Βραϊαν ᭝

☆ hellenic polytheist ☆

[muddileaves]

Khaîre,

𓍢 ִ ໋🪲 my name is Brian (Βραϊαν) ; 23 yrs old

— he/him/his, mlm 🏳️‍🌈

— holothere nonhuman, otherkin

ℹ️ this is a religious blog, not rp/fandom/etc

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➥ Information about my account:

— I am a polytheist who focuses on the hellenic pantheon.

— This is my main blog where I will share/reblog general information on hellenic polytheism and the Theoi. As well as specific information on the Gods I am researching and/or worshipping.

Blog dedicated to King Haides — @haidesdevotee

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➥ My worship:

︙Devoted to —

🏺 Haides

︙Worshipper of —

🏺 Hestia, kharon, thanatos

︙Researching —

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︙Future Interest —

🏺 Aphrodite, Poseidon, Zeus, Athena, Demeter, Hermaphroditus, Hekate, Hermes.

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➥ Interests:

— I am interested in learning about:

🪲☥ Kemetic polytheism

🕷 Demonolatry

🪦 Necromancy and death work/magick

☕️ Kitchen magick

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➥ this blog is welcoming to anyone who chooses positivity, community, and kindness.

➥ I welcome advice, positive/constructive criticism, asks, dms*, and general guidance.

➥ I did not think of ever need to state this but DO NOT INTERACT, FOLLOW, ETC if you are or have an account stating S/H or E/D related things. (Slashed for censoring purposes,, 🫩🙄)

➥ This blog does NOT support: TERFs, homophobes, transphobes, nazis, fascists, racism/racists, sexists/sexism, right-wing conservatives, gatekeepers, etc. I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO ADD TO THIS LIST AND BLOCK AS I SEE FIT.

* please be 18+ if you'd like to directly dm me or become friends. This is a personal boundary.

> update: 10.26.2025

[muddileaves]

Praying to the theoi, in general, that I get this new job. It's closer to where I live and I won't have to drive 30 minutes one way anymore. Plus,, they would be paying me a lot more.

[muddileaves]

Follow up: I got a "tour" time for today, so that kind of means I got the job! They only do tours of the facility to new people, so that I've heard from a friend. I have to make sure I ask about start date 🙂‍↕️ I hope that I can start my the end of this month or something. Uncertainty is killing me lol

[muddileaves]

Praying to the theoi, in general, that I get this new job. It's closer to where I live and I won't have to drive 30 minutes one way anymore. Plus,, they would be paying me a lot more.

[ravenandmoon]

apparently, trying to daily worship deities when you barely keep track of what day it is, is, in fact, hard.

[muddileaves]

Felt

[salixsociety]

say it with me chat: not believing something is not the same as fundamentally disrespecting it. not agreeing with someone's opinion is not the same as fundamentally disrespecting them. not believing someone's spiritual claims is not the same as disrespecting them or their beliefs. you do not owe people your agreement

[muddileaves]

👏👏👏👏

[positive-pumpkin]

If this is the sign you're looking for, please

stay alive

stay safe

Drink some water

eat something

get back into the things you love

Unclench your jaw

do some self-care

Take a shower or bath

Take your med(s)

[queer-pagan]

Please join me in praying to Zeus and Ares for the stop of senseless violence and oppression. May the blood of greedy tyrants spill in abundance instead.

[muddileaves]

I FINALLY FOUND IT!!

I've been looking for this book for months,, I'm not one to order things online, so this was really nice to find a copy in a bookstore.

I also found a cool book on foraging in my local state!

[wayfind-er]

This idea that you should never do anything that will incur miasma is so odd when you remember that miasma isn't like Christian sin and can literally be washed away.

[wayfind-er]

Specifically referring to the ancient Greek's relationship with death and war, especially in early antiquity.

In pre-Solon Athens, families could literally bury their dead on their property, while in Sparta, the dead were sometimes laid to rest by temples¹. Chthonic Gods, of the dirt and underworld, like Hekate and Zeus Ktesios were worshipped inside the home, or at the threshold. By the 2nd Century, it was not unheard of for ancient Greeks to visit Oracles of the Dead to get guidance from heroes or their ancestors.

Yes, the ancients did believe that calling Hades' name would invite him into their homes so they called him Pluton or Zeus-Chthonios.

To say that one should never worship a god, namely Hades and Ares, because of their "miasmic" properties is confusing when you remember that Athena and Zeus are both war gods too, blood and the killing of animals were involved in most ancient offerings, and there are like a hundred and one different ways to cleanse miasma.

[1] Frank Graves, "The Burial Customs of Ancient Greece,"

[wayfind-er]

Miasma: Pollution and Purification in Ancient Greek Religion

[wingsofaphrodite]

Normalize falling behind in worship. Normalize not constantly being at 100%. Normalize needing to take a step back in order to keep moving forward. Normalize being imperfect. Normalize being human.

[morphic-mythos]

But you’ll know you’ve found this purpose because the gods will stand behind you as you work, and you will look up—even if you’ve felt like a slacker or a failure—and realize that you’ve accomplished a lot without ever being aware of it.

—Patrick Dunn, The Practical Art of Divine Magic

[yanny09]

going back to devoting time to hades feels like jumping into fatherly arms

[muddileaves]

I needed this today

[muddileaves]

There's wonderful little ledge in my new apartment that I set up Lady Hestia's altar on ^^ I really like the placement :)

[muddileaves]

A morning rant from a pissed off artist and hellenic polytheist,,,

I was on pinterest yesterday and I found a lovely picture of Haides and another of Thanatos.. and turns out they were AI... I HATE that there are people who are using AI to "create" pieces of the Gods; whether or not they themselves are HelPol or not, it's still disheartening. Because they are AI I feel like I can't even save them to a board.

[muddileaves]

❝We move tomorrow,

A ache builds,

Inside my body,

A longing to not have to,

Change.❞

I feel loss today. I'm making banana bread muffins today, it will be the last time I bake here. Everything is mostly boxed up and away, except for primary items and necessities. Empty walls and emptier rooms, drawers and cabinets all cleaned out. Imprints on the carpet where a table used to be. Change is hard, growth is harder. New opportunities create loss in old places. I'm grieving, but not disparaged.

May the Gods above, below, and everywhere inbetween hold my little family tight and see to a smooth and gentle transition towards new adventure.

[muddileaves]

Got c0v1d 🫠 2 days ago, poured out orange juice (it's all I had) to Lord Apollon yesterday, and I feel normal today. Yes I still am contagious and am isolating and masking, but I feel like offering the last half of my orange juice was enough for him to 'take pity' on me 😭🫡

[muddileaves]

The Gods are having you move, I’m sure they understand more than anyone you need to take it down and remove it

I wouldn't say that the gods are having us move. It's more so the cost of living for two people where we are is too high that we can't support ourselves if we stay here.

I will be able to provide a better space for myself to more comfortably worship away from others, so that's nice. New adventures await for my little family of three, my husband, our cat, and me :)