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Beginner’s Guide to Hellenic Polytheism
I KNOW this is a really long post but my intention was to just note down everything that I think is important for beginners and that’s A LOT. It took me forever to learn some of these things but they’re so important, so buckle in. I hope this helps some people.
If I’ve missed anything, please feel free to let me know what you’d like me to add. I’ve been working on this for two days, so if there are typos, I’m so sorry.
The sections I cover here are key terms, mythic literalism, deity work vs deity worship, FAQs and General Advice.
Some Key Terms
Hellenic Polytheism: Hellenic means Greek, and Polytheism means worshipping multiple gods. So, Hellenic Polytheism is the worship of the Greek Pantheon which is also referred to as the Theoi. The people who practice could be referred to as Hellenic Polytheists. Some also call themselves Hellenic Pagans, but not all people who practice Hellenic Polytheism consider themselves pagan.
Hellenistic: you may see the term ‘Hellenistic Polytheism’, but this is my PSA to ask people not to use that, as it’s incorrect. Hellenistic refers to a specific period of Andient Greece, from 323-32 BC, and your worship is almost definitely not specifically focused on that period. Additionally, here is a post by a Greek person on why ‘Hellenism’ and ‘hellenismos’ are disrespectful.
Ouranic: this is the term for the heavenly gods. Be aware that there is some overlap between Ouranic and Chthonic deities. Whether a deity is Ouranic or Chthonic will effect things like prayer position (palms up for Ouranic) and whether offerings can be eaten or drank (yes for Ouranic)
Chthonic: this is the term for the underworld gods. Be aware that there is some overlap between Ouranic and Chthonic deities. Whether a deity is Ouranic or Chthonic will effect things like prayer position (palms down for Chthonic) and whether offerings can be eaten or drank (no for Chthonic) side note - when it comes to hero worship, I personally treat them as if they’re chthonic.
Kharis: this means reciprocity, and also refers to the relationship formed between us and the gods. Arguably the most important aspect of Hellenic Polytheism is that when you ask something of a deity, you must give an offering in return. Size of what you’re asking for should correspond to size of the offering, or if you’ve given many little offerings without asking for anything you can use that as why you should be given the Big Thing.
Xenia: guest-friendship, hospitality. The idea that any stranger could be a God in disguise, so treat everyone respectfully. It’s an Ancient Greek social custom that a lot of Hellenic Polytheists see as important today. Simply put, in modern times this most often just means being kind to strangers. There’s a lot more to it than that though, so look here. Know that Xenia is a two-way thing, so you have to be generous to your guests but they must also respect your home.
Eusebeia: basically, piety. Respecting the Gods. This is really the only ‘rule’ of Hellenic polytheism. There’ll be different ideas of what is considered respectful, but as long as you have good intentions and don’t do anything you KNOW would be offensive, you’re okay. Don’t insult the gods (any of them), don’t ask for anything without offering something else, and don’t treat yourself as equal to or higher than the theoi.
Hubris: excessive pride or dangerous overconfidence, often the fatal flaw of a lot of Greek heroes in mythology. Specifically, this is when you act better than or equal to the gods. You are not.
Libations: a type of offering, in the form of a liquid. Usually poured on the ground but can be drank (unless it’s to a chthonic deity) if you’re a closeted Hellenic polytheist who can’t just pour some liquid on the floor every time you want to offer it. My advice for food offerings/libations to chthonic deities if you’re not openly a hellenist is to offer leftovers, rotting food, or something you otherwise know will go to waste.
Altar: traditionally a place used to put physical offerings and food offerings for deities. Some people have an altar to each deity, some people have one altar for all their deities. These can be as big or as small as you want. People may use shelves, drawers, boxes, windowsills, etc, and I don’t even use mine for food offerings, only for physical ones because I usually eat the food offering (I don’t like the idea of wasting food). My altars also just serve as a dedicated space for that deity in my life.
Hero worship: this is the worship of ‘heroes’ in Greek mythology, which includes literally any mortal. For example, I worship Odysseus of Ithaca, Penelope of Ithaca, Helen of Sparta, and Tiresias of Thebes. I’ve been asked a lot about how hero worship differs from deity worship, and you can find that answer here.
Devotee: there is a lot of disagreement on what the difference between a devotee and worshipper is, but for me, I’m devoted to Athena as I feel I have the closest bond with Her of all my deities and I honour Her the most. This partly comes from my feeling that She has been with me for much longer than I’ve been aware of Her presence, and that also so much of who I am and what I value comes under Her domains.
Patron: this basically means that if part of your identity comes under the domain of a deity, then that deity is your patron. There can be occupational patrons (like Hermes is the patron of merchants) or to do with things like gender (Hera is a patron for women. Yes this includes trans women, transphobes are not welcome here.) You can have more than one patron, and you don’t need to worship all of the deities who would be considered your patron.
Epithets: these are titles given to deities. There are two types - cult epithets, which describe the aspect of a deity you’re focusing on (like Athena Ageleia, meaning ‘Protector of the People’) since they have a lot of domains and it’s important in prayers to specify what you want. Then there’s poetic epithets, which are adjectives, often used to compliment a deity. I like using these to make my prayers seem more sophisticated to be honest (example: white-armed Hera)
Unverified Personal Gnosis: gnosis is spiritual knowledge. If it’s unverified, that means that it has no basis in historical sources as far as the person is aware, and they don’t know anybody else who has the same experience. You will often see this abbreviated as UPG. Personally, I think UPG is really valid, considering a lot of things are unknown to us due to the loss of sources overtime.
Shared Personal Gnosis: gnosis is spiritual knowledge. Like UPG, Shared Personal Gnosis (often abbreviated as SPG) doesn’t have any historical backing as far as the people who believe it are aware, but it is shared by multiple different people and therefore seen by some as more valid than UPG (though I’d argue that all SPG is UPG before you know that other people agree)
Verified Personal Gnosis: gnosis is spiritual knowledge. It being verified means that there are historical sources to back up the belief, and this is commonly abbreviated to VPG. You are more likely to come across the terms UPG than SPG or VPG, and most of what Helpol people on tumblr discuss is UPG, even if they don’t state that directly.
Reconstructionist: these are people who try to ‘reconstruct’ the ancient religion, recreating ancient rituals as best they can and doing things as close as they can get to how the ancient Greeks did based on our historical sources. An important note here is that we will never be able to do this perfectly and that’s okay. For example, I would hope none of us are making animal sacrifices.
Revivalist: these are people who try to recreate the ‘spirit’ of the religion, though not with the exact practices that the Ancient Greeks used. Revivalists are more concerned with the values and beliefs of the ancient religion than they necessarily are with how it was practiced. I personally feel like I fall somewhere between the two, but I also think both are really valid!
Mythic Literalism
Mythic Literalism is the idea that the stories we see in any mythology actually occurred. In Hellenic Polytheism, this is not how we tend to look at the Greek myths. And it’s not how the ancients saw them either.
Greek mythology has always been interpreted as symbolic. For example, Hades kidnapping Persephone is mostly accepted to be about mothers in Ancient Greece being separated from their daughters once they marry. It does not mean that Hades, the God, kidnapped Persephone, the Goddess, and that people who worship Hades are evil because Hades is a kidnapper. This myth can also be interpreted through the lens that death separates families.
This is important because the Gods all do things that are, by today’s standards, incredibly immoral - and a lot of them were even immoral in antiquity. It is important to not take the myths literally to avoid feelings of guilt over worshipping something horrific.
And yes, this applies to Zeus. He is not a rapist, He’s a male fertility god. In myths he does bad things because he represents kings and kings can abuse their power. Things like that.
But it’s still good to research the myths! It’s good to learn the ways in which these deities were understood and what their domains can represent. Myths also help us to feel more familiar with our deities. Additionally the myths tell us not to be hubristic, and things like the Iliad tell us about Oaths and Offerings and Xenia. These are important parts of helpol.
Deity Work vs Deity Worship
I’m going to preface this section by saying that I worship deities, I don’t work with them, so even though I’m doing research on this please take everything I say about deity work with a grain of salt and note that the rest of this post might apply more to worship, because that’s what I’m familiar with. Lastly, my intention here is not to place a value judgement on either type, I just want to try and make a full explanation for anyone out there looking for one, since I’ve found it to be kind of difficult to find.
From my understanding, deity work is common among witches, and usually involves asking a deity to help with your spells or other forms of magick. When you work with a deity, you are asking them to mentor you in a sense, and there’s often a specific goal in mind that they’re hoping to achieve with help of the deity. Additionally, because of that goal-oriented relationship, deity work has deadlines(?). Like, once you’ve achieved the goal you had, the deity will stop working with you
There are similarities, as both seem to involve reciprocity and offerings, and both involve cultivating a relationship with deities, even if the nature of that relationship and the reason for offering is different.
Deity worship doesn’t have a set end-goal. You CAN stop actively worshipping a deity, but this doesn’t usually come after a specific goal is achieved because there isn’t a goal in mind. Worship is more about honouring the deity. Khakis is built out of admiration, respect and love for the deity. This is why we pray, make offerings, etc. it’s all to honour the gods. We do ask for things in deity worship, but that’s not the entire point like it is for deity work.
FAQs
Do I need to be called to worship/work with a deity?
Nope! You are 100% allowed to reach out first. You can do that by praying or making an offering. Remember to research the deity first, so you know what epithets to use, know what symbols they’re associated with, have ideas for offerings, etc. Also, if a deity calls to you, you are not obligated to worship them. Acknowledge them and move on if you don’t have time, energy, or interest in worshipping them at that time.
Where can I find information on deities?
The main site that I think everyone uses is theoi.com, which has really in-depth pages on a lot of deities, with their myths, lists of epithets, family trees, etc. it’s a really useful resource!
Do I need an altar?
No. They’re nice to have but you don’t need one straight away. It took me two years of worshipping to get any altars, and even now I don’t really use them how you’re ‘supposed’ to.
Are there any sins in Hellenic Polytheism?
No, just don’t disrespect a god (don’t disrespect any of them, even the ones you don’t worship should be respected). Also don’t show hubris.
Deity X and Deity Y don’t get along, but I want to worship both, what do I do?
Disregard mythic literalism and remember this is a polytheistic religion. The gods know they are not the only god you will be worshipping, and they are chill with that. If you really want, you can separate their altars if you have an altar per deity, but it’s up to you completely.
Other General Advices
This post is a starting point, nothing here is very in-depth. Do more research if anything on here is still confusing to you. Feel free to ask people here on tumblr, I’m sure most of us would be happy to help.
Don’t believe everything you see on tiktok/tumblr. We’re all still learning, a lot of us are wrong about stuff. Do other research and let yourself form your own beliefs. As I’ve said, even parts of this post should be taken with a grain of salt. I’m no expert, I just want to try to help.
If you’re going to make your own posts about helpol stuff, advice I’ve seen before that really stuck with me is ‘keep some things scared’. You don’t have to post everything. I, at the moment, don’t post my prayers or photos of my altars. Those things are what I keep scared, you should have your own things. They don’t have to be the same as mine.
You have nothing to be afraid of. The gods can be intimidating when you’re starting out, but they know we don’t have as much readily available information about this stuff as the ancient greeks did. They also know you’re new, and they will be patient with you. Don’t be scared.
You can offer anything. Digital offerings are as valid as physical offerings. Devotional acts are valid too.
Know that you will never be done learning. Accept this and commit to trying to learn anyway.
Know how to tell signs from the gods apart from just General Happenings of the world. Here is a good post on that. I have a series on my blog tagged #signs from deities, to show the kinds of things I personally recognise to be signs and to show how frequently/infrequently those can occur. I would suggest keeping your own record of those, whether or not you share it is up to you. The reason is to reflect on your journey and, if you ever doubt your gods, you can look at those lists to remind yourself of how they’ve been there for you previously.
Doubt is healthy, it’s okay to doubt things. Don’t feel bad for this, the gods understand. Let yourself question everything you feel the need to question.
Similarly, anger is healthy. It’s okay to be angry at the gods, but don’t disrespect them because you’re upset. Handle your anger well. You won’t get punished for being upset.
The Hellenic Gods aren’t generally believed to be all-knowing, however it is believed that they can hear us when we call their names, which is why prayers start with invocation of a deity’s name and an epithet.
#hellenic polytheism#hellenism#hellenic deity worship#theoi#hero worship#deity work#hellenic paganism#kharis#baby hellenic polytheist#beginner’s guide to helpol#greek polytheism#polytheist#mythic literalism#hellenismos#resources
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☆] reaching out for a bit of assistance from some more seasoned hellenic pagans !!! u_u;
i've been researching each day and praying to at least one god as i go to sleep in an attempt to find my path of devotion and worship. i think what i've settled on is that i find the most comfort and focus from gods of or related to celestial beings - especially the sun and moon - as well as those with direct ties to nature (plants and animals particularly.)
is this a common/acceptable focus to have, even though it may come with worship to a large handful of gods? for reference as well, i'm extremely new to hellenism and have researching general paganism for months but have only recently settled in about a week or two ago.
☆] gods i've found myself focusing on the most are Apollon, Dionysos, Artemis, Selene, and Helios.
i suppose what i'm looking for are some accounts, advice, and information on the best way to go about this in terms of worship. i can't have a permanent altar at the moment due to family, but i'd love tips or sources for the best way to conduct devotions and prayers.
☆] thanks for reading and granting me your time! may health and happiness be upon you and may your gods guide you well! x
#apollon#helios#selene#dionysus#artemis#hellenic paganism#hellenism#hellenic polytheism#greek paganism#paganism#polytheism#baby pagan#educate me#advice#polytheist#animism#helios worship#apollo worship#dionysus worship#dionysos#selene worship#artemis worship#hellenic devotion#hellenic worship#helpol#paganblr#help a fellow pagan?#send resources and links pls#be well#be healthy
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hellenic polytheism. you said youd yap about it so please do. i dont even know how to begin researching it. thank you in advance
I just made a post on some of the basics, but I can throw you some places to look!
For general information about the gods:
Theoi
Greek Mythology Docu I enjoy!
Homeric Hymns
- side note on Homeric Hymns: these are a series of hymns written in Ancient Greece (debated if Homer wrote them or not) they’re good to get a grasp on gods and how the Greeks viewed them/praised them
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Once you decide on gods you’d perhaps like to try and worship then you can get into resources on the religion.
Hellenism 101 - Fel the Blythe
She is literally the reason I’m here rn I love her playlist sm
There is also a google drive by the amazing @atheneum-of-you which has a ton of book resources on Hellenism including some hymns which I recommend looking at!
It’s reposted somewhere on my page!
And again my number 1 recommendation is to start by just praying.
You don’t need to speed build an altar or run to make offerings. Just pray, or dedicate some time/activites to them. It doesn’t need to be TikTok level of shrines and dedication and devotion immediately, or ever. Take it at your own pace and have fun with it.
#hellenism#helpol#hellenic polythiest#hellenic polytheism#Hellenism resources#hellenic community#hellenic worship
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Khaire ~
I've had this idea for an etsy shop [for like 5 hours] that it supplies items for closeted and open Hellenic Polytheist, pagans and witches.
My shop will be called DivineSecrecy, it'll sell Hellenic deity themed items like bathbombs in honor of Lady Aphrodite, wine glasses in honor of Lord Dionysos, kitchen plate sets in honor of Lady Hestia, wedding items [dunno what kind yet] in honor of Queen Hera. And so on. You will be able to customise your packaging if you are closeted so you do not get introuble.
Warning: this shop will not be opened for a could of years. I wanted a general idea of whether or not this business venture is a good idea or not.
Please reblog this so I can recieve more data :>
Thank you 🧡🪽
May the gods bless and protect you.
#helpol#resources#small business#hellenic polytheism#hellenic polytheist#hellenism#witchcraft#tumblr polls
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For anyone who wants some resources on the gods.Here is my google drive folder with every resource that I've found so far.Feel free to ask me if you want a certain article or a book,I will gladly help you. ^^
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Hello do you happen to know where I can find resources on Hades?
I have in my collection Daniel Ogden’s Greek and Roman Necromancy and Robert Temple’s Netherworld but I find there is still so little about him. I know there isn’t much to begin with but maybe you know some other you can share? Thank you! Love your page
Thank you so much! A lot of my resources are online, as in online books, translations, articles, academic essays, etc., so be warned. Some good resources (some are things I recommend, some are things others recommend) include:
Underworld Gods in Ancient Greek Religion (Mackin Roberts, 2020; Article)
Worshipping Hades Myth and Cult in Elis and Triphylia (Burton, 2018; Article)
Theoi.com’s Article on Hades
Arthur Fairbanks’ “The Chthonic Gods of Greek Religion”
Daniel Stoll’s “Searching for Hades in Archaic Greek Literature”
Jamie Waggoner’s “Hades: Myth, Magic, & Modern Devotion”
Unfortunately, I can’t recommend (nor find, really) any more resources about Hades. He’s criminally under-researched, in my opinion. I hope this helps, though!
#hades#hades god#hades deity#resources#hades resources#deities#hellenism#helpol#hellenic#hellenic pagan#hellenic polytheism#hellenic community#hellenic polytheist#hellenic deities#Hellenic resources#hellenism resources
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putting on perfume as a devotional act my beloved ♡♡♡♡♡
#i rely a lot more on devotional acts because i dont really have the resources for offerings :(#also the feeling i get from them is just really nice#chem speaks ₊ 𐙚#lady aphrodite#hellenism#hellenic polytheism#helpol#aphrodite devotee#aphrodite worship
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Massive shoutout to globalgreyebooks.com for providing so many free texts on so many topics, including ancient religion and civilisation, magic and witchcraft and mythology and folklore. I would highly recommend skimming through some of the e books listed on there. I will caution you however that many of these texts were published in the early 20th century and information may well be outdated. Have fun!
#dionysus#hellenic polythiest#hellenic pagan#bacchus#witch#witchcraft#greek gods#paganism#helpol#hellenic gods#reading#free books#free resources#occult#history#religion#folklore
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✒ Resources ✒
1. The Theoi Project (link)
- "A site exploring Greek mythology and the gods in classical literature and art. The aim of the project is to provide a comprehensive, free reference guide to the gods (theoi), spirits (daimones), fabulous creatures (theres) and heroes of ancient Greek mythology and religion."
2. Nova Roma (link)
- "An international organization dedicated to the study and restoration of ancient Roman culture."
3. Elaion (link)
- "A religious organization committed to re-establishing the ancient Hellenic religion to its rightful place in society."
4. Hellenion (link)
- "Hellenion is an US-based religious organization (“church”) dedicated to the revival and practice of Hellenic polytheism."
! NOTE ! The Temple of Hyacinthus does not endorse Nova Roma, Elaion, or Hellenion as an organizations and does not condone any action taken by its members. We include these sources purely as a location for academic knowledge.
5. Hellenic Polythesim Glossary from HellenicGods.com (link)
- "This illustrated glossary, being a dictionary or brief encyclopedia, is intended to be a reference for those who worship the Hellenic Gods"
6. Basic Hellenic Supplies by breathing-in-gilded-dust.tumblr.com (link)
7. Household Gods by hearthfirehandworks.tumblr.com (link)
8. How to Pray, Praise, and Worship the Theoi by breathing-in-gilded-dust.tumblr.com (link)
9. Ancient Hellenic Offering Ritual by breathing-in-gilded-dust.tumblr.com (link)
10. Hellenic Nekromanteion (Invoking the Dead) Ritual by breathing-in-gilded-dust.tumblr.com (link)
11. Miasma vs Lyma & Ritual Purification by sisterofiris.tumblr.com (link)
12. Hellenic Polytheism: Household Worship - By LABRYS (link)
Eirene, peace and farewell.
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Do you have any resources for researching Ares?
Khaîre!
Unfortunately there are little resources outside of some pretty hardcore academic theses and dissertations I have about Ares. Most of the surface level resources will focus on the war aspects of Ares, his role in the Iliad, and other rather generic and, in my opinion, stale understandings of who Ares is.
With that said, the following paper is easy to find online:
THE ORACLE AND CULT OF ARES IN ASIA MINOR - this was actually THE PAPER that threw me head first into the world of Ares as understood by the ancient Greeks living in Angolia,, specifically Pamphylia and Lycia.
Now, if those other academic resources interest you then please let me know!! I only have PDF copies of these papers; most of them were obtained from my consistent but courteous requests to the authors. Two are in German that I have yet to translate (with the help of a dear friend). As such I do not feel entirely ethical sharing them for anyone and everyone to see, but I do have a private Google Drive i am willing to share if you (and anyone else reading this) are a mutual. If we are not mutuals send me a message and we'll figure it out from there ☺️
(I also have research papers on other deities and aspects of Hellenic life as well - most of those were found through various sites online so I'm actually in the process of making a different Google drive fo those so anyone can access them.)
So I guess the long & short of it would be this: I have a very heavy academic and historical interest in Ares and as such have some really hard to obtain papers but not much else in the way of other resources. I will say searching through my post tagged #ares or #ares deity will have some little excepts and my thoughts on the things I've read. If a particular post calls to you please let me know and I can share more about that specific quote. Below are some posts that you may enjoy which help show the lesser known side of Ares. Sadly, I have yet to find an easily accessible book with any of this information. Who knows, maybe I'll go back to school one day and do it myself!
Ares as a city protector
Harmonia as a complement of Ares & Aphrodite
Bound Ares - a protective ritual
I hope this was maybe of some use to you? I'm sorry i don't have more resources to share about Ares - there's sadly not a lot about anything BUT his war aspects that is easily accessible. But, sometime in the next few months i do hope to out out a lengthy series detailing my findings from the theses & dissertations I have. I will try to remember to let you know when that series starts!
#asked and answered#ares#ares deity#ares worship#helpol#hellenism#hellenic polytheism#resources#hellenic worship#hellenic devotion
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too many sideblog urls not enough ideas on what to do with em
#➳ the fool speaks#i have this. edit blog. mogai blog. edit archive. gender hoard. selfship. helpol. edit resource save. fanfic save. mootie only edit blog#art. gift/request save. uh. and i still have a bunch of urls.. eueue...
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This isn't my usual type of post but if you voted in the election please check the status of your vote. You're signature could be marked as invalid or the ballot could have been one of many to be lost in ballot boxes set on fire. And remember that not every ballot has been counted! Even when the winner is announced, please continue to fight for everyone's equal rights.
Please, provide any support to your family, friends, and overall community who may be a victim to these hard times. To the hellenic community, please pray for everyone's safety and wellbeing and remember to spread information as more news comes out during the following days, possibly weeks or months.
Resources and hotlines are below the cut and will continue updated as more resources are found:
US hotline for trans community:
(877) 565-8860
Suicide/crisis hotline:
988
Trevor Project:
(866) 488-7386
Queer Trans Project hotline:
If you need a quick guide to stock up on abortion/contraceptive pills:
(855) 578-5683
Substance Abuse/Mental Health hoteline:
(800) 662-HELP (4357)
The Queer Trans Project for those who need assistance with gender care or advice:
#election 2024#us elections#presidential election#election day#kamala harris#kamala 2024#vote democrat#vote harris#vote kamala#hellenic community#hellenic#helpol#hellenism#hellenic polytheism#hellenic pagan#mental health resources#lgbtq
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꒰ა A RHODIAN CALENDAR RECONSTRUCTION ໒꒱
quick disclaimer that while this aims to be as accurate as possible, it is impossible to know exactly what festival was done when and the intention behind it, owing to the inherent nature of ancient history. only what was preserved remains, and that begs the question of why was it preserved? and what hasn’t been preserved? calendar below the read more <3
this calendar uses the The Calendar on the Antikythera Mechanism and the Corinthian Family of Calendars and CGRN’s records of ialysos, kamiros and lindos to reconstruct its months and festival times. i am located in the southern hemisphere, so change this for your own reference accordingly.
panamos summer
10 - dionysus
before 20 - helios
dalios summer
1 - athena polias
1 - helios
1 - muses
20 - helios
thesmophorios autumn
10 - phama
karneios autumn
theudaisios autumn
1 - poseidon
6 - poseidon phytalmios
pedageitnyos winter we are here
7 - apollo pedageitnyos
diosthyos winter
badromios winter
sminthios spring
4 - the demeters (demeter and kore)
9 - muses
9 - mnemosyne
13 - zeus apotropaios
13 - athena apotropaia
artamitios spring
15 - athena polias
16 - athena polias
20 - artemis (goat, cake/cheese/grains - unknown)
agrianios spring
11 - poseidon (during hippokathesia)
22 - dionysus
hyakinthios spring
11 - zeus amalos
14 - helios
#hellenic devotion#hellenic worship#hellenic polytheism#hellenic community#helpol#resources#mine#calendar
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Hello,Welcome to this new blog of mine!
This is a devotional blog for Lady Hera,the Queen of the Gods.
My main blog is @blooxxy where I post everything that I consider that is important or that I like.
My pronouns are she/her.
I'm an adult.
I'm bisexual ❤️💜💙.
It is important to remind the fact that Lady Hera loves and protects all the women,including trans women and POC women.So:
-NO TERFS
-NO bigots
-NO racism
-NO h○m○ph○bes,b¡ph○bes,etc....
-NO z¡○n¡sts
-NO cultural appropiation
-etc....
-This blog fully supports Palestinians and supports the movement "Free Palestine"!🍉🇵🇸
Below are some resources for Lady Hera and the other gods,in case you are in need of some:
Hellenic polytheism Google Drive Folder:
That's all for now!
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Hi! Do you happen to know any deities that are associated with foxes or rams?
hello love. to be frank, it has been a long time since I've looked into historical animal associations so please take this response with a grain of upg salt. that being said, i have heard of rams being attested for Aphrodite and Ares. i believe these mainly come from rams being especially sacrificed for them on certain festival days like Aphrodisia or during times of war. i have also seen others talk about rams being sacred to Hermés as well but I don't quite remember.
foxes were indirectly sacred to Dionysos. some bacchante/maenaides were depicted with fox pelts and there is a little evidence that points to Dionysos being the Deity to bring a mythical giant fox down on the city of Thebes. other than that, I can't think of any Deity i know of directly associated with foxes. personally, I heavily associate Dionysos with foxes (I even have a fox tattoo across my ribs !) but that is mainly UPG.
I hope this helps you along a little. maybe someone will be able to add information to this post for you <3
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I love your hestia set up but I NEED to know where you got the little figures/status from because I NEED them
Thank you 🤍
There are many "collections" of statues for the Greek Mythical beings, of varying sizes, colors, and designs usually the collections come from Veronese Design (but not always).
This is the one that those statues are from: Veronese Design 3 1/4" https://a.co/d/0HfTljP
I also found the same set being sold on Etsy, Ebay, and other stores if you search using Google shopping, but more expensive, I don't actually remember where I bought them specifically.
You can also buy them individually, for example I had to get Hekate separately because she isn't in the set of 12. It's usually a matter of browsing until you find the one that has the correct style, in this case the name at the bottom, the height, whiteish color and the "gold" accents were how I could tell she matched. Hekate is here
I've also seen others for example Pan, Hygeia, Medusa, Dionysos, Asklepios, Hebe and more. Most you can find on their store on Amazon, but there are other places as well. If you go to Asklepios statue for example, and you look at the category "size" its got various individual statues that match as a collection. You can go hunting for others that match if they aren't in that link.
Hope this helps!
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