[hearthh-fire]

HelPol sideblog for @suburban-refuge

I mostly worship Hestia, Hermes, Aphrodite, Dionysus, Artemis, and Apollo.

About:

Sage (they/them), 26

Sagittarius sun / Libra moon / Scorpio rising

Living on the traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee, and Mississauga first nations.

[wayba3]

sleepy, oh so sleepy, oh so comfy Aphrodite

[squeakowl]

Art by Daniel Miyares (source)

[dionysianivy]

𝐀 𝐃𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐘𝐮𝐥𝐞

And so the Shortest Day came and the year died And everywhere down the centuries of the snow-white world Came people singing, dancing, To drive the dark away. They lighted candles in the winter trees; They hung their homes with evergreen; They burned beseeching fires all night long To keep the year alive. And when the new year’s sunshine blazed awake They shouted, reveling. Through all the frosty ages you can hear them Echoing behind us, listen! All the long echoes, sing the same delight, This Shortest Day, As promise wakens in the sleeping land: They carol, feast, give thanks, And dearly love their friends, And hope for peace. And now so do we, here, now, This year and every year. Welcome, Yule! ~The Shortest Day by Susan Cooper

[wyrmsfornerves]

Crawling out of my cave to share this illustration of the "Virgin Goddesses" from Greek and Roman Mythology (Hestia/Vesta, Athena/Minerva, & Artemis/Diana)

Originally created for the @aspeczine!

[selenophiliiaaa]

Hekate Propolos (“She Who Guides”)

uses dirt taken from a nearby crossroad

[yourpaganuncle]

Prayer Beads Script for Hestia

This is broken up by her epiphets and may not work for all prayer beads, feel free to adjust! Each line represents a bead, the orange text being separator beads

Hestia,

Goddess of the home,

She who tends the hearth,

She who is the first and last born,

Please accept this praise and devotion,

I praise and honour you, I thank you for your blessings.

Hestia Äídios,

Keeper of the eternal flame,

She who is so dedicated to her work,

She who is always there in our lives,

Bless me with your unwavering presence.

I praise and honour you, I thank you for your blessings.

Hestia Bulaea,

Overseer of community council,

She who oversees charity work,

She who upholds civic unity,

Bless me with your inclusive care for all.

I praise and honour you, I thank you for your blessings.

Hestia Polyolvos,

Bringer of blessings,

She who is so generous in her gifts,

She who assists those in need,

Bless me with your favour.

I praise and honour you, I thank you for your blessings.

Hestia,

Goddess of the home,

She who protects family, blood or chosen

She who is forever praised,

Please accept this praise and devotion.

[kyprogenes]

O' Demeter Polyphorbos, golden-haired queen; it is this day I voice my thanks for your gifts. The grain, the corn, the meat, the fruits upon my family's plates—it is all your doing. It is you, generous lady, who nourishes. Great goddess, hear my praise!

[icaruus01]

𖤓•Apollo•𖤓

Hi everyone! I know I don't post often but I did this bust of my Apollo lastly and I really love it very much ✨🫶🏻

[taylornprice]

shells

[pomegranateandivy-deactivated20]

If you're still doing prayer requests, may you be so kind as to do a rather short morning/evening prayer to Hestia (like 3-4 lines)?

Sorry this took so long to do, I was completely stumped on it for the longest time.

Morning:

Blessed Hestia,

Fill this home with your light and bounty

As the day fills it with golden sunshine.

Evening:

Glorious Hestia,

Let your hearth fire warm this house,

As night draws her shadowed cloak over it now.

[dionysianivy]

𝐃𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐲𝐬𝐮𝐬 𝐱 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧

Lord Dionysus, God of death and rebirth, liminality, transformation, ressurection, reincarnation, crossing the veil, life after death, eternal soul, traveller of the Underworld.

[dionysianivy]

𝐀 𝐃𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧

"The leaves are falling, the harvest is done. Samhain arrives with the setting sun. The bonfire is lit and offerings ready. The smell of the incense makes me feel heady. This is the time the veil is thin, From the Otherworld, we call our kin. Ancestors one and all, We ask you now to hear our call And on and on the reciting goes. One by one, the clans arrive And soon the party begins to jive. In typical reunion style, We party on for a long while. Singing and dancing, stories and boasts, Interspersed with many toasts. And all too soon the party ends. We say goodbye to our departed friends. To the Otherworld they return, Until the year makes another turn. And as the fire begins to burn." poem by Debbie Gent

[dionysianivy]

Hermes Psychopompos

"he who guides the souls of the dead as they embark on their journey between lives." An ephitet for Hermes Psykhopompós

[korrioak]

Oedipus and the sphinx 🌿

[dionysianivy]

𝐃𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐲𝐬𝐮𝐬 𝐱 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐧 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐱

Hail! Hail! Hail! The grapes have been gathered! The wine has been pressed! The casks have been opened! Hail to Dionysus and Hail to Bacchus, watch over our celebration and bless us with merrymaking! Hail! Hail! Hail!

[panthermouthh]

Goddess, sing of the cataclysmic wrath of great Achilles, son of Peleus, which caused the Greeks immeasurable pain, and sent so many noble souls of heroes to Hades

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