#Haides

[templeofelysium]

who are the chthonic deities?

HADES: the god of the dead, riches, and King of the Underworld

PERSEPHONE: the goddess of springtime and flowers, Queen of the Underworld

HERMES: messenger of the gods, god of commerce, luck, thieves, and travel. under his Chthonius epithet his role in guiding the dead to the Underworld is emphasized

DEMETER: some sources consider the goddess of agriculture and fertility a chthonic deity because of her relation to the earth and as Persephone's mother

HEKATE: goddess of magic, crossroads, necromancy, and ghosts, she is a close companion of Persephone

TARTARUS: the primordial god of the abyss and personification of the deepest level of the Underworld

NYX: the primordial goddess of night

EREBUS: the primordial god of darkness, husband of Nyx

HYPNOS: son of Nyx and Erebus, the god of sleep

NEMESIS: daughter of Nyx and Erebus, goddess/daemon of revenge

CHARON: son of Nyx and Erebus, the ferryman that carries the dead across the river Acheron to the Underworld

THANATOS: son of Nyx and Erebus, the god of death

dividers by @vibeswithrenai

[thegraveyardwitch]

Petition for the Greek Temples to be rebuilt, so that I can pray to the gods in all their glory

[khaire-traveler]

💀 Subtle Haides Worship 🐕‍🦺

If you have a dog (or any pet), play with them

Volunteer at an animal shelter

Donate dog supplies to animal shelters and places who help families in need

Feed neighborhood dogs, cats, or birds

Start a coin collection with the intention of souls who need payment at the Underworld's gates can use those coins

Keep a picture of him in your wallet

Have a candle that reminds you of him (no altars needed)

Wear jewelry that reminds you of him

Have a stuffed animal owl, dog, or black ram

Have imagery of a bident, Cerberus, or ancient Greek helmets around

Drink coffee or a soothing tea to start your day

Honor your ancestors/souls that have passed; learn about your family history

Hold onto any family heirlooms; keep items from people who have passed in your life

Eat pomegranate seeds; drink pomegranate juice

Support suicide prevention or funeral funding organizations

Visit cemeteries; if allowed (get permission first please), leave flowers at graves; visit loved ones' or family members' graves

Collect animal bones (please thank the animal's spirit after doing so; I just think it's respectful to do so)

Learn about death; acquaint yourself with the idea of death; figure out what you believe happens after death

Take care of yourself physically and emotionally

Work on learning to let go of the past; forgive yourself for past mistakes, and release past regrets

Start a garden or tend to plants

Save your money, if able; work on spending it wisely

Practice patience, understanding, and gratitude

Be a good host to all who enter your space; Haides is the ultimate host, the Ruler of All

Take a walk during a new moon (if it is safe to do so in your area)

Bury a time capsule

Honor old family traditions; dig into your heritage and find pride in it

Learn to find simple joys in life; make a list of things that bring you joy in your day to day

Meditate in nature; ground yourself often; practice mindfulness

Visit/explore caves (please do so safely!!!)

Visit ancient ruins, ghost towns, and any place where people used to be but are no longer

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Hope this helps someone! I may add more later on. For now, this is my list of discreet ways to worship Haides. Take care, everyone! 🩵

Link to Subtle Worship Master list

[sheoftheseafoamm]

people who shit on the gods in 2023? cringe. very cringe.

[valuesofold]

Hope you are all doing well! I come to you with another info sheet, this time on Hades as requested by: @darknesscomforted, thank you so much for the request!

While doing this info sheet I found out there is very little information left about king Hades, I think this is because of the way ancient greeks treated the khthonic gods, especially because of miasma.

I still tried my best and hope it is helpfull in some way.

The orphic hymn to Pluto (Plouton/Haides) #17, which I used, was too big to include in its entirety. I tried to search for an alternate, smaller hymn but to no avail. I used the theoi.com website for the hymn in case you want to check out the rest.

That's all, stay well!

[slobstation]

Hades (Ancient Greek: Ἁιδης), is the God of the Underworld, Funeral Rites, Necromancy, Ghosts, Curses, Dreams, Mining, Metals, and Earthly Fertility, reigns as the sovereign King of Haides, the realm of the Underworld that bears his name.

Namely the Curse of Erinyes, the Curse of the Erinyes is a curse of misery and misfortunes.

As seen here : “GOD OF CURSES & MASTER OF THE ERINYES”

Haides was the god of the most potent curses, those which invoked the fury of the Erinyes. The god was sometimes described despatching an angry ghost from the underworld accompanied by an Erinys to avenge a crime, especially patricide or matricide.

The Erinyes had various other functions as well. They carried out curses, especially those of a parent, and also personified those curses; they were invoked as guarantors of oaths; they prevented humans from obtaining too much knowledge about the future; and they punished sinners in the Underworld. In fact, Heraclitus, an early Greek philosopher, wrote that the Erinyes had control over all cosmic justice.

SO LIKE… CHILD OF HADES WHO has some control or say over the Erinyes?!?! they have their own will so laos like the Erinyes favoring a child of Hades and casually harassing people for them?!?!

[esoteric-chaos]

Haides's Blessing Deity Oil

"HAIDES (Hades) was the king of the underworld and god of the dead. He presided over funeral rites and defended the right of the dead to due burial. Haides was also the god of the hidden wealth of the earth, from the fertile soil with nourished the seed-grain to the mined wealth of gold, silver and other metals." - Theoi

I work with King Haides to let go of negative attachments, ancestor work, and financial matters. He's newer to my practice, I honour Queen Persephone with a candle beside him. He loves having his wife near him, especially since spring is on its way.

He's firm in his teachings. Honest but can be gentle. Will make you face your inner self and problems head-on.

I made an oil for him to call upon him. I use it to carry him with me, to wear for certain purposes and as a candle-dressing. It helps me with spirit communication, drawing prosperity and protects my heart space when placed on my chest.

You will need

A clean and cleansed jar

Peppermint - Prosperity, connections to the underworld

Cypress - Connections to death, protection, grief

Allspice - Prosperity, inner healing

Clove - Psychic Shielding, prosperity, personal growth

You can either do the folk method or the hot method. You can find my post on infused oils here to learn how to make infused spell oils. I suggest if you are an animist or someone who wants more power from your oils. Speak to the herbs kindly, treat them less like an ingredient and ask them respectfully for their aid and the purpose they'll have in your oil. Use intention. The same goes for the Olive oil.

You can sub any of these, however, Cypress and Mint are historical for him. Along with Olive oil. Try to keep within the theme of the underworld, death, spiritual connection, prosperity, introspection and protection.

Blessings!

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[olympianbutch]

I've noticed some people refer to Hades using the spelling Haides. Do you know why this is? Is there a specific purpose or is it just stylistic? I spell it Hades, though that's just because when I first started researching him, and if Haides has specific reasoning, I'd live to know!

I like to think people use it because I'm an It Girl who used "Haides" on all my socials c. 2021–22 💪😌 (JOKE)

All kidding aside, I know that I personally started using the spelling "Haides" after researching him on Theoi.com! I thought it would be a useful way to differentiate between what I call "fandom Hades" and Haides the god.

From what I know, based on my elementary knowledge of ancient Greek language (Looking forward to taking Greek 101 this upcoming semester😝), "Haides" is the Classical Attic spelling of his name, with "Hades" being a later variation.

Idk if people use it because it comes from Attic Greek, but that goes to show that "Haides" has historical precedence. :)

[imagineee-123]

I think of Hades often. He's such a comforting presence. I would've never imagined myself practicing hellenism a few years ago, but here I am. Honestly, I feel so safe this way. I know Hades is looking out for me (╥﹏╥)

[pink-lemonade-rose]

[In Lokroi, their] Persephone served many of the functions in relation to female maturation, marriage, and childbirth that Artemis and Hera fulfilled for the mainland Greeks. Her union with Hades was a divine exemplar of marriage and it was she who received the prewedding sacrifices known as proteleia. She was also the protector of young children. But in the background was always the knowledge of Persephone’s identity as the Queen of the Dead, and her role in the ultimate fate of the soul as set forth in “Orphic” eschatology. Thus the widespread Greek analogy between marriage and death finds at Lokroi its most complex and highly developed manifestation. The ideology of marriage had its own peculiarities at Lokroi, where social status and ritual privilege seem, uniquely in the Greek world, to have been transferred in matrilineal fashion. The wife, particularly in the role of bride, seems to have held a higher status than in many other Greek cities. Furthermore, the idealized institution of marriage had an eschatological significance: just as marriage was a symbolic death, death was a symbolic marriage and the blessed afterlife state was assimilated to that of marital bliss.

Jennifer Larson, Ancient Greek Cults: A Guide

[cupcake-torture]

Let's say I had a few more ideas than I initially thought

[templeofelysium]

some mentions of Hades in historical works

HESIOD'S THEOGONY:

" In front of that stand the echoing halls Of mighty Hades and dread Persephone, Underworld gods, and a frightful, pitiless Hound stands guard, and he has a mean trick: When someone comes in, he fawns upon him, Wagging his tail and dropping his ears, But he will not allow anyone to leave— He runs down and eats anyone he catches Leaving Persephone’s and Hades’ gates. "

THE ORPHIC HYMNS

" You dwell below the earth, O' strong-spirited one, a meadow in Tartarus, thick-shaded and dark. Sceptered Chthonic Zeus, please accept this sacrifice, O' Plouton, holder of the keys to the whole earth. To mankind you give the wealth of the year’s fruits, yours is the third portion, earth, queen of all, seat of the gods, mighty lap of mortals. Your throne rests on a dark realm, the realm of distant, of untiring, of windless, and of impassive Hades; it does rest on gloomy Acheron, the river who girds the roots of the earth. All-receiver, master of death, master of mortals, host of many, Euboulos, you once took as your bride pure Demeter’s daughter: you tore her away from the meadow, and through the sea you carried her to an Attic cave upon your steeds— it was the district of Eleusis, where the gates to Hades are. You alone were born to judge deeds obscure and conspicuous. Holiest and illustrious ruler of all, frenzied god, you delight in the respect and in the reverence of your worshippers. I summon you, come with favor, come with joy to the initiates. "

THE HOMERIC HYMNS

PLATO'S GORGIAS

[thegraveyardwitch]

Finally put a small altar together for my deities. I haven't practiced actively since I was in college, so much of what I had is gone. But I'm proud of the pieces I've scraped together 💖

[khaire-traveler]

If anyone is willing, please send prayers to Lord Haides and Lord Hermes for my cousin. His name is Shane. He passed away, but I do not have details. The only detail I have is one that is very triggering for many people; I'll put it below the cut. This is devastating. He was older than me but still young. I don't know how to express my feelings on the matter.

Tw: Death, self-deletion, substance addiction

He committed suicide. Typing this out feels so unreal. I literally just found this out. I haven't gotten the chance to speak to my mom yet. Frankly, I'm in shock. He was addicted to meth, and it was clear he was going on a steady decline for a while, but I guess I didn't see this coming. I have no clue how to feel or react. We weren't very close, but I still cared about him and was genuinely hoping he'd make a turnaround. I have no fucking clue what to say, really. The world has lost a brilliantly creative mind today.

[apolloslyrics]

Hey hi! Here are some pictures (and one video) of my spring equinox ritual from a while ago ☀️🫶

[pomegranatehymns]

Ignore the mask filter, I don't like showing my full face, but this is the current fit, I'm out in public, and I've never worn a headcover like this in public.

I'm super nervous, but I saw one of my buddies, and he immediately cracked a joke to make me feel better. (I'm a Star Wars fan, and he called me darth sidious lol)

But yea, I'm officially veiling in a way closer to what I want outside of work :)