anger is sometimes a catalyst for some events that results in doomcoming.

as for the stones i didn't figured them yet for one simple reason — i don't know my stones, but i will and this post can be updated later so stay tuned.

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im trying to kinda give praise to moros now and at this point idk what he likes because i couldn't find any sources about him online and it made me kinda sad bc we don't appreciate how big of a role doom plays in our lifes — it builds our character (not in a toxic way like 'what doesn't kills us makes us stronger' but literally — certain sudden events like death and destruction of someone or something can easily serve as a fundamental thing in your ways of seeing life), it makes us reconsider some decisions, sometimes it serves like a push towards something better when you start feeling that in current situation doom is REALLY inevitable.

so i wish there would be some guide for favoring him, some subtle ways to divote ourselves to him — and at some point i started to think myself — what would he like. what stones, what flowers, what scents? i thought about violets, since it is a simbol of sudden death in greek culture according to this russian site mos-ritual.ru in the article 'flowers that simbolise death in different cultures' :

translation:

Oddly enough, this delicate flower has also been a symbol of death since the times of Ancient Greece. According to legend, the daughter of Zeus, Proserpina, once went into the forest for violets, and there she was kidnapped by Pluto. The violets she picked scattered on the ground. And this is all that remains as a memory of her. Since then, these flowers began to be laid on the graves of untimely deceased girls.

there can also be white lillies in the culture of ancient egypt they are also a simbol of a sudden death. i though about poppies for a sec but came with conclusion that poppy is more thanatos thing or even ares but not moros. so here we stand with violets and white lillies.

as for the scents i thought about roses or elderberries or even carnaition. this scents are strong and sometimes even bitter and you can feel their presence before you see them so it is kinda associated with doom by me (they are also a death simbols as you can figure).

for the colors i stopped at violet, black, grey and suddenly red. for the first three it's not unexpected since i noticed their associacion with the children of nyx, but red is not what usually gets there. red can be blood ofc, it also can be anger and anger is sometimes a catalyst for some events that results in doomcoming.

as for the stones i didn't figured them yet for one simple reason — i don't know my stones, but i will and this post can be updated later so stay tuned.

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i should sleep more

Did i just smell someone who didn't get 8 hours of sleep last night?

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Devotional art but like also high key want to get it embroidered on a hoodie or something.

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go to sleep / blanketed by the enchanted prose / in which the babe falls quiet among / gentle soul / why does sleep seem so rough? / rough as the grass / on a lukewarm day / gentle soul / why does He whisper? / hushed melancholic music / hums perhaps / of a peaceful soul / gentle soul / why do I ache? / aching for a rest of what is / missing / dreaming of what is / missing / to find what is / missing / cold-tipped fingers slide lids closed / darkness surrounding / swallowing / gentle soul

{ LORD HYPNOS }

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sleep well

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Identified with Mors (Roman), and Letum (Roman)

Greek God/Personification of Non-Violent Death and mortality

Known Symbols: Inverted Torch, Sword, Theta (θ), Wreath, Wings

Plants and Trees: Poppy and Cypress

Animals: Butterflies

Stones/Crystals: Onyx, Obsidian, Black Tourmaline, Amethyst

Incense: Frankincense, Myrrh, Cypress

Colors: Black, Silver, White, Purple

Death 13 Tarot card

‧₊˚ ☾. ⋅ ⋯ 𝙴𝚙𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚝𝚜

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Paean "Healer"

Makar "Blessed one"

Leukokhrotos "White-skinned"

Acherontis "Woeful"

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Son of Nyx, Night Incarnate

Grandson of Primordial Chaos

Twin Brother of Hypnos, Sleep Incarnate

Brother of The Moirai (Fates), Charon, The Keres, Nemesis

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Common offerings include: Red wine, olive oil, water, honey, milk, fruit, poppy seeds, black tea, dark chocolate

Other than that, play around a bit with different types of offerings and figure out what he likes, I've only offered him dark chocolate which was also torture to myself since I enjoy it as well, but thankfully he was understanding that I mean no disrespect if I ended up eating it (which I did), though now I have two bags of dark chocolate I got for Easter just sitting in my room unopened.

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The rest of this will be of my own personal experiences with interacting with Thanatos, everyone has their own experiences so yours is likely not going to be the same. I will also include some things I personally associate with him.

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As soon as I had reached out to Thanatos through my Tarot he answered almost immediately, however as someone who had only done a reading once and correctly translated Hestia's message to a friend who was confused on what she was trying to say I am not good with any other Tarot spread as the friend had used a custom spread that was similar in layout to a Yes/No spread. The type of spread I use is the Yes/No spread, where you lay out five (5) cards with Major Arcana and even number Minor Arcana being for "yes" and the Suits and odd numbered Minor Arcana being "no". Personally I prefer this as it's easier for me to understand with my silly little Autistic brain.

The first thing I did after connecting with him through Tarot was actually ask him how he was doing, I don't know why I chose to ask him that, but I said "yes is for if you're doing good, and no is for if you aren't" and then placed out my cards. His answer to me was "No" with a hidden message within the cards in order to explain to me that something didn't go well that day and he was upset, to which I replied with an apology for the fact he was feeling upset and then I asked him if he'd like to just hangout and sit with me the rest of the day, his answer was a yes and as soon as he answered I began crying. I'm naturally sensitive to the presences of beings that aren't exactly within our plane of existence; such as ghosts, spirits, demons, and deities, it's just with everything else besides deities I get a shortness of breath but all presences give me that same sort of tingly feeling one might get when they look down from somewhere up high or are in an elevator and it's going up/down.

From that single interaction alone I've learned that Thanatos is a rather kind individual and enjoys interacting with others. I always thought he was more of a reserved and quiet individual as one may think Death to be, and while he is rather quiet he's far from reserved. The best way to explain him is someone who wants to be around others but can easily become a bit anxious if he feels as if he's making the person uncomfortable and depending on his mood he can become rather introverted. If you feel like he's possibly becoming anxious over something the first time interacting with you, especially if you're as sensitive as I am to the presence of other beings, the best thing to do is reassure him that it's alright and he doesn't have to limit his interactions with you. I had told him near the end of the day that from now on he can come and hangout whenever he wants without me getting his attention first, but he instantly became unsure and worried that he'd overwhelm me due to my sensitivity. Thankfully he calmed down after I explained to him that I'm not overwhelmed and explained my sensitivity to him.

I've only seen him twice in some dreams, the first time he had gotten lost in it (as my dreams are chaotic and I can't control them if they choose to shift to something else) after like 10-20 minutes into the dream, but from that first appearance, he chose to appear as a mix of how he really looks like and the design of the character Thanatos from the game Hades. Turns out, after asking him about it the next day, he had chosen to appear that way just to mess with me and to be funny. Second dream I remember nothing about other than the fact he was there looking normal. Third dream he wasn't there but at the end of it he did send some butterflies in order to say hello.

Normally, Thanatos doesn't need to try and reach out to me, he's done so once through a butterfly, a few days after our dog had passed away but that was just to say hi and for no other reason. I had also drawn the Death Tarot, which was reversed but there was no hidden message. He seems content enough to come and sit with me without me knowing or to watch over me, plus most the time I'm the one suddenly getting his attention by talking to him at random and he's fully aware that due to my Autism and ADHD I wont exactly go and grab my Tarot to talk to him and is content with just listening, dealing with me being extremely random, or, something he did yesterday (28th) and yesterday night (27th) was sit directly next to me on my bed and lean in extremely close just to stare at my laptop screen. I'm unsure if he was trying to comfort me after Hecate scared the fuck out of me with a spider because I was paranoid and refused to sleep at all even after coming to an agreement that no more spiders will be sent into my bedroom with Hecate.

Based on that interaction, I feel as if Thanatos can become rather protective over people he's taken a liking to, his presence itself being rather warm, comforting, sometimes it's enough to make me feel like crying because suddenly all my anxieties, everything is just gone and I feel as if I don't have to worry about anything. Sometimes I'm unsure if I'm smelling lavender or some other floral scent, or even chamomile, which sometimes makes me think he's literally gone and gotten into my teas. I believe at times he's also gone and woken up Hypnos some nights just in order to get me to sleep. While writing this, I've felt warmth against my ear, cheek, felt peaceful, I smell a familiar scent that smells floral of some sort, so another thing is that Thanatos also seems to be rather curious once he's gotten used to someone. Although, as I don't find many people talking about their interactions with him, and based on how he told me that no one had ever really offered to let him just hangout whenever he wants with them before, I have a feeling that a lot of this is actually Thanatos feeling as if he is free to just be himself and that he's in a safe place because when I interact with him I don't see him as Death itself or as a literal Greek God/Deity, instead I treat him as if he's just like anyone else, I don't reach out to him for advice or help, I reach out to him because I genuinely enjoy interacting with him and I'm one of those few people who aren't afraid of death or dying, at least, not the concept of dying, as I would never do anything that actually puts me at a risk of death out of fear of being forgotten and also because I want to enjoy life as much as I can before it comes naturally.

I've also had a natural affinity towards death and the concept of an afterlife and Gods of Death, so to me, Death is a friend and is my friend, which I believe is why Thanatos interacts differently with me.

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Blue colored butterflies, specifically the Blue Morpho (for those who play Animal Crossing, it's the Emperor Butterfly, literally just learned it's actually called a Blue Morpho. Although the Ulysses Butterfly is also called an Emperor Butterfly or the Blue Emperor and is a swallowtail butterfly)

Red Spider Lilies (Japanese flowers associated with death)

That silly "guh-dong" sound that happens when you get a "Death Approaches" area in the game Hades.

White roses

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