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A Greek Odyssey with Bettany Hughes EPISODE 2 of 6 [Delos-Ikaria-Mykonos]

#Ohhhh I miss Delos so much #greece

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A Hymn to Athene

Hear me, O’ Glorious Queen Athene,

All-Powerful and Exceedingly Wise,

Sharp-Eyed Maiden borne from the head of Zeus,

Strategic Warrior and Bringer of Peace.

It is through Your grace as Mother of Invention

That industry may be allowed to prosper,

It is through Your will, O’ Civil Protectress

That culture abounds and justice is served.

Each gleaming weapon is a reflection of You,

Every handicraft a display of Your divine boon.

In times of distress and in blessed creation,

Your guidance directs our once unsteady hands.

If ever I honored you through gift or libation,

Please grant me counsel and essential insight,

The courage to face each ongoing challenge,

And the strength and stability to endure.

#Athena #hymns

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Join Demos Of Olympos, an active Hellenic Polytheist/Greek Pagan Discord server! 

LINK TO THE DISCORD: here

🌲 ☀️ Why join us?  ☀️ 🌲

LGBT+ positive, antiracism, antiableism, no tolerance for any sort of bigotry. 

Fun little weekly worship prompts for people with low energy to get back into worship.

Bunch of casual channels like a gaming channel (with a minecraft server), academics & school channel, positivity and love channel, etc…

Bunch of religious channels from contemporary worship, all religions in general, witchcraft, resources, and more.

A non-judgemental place for people of any level of practice to learn and feel safe! Absolutely no gatekeeping allowed and all walks of life as a polytheist OR witch are welcomed.

If you follow me on Tumblr, I’m much more active on Discord~ Hope to see you there!

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Hail Apollon Phoebus, the long-haired god who shoots afar!

My third (and final) tier for my Patreon page, here we have our golden boy.

#Apollo #art

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my first pendulum 🥺💛

#divination

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#Poseidon

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Sunrise at Apollo temple, Side, Turkey

#apollon

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Hey, I hope this does not come off as offensive, I'm a Babywitch so I'm getting used to everything. I saw that you have a lot of knowledge in terms of Worshipping Greek Gods, and I wanted to ask: Do you have any tips on worshipping Eurynome? I love her so much? but very few people know her, and since I'm a beginner, it makes me so lost, aah. I apreciatte your work so much, thank you very much, and I'm sorry if that wasn't the right place.

preface to these asks: I’m so sorry it took me so long to reply! I’ve been away from tumblr for a very long time!

Your question was not offensive at all! Greek mythos has soooo many different deities and other spiritual beings. Some people even worship the heroes, like Achilles! With all the different names to know, it can be really hard for new worshippers to try and get their bearings on things when there’s not a lot of resources. 

My first recommendation is to scan her page on a wonderful website called Theoi.com to see if anything inspires you: HERE

But in general, worshipping deities does not have to be very by the book! you can do whatever makes you feel most comfortable and whatever’s available to you. Some little things I’d do...

Leave offerings of things that you think she’d like! Anything that reminds you of her would be a nice offering.

Set up a little place for her on an altar or shelf to place things for her or even print out some photos that remind you of her or statues that look like her!

Maybe offer your drinks/food during the day, too. Something along the lines of being like, “hey, I need the physical essence of this food, but if you would like the energy from this food I dedicate it to you.” 

Find music that reminds you of her and listen to it!

From her Theoi.com page, here are some items that seem to be associated with her: fish scales, underwater creatures, anything from the ocean, the color gold, snakes, and cypress, stones/marble/statues

Tl;dr is that there’s no concrete way to worship, especially when the deity doesn’t have a lot of concrete information. Just follow your heart and I hope it goes well!!! Feel free to ask more questions any time!

#hellenic polytheism #Eurynome #asklepiad answers

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Thanks for making that. Enthnofacism is starting to leek into hellenic polytheism too, and it’s scary. And xenoi start sharing the facist’s rhetoric - and yeah. It’s terrifying.

Oh, absolutely. Sometimes when i go under the tags I see a lot of fascist things. Zeus’ tag especially gets hijacked. I fear that we’re going to fall the route of Norse paganism; I feel so bad for norse pagans whose symbols have been taken away from them by horrible, horrible people. If there’s literally anything I can do to stop that from happening I want to. :( Thank you for your ask, though. I appreciate the support!

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do you think that non greek people should be allowed to follow hellenic polytheism? do you find it hard to take us seriously bc it's your culture? is it cultural appropriation? i don't mean to cause offence by asking i just saw some posts floating around and i'd like to know your opinion..just feeling kind of discouraged and awful about being in this religion but i'm trying my best to be respectful and learn and i just wanted to know what you thought

preface to these asks: I’m so sorry it took me so long to reply! I’ve been away from tumblr for a very long time! 

 In my personal opinion, and I don’t mean to be rude, I think that people who try to gatekeep the religion are not people that I would want to engage with or allow into my own personal communities. There’s is a difference between modern Greek culture and the surviving Greek Religion; around 98% of all Greeks are Greek Orthodox, and a lot of our traditions do follow Greek Orthodox cultures, even if you aren’t religious yourself. Not all of them, but many of them. I grew up around Greek kids and myself participating in Orthodox activities, Orthodox meals, Orthodox outfits, etc... (shoutout to all the fellow Greek kids who remember sleeping in sleeping bags on the floor of the church LOL) 

Additionally, Hellenic polytheism has never been very strictly about bloodlines and passing down religion through the lineage through blood. Unlike other religions that are closed to this day, Greek polytheistic religion was often spread across the lands (see- how they would literally preach and share about it to other areas, such as when they went to Egypt, both parties took inspiration about the Apollo god and started sharing religious traditions, which would later become permanent in both religions. Also see -  some shrines had open invitations to all passersbies that were travelling, regardless of social status or immigrant status)

Greeks, both modern and ancient, seem to be quite open about the religion, wanting the world to feel the “glory” of Greece and to have it spread. In my experience, people I’ve spoken to irl are more than happy to see people across the world practice. In fact, when I talked about American worshippers, I can sometimes see the light in people’s eyes because they feel like the Gods are not dead.

However, just a little note: I think it’s good to understand that the Gods in Hellenic Polytheism did come from Greece, and that Greece itself has a beautiful, big culture to learn about. To many of us in Greece who are practicing the religion, the Gods are not just toys to use; they’re a lifestyle to us. Greeks tend to be very reconstructionist in nature, in that they want the religion to be just like how it was back in the Ancient Days, lol. But it’s totally fine to be revivalist and encorporate the Gods in your practice in whatever way you like. 

I think the bottom line is just: be respectful! Respect Greek people, and scholars who have studied ancient greek culture, language, and religion. Don’t try and act like you can speak for all the Gods and don’t act like there is one right or wrong way to practice. But the respect should go both ways; they should respect you, too.

and unpopular opinion: people who say only racial greeks can even talk to the gods and that greece is the only pure land are often racist/ethnofascists/etc and fail to regard the complex racial situations in both modern and ancient greece :x

#hellenic polytheism #hellenism #greek polytheism #asklepiad answers

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Lol wow your name is Apollo that's pretty Amazing yesterday I said haha would be crazy if I met someone named Apollo fr.. my question tho sorry haha have u or do u ever communicate with Apollo? If so what is he like ? I have been feeling connections doing small acts of devotion and getting signs lol including running into your blog.. I'm an artist and a psychic so I'm very interested in devoting myself

preface to these asks: I’m so sorry it took me so long to reply! I’ve been away from tumblr for a very long time!

I do sometimess communicate with Apollo! I’ll be honest, though, I don’t hear him directly. I don’t pray and then hear a voice in my mind. It’s not some amazing miraculous connection where I instantly know it’s him. Our communication is mostly just through divination, using methods like pendulums or tarot cards and the likes. Another way is mostly just him appearing in my dreams when I pray and ask him to. 

But his personality in my experience is very bright! He is warm and wise, very considerate. But he also has a level of authority, at least to me. He is noble and mighty, powerful. This duality of being kind while also firm is reflected in his domains; he is the god of healing, but also destruction. He can be benevolent or destructive.

But he is not rude or cruel; not in any way. If you respect him and come towards him with an open mind and a bright heart, he will be happy. Even if you struggle with things, he will hold you and guide you to light. He will guide you to healing. 

If you feel like it; go for it! I think if you find that calling and find devotion fulfilling and a good part of your life, I think you should go for it. :) 

#Apollo

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Join Demos Of Olympos, an active Hellenic Polytheist/Greek Pagan Discord server! 

LINK TO THE DISCORD: here

🌲 ☀️ Why join us?  ☀️ 🌲

LGBT+ positive, antiracism, antiableism, no tolerance for any sort of bigotry. 

Fun little weekly worship prompts for people with low energy to get back into worship.

Bunch of casual channels like a gaming channel (with a minecraft server), academics & school channel, positivity and love channel, etc…

Bunch of religious channels from contemporary worship, all religions in general, witchcraft, resources, and more.

A non-judgemental place for people of any level of practice to learn and feel safe! Absolutely no gatekeeping allowed and all walks of life as a polytheist OR witch are welcomed.

If you follow me on Tumblr, I’m much more active on Discord~ Hope to see you there!

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Gifts for Artemis 🏹

bow and arrows

lyre

crowns

symbols of a stag, heron, or does

cypress

mugwort

birch/pine

wildflowers

plants planted in her honor

port, cider, or mulled wine

game meat/animal blood (can also be mock blood)

honey/honey cakes

nuts

music/dance

work/tasks

fresh fruit

Here’s a small list for our warrior goddess ☀️ you are welcome to take and add what you’d like from here as gifts vary per relationship with them 🌸

#Artemis

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BACCHUS

Rockwell Kent, 1882 - 1971 tempera and pencil on board, 24 ¼ by 13 inches

#Dionysos

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Join Demos Of Olympos, an active Hellenic Polytheist/Greek Pagan Discord server! 

LINK TO THE DISCORD: here

🌲 ☀️ Why join us?  ☀️ 🌲

LGBT+ positive, antiracism, antiableism, no tolerance for any sort of bigotry. 

Fun little weekly worship prompts for people with low energy to get back into worship.

Bunch of casual channels like a gaming channel (with a minecraft server), academics & school channel, positivity and love channel, etc...

Bunch of religious channels from contemporary worship, all religions in general, witchcraft, resources, and more.

A non-judgemental place for people of any level of practice to learn and feel safe! Absolutely no gatekeeping allowed and all walks of life as a polytheist OR witch are welcomed.

If you follow me on Tumblr, I’m much more active on Discord~ Hope to see you there!

#greek polytheist #hellenic polytheism #hellenism #witchcraft #hellenic

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Treat yourself like a princess, and make Aphrodite proud.

#Aphrodite

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