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Ive noticed a lot of people that follow this blog do so because of percy jackson and you’re valid but this isn’t the point of this blog. This blog is for actual classic greek mythology and for worshipping the Hades from actual greek mythology not from the book series. Thank you.
The Hades game is cool but once again, this is for actual Hades not the game Hades. Thank you.
Incense blends for the Gods (part 2)
Link to part 1 here.
Link to my post about incense in ancient greece
Haven't done this in a whiiiile but I'm running low on my incense stocks so I'm starting to think about those blends again.
Once again, this is partly historical and partly UPG, so use this as an inspiration if you want and get creative !
In the months to come I will probably put some of these to the test and review how they feel and smell, because ultimately what matters is that the scent is pleasant to the gods and that you took time and effort to craft something special !
Hekate
Dragon blood - she is often associated with snakes and dragons, one of her epithets is drakaina, so naturally my mind wantered to this resin. So yeah, a poetic association. Plus I love the scent.
Saffron - this one is more historical as this spice and its color is associated to the goddess
Cypress (leaves or wood) - a tree associated with death which I picked due to Her psychopomp role
Yew - historically put around the neck of bulls ready to be sacrificed to Her, also burnt on funeral pyres
Dionysos
Labdanum - a thick and resinous product with a very instense and intoxicating scent
Pine resin - his thyrsos has a pine cone at the top so pine resin seems really fitting. Of course would be better to use a mediterranean pine but I think you can broaden a bit
Frankincense/Olibanum - as per the orphic hymn
Bay Leaves - connected to the meanads
Zeus
Oak (leaves of wood) - sacred to Zeus
Sage - it is said that he was raised under a sage bush
Storax/benzoin - as per the orphic hymn (see my other post)
Frankincense - as per the orphic hymn
Persephone
Violets (dried or scented incense) - she was plucking violets when she was captured by Hades
Lilies - same reason -> could work with roses as well
Patchouli - a rather odd combination you make think but to me it has a really earthy and nostalgic/sad scent to me and one that goes well with flowers
Benzoin/Storax - a ceremonial scent that would fit her role as Queen of the Underworld
A guide to worship of Hades - cheat sheets
Hellenic cheat sheets
Offerings for Hades
Hades is the Greek god of the dead and wealth, and the King of the Underworld. He is associated with the cornucopia, cypress, narcissus, keys, serpents, mint, white poplar, dog, pomegranate, sheep, cattle, screech owls, horses and chariots.
Offerings
- Bread and Cakes
- Black Coffee or Tea
- Pomegranates
- Apples
- Cerberus or Dog Imagery
- Mint
- Peopermint-Flavoured Foods
- Rosemary
- Thyme
- Coins
- Black Crystals
- Fossils/Bones
- Keys
- Snake Skin
- Dog Fur
- Dark Chocolate
Devotional Acts to Death/Chthonic Deities
These are just suggestions. Adapt to your own personal needs.
Have a saving account!
Clean up graves
Read the history of your culture
Volunteer at hospices and end of life planning
Sign up for organ donation
Write a will/last testament
Create a memento mori
Trace ancestry (if possible)
Ancestor altars
Legacy Projects
Visiting Memoirs
Reading/writing poetry about death
Read books/articles on death and funeral traditions: - What happens to the body after death? By Maria Cohurt - Forensic Entomology: The Use of Insects in Death Investigations by Dr. Gail Anderson - ‘Death: a graveside companion’ by Joanna Ebenstein and Will Self - ‘Western attitudes to death from the Middle Ages to the present’ by Philippe Ariès - ‘A social history of dying’ by Allan Kellehear - ‘Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory’ by Caitlin Doughty - ‘From Here to Eternity: Travelling the World to Find the Good Death’ by Caitlin Doughty - ‘Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers’ by Mary Roach - 'Past Mortems: Life and Death Behind Mortuary’ by Carla Valentine - 'All That Remains: A Life in Death’ by Sue Black - 'Written In Bone: Hidden Stories in What We Leave Behind’ by Sue Black - 'Holding Space: On Loving, Dying, and Letting Go’ by Amy Wright Glenn - 'Being Mortal: Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End’ by Atul Gawande - 'Traditions of Death and Burial’ by Dr Helen Frisby - 'The Adult Orphan Club: How I Learned to Grieve the Loss of My Parents’ by Flora Baker - 'Caring for the Dying: The Doula Approach to a Meaningful Death’ by Henry Fersko-Weiss
Video research: Demystifying Medical Aid in the Dying: Family Voices (part 1) Demystifying Medical Aid in the Dying: Family Voices (part 2) Why You Need to Plan Ahead for Death, with Alua Arthur
To King Hades ♡
I feel your touch on my back when I am afraid and alone. in the shadows you reside but I still see you and you still see me.
when the burden of life overwhelms you remind me to bear it just a little longer so that I may release the grief and start anew.
when the shadows increase and the voices rise up to a cacophony you quiet them with your steady hand and your kingly grace.
you who knows the grief of humanity you who knows the pain of life but the joys of it too you who knows the beauty of death and decay you who knows the depths of my heart and soul.
King of the shades King of my heart Father Hades, Hail to you. ♡
pomegranate earrings from argi daneli
Various memento mori pieces, both worn and owned as reminders of one’s mortality.
Sergei Sogokon
mythology meme: persephone
❝ Be to her, Persephone, All the things I might not be; Take her head upon your knee. She that was so proud and wild, Flippant, arrogant and free, She that had no need of me, Is a little lonely child Lost in Hell,—Persephone, Take her head upon your knee; Say to her, “My dear, my dear, It is not so dreadful here. ❞ ― Edna St. Vincent Millay, Prayer to Persephone
25kartinok aka Andrew Ferez aka Andrey Ferez aka Эндрю Ферез (Russian, b. Rostovnadonu, Rostovskaya Oblast’, Russia, based Moscow, Russia) - Memento Mori, 2012, Drawings
Skull Wearing a Wreath of Flowers (c.1874) by Thomas Satterwhite Noble
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Greek Mythology
Hades ☆
@modernmythsnet | Event Thirty | Free-for-all | moral ↳ Modern Hades
Paul Rumsey “Cerberus”
MODERN MYTHOLOGY: PERSEPHONE
As her aura increases in brightness and warmth, she introduces herself as Queen of the Dead, and explains to the spirits that they have left their earthly bodies. She then beckons those nearest to step up onto the rock and enter Her aura, where she embraces them, looks into their eyes, feeds them pomegranate seeds, and offers them a blessing for renewed tranquility and wisdom
