#Hellenic Greek
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sol-niczka · 5 months ago
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The aftermath of "God Games"
Some Epic: the Musical fanart I've done in the recent months!! I have more so I'll probs post that too lmao, but yeah, this one's my favorite so far I think <3
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thewitchfarhan · 2 years ago
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Okay so I was doing some research into these phrases/words and have made my own adjusted list using this as my source. If you want to replicate my research, copy and paste the Greek word into the sources search engine and it will show you primary sources.
Additionally, I put all of the words in all caps because it's easier for me when trying to source information; I made my own pronunciation guides that make sense to me (the pronunciations are based off of modern Greek - I used Google Translate which I know is not very accurate but it was the only single source I could find that read pronunciations of all the words out loud).
ΧΑΙΡΕ (kk-E-err-Eh)
- Literal Translation: To rejoice, be glad, be delighted - Context in Worship: Hail to you!
ΕΙΡΗΝΗ (E-ree-nee)
- Literal Translation: Peace, Time of Peace - Context in Worship: Peace & Farewell!
ἜΡΡΩΣΟ (Err-Oh-So)
- Literal Translation: To strengthen, make strong and mighty - Context in Worship: Be Strong! (Said to mortals only)
Ω ΘΕΌΣ / Ω ΘΕΟΊ (O Th-Eh-Oh-ss, O Th-ayee)
- Literal Translation: O God / O God (pl.) - Context in Worship: Oh God / Oh Gods!
Ω ΘΕΆ / Ω ΘΕΆΊ (O Th-Eh-Ah, O Th-Eh-aye-E)
- Literal Translation: O Goddess / O Goddess (pl.) - Context in Worship: Oh Goddess / O Goddesses!
ΚΛΥΘΙ ΜΟΥ (Kk-Lee-Th-E M-Oh)
- Literal Translation: To hear - Context in Worship: Hear me!
Ω ΘΕΟΊ ΓΝΩΣΕΣΘΕ ἈΠΌΤΡΟΠΟΙ ΚΑΚΌΩ (O, Th-ayee, Gg-No-Ss-Ess-Th-Eh, Ah-Poe-Tr-Oh-P)
- Literal Translation: O | God | To learn to know, to perceive, mark, learn | Turned away, banished | To treat ill, maltreat, afflict, distress - Context in Worship: O Gods, protect us from evil!
Hellenic Phrases - Basic greek for worship
 I like approaching the Gods utilizing the greek language for some expressions. Although the gods will understand you regardless of the language you use, using Modern Greek feels really good, specially if you’re a recon like me.
Before we start, just give a quick look on this art of Mnemosyne, Goddess of Memory and Inventress of Words, Mother of the Muses.
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Let’s begin this list with some salutations and farewells, shall we?
Χαιρε! χαιρετe! - (trans.: Khaire!, pl.: Khairete! khAY-re, khAY-re-teh) Hail! Hello [to you]!
The standard greeting, can be used to address the Theoi (Gods) and mortals alike.
Ειρηνη! - (trans.: Eirene!, Ee-REE-nee) Peace! A farewell phrase, the name of the goddess of peace.
Èρρωσο!  Ερρωσθε! - (trans.: Érroso! pl.: Érrosthe!, EH-rôs-so; EH-rôs-teh) “Be strong” a farewell to mortals only, the Theoi are plenty strong already.
Ουλε! Ουλετε! - (trans.: Oule!, pl.: Oulete!; OO-leh; OO-leh-teh) Literally farewell.
Now some useful ways to call upon the Gods.
Ω Θεέ / Ω Θεοί - (O Theé, “O God” [masc]; O Theoi!, “O Gods!” [plural]) Ω Θεά / Ω Θεάί - (O Thea, “O Goddess” [fem]; O Theai! “O Goddesses!” [plural, fem])
Κλυθι μου! - (Klûthi mou!, “Hear me!”; trans.: Klee-THEE MOH!) It’s a very common phrase throughout the Orphic Hymns and can be used to call upon the Gods before an hymn or even when you’re just praying. 
Example: O Phoibos Apollon, klûthi mou! - “O Bright Apollon, hear me!”.
Regarding purification by usage of khernips (lustral water)
Χερνιπτομαι! ( trans.: Kherniptomai! - Zer-NIP-to-meh - “May this water become lustral”)
A phrase used to turn water into lustral water, for cleansing the “pollution”/”miasma” by dropping flaming incense and/or herbs in water to make it lustral. The fire is generally consecrated to Hestia, goddess of the hearth, with an hymn before. It’s just one of many ways of cleansing yourself and the space before a ritual, but if you can’t do it, taking a bath, washing your hands and stuff like that might be enough!
Εκας εκας εστε βεβηλοι - (trans.: Hekas hekas este bebeloi!; eh-KAS, eh-KAS, es-TEH be-BÊH-lee) “Begone, begone ye profane!”
This one can be used while you sprinkle lustral water to purify a space to ward off against bad spirits (kakoidaimones) and energy.
Ω Θεοι Γνωισθε Αποτροποι Κακων - (trans.: O Theoi gnoisthe apotropoi kákon!; O Theoi gnois-THEH a-po-TRO-peh KAH-kon) “O Gods, protect us from evil!”
This phrase from Eurippides calls the Gods forth for their protection.
Oh, well. those are just some of the phrases me and my group use! We’re mostly related to the RHB - Brazilian Hellenic Reconstructionism and use it as a main source.
I hope you guys find this post useful, and may the Gods ever bless you!
Errosthe! (Be strong!)
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theunknownpoetssociety · 5 months ago
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Aphrodite who cries for the people who hurt themselves because self love is love too
Artemis who doesn’t hunt animals anymore (humans do it enough) She now walks in clubs looking to hunt the real animal
Athena who donates hundreds of books to local libraries and schools
Apollo who watches all street musicians hoping their talents can get them a little money (He gives more than a little)
Dionysus who watches over everyone’s drinks at the bar making sure they stay safe
Zeus who makes it rain for the couples that just want to frolic and dance and kiss in the rain
Hera who donates to woman’s and SA survivors shelters
Ares who is at the forefront of every protest because those are battles too
Hestia who holds and keeps thousands of secrets so the ones who whispered them into flame don’t have to
Hades who let’s families get one last goodbye to a loved one before they die
Persephone who personally makes sure that the ones taken too early feel safe and secure in the Underworld
Demeter who gives Her best crops to food banks and homeless shelters
Hecate who is a street magician and does actual magical for the kids
Poseidon who finds the best seashells and leaves them on the beach for someone to find and treasure
the Gods aren’t gone they ARE the little things in life
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sleepnowmychild · 6 months ago
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If you’re ever having a breakdown, just remember the wise words of the lord himself
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that-cunning-witch · 2 years ago
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"Aphrodite loves terfs" do you really think a goddess of love formed from a literal penis and the mother of Hermaphroditus, an intersex god who was associated with androgyny and feminine men, fucks around with transphobia?
she is a literal trans icon and to deny that will get you smited by all the gods
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khaire-traveler · 3 months ago
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Reminder that the Percy Jackson series is not an accurate source of Greek mythology.
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hekateanwitchcraft · 1 month ago
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Ancient Greek Religion & Hellenic Polytheism: A Reading Guide
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I’ve been wanting to make something like this for a long while, and talking to my friend @olympianbutch today gave me the push I needed to do so. When I was starting out as a Hellenic Polytheist years ago, this is the kind of resource I needed. So I hope you all enjoy and find this helpful!
Introductory Reading:
Ancient Greek Religion by Jon D. Mikalson
Athenian Popular Religion by Jon D. Mikalson
Greek Religion by Jan N. Bremmer
On Greek Religion by Robert Parker
Hellenic Polytheism: Household Worship by LABRYS
Comprehensive Guides:
Greek Religion by Walter Burkert
Companion to Greek Religion edited by Daniel Ogden
Understanding Greek Religion by Jennifer Larson
Rethinking Greek Religion by Julia Klindt
The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Greek Religion edited by Esther Eidinow and Julia Klindt
Polytheism and Society by Robert Parker
The Gods and Theology:
Ancient Greek Cults by Jennifer Larson
Theologies of Ancient Greek Religion edited by Esther Eidinow, Julia Klindt, and Robin Osborne
Underworld Gods in Ancient Greek Religion by Ellie Mackin Roberts
Gods and Heroes of the Ancient World (Routledge Series)
Offerings and Sacrifice:
Personal Experience and Materiality in Greek Religion by K.A. Rask
Singing for the Gods by Barbara Kowalzig
Smoke Signals for the Gods by F.S. Maiden
Sharing with the Gods by Theodora Suk Fong Jim
Primary Sources:
Theogony & Works and Days by Hesiod
The Homeric Hymns
The Orphic Hymns
Sources for the Study of Greek Religion by David Rice and John Stambaugh
Greek Religion: A Sourcebook by Valerie M. Warrior
Ancient Greek Religion: A Sourcebook by Emily Kearns
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dionysianivy · 2 months ago
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𝐃𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 ᡣ𐭩
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Aphrodite: Goddess of love, beauty, romance, pleasure (Greek)
Bastet: Goddess of dance, music, fertility, love, joy (Egyptian)
Freyja: Goddess of fertility, beauty, love, glory, magic, sex (Norse)
Eros: God of love, beauty, youth, desire, sexuality (Greek)
Oshun: Goddess of wealth, beauty, love, water, divination (Yoruba)
Yue Lao: God of marriage, love, moon (Chinese)
Brigid: Goddess of poetry, fire, love, spring, fertility (Irish)
Hera: Goddess of marriage, women, fidelity, love, family, childbirth (Greek)
Hathor: Goddess of women, fertility, love, dance, perfume, joy (Egyptian)
Branwen: Goddess of love, beauty, sovereignty, kindness (Celtic)
Venus: Goddess of sex, love, beauty, victory, fertility (Roman)
Bes: God of love, music, merriment, childbirth, humor (Egyptian)
Parvati: Goddess of marriage, family, beauty, fertility, the arts, dancing, love (Hindu)
Aengus: God of youth, love, poetry, summer (Irish)
Benzaiten/Benten: Goddess of arts, love, music, wealth, wisdom, fortune, water (Japanese)
Frigg: Goddess of marriage, love, childbirth, divination, fertility (Norse)
Xochiquetzal: Goddess of flowers, love, sex, fertility, beauty, pleasure (Aztec)
Cupid: God of love, affection, attraction, desire (Roman)
Aisyt: Goddess of love, beauty, childbirth (Yakut)
Ōkuninushi no Mikoto: God of happiness, love, wisdom, earth (Japanese)
Živa: Goddess of love, fertility, life, grace, gratitude (Slavic)
Áine: Goddess of fairies, fertility, love, beauty, wealth, summer, protection (Irish)
Ishtar: Goddess of sexuality, love, fertility, war (Mesopotamiam)
Rati: Goddess of desire, passion, love, sexual pleasure, beauty (Hindu)
Inanna: Goddess of love, sensuality, fertility, procreation, war (Sumarian)
Prende: Goddess of women, health, dawn, love, beauty (Albanian)
Siebog: God of love, marriage (Slavic)
Kamadeva: God of sensual desire, love, pleasure, beauty (Hindu)
Sjöfn: Goddess of affection, love, friendship, protector of children (Norse)
Juno: Goddess of love, marriage, women's health, childbirth, fertility (Roman)
Turan: Goddess of fertility, love, vitality, beauty (Etruscan)
Lada: Goddess of love, family, marriage, children, beauty, spring, fertility, protection (Slavic)
Lilith: Goddess of rage, lust, love, femininity, darkness, freedom, mothehood, independence (Mesopotamian)
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theoitheoitheoi · 7 months ago
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To the Gods you are not sinful, guilty or unclean. You are you, unique in every facet of your existence.
The Gods hold grace for you. Existence is not immoral.
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sol-niczka · 2 months ago
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War siblings!! Ares and Athena <3
Tried to capture how I see them both as well as I could, in real life and Epic the musical
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(This is the reference photo btw)
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echoesofolympus · 3 months ago
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A message to newer Hellenic polytheists;
The gods do not hate you.
They are not going to hate you if you can’t pray every day.
They are not going to hate you if you can’t make offerings every day.
They are not going to hate you if you can’t make an altar for them.
They are not going to hate you if you do not dedicate every single thing you do to them.
They are not going to hate you if you do not light their candles every day.
They are not going to hate you if you step away from your practice for whatever reason.
You can breathe, the gods do not and will not hate you for being human.
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1nky-quill · 2 months ago
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I’m so tired of the demonization of Aphrodite. So often I see people, especially people of non-pagan faiths, claiming that Aphrodite’s defining feature is jealousy and deceitfulness, when that couldn’t be farther from the truth. She is so gentle and kind, only wanting the best for us. She wants us to realize our own beauty, she wants us to see ourselves the way she sees us.
She has made me feel so loved and taken care of, I couldn’t ask for a better goddess of love and war.
έπαινος αφροδίτης🐚🥀
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sleepnowmychild · 7 months ago
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Shoutout to that era in the 90s when Dionysus temporality possessed home renovators and grape themed kitchens were a thing.
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My future kitchen tbh I had one like this as a kid living on a vineyard.
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nyxshadowhawk · 20 days ago
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Still the biggest iceberg in this field.
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within-stars · 4 months ago
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or like arts and crafts or something
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