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[greekmythcomix]

#ClassicsTober23 14: ❤️Helen💔

Thank you to @honorthegods for reminding me I’d forgotten to post here (Covid brain is strong with me)

Can’t get enough of these a-typical portraits! This is a delight: baby (or maybe big toddler!) Helen hatching from her egg!

https://www.theoi.com/Gallery/H29.1.html an Apulian red-figure Lekythos showing a scene from a comedy play of her birth.

#classicstober23 #classicstober #greek mythology #greek myth #Helen #Helen of Sparta #helen of troy #illustration #tagamemnon

[thegrapeandthefig]

Do you know where to find out about ancient roman festivals?

Depends on what kind of info you're looking for but for general information, any book on ancient roman religion and even the wikipedia page on ancient roman festivals will get you started.

If you're looking for references, the most straight forward book to refer you to would be H.H. Scullard's Festivals and Ceremonies of the Roman Republic, which goes through each month of the religious calendar.

I'd also suggest taking a look at:

Jörg Rüpke, A Companion to Roman Religion: this is a thorough introduction to roman religion at large, but you'll find plenty of passages on festivals.

Rasmus Brandt, & Jon Iddeng, Greek and Roman Festivals: Content, Meaning, and Practice: more focused on the greco-roman aspects but some chapters of interest for you.

Harriet I. Flower, The Dancing Lares and the Serpent in the Garden Religion at the Roman Street Corner: This is about household religion rather than big, publicly-funded festivals but important to understand as the foundation upon which everything else is built.

Jörg Rüpke, On Roman Religion : Lived Religion and the Individual in Ancient Rome: good complementary read to understand the more personal religious experience.

In term of relevant blogs, take a look at @asklepiean's religio romana tag, and check out the many resources gathered by @honorthegods

#religio romana

[crazycatsiren]

hello mother witch, have u ever worked with Medusa? or know someone who worked with her?

No. As a borderline reconstructionist Hellenic polytheist, I'm very much wary of gorgons and the likes of their kind.

The ancient Greeks knew of gorgons as monsters, abominations in the eyes of gods and destructive forces to mortals. Medusa, like her two sisters, were monstrous and terrors to behold from birth, despite having gods for parents. The only difference is that Medusa happened to be mortal for some reason. But in life and in death, she's not a creature I want to mess with.

@honorthegods has excellent resources and historical information on Medusa and gorgons in general on their blog.

[genocidalfetus]

Character Songs Tag

Thanks for the tag, @imaginarycyberpunk2023

Game Rules: Choose one of your characters and list song(s) that fit them.

Vince Cullen

Metallica's Broke Beaten and Scarred comes to mind. He's been through the wringer, having his parents taken from him, twice, losing Jackie, the whole relic thing, and having to fight so many people in Night City and beyond. He kept getting knocked down, but he kept getting back up again, never giving up or giving in.

Tagging @honorthegods @kittenchrissy @timaeusterrored

#character song tag #vince cullen

[teawiththegods]

I know that Artemis is the goddess of the wild, forests, is the Potnia Theron (Queen of animals), among other things. Who would be her male or masculine counterpart in regards to nature or even a “King/Master of animals”?

Hope you have a great day!

I don't know if there actually is one at least not in the same way as Artemis. Dionysus or Pan would probably be the closest to that but I don't know if they have any official titles.

I'm gonna tag @honorthegods and @thegrapeandthefig to see if they can provide any information on this! But of course anyone can add on to this!

[reno-matago]

My Feri altar, honoring Blue Mari (Stella Maris) , Antinous, & Dian-Y-Glas - the Prince & the King of Flowers. Finally! Quite proud of my drawing.

Khaire Antinous !

A New Year, a rebirth,

Two stars in the west

Upon the sea..

Yihaaaaaaa @honorthegods 🪷🥳

2023 | January 16th (Moonday)

#diary #journal #gay #janvier 2023 #january 23 #antinous #antinous the liberator #antinous the navigator #antinous the lover #religio antinoi #antinous agathodaimon #gay hellenic #feri gods #feri magic #mari #dian y glas #blue god #lucifer #star goddess #red lotus #lotus #roses #cult of antinous #god antinous #luciferian #hellenic polytheism #feri tradition #gay pagan #traditional witchcraft #peacock angel

[mask131]

Well, thanks to honorthegods, one of my mythology posts is booming again! Something that hasn’t happened in... a very long time.

Maybe it is time for me to delve back into the world of the Greek gods, heroes and myths? 

Not only do I have to collect back my old posts into a decent masterpost, but I also have a few ideas of possible little posts for the future... 

[mjollnirtor]

Munin or Hugin? What do you think? ⠀ Photo: gurenworld . Taken by: Farhad Khodayari . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .#odinism #odin #odinsravens #munin #hugin #raven #crow #vikinglife #vikinglegends #vikingslegacy #spiritually #norsemythology #vikingage #pagansofinstagram #pagans #heathens #honorthegods #gods #norse #vikingstyle #vikingspirit #vikingclan #vikinghordene #vikingenes #freya #fenrir #berserker #skol #hati #loki https://www.instagram.com/p/Bszfg7JBAZP/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ncw3l1ike9gp

#odinism #odin #odinsravens #munin #hugin #raven #crow #vikinglife #vikinglegends #vikingslegacy #spiritually #norsemythology #vikingage #pagansofinstagram #pagans #heathens #honorthegods #gods #norse #vikingstyle #vikingspirit #vikingclan #vikinghordene #vikingenes #freya #fenrir #berserker #skol #hati #loki

[lady-teagan-ulfsdotter]

Such a wonderful mid-weekend night spent with my amazing family. Hail @lupamom81 for making an incredible marinade for our #sumbel feast. Hail @creativegirl103 for making the sides. Grill-work and fire tending by yours-truly. Fantastic night of #Frith together. Thank you @pandora for providing our soundtrack for this wonderful night under The Pink Moon. #Skål to @stradmead for your amazing traditional mead used in our Sumbel. . . . . . . #FullMoon #PinkMoon #FamilyDinnerByTheFire #FamilyNight #TimeBestSpent #RefuelingTheSoul #StradMead #StradMeadery #FireForTheSoul #NotJustWarmOutside #WarmingTheInside #ThisIsWhatMakesTheGrindWorthIt #Heathen #HeathensOfInstagram #HonorTheGods #HonorYourFamily #HonorYourself #LGBTQIAfamily #TransMom #Transgender #TransLesbian (at Citrus Heights, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bwd2ce-B7lk7AX5vBmU8f3Sg_YlUIQw4pNJuSI0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=6ao0yj0g0o2h

#sumbel #frith #skål #fullmoon #pinkmoon #familydinnerbythefire #familynight #timebestspent #refuelingthesoul #stradmead #stradmeadery #fireforthesoul #notjustwarmoutside #warmingtheinside #thisiswhatmakesthegrindworthit #heathen #heathensofinstagram #honorthegods #honoryourfamily #honoryourself #lgbtqiafamily #transmom #transgender #translesbian

[thegrapeandthefig]

honorthegods reblogged your post and added:

Because of various political issues/crises since 2016, I’ve been praying to him daily as Zeus Agoraios (protector of public assemblies), Xenios (protector of strangers), and Nemétôr (administer of justice).Part 1:https://thegrapeandthefig.tumblr.com/post/190055950457/worshipping-zeus-part-iPart 3: https://thegrapeandthefig.tumblr.com/post/190590632737/worshipping-zeus-part-iii

Important addition!

#honorthegods

[crazycatsiren]

Do you have any information on Ancient Greek burial rites? I'm trying to organize my funeral and I am having trouble finding any information that isn't biased. Thank you for your help.

An answer to a similar ask by @honorthegods here. I highly recommend their blog for resources.

[courtneyb-tv]

𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐. ♥ . . . #haikuhawaii #haikuhi #iaovalley #iaoneedle #kukaemoku #kanaloa #bffs #sacredplace #healingwaters #maui #mauihawaii #rockstack #rockstacking #honorthegods #soulpoints (at Iao Valley State Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxWdEstgI_n/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=7swmlzovpwo4

#haikuhawaii #haikuhi #iaovalley #iaoneedle #kukaemoku #kanaloa #bffs #sacredplace #healingwaters #maui #mauihawaii #rockstack #rockstacking #honorthegods #soulpoints

[letters-to-hermes]

Hellenic Polytheism & Weddings - A Quick Overview

Alternate Title: How to honor the Gods in your weddings

Due to me getting married this year, I did some research on wedding traditions and rituals related to Hellenic Polytheism. It's important to know that they varied depending on location on time. So this is a very generalized overview:

General Information

Weddings were usually a legal affair between two families without any clergy/priest/priestess involved

Weddings were held over three days (depending on the wealth of the families, this could be significantly shorter)

Offerings were given throughout the three days

Day before the wedding: the bride spends time with her female relatives. Offerings to Hera, Aphrodite and Artemis are given. Offerings for Artemis can be childhood toys or locks of hair for example to symbolize the end of the brides childhood.

Wedding day: the day begins with a ritual bath for cleansing. The bride is escorted to the grooms house with a procession led by her mother, carrying a torch. Friends and family follow, singing and dancing. At the grooms house, his mother greets her with fruit and a cake to welcome her into the family. Other examples of wedding customs are showering the bride in coins & figs, the groom giving the bride a pomegranate, a basket of fruit & bread given to the couple by a young man, etc. Most of those customs are for good luck, prosperity & fertility. A feast is held at the grooms house.

The day after the wedding: the families gather together once more to give gifts to the couple

Wedding colours for the groom were traditionally red or white

The bride wore bright colors and a long veil covering her face

Important Gods and Goddesses

The "main" Gods & Goddesses presiding over marriage and weddings are Hera, Zeus and Aphrodite.

Other important Deitys that should/could be included in offerings are Artemis, Hestia, Eros, Pheitos, The Kharites, Eunomia, Harmonia, Hymenaios and Hebe.

How to include the Gods in Modern Day Weddings

Just some easy ideas inspired by other blogs (sources below this paragraph) and what I read.

Grooms wear red or white, brides wear a veil (doesn't have to cover the whole body)

Wear a laurel wreath

Wear flower crowns

Prepare your own vows & prayers

Read hymns & prayers during the ceremony or privately before/after the wedding

Have a dinner with your family and friends the evening before (maybe even at your fathers house if possible/wanted)

Choose sacred flowers of Gods you want to include in your wedding for bouquet & decorations

Have pictures/figures of the Theoi at the wedding

Have pictures/figures of sacred animals or objects related to Theoi at the wedding

Do the more "simple" traditions such as giving your partner a pomegranate, showering the spouse in coins, your friends and family giving you bread/fruit/etc.

Give offerings to Artemis, Hera, Aphrodite the night before the wedding

Take a bath the morning of your wedding (if possible time-wise)

Have a breakfast together with your family and friends the morning after the wedding

Give offerings the morning of your wedding to Hera, Aphrodite, Zeus (and whoever else you chose): the wedding day is usually super busy so quick & simple offerings are more than enough. You can always do something "bigger" before or after the wedding days (if you want to).

Include Hellenic-themed decorations

More Resources

List of ideas to honor the Gods on your wedding day by @honorthegods

List of ideas by pomegranateandivy

Hellenic Weddings: History and Modern Ritual

Dromena for the Celebration of Marriage

A Hellenic Greek Wedding based on the Dromena above

Last update: May 1st 2022 Dividers by @firefly-graphics

#hellenic polytheism #hellenism #hellenismos #hellenic pagan #hellenic polytheist #witchblr #paganism #paganblr #pagans of tumblr #hellenic reconstructionism #helpol

[warm-like-fire]

@floralflowerpower here’s some stuff!

almost every one of these blogs has, usually through a pinned post or tags or tabs on their desktop theme, at least one masterpost, and those are HUGELEY helpful!

piristephes is my current favorite blog for all things hellenic. great for incorporating accurate ancient knowledge into modern practice. lowkey will make you want to learn ancient greek. since he’s a devotee of hekate he has a lot of stuff for her!

similarish in content, honorthegods mostly reblogs devotional art and links to informative articles

here’s a good masterpost for hellenic studies! i’m not familiar with this blog (hellenic-reconstructionism), but seeing it now, I’d recommend checking it out 👀

i don’t know much about this masterpost but seeing as it starts from the beginning on hellenic paganism, i’d say it’s a good place to look at

for general witchcraft stuff (yknow, spells and divination and the like) (and i won’t put a ton of resources for such stuff here unless you ask but anyway i  like stormbornwitch and curlyhairedcrafter

not so much on concentrated information and lists and such as the others, but if you’re going to be practicing paganism at all I’d recommend following normal-horoscopes (who also posts reblog/meme content, and you might honestly already be following them) and will-o-the-witch (also posts spell lists and stuff like that pretty frequently) who very frequently make posts or respond to asks with important info/reminders on things like closed practices, the history of paganism, avoiding bigoted sources, etc

in general, masterposts are your best friend. often one will link to another, and you can fall down information rabbitholes. there are plenty of beginner’s guides out there (i couldnt find one of my favorites --;; )... also, though, assholetry is rampant here, so try to make sure any blogs you’re investing yourself in aren’t... assholes

also, as a tip for deity work in particular, I’d like to suggest a balance of others’ knowledge (research, historical practice) with your own spiritual relationship (spirit work (try searching the term on one of those witchy blogs I linked), mostly, as in asking deities how they want to be worked with)

ok cool :) i didnt have as many resource blogs saved up as i thought i did, i might work on that now... enjoy <3

[teawiththegods]

hi!! do you have any good tumblr suggestions for beginners to the faith ??

Hello, love! Here are some of my favs!

@honorthegods @crazycatsiren @thegrapeandthefig @theoi-crow

[theladyoflove]

Hello, it’s Easter in England, so happy Easter! I was wondering if there was a Hellenic celebration of Easter? I know there’s Greek Easter, but that seems to be rooted in Christianity, so I wanted to know if there was anything similar. Thank you for reading!

Hello anon, happy Easter! I hope today is a good day for you!

Regarding Hellenic holidays that are similar to Easter, I don’t think there are any? The connections between Ishtar (and subsequently Aphrodite) and Easter hold no water. And as far I know, there aren’t any holidays around this time in the Athenian calendar that share similar themes - maybe the Feast of Eros?

I’ll pass this ask on to people who may have some information! Sorry I couldn’t be any more help! ;u; @honorthegods, @adri-le-chat, @phemonoi, @verdantlyviolet (I hope you guys don’t mind me tagging!)

#anonymous #curious little creatures