E-Shrine to the Theoi

not frequently practicing, but showing love for the gods in the ways i can :)

[sleepyurl]

imagine someone thinking of you and buying you flowers

[coolxatu]

ok now imagine a horse as a skeleton with a blue fire mane

[cryptixotic]

the horse ! It’s bringing you flowers !

[jul-0v0]

Summer Solstice

(late post :>

[limerencs]

cemetery of laeken, brussels.

the story of a marble worker evrard flignot who devastated by the death of his wife built a mausoleum for her. at first look inside, there is a mourner reaching out to an empty wall. but, once a year, on the day of the summer solstice, the sun draws a light that recalls this love for almost a century.

[alexandriaellisart]

oh sappho

[fasrgswragf-deactivated20250703]

[crimegoku]

Capulets vs Montagues

[magicalgirlmindcrank]

Two houses, utterly devoid of dignity

[gendertaliban]

Can I say something a little controversial

[gendertaliban]

Actually nevermind. I was going to say that kirk and spock definitely were doing weird freaky butt stuff together but my phone autocorrected it to "smirk and cock" when I wrote it out initially and I think thats a lot funnier

[gendertaliban]

Cock... Smirk .... And boner

[keroxyg]

youtube what

[boccher]

[specialmouse-deactivated2025060]

Biggest red flag in a man is when he says his favorite food is steak. First of all it should be cock but even then can you not say something more nuanced you blubbering ape. Not even cheesecake or something. I’d even take a subway sandwich because it means you have some sort of desire to change the world around you

[crimebird]

a mood board of sorts

[a-book-of-creatures]

In love with Leo and Diane Dillon’s Greek mythology art, from the 60s Classical Greece book by Time-Life

[pocketmilo]

i just realized i never posted this trans venus piece on here :o

[thejinxedchaos]

A devotional painting to Dionysus, god of Wine, Madness, Insanity, Revelry, Festivity and Theatre

[honeyandhestia]

The vibe I get from Ghibli movies is the same vibe I often get from Hestia.

[starlight-sage]

Howl’s moving castle is a Hestia movie I don’t make the rules. The hearth is a major focus of the movie and is also literally a metaphor for Howl’s heart.

Also, have you seen how cozy his castle looks???

☆⋆｡𖦹°‧★ ° ᡣ𐭩 . ° . ☆⋆｡𖦹°‧★ ° ᡣ𐭩 . ° . ☆⋆｡𖦹°‧

[hekateanwitchcraft]

Look at what I saw on Twitter!!!

[archaicwonder]

Greek Terracotta Standing Kore, 6th-5th Century BC

A hollow-formed terracotta kore with modeling to the front and sides, wearing a draped robe with pleated lower section and fold across the chest and left shoulder; ribbed and banded undergarment to the chest; elaborate braided hairstyle with pellets, finely modeled face with piercings beside the neck; hands raised to the left breast with three finger rings. 23 kg, 105cm (41 ¼")

The piece displays styles of Eastern Greek workmanship, possibly from one of the Greek islands, Cyprus, or one of the Greek colonies such as Cyrenaica, and is that of a kore (pl. korai), the name given to a type of free-standing ancient Greek sculpture of the Archaic period depicting female figures, always of a young age. They show the restrained “archaic smile”, but, unlike the nude male kouroi, the korai are depicted in thick drapery, ornate, and in painted examples very colorful. They often have elaborate braided hairstyles. There are a number of theories as to whom they represent with the most popular being that of the goddess Persephone as some are shown holding a pomegranate, a fruit associated with the goddess of the Eleusinian Mysteries.

Another theory is that they represent images of wealthy patrons and were set up in temples as offerings to the gods and to be a constant presence before the deity. Korai are found in most of the ancient cities of the Greek world, with the most famous being those from the Acropolis in Athens. Although they show a similarity in form with the arms either by the side or held up and holding a votive offering, the clothes reveal regional styles and the fashions of the elite in archaic Greek society.

[arjuna-vallabha]

Painted panel from a wooden casket, depicting Aphrodite in a shrine adorning herself with a necklace.

[happyheidi]