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Aphrodite devotee, multi-faith semi-reconstructionist polytheistic pagan.

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Vosegus of the deepest woods, friend of the hunter and the farmer, the reaper and the sower.

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Wenut is an Egyptian goddess associated with fertility and the birth of children and animals. She is depicted here as a woman with the head of a hare; she may also be shown in the full form of a hare.

Wenut, keen-eyed and fleet-footed, mistress of sun and shadow, I praise and honor you.

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All praise to bright Sunna, high in the sky, swift-driving goddess of daylight's hours.

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Alator, granter of good to all who offer prayers and trust in your kindness and your might, I praise you.

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Meretseger is an Egyptian goddess, a protector of tombs and patron of artisans and builders. She was particularly beloved by the workers who built the tombs in the Valley of the Kings, where she was believed to live in the highest mountain peak.

Meretseger is depicted here as a woman with the head of a cobra. She carries the was staff, a symbol of power, in one hand and the ankh, a symbol of life, in the other.

Meretseger, great of judgment, guardian of kings, lady of the great peak, I praise and honor you.

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Shining Skadhi, strong of arm and fierce of heart, firm of will, swift-shooting, I praise and honor you.

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Sulis of the healing waters, Sulis Minerva, O goddess most kind and good, I call out to you.

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Mut is an Egyptian goddess, queen of all the gods; in early times she was primarily associated with the primordial waters of creation while in later times she was linked with motherhood and other creative forces as well. She is the consort of Amun. She had a particular center of worship in the city of Thebes. Mut is depicted here wearing the vulture crown (worn by goddesses with a strong maternal aspect), topped by the double crown (pschent) of Upper and Lower Egypt. She carries the was staff, a symbol of power, in one hand and the ankh, a symbol of life, in the other. Mut may also be depicted as a woman with the wings of a vulture, or in the full form of a vulture.

Beautiful Mut, world-mother, mistress of heaven, shelter of children, I praise and honor you.

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The Thargelia, a festival of Apollo, was held on 6 Thargelion (May 3 in 2025) in Athens. It is probably best known for the custom of the pharmakos; the festival included a purification ritual in which two people were designated as scapegoats, honored, feasted and treated well, then ritually driven out of the city, taking with them the city’s accumulated impurities or miasma. (Parker, Polytheism 382).

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I honor you, Sigyn, I honor your devotion and dedication, I honor your constancy and love.

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Held in late Mounichion/early Thargelion known only from two entries in the Lycurgan skin-sale records (Parker, Polytheism 473). The epithet Hegemonius likely refers to a role played by the god in leadership, victory and/or expansion (Radulovic et al, Transformer). I'm guessing that it is on Thargelion 4 (May 2 in 2025) because the fourth is the day of the Attic month to honor Hermes

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The Egyptian Festival of Hathor was held at the goddess' own city of Dendera; the festival featured drinking, music and dance, was very popular and attended by many. The festival took place during the second month of the season of harvest (II Shemu), corresponding approximately to May 2 in 2025.

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I call to Magusanos, great of heart and mighty of arm, warder of walls, bearer of arms, defender of all who ask your aid.

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Amun is an Egyptian god considered to be king of all the gods; he is as well a creator god, believed to be himself a self-created deity, and is associated with sovereignty and with the winds. He is the consort of Mut. He was a major deity throughout Egyptian history, and had a particular center of worship in the city of Thebes. Amun is depicted here with deep blue skin, wearing the double-plumed crown. He carries the was staff, a symbol of power, in one hand and the ankh, a symbol of life, in the other. He may also be depicted with black skin, or with the red skin typical of depictions of men in Egyptian art; he is sometimes depicted as a man with the head of a ram.

Amun, self-created one, king whose name is hidden, protector of the humble, I praise and honor you.

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Sif of the golden hair, the golden fields of grain, I thank you for the rich abundance of the earth.

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Leherennus, first among many, great god of the mighty arm, warder of all who call to you.

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Imhotep was an advisor of the Pharaoh Djoser during the 27th century BC; he is probably best known as designer of the Djoser's step pyramid. Many years later, Imhotep was deified and became a healing god, comparable in some ways to the Greek hero-god Asklepios or to the later tradition of Christian saints. In human life a priest of Ptah, the deified Imhotep was said to be a son of Ptah. In addition to his association with healing, Imhotep is a patron of scribes. He is depicted here carrying the tools of the scribe, the stylus and palette.

Imhotep, wise one of old, builder of tombs, healer of humanity, skilled in words, I praise and honor you.