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Struggling recently with gender stuff, needed some positivity for the soul
đïžThe Twelve Olympiansđïž
6. Apollo / ÎÏÏλλÏΜ
đïžThe Twelve Olympiansđïž
8. Hermes / ÎÏÎŒÎźÏ
In times of need, it is to Hermes I call.
In times of struggles, it is on Hermes I fall.
In times of triumph, Hermes stands with me, tall.
In times of weakness, Hermes helps with the haul.
...
Children of humanity, Hermes is there for us all.
incense and madness // dionysos
đïžThe Twelve Olympiansđïž
13. Dionysus / ÎÎčÏÎœÏ ÏÎżÏ
Prayer to Dionysos Lyaeus, The Loosener . . .
Son of the the fair one, leopard-eyed prince of the skies. For you do the satyrs run, for you the magpie flies.
O! Lyaeus! Loosener of man, I kneel at your feet again. Heal the aching hole in my heart, remove the thing tearing me apart. Calm me from my woes, for you I will offer prose and for you the sap will flow.
O! Anax! You are forever lordly, Hear my prayer, blessed be.
Dionysusđ·
Epithets of Dionysus
Abrokomas (áŒÎČÏÎżÎșÏΌαÏ), âwith delicate hair.â
Agathos Daimon (ÎγαΞÏÏ ÎÎ±ÎŻÎŒÏΜ), âgood spirit.â
Aglaomorphos (ÎγλαÏÎŒÎżÏÏÎżÏ) âfair-formed.â
Agnos (ÎÎłÎœÎżÏ), âholy.â
Agrios (áŒÎłÏÎčÎżÏ), âwild, savage.â
Aigobolos (ÎáŒ°ÎłÎżÎČÏλοÏ), âgoat-slayer.â
Androgynos (ÎΜΎÏÏÎłÏ ÎœÎżÏ), âandrogynous.â
Anax (áŒÎœáŸ°ÎŸ), âking.â
Anthion (ÎΜΞÎčÎżÎœ), âthe blooming.â
Anthroporraistos (ÎΜΞÏÎżÏÎżÏÏαÎčÏÏÎżÏ), ârender of men.â
Apollo and Dionysus by helium_raven
this is such a perfect depiction of how I would view Them through art. this is beautiful. <3
A little Dionysus doodle
A prayer/poem for Dionysus as someone in a heavily Christian society during Easter
all those around me sing with joy
and i smile
but not because of some risen lord
i smile at the thrice-born god
whose silhouette strikes fear into those who reject him
whose gifts have been enjoyed by all generations
i smile at the liberator
who sets me free
by guiding me to myself
i smile at she who inspires me to know myself
as their brother told his worshippers at Delphi
I revel in his spirit
I will partake in parties and exultation
in the name of Dionysos, i will
may I remember their gifts forever
imagine a god promises to have sex with you later and in the meantime you die. i bet Prosymnus was pissed af.
Hellenic polytheism - free (and reliable!) resources
Updated 23 February 2022
The Homeric Hymns: http://www.theoi.com/Text/HomericHymns1.html       Â
The Homeric Hymns, translated by Apostolos N. Athanassakis are also available to read online for free:Â
https://archive.org/details/homerichymns00homeÂ
https://archive.org/details/homerichymns00atha
https://archive.org/details/homerichymns0000unse
The Orphic Hymns: http://www.theoi.com/Text/OrphicHymns1.html
The Orphic Hymns, translated by Apostolos N. Athanassakis:Â Â https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780891301196
The Delphic Maxims: https://www.scribd.com/document/186693295/Delphic-Maxims
Many other primary sources from ancient Greece can be found in English translations at theoi.com, which is a fantastic resource for information about the Theoi.
Modern prayers to the Theoi:
Hearthstone: https://greekpagan.com & https://greekpagan.tumblr.com/ Note: downloads of Hearthstoneâs two books of Hellenic prayers can be purchased at https://www.etsy.com/shop/HearthfireHandworks
winebrightruby:Â https://winebrightruby.tumblr.com/devotional
Some of the best and most essential sources to start with - and for continuous reference, in my opinion:
Adam, John. The Religious Teachers of Greece. Clifton, New Jersey: Reference Book Publishers, Inc, 1965. https://www.giffordlectures.org/lectures/religious-teachers-greece
Adkins, Lesley and Adkins, Roy A. Handbook To Life In Ancient Greece https://archive.org/details/handbooktolifein00adki
Betegh, Gabor. Greek Philosophy and Religion. https://www.academia.edu/4990433/Greek_Philosophy_and_Religion
Burkert, Walter. Greek Religion https://archive.org/details/greekreligionarchaicandclassical
Angelos Chaniotis, âThe Life of Statues of Gods in the Greek Worldââ Kernos [Online], 30 | 2017, posted on October 01, 2019. URL : http://journals.openedition.org/kernos/2492 ; DOI : https://doi.org/10.4000/kernos.2492
Dignas, Beate, and Kai Trampedach, eds. 2008. Practitioners of the Divine: Greek Priests and Religious Figures from Homer to Heliodorus.Hellenic Studies Series 30. Washington, DC: Center for Hellenic Studies. http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.ebook:CHS_DignasB_and_TrampedachK_eds.Practitioners_of_the_Divine.2008
Dillon Matthew. âHousehold, Families and Womenâ in Kindt, J. Eidinow, E. (eds) The Oxford Handbook of Religion in the Ancient World, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2015. https://www.academia.edu/7974646/HOME_AND_HEARTH._THE_CLASSICAL_GREEK_EXPERIENCE_OF_DOMESTIC_RELIGION_in_Kindt_J._Eidinow_E._eds_The_Oxford_Handbook_of_Religion_in_the_Ancient_World_Oxford_University_Press_Oxford_2015
Furley, WIlliam D. and Jan Maarten Bremer. Greek Hymns: Selected Cult Songs from the Archaic to the Hellenistic period. Part One: The texts in translation.TĂŒbingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2001. https://www.mohrsiebeck.com/uploads/tx_sgpublisher/produkte/leseproben/9783161586552.pdf
Garrett, Jan. Did Socrates âTeach New Deitiesâ? Or: Homerâs Gods, Platoâs Gods  http://people.wku.edu/jan.garrett/pgods.htm
Hesiod. Theogany  https://www.theoi.com/Text/HesiodTheogony.htmlÂ
Hesoid. Works and Days https://www.theoi.com/Text/HesiodWorksDays.html
Kearns, Emily. The Nature of Heroines in The Sacred and the Feminine in Ancient Greece edited by Sue Bundell and Margaret Williamson, Routledge, 1998. pp. 96-110. http://isites.harvard.edu/fs/docs/icb.topic1500680.files/kerns%20nature%20of%20heroines.pdf
Kindt, Julia. âPersonal Religion: A Productive Category for the Study of Ancient Greek Religion?â The Journal of Hellenic Studies, vol. 135, 2015, pp. 35â50., www.jstor.org/stable/44157346
Kitts, Margo. Whatâs Religious about the Iliad? Religion Compass 7/7 (2013): 225â233, 10.1111/rec3.12050 Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2013. https://www.academia.edu/5744383/_Whats_religious_about_the_Iliad_Religion_Compass_7_7_2013_225_233_draft_version_
Koutoupas, A. âThe Meaning of Reciprocity in Ancient Greek Religion.â https://www.academia.edu/12126893/The_Meaning_of_Reciprocity_in_Ancient_Greek_Religion
Meyer, Marvin.The Ancient Mysteries: A Sourcebook: Sacred Texts of the Mystery Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean World  https://archive.org/details/ancientmysteries0000unse_p7i2
Morford, Mark, P.O., Lenardon, Robert J. and Sham, Michael. âThe student companion to Classical Mythology, Tenth Editionâ: https://global.oup.com/us/companion.websites/9780199997329/
Otto, Walter.The Homeric Gods https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.4448/page/n5/mode/2up
Petrovic, Andrej, and Petrovic, Ivana. âIntroductionâ in Inner Purity and Pollution in Ancient Greek Religion Vol I. https://www.academia.edu/30262742/Introduction_in_Inner_Purity_and_Pollution_in_Ancient_Greek_Religion_Vol_I
Pirenne-Delforg, Vinciane and and Francesca Prescendi. Feeding the gods? Sacrifice and representation of the divine.  https://books.openedition.org/pulg/1604
Rask, K.A. âDevotionalism, Material Culture, and the Personal in Greek Religion.â  https://journals.openedition.org/kernos/23
Seznac, Jean.The Survival of the Pagan Gods: The Mythological Tradition and Its Place in Renaissance Humanism and Art, Princeton University Press, 1953. Chapter One, pp. 11-36. http://people.bu.edu/bobl/paganchristian.pdf
Smith, William. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities John Murray, London, 1875. Articles on Greek and Roman religion, including divination, festivals, funerals, magic, priestly officers, and rituals: https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/secondary/SMIGRA/Religion/home.html
Von den Hogg, Ralf. âImages and Prestige of Cult Personnel in Athens between the Sixth and First Centuries BCâ in Practitioners of the Divine: Greek Priests and Religious Officials from Homer to Heliodorus, edited by Kai Trampedach, and Beate Dignas. Kolloquium. pp 107-141 http://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/propylaeumdok/2166/1/vdH_Images_Prestige_2008.pdf
Webster, Michael. Reading Hesiodâs Theogany. 2005.  https://faculty.gvsu.edu/websterm/Hesiod2.htm
Webster, Michael.
Ways of Interpreting Myths
. 2005. Â
https://faculty.gvsu.edu/websterm/ways.htm
Weddell, Poly. Touching the Gods: physical interaction with cult statues in the Roman world. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/555/1/Touching_the_Gods.pdf?DDD3+
Whitmore, Emily. Personal Religion in ancient Greece. https://www.academia.edu/8729313/Personal_religion_in_ancient_Greece
Woodward, Roger D. The Cambridge Companion to Greek Mythology https://archive.org/details/TheCambridgeCompanionToGreekMythology/page/n1/mode/2up
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Please feel free to ask me questions or contact me about books/articles on specific topics related to ancient Greek religion and modern Hellenic polytheism!
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for pagans/witches who veil or cover their hair for their practice full time, do yall consider modest clothes essential to your veiling or do you still wear what you want? iâve seen this debate among the community and am interested in seeing what everyone has to say!
for reference i do veil for my practice, just not everyday and i tend to still wear what i want but with limitations!