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Garrett, 20, Hellenic Polytheist, He/Him,

[teawiththegods]

The number and variety of his associations are astounding. He is a precocious, divine child, born of secrecy, companion to dark night; a stealthy thief, a playful prankster and mischief-maker, yet called by Homer ‘the friendliest of gods to men’ or, alternately translated, ‘the one who most enjoys the company of men' - Hermes by Arlene Allan

This made me tear up bc its true! Love you, baby boy! 🥹💕

[mistermaenad]

I cannot, with words, accurately describe just how badly I want to have a bonfire with other pagans. It doesn't even have to be other Helpols specifically, we can use the fire to offer to our respective gods, we can say our own prayers and praise

I'd burn offerings for the Hellenic gods, my friend could burn offerings to the Kemetic gods, other Pagans could use the fire for their old gods, etc.

We could play music and drink and toast to our gods and just have community where we all exist together in peace

We can sit around the fire and talk about our gods and share their myths

"And then Zeus turned himself into an eagle-"

"Oh that reminds me of the story where Loki turned into a falcon to rescue Iðunn"

"Our gods commonly have animal heads, but there is one story where Isis turned into a falcon-"

[6balls]

I like preschool lunch time because it means I get to observe the Preschool Agora. or 3-4 year olds having conversations amongst each other in a large group. such as today they discussed who's been a baby before (conclusion: "even people we don't know") and who the first people were on earth ("let me guess," said one, "me.")

[peerless-shizun]

[illionsashes]

Just meditated while thinking of Apollon and I have some thoughts

He is Alexikakos because he is Paean and Mousagetes

He is the Averter of Evil because he gives wisdom to men through the conduction of the Muses, which gives us the wisdom to know right action and take it

His role as a physical healer I also see as a reflection of this more spiritual role, as physical injury is also analogous to persisting in an illusory or ignorant view of the world.

My mind also kept returning to the idea of sunlight being represented as golden arrows, making Apollon Hekatos a metaphor for the far shooting rays of the sun as well as his archery aspects.

[illionsashes]

I KNEW I WAS COOKING!!!!

from the Compendium of Greek Theology by Lucius Annaeus Cornutus (trans. Fabian McKenzie)

[bodhi-devotee]

there is not enough room to contain This Much Love for the god Apollo in my mortal body

[contains-bees]

Disco Elysium-esque videogame where you’re an 5th-century BC Athenian statesman and your skills are all the Aristotelian virtues. is that anything

[da1su-am]

My Goddess aphrodite🥹💖‼️

[mint-in-the-moonlight]

Poll for Hellenic and Roman polytheists!

How do you view Gaia/Terra? Is she inherently tied to the Earth, or could she be veiwed as the life-giving force on other planets too?

Inherently tied to the Earth

Tied to soil or something similar that could be applicable to other planets

Life-giving force not necessarily tied to matter

Not sure/Results

Other (please elaborate in comments or reblogs)

Voting ended onOct 8, 2025

I'm working on a modern interpretation of the creation myth (or one version of it) and would appreciate everyone's input!

Please reblog for wider reach!

[pagansprite]

i voted for soil (bc i answered this from a very sci-fi fan perspective - imagining a future where i could go to another planet, and how i would take the gods with me, how i would recognize them on other planets)

and so yeah i would see her as the actual Planets, the baseline foundation that life exists upon, the absolute bottom of the food chain that supports all the life on that planet.

(she would still be most directly tied to the Earth, and i would do something like. take a jar of dirt with me, but that's beside the point lmao)

[templehyacinthus]

In a hypothetical scenario where I could visit or live on a different planet - I feel like each planet would have their own unique “planet” deity.

To me Gaia is inherently our Earth - whereas the planet deity of say Mars would be… something/someone else? Honestly I feel like each planet would be worthy of its own unique spiritual tradition and deities - ones that reflect its unique flora and fauna and history. Not that you couldn’t still worship The Theoi on Mars - it would just be more… disconnected?

But it’s all hypothetical and that’s just my thoughts 😂

[illionsashes]

I suppose the other planets have their own gods appointed to them? Like Pyroeis for Mars and Phosphoros for Venus?

[citrineandrosmarin]

I want... a helpol book club

I struggle so much with getting reading done😓

[flamingwitchery-inactive-deacti]

If something like this was created

I would participate 100%

[vdoes]

I think if people in ancient Greece knew about raccoons they would have made them one of Hermes' animals. I always think of him when I see them

[thoodleoo]

pentheus/dionysus toxic yuri. discuss

[thoodleoo]

see this sort of scholarship is why im on this godforsaken website

[illionsashes]

Epictetus thinks Socrates had Elite ball knowledge 😭

[kebriones]

Dionysus in the Bacchae being so lighthearted and casual about Pentheus loosing his mind and fighting ghosts and trying to tie up a bull and his palace collapsing and everything is both funny and kinda really mean.

[heartziez]

anyone else finds their relationship with Lord Hermes as an indulgent older brother who is helping you and guiding you? Like, instead of presenting himself as a God, his connection often feels a lot more like... fond? like he's ruffling my hair and calling me kiddo and indulging me while still guiding me to the right path.

I find myself very loved and safe in his presence, and unconsciously lean into my inner child more internally instead of masking it and being overly 'mature' in his presence. It embarrasses me a bit when I reflect after, but at the same time feels less burdensome and more refreshing.

Praise Lord Hermes.

[meadowtwins]

I love the joy I experience in my religion.

I love looking at my altar and seeing depictions and associations to my gods.

I love lighting candles in honor of them, watching the flames jump, while my adoration for them spikes.

I love seeing something outside and being reminded of them.

I love doing rituals and activities to honor their presence and help.

I love having someone to express my gratitude, my adoration and love towards to.

I love knowing the gods and goddesses are watching over me, are protecting me.

Sometimes my love is all-consuming and it makes me cry in awe by the beauty of my faith. I think it's a shame that any religions gets critized as it's whole, even though the much bigger problem is the way religion get utilized, rather than the idea in itself. How can any religion at it's core, without societal influence, be something bad?

I hope this joy I find in the mundane things in my everyday life in association to my faith, won't leave me in the future. And even if, I'll remember that the gods and goddesses will always be there for me. And I think that's enough to know that there's hidden beauty in religion. 🌙

[medoisa]

i love classical scholarship 

[illionsashes]

"We offer the gods sacrifice because they gave us wheat and wine. But they have produced such wonderful fruit in the human mind, as part of their plan to bestow upon humanity the true secret of happiness. Are we going to forget to express our gratitude to them on that account?"

-Epicteus, Discourses

This is why I worship Apollon Mousagetes