[arkadialatreia]

devotee: hermes, freyr

worship: apollon, aphrodite, eos, helios, eros, aristaios, tyche, iris, janus, odin, tyr, thor, fenrir, yggdrasil, ymir, brighid, manannán mac lir

honor: medusa, artemis, anemoi, ritona, the cailleach, ullr, hödr, the norns, inari, ryujin, kuraokami, kuebiko

i also honor the general pantheons as well, these are just those that I have or have had a focus on

* i dont subscribe to the thought process that a deity must choose you to worship or honor them, thats not how it happened back then why would that be how it happens now *

[ranrandraws]

hermes thing i want to turn into an oil painting

[colderthanthemoon]

Rottle

[rosary-enthusiast]

Details of “Apollo & Dionysus” by Leonid Ilyukhin

In some psychological & artistic disciplines, Apollonian & Dionysian are words used to describe opposite impulses- artistic, controlled, skillful, vs hedonistic, emotional & wild.

However, anyone who knows the details of Apollo & Dionysus’ history knows they are very intertwined. They share a reputation of youth & beauty, & Dionysus was said to take domain over Delphi, Apollo’s most holy site, during the winter months. Art & music are key elements of Dionysus’ worship, representing pleasure & luxury. They’re not even two sides of the same coin, they’re puzzle pieces fitting together side by side.

[sag-dab-sar]

Libations to Local Urban Dryads

Hail to you Dryads of [state / region]

Especially to the wonderful Dryads of [city] living in this urban landscape

Despite your sparse cover you lovely spirits dwell among us no less

Dryads among the [list of common trees of the area] your presence brings joy

Dryads of [state, region, and/or city] I pour out this [liquid] in recognition of you

Fair maidens of nature I thank you for the trees you reside in

Dryads, I have praised you before I will praise you again. Khairete!

— By IzkurEreshkigal

Notes

I'm posting this so it might be helpful to anyone in urban areas.

Last line is a prayer ending I invented for myself based on Kharis.

[theancientwayoflife]

~ Statuette of Apollo. Culture: Greek (South Italian, Canosan) Place of origin: Canosa, South Italy Date: 200 - 100 B.C. Medium: Terracotta with white slip and polychromy (purple, pink, white, light blue)

[albertvictoria-art]

Scylla and Glaucus by Daniel Fernández

[thatshowthingstarted]

The "Dionysian fresco,"

Dubbed the "house of Thiasos" by archaeologists, was unearthed from a banquet hall amid excavations to Insula 10 Regio IX in Pompeii.

All images courtesy Parco Archeologico di Pompei

[lionofchaeronea]

Ancient Roman bronze statuette of Mars Ultor, perhaps from a lararium (household shrine).  Artist unknown; 2nd cent. CE.  Now in the Getty Villa, Malibu.  Photo credit: Mary Harrsch/Wikimedia Commons.

[carmen-photography]

Norway, 2024

[2seeitall]

Archaeological Site of Kerameikos: The Necropolis of Athens

[hermes-diaktoros]

“Hermes, son of Zeus, who brings luck, slid in sideways through the keyhole and passed into the hall like a breeze in autumn, like a mist.”

— Homeric Hymn to Hermes (IV)

[starofmithras]

The Goddess of Nature Fountain (Artemis of Ephesus) by Gillis van den Vliete in the garden of Villa d'Este in Tivol, Italy. Photo by Daniel Bordeleau (2017), courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

[apollons-laurel]

Shoutout to lord Apollon for shining the sun on my cat for a few hours <3 she was loving it

[hellenicrisis]

Hail Shining Apollo,

Blessed is your touch upon my spirit. You who knows me and has been with me, who walks the long road with me, who gifts me with your love.

Guide me back to you. Guide me to feel close to you again. I'm asking you, Lord, with reverence and love in my heart.

[hades-bat]

ares chain because we love ares :)

reblog with ares content <3

[dreadedpearls]

[hermes-stole-my-sandal]

[h0bg0blin-meat]

[niko4696]