I'm Ajax, a 25 year old Hellenic Polytheist Witch!
I've been a practicing polytheist/witch for 7+ years now, and I tend to focus my witchcraft in divination and protection.
• Transman (He/Him)
• Gay
• INFP-T
• Aquarius (Jan 31)
• Timezone: CST
• I don't focus on one particular God, rather the whole pantheon
• My partner of 7+ years is also a polytheist
About this page:
This is a safe space for all. Disrespect/hatefulness will not be tolerated.
I mostly post/reblog:
• Information about (mostly) Greek Gods/Hellenic Polytheism, myths, offerings, and other helpful Helpol resources
•Daily Tarot Readings
• Spellwork, components, and witchcraft resources
• Low energy/low spoon worship and practice ideas
• Witch/Helpol info for trans/gay people
• Occasional free divination services
• Resources for beginners
Common Tags:
• #Ajax talks - My personal posts
• #Low Energy OR #low spoons - Witchcraft/Diety worship that takes low energy for those who don't have much to spare
• #budget - Witchcraft/Diety Offerings/Altars for those on a budget!
• If you're looking for info on a specific diety, search them on my blog! I tag each post with whatever Gods are mentioned in it
• #helpol - Everything Hellenic Polytheist, whether it's reblogs or my posts!
• #beginner - My tag with beginner resources, whether it be Helpol or witchy!
Please feel free to reach out if you have questions about anything! Whether it be diety/witchcraft things or just general life question, I'm happy to try and help ♡
Question! I was wondering if like in Christianity , if helpol has a specific "prayer sign off"( ex. Amen) that you know of?
Just trying to perfect my prayers !
Thank you you're literally so awesome
Khaire, Nonny! Thank you for the kind compliment! 🫂
I've asked this question myself many times and seen it be answered by other blogs as well, and the typical consensus everyone seems to come to is that there is no "official" way to end prayers. I've seen people come up with their own sign-offs, most of the time, which is also what I do, personally. I'll give a brief list of things you can implement, if you'd like to:
"Go with peace and love" or "I close with good intent"
"With my respects", "With thanks", or "With my gratitude"
"Amen" (this phrase doesn't belong to Christianity; it can be used for whatever you want to use it for; it translates to "So be it" from Hebrew)
"May it be so", "Verily", or "Truly"
"By the great names of the gods above, below, and in-between"
"From Olympus to Styx, and the earth in-between"
"Thank you kindly", "My kindest regards", or similar sentiments - I like to think of prayers like letters, so sometimes I end them like letters
"My heart is with you always" - for deities you have a very close connection with; expressing affection is something I do often with my deities, personally
An ending that changes depending on the prayer topic, such as "May joy always brighten thy face" when asking for happeniness/comfort or "May the winds always blow in your favor" when asking for luck/fortune
"Peace out", "Goodbye", "Have a wonderful day/night", or other such casual sayings; I actually use these myself because being casual is comfortable for me
I hope this list can give you some ideas to start with, at the very least. Others are more than welcome to add in the comments or reblogs! Take care, Nonny; I appreciate you. c: 🧡
If you’re disabled, chronically ill, or mentally ill, Lord Hephaestus is (of course) a great deity to build a relationship with. Still, many Gods can be worthwhile to reach out to for many things related to disability.
Hermes- Can assist with communication with medical providers, payment for medical bills and medication, safe traveling (especially for those of us who use mobility aids!), fertility treatment or reproductive care, finding lost items due to brain fog, and especially for terminally ill people and those of us with life expectancy-limiting conditions: navigating into and through the afterlife.
Apollo- Assisting with healing and recovery, mental health therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, treatments, medication, using art and music as a coping skill, and getting adequate and safe exposure to sunlight.
Asclepius- Following treatments and therapies, taking medication, help accessing medical care, safe surgeries, researching medical conditions, etc.
Asclepius is the son of Apollo and he represents the healing aspect of the medical arts; he was married to Epione (ηπιος, “soothing”) she personified the care needed for recovery. His daughters, the “Asclepiades”, are: Hygieia (“Health, Healthiness”), Iaso (from ἴασις “healing, recovering, recuperation”, the goddess of recuperation from illness), Aceso (from ἄκεσις “healing”, the goddess of the healing process), Aegle (“brightness,” or “splendor” the goddess of good health) and Panacea (the goddess of universal remedy). His sons, Machaon and Podalirius were highly skilled surgeons and medics during the Trojan war, and his son Telesphorus “the accomplisher” or “bringer of completion” was a little person, and in some myths, a child and minor God of healing from illness, particularly for children who frequently accompanied Hygieia. Many of these related deities might be more helpful for navigating specific circumstances!
Psyche- Goddess of the soul, can assist with overall wellness
Hypnos- Sleep and relaxation, insomnia and painsomnia, following good sleep hygiene, addressing nightmares and night terrors
Hestia- Being homebound, creating a safe environment at home, accessibility within the home
Dionysus- For matters concerning mental health, mad pride, celebration, intoxication, using substances to manage symptoms
Thanatos- Beneficial for those of us with life-limiting and terminal conditions, death positivity, navigating suicidal ideation, transitioning into end-of-life and hospice care, writing advanced directives
Hades- Particularly helpful for those of us with life-limiting and terminal conditions, death positivity, navigating suicidal ideation, transitioning into end-of-life and hospice care, writing advanced directives
This is a non-exhaustive list, I personally feel that your relationship with any deity and your experiences of disability can be intertwined in endless ways! Feel free to add others in the replies!
My symbology pages from one of my grimoires. I tend to do this in every book because I never fail to stumble across new sigils, symbols, and glyphs. Of course I must jot down my favorites. 🖤
Khaire! My name is Will (or Freak) and I'm an intermediate level ceramics artist inspired by ancient polytheistic religion. I am a practicing Hellenic polytheist and I dedicate my craft to the Theoi. I'm excited to announce the opening of my online shop !! My devotional pieces are now up for sale for anyone willing to support a starving artist 💕🌞
Unfortunately, the free version of my website host only allows one photo per listing. below is a list of individual posts made on tumblr with better product photos. thank you to everyone who has been supporting me and I'm very excited to keep creating in honor of the Theoi ! works in progress will be posted as frequently as I have them <3
Dionysian Devotionals:
Heliophile Offering Bowl
Apollon Offering Bowl
Isis Offering Bowl
Demeter & Kore Offering Bowl
Aphrodite Incense Burner & Offering Plate
*due to listing the limit, some items may be added here before they are available in the shop !
link to website: dionysiandevotionals.com
I will post any updates I have to this tumblr blog (dionysianfreak) under the tag #devotional pottery. If there are any questions, concerns, or queries then my inbox/askbox will remain open to the public!
♡⸝⸝ Silly Reminder to go say Hi to your Local Nymphai! (touch grass /j)
Go to your local stream or river, say Hi to the Naiads!
Go to your local forest or grove, say Hi to the Dryads!
Go watch the golden sunset, say Hi to the Hesperides!
Go to your local flowery meadow, say Hi to the Anthousai!!
♡⸝⸝ They reside in the most vital and healing places of our world, so seriously do go say Hi to your Local Nymphai!
Apollo is famously a twink tho... a blonde, skinny hairless boy kisser bro that's literaly his thing? Everyone agrees. I mean everyone. Not everyone can be wrong
Can't tell if you are being serious rn because it's like saying Poseidon didn't live in the sea, Artemis wasn't a lesbian or Aphrodite wasn't born from the sea 💀💀💀
First, the fact that you conflate being a twink with being blonde is fucking racist. Twinks aren't just skinny white gays. Any skinny, hairless gay guy is a twink, regardless of race or hair color.
Secondly, Apollo isn't skinny, hairless, or gay.
He's lean and muscular, just like how ancient Greek boys were expected to be. He has a luscious bush, just like ancient Greek men were expected to have. You call him a "boy kisser" (infantilize homosexual intimacy much?) but he has MANY more female lovers than he does male ones, and "Twink" is GAY SLANG SPECIFICALLY.
Never mind the fact that his relationship with Hyacinth is straight-up pederasty. And conflating pederasty with being gay is homophobic.
Artemis also isn't a lesbian. You are attributing identities to ancient gods that literally didn't exist in antiquity, LMFAO.
"Gay" and "lesbian" are identities that queer people deliberately assign to ourselves. They are identities that exist in context, and pretending that homosexuality existed in the same form that it does now in the ancient past is revisionist history.
a while ago i made this post about astragalomancy, a form of divination using four-sided knucklebones. in that i mentioned another post that my friend fritz had made about psephoi. since then, fritz has deleted his tumblr blog so i decided to repost these tiles he made (with his permission) and their interpretations!
BACKGROUND:
psephoi is a method of using 24 tiles each inscribed with a greek letter (much like norse runes and celtic ogham) and chosen randomly. it wasn't just used for divination, of course, as with astragaloi (which were used as dice), but in this case we will only be considering the divinatory method.
THE TILES:
psephoi tiles can be a number of things: pieces of ceramic, wood, or pieces of paper. you can put them in a cup or bag or whatever and draw blindly, or you can swirl them around in the vessel until one/some fall out.
if you don't feel like making your own or want something quick and easy, check out these tiles fritz drew up!
you could cut them out and just use them as is, or paste them onto pieces of wood/stone/whatever you like!
whether or not you make your own tiles, below is a list of the interpretations for your divinatory usage!
INTERPRETATIONS:
Alpha: “The God [Apollo] says you will do everything successfully.” Your entire project will turn out well and you will meet all your goals. You will have good luck in all your activities, or prosperous business transactions and negotiations.
Beta: “With the help of Tychê, you will have an assistant, the Pythian [Apollo].” You are at a critical point, but if you are fortunate, Apollo the Far-shooter will help you if you call on Him. Even with luck, the God will only assist; ultimate responsibility is yours. “Pythian” refers to Apollo as the God at Delphi (which was in Pytho), one of the most important oracular sites. Therefore the help to be expected might be of a prophetic nature.
Gamma: “Gaia will give you the ripe fruit of your labors.” You will have a successful harvest, or you will reap all your profits from the Earth. The Mother of All will bring your labors to a fruitful conclusion. Gaia will give you your just deserts.
Delta: “In customs inopportune strength is weak.” Ill-timed force will be ineffective; act with precision; timing is everything. Knowing where and when to strike is more important than strength; misapplied ability is disability. Blind conformity to customs is spineless; overly strict adherence to rules is self-defeating. Unreasonable or undue force will defeat itself; a tyrant must fall.
Epsilon: “You desire to see the offspring of righteous marriages.” This is a statement of fact, not a command or prediction. The obvious meaning is that the querant wants children or grandchildren from suitable marriages. However, it can also mean he or she is in love with seeing this, that is, obsessed by the idea. The “rightness” of the marriage admits many interpretations; it could be a terrible marriage if that was fitting and righteous (i.e. deserved). The oracle may also refer to seeds, other than children, sown by the marriage (e.g. family alliances, marrying into wealth or influence). Finally, marriage may be taken metaphorically to refer to any alliance or union.
Zeta: “Flee the very great storm, lest you be disabled in some way.” Don’t make a sea-voyage in bad weather. It is futile to fight the force of the ocean; likewise, bucking the inevitable will weaken you and hinder your progress. Avoid raging storms of any kind; save your energy for when it can be effective. Sometimes flight is wiser than fight.
Eta: “Bright Helios, who watches everything, watches you.” The life-giving Sun will care for you. Helios is an enforcer of oaths and promises, and He knows the deceit in your heart.
Theta: “You have the helping Gods of this path.” The “way” may be a concrete road, a plan of action, a spiritual path, a way of life, etc. In any case, the Gods who oversee this way will help and defend you, so you may go forward with confidence; you are under divine care because you are following your destiny.
Iota: “There is sweat; it excels more than everything.” There will always be hard work; work is never done. Hard work is the surest means of success. When you have lost all other possessions, you still have your labor as an asset. The oracle recommends elbow-grease.
Kappa: “To fight with the waves is difficult; endure, friend.” In time, the force of ocean waves can grind down anything; they can be a metaphor for repetitive, unstoppable processes. It is difficult, dangerous, and painful to try to resist them; the sensible thing to do is to wait until they abate, or if that is impossible, then to endure the inevitable with courage.
Lambda: “The one passing on the left bodes well for everything.” Since the left is traditionally the sinister side, the oracle may mean that an apparently sinister thing or event may be a blessing in disguise. The left is also associated with the unconscious, lunar mind, and so unconscious processes or intuition may signal a favorable outcome. A promising sign comes from an unpromising quarter.
Mu: “It is necessary to labor, but the change will be admirable.” Through toil and distress a change will be made for the better. Hard work will result in a good return.
Nu: “The strife-bearing gift fulfils the oracle.” Something will be given (to you, by you, or from one to another) that brings strife with it; this will discharge the force of the oracle. The import seems to be that this gift will be the answer to the question asked of the oracle. So, for example, if the querant asked when something will happen, the gift is the sign that it’s immanent.
Xi: “There is no fruit to take from a withered shoot.” There is no good to be gained from an angry young man or woman. The frayed end of a good line. Harshness and stinginess will achieve nothing. You can’t get blood from a turnip; you can’t get water from a stone. Don’t polish a turd.
Omicron: “There are no crops to be reaped that were not sown.” What we spread about, comes back to us. What goes around comes around. You must plan ahead in order to achieve anything.
Pi: “Completing many contests, you will seize the crown.” If you persist in your struggles, after many trials you will succeed. Perseverance through adversity.
Rho: “You will go on more easily if you wait a short time.” If you will hold your ground for only a short time, you will be able to proceed (more easily or with greater cooperation). You will go faster by waiting than by going now; on the other hand, delaying too long may provoke reckless action. By standing fast you live recklessly. By remaining where you are, you live life thoughtlessly.
Sigma: “Phoibos [Apollo] speaks plainly, ‘Stay, friend.’” Neither advance nor retreat; wait or hold your ground, as appropriate; the best action is inaction. “Phoibos” refers to Apollo as Bright and Pure, which also characterizes His advice in this oracle.
Tau: “You will have a parting from the companions now around you.” This may be an unwelcome parting from friends or a welcome release from enemies; in either case they are now around you. This may also mean a growing apart or forced separation of a person from his or her family, peers or fellow travelers on the path.
Upsilon: “The affair holds a noble undertaking.” There is some issue to be resolved, or some deed is under consideration; it involves high-mindedness, either in commitment, deed, or professional pursuit. The oracle may tell us that the affair is admirable due to this noble element, or that the situation may guide us to seek the appropriate noble undertaking or profession. The hero’s quest. On the other hand, the oracle may mean that the situation hinders this fine undertaking. Thus you should try to understand the situation: does it demand an excellent undertaking or impede it.
Phi: “Having done something carelessly, you will thereafter blame the Gods.” Take responsibility for your actions (or inactions); don't blame the Gods (or the universe, or fate, or society, or nature) for your own failings. The ancient Greeks said, “Hermes will help you get your wagon unstuck, but only if you push on it.”
Khi: “Succeeding, friend, you will fulfill a golden oracle.” “Golden” may be a metaphor for rich, noble, excellent, etc. This admirable oracle will be fulfilled by you attaining your ends, or a mere chance meeting could constitute the golden event.
Psi: “You have this righteous judgment {Psêphos} from the Gods.” Literally, a psêphos is a stone used for divination, voting, counting, and similar purposes, so this oracle refers to collective judgment rather than individual judgment. This implies that the majority of the Gods concur in this judgment, and that this judgment is appropriate, fair, and righteous, though there is no implication that the result is that desired by the querant.
Omega: “You will have a difficult harvest season, not a useful one.” Concretely, there will be a poor harvest, or autumn will be difficult; the harvest will be too early, before the fruit is ripe. More abstractly, too early grasping of the fruits of your labor (whether voluntary or necessary) will yield a poor return; the rewards will not be suitable for their purpose. Your youth will be rough; you will have to grow up before your time.
