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Asclepius and his father.

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PLEASE DO NOT USE TIKTOK AS A RESOURCE FOR HELLENIC POLYTHEISM

Tiktok is probably one of THE WORST places to learn about REAL hellenic polytheism because it is rampant with misinformation and most creators are only interested in views and parroting misinformation THEY heard. Yes there are some great and informative creators on there to learn about the hellenic gods but they are far and few in-between.

INSTEAD if you're new to the religion and have no clue where to start researching/learning, here are a few phenomenal creators on here with wonderful and informative posts!

@wisdom-devotee has an amazing guide for starting out in hellenic polytheism

@seasaltdevotion also recently made a fantastic post on resources for starting out

@crazycatsiren has a SUPER long list of resources and research material

@khaire-traveler has possibly the greatest list on subtle deity worship for just about every god

Please actually learn from those of us that truly love and covet this religion and spread information that will truly benefit you.

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hyacinthus and apollo cause I gotta live up to the name 💔

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☆✧☆✧☆✧☆

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I've always thought that this art of him is so beautiful

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This reminds me, once on May Day (2021 I think)Loki took me to Helheim lmao. Exact opposite day of the year to Halloween, when it should be hardest to connect with death/Underworld. Of course my trickster thinks it's funny to be a contrarian 🤎

A Blessed Samhain to all. I hope we see spooks and wonders as the veil is thin. Stay spooky y'all.

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Happy Halloween and Blessed Samhain from the Mother of Monsters :>

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Apollo rkgk！！

Have the line art itself too bc I think they’re pretty nice :3

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Any bride would be worried about getting shown up by their bridesmaid

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Contemplating about Loki this morning, especially given the article I just read, and while I knew that Loki is also calculated and cunning and much more organized and intentional than most people assume, I think I'm understanding a bit of why I was drawn to the more familiar chaotic idea of him.

I was raised in a religion that said their God was perfect in all he did, that he was organized and intentional, that he sometimes did things to the benefit of his followers that didn't seem to make sense, that maybe even caused temporary hurt for the sake of long term betterment.

Now, I'm not claiming that Loki is perfect, but even in the short time that I have known him, I have learned that he will cause some discomfort for the sake of growth. Even in his myths I can see the little red strings that would connect this aspect of his character to the more well known aspects of him, but when I first stepped away from the church, I wasn't ready for that.

I needed to be reminded that faith and religion was meant to be a thing I enjoyed, a thing to bring me comfort and peace and joy, not just a set of rules and anxiety. And that's what I learned when I first was getting to know Loki. I was a bit like a feral cat at first. I wanted shelter, but I was also Intimidated by it and Loki met me where I was in that.

That's something I will forever be grateful for. I needed to have the conversation of "you need to chill. It's a lot harder to get things wrong than you think" before I could have the "do you trust me" conversation. There's something so beautiful about the changability of his nature and his willingness to adapt to meet me where I am. Especially when that seemed to be a place of contradiction in the particular flavor of Christianity I was raised in.

Loki doesn't shy away from apparent contradictions and duality and seems to revel in it. And it's really refreshing to experience.

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I've been wanting to do my interpretation of Loki for a WHILE. And by a while, I mean years. So, here he is. Hope ya like him :)

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Angrboðaposting

So that we're all aware, my design for her is 100% self-indulgent lesbianism

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Turns out one of Dionysus Maenads is named Acme!

Dionysus is definitely the peak hedonistic god. Seems like he probably wants to work with you lol.

I need to eat my next charcuterie plate while lying down and pretending I'm an acolyte of a hedonistic god. I think it would fix me

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That skin color, eyes and hair is just like how Loki's Jotun form looks like to me?? Just needs to replace the wings with horns and golden veins lol.

My darling <3 Though usually he looks like Evgeny Schwartz lol

я и моя фурсона (real)

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I think the most touching thing about Apollo and his multitudes of particularly dramatic love stories is that he'd know how they end - being Zeus' prophetic eyes and all. Each heartbreak, parting, death of the mortal counterpart, and of course each happy ending, he'd know of them. I think that's what makes the concept of specifically Apollo being struck by Cupid's arrows so precious to me: imagine knowing that love is about to hurt you, or leave you too fast, or end too soon, and still allowing yourself to love; to have "safer" outcomes in loves that will not end poorly, knowing it as a solid fact, and still entrusting your heart into the tragic stories, too.

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I'm a Dionysus follower who fears alcohol and drunk people 😅 (history of alcoholism in my family)

I have learned to be chill with madness though. And I can dance in ecstacy and have altered states of consciousness without any chemical substances. My prefrontal cortex just has naturally weak inhibition lmao.

Zeus and Hera devotees who feel intimidated by them

Poseidon devotees who live far from the sea

Demeter devotees who live in the city

Hades and Persephone devotees who fear death

Dionysus devotees who are perplexed by madness

Aphrodite devotees who struggle to love themselves

Apollo devotees who struggle with inspiration

Artemis devotees who are saddened by animal death

Ares devotees who are too tired to keep fighting

Athena devotees who are easily manipulated

Hestia devotees with unstable home lives

Hermes devotees who get anxious over new things

Every one of you is so valid and so loved by your gods. They love you, and they want you to know it.

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The first one is literally my avatar

Yo I was gonna say look how absolutely other worldly and beautiful this cosplay is but it's a doll. 💀 Still so gorgeous.