The chaotic life of a teenage HelPol

[myhellenicpagansafeplace]

Hi everyone!

I'm Luna. I've been a HelPol for a year now, and I just wanted a place to talk about the gods and my religion, so I created this blog. I'm a spanish speaker, so my english can be bad, but I'm trying my best!

I worship Lord Ares, Lady Aphrodite, Lady Athena, Lady Selene, Lord Prometheus and Lord Hypnos for now.

I will try to provide information too (even though I still have a lot to learn)

[benedictusadiis]

I love being Hellenic polytheist like anything is devotional act if you try hard enough

Cooking? Hestia

Go a walk? Hermes

Stop for a bit in nature? Demeter AND Artemis, double worship

Open the curtains and let some sun into your room? Apollo

Read a book/study? Athena

Work out? Ares

Do your makeup/hair? Aphrodite

Have a good time with friends? Dionysus

Spend time with family? Hera

You can worship the gods by doing everyday tasks and just looking after yourself, all they want is to see you happy.

[mellicula]

perspective changes everything, amiright?

[myhellenicpagansafeplace]

My classes are giving "Lady Athena, I know I don't pray that often" vives… 😭

[theunknownpoetssociety]

Aphrodite who cries for the people who hurt themselves because self love is love too

Artemis who doesn’t hunt animals anymore (humans do it enough) She now walks in clubs looking to hunt the real animal

Athena who donates hundreds of books to local libraries and schools

Apollo who watches all street musicians hoping their talents can get them a little money (He gives more than a little)

Dionysus who watches over everyone’s drinks at the bar making sure they stay safe

Zeus who makes it rain for the couples that just want to frolic and dance and kiss in the rain

Hera who donates to woman’s and SA survivors shelters

Ares who is at the forefront of every protest because those are battles too

Hestia who holds and keeps thousands of secrets so the ones who whispered them into flame don’t have to

Hades who let’s families get one last goodbye to a loved one before they die

Persephone who personally makes sure that the ones taken too early feel safe and secure in the Underworld

Demeter who gives Her best crops to food banks and homeless shelters

Hecate who is a street magician and does actual magical for the kids

Poseidon who finds the best seashells and leaves them on the beach for someone to find and treasure

the Gods aren’t gone they ARE the little things in life

[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.

[starsanddawnbreak]

The yearning of a worshipper and a deity they admire but dont have time to worship. End of post 😞

[wanderinglanes-deactivated20260]

Looking at Greek Mythology as a Hellenic Polytheist I view it much in a similar light as my father viewed the Bible. Which might sound like a silly thing to say and I am very much aware these are two separate religions but allow me to explain because this is not me pushing more Christian views onto Hellenic Polytheism.

My father was not a mythic literalist. He would remind us that the Bible while an important holy text was still only written by man and has gone through many translations over time. Translations which have biases. And some things have been removed. Some have been lost to time completely.

And it is in that way I view the myths. The myths have pieces that are true, pieces that are exaggerated, pieces that were lost to time, pieces that were lost in translation, and pieces that may not be fully true. But they have hints of truth that like a puzzle you put together.

These myths have existed for thousands of years. We know there are plenty of lost poems, plays, and texts. Lost to the sands of time. And the parts we do have, even in completion, have been translated through thousands of years by countless people. And inherently there is bias. Every translation will be different. I collect so many for that reason alone.

So to me the myths are true, or they share a large portion of truth. But the myths are also filled with error. It is an ancient game of telephone. How long has it been distorted? Through time and translation both? Myths are metaphors and truth combined, twisted through years of handling.

In the end what matters is what the myth means to you.

[hekateanwitchcraft]

Ancient Greek Religion & Hellenic Polytheism: A Reading Guide

I’ve been wanting to make something like this for a long while, and talking to my friend @olympianbutch today gave me the push I needed to do so. When I was starting out as a Hellenic Polytheist years ago, this is the kind of resource I needed. So I hope you all enjoy and find this helpful!

Introductory Reading:

Ancient Greek Religion by Jon D. Mikalson

Athenian Popular Religion by Jon D. Mikalson

Greek Religion by Jan N. Bremmer

On Greek Religion by Robert Parker

Hellenic Polytheism: Household Worship by LABRYS

Comprehensive Guides:

Greek Religion by Walter Burkert

Companion to Greek Religion edited by Daniel Ogden

Understanding Greek Religion by Jennifer Larson

Rethinking Greek Religion by Julia Klindt

The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Greek Religion edited by Esther Eidinow and Julia Klindt

Polytheism and Society by Robert Parker

The Gods and Theology:

Ancient Greek Cults by Jennifer Larson

Theologies of Ancient Greek Religion edited by Esther Eidinow, Julia Klindt, and Robin Osborne

Underworld Gods in Ancient Greek Religion by Ellie Mackin Roberts

Gods and Heroes of the Ancient World (Routledge Series)

Offerings and Sacrifice:

Personal Experience and Materiality in Greek Religion by K.A. Rask

Singing for the Gods by Barbara Kowalzig

Smoke Signals for the Gods by F.S. Maiden

Sharing with the Gods by Theodora Suk Fong Jim

Primary Sources:

Theogony & Works and Days by Hesiod

The Homeric Hymns

The Orphic Hymns

Sources for the Study of Greek Religion by David Rice and John Stambaugh

Greek Religion: A Sourcebook by Valerie M. Warrior

Ancient Greek Religion: A Sourcebook by Emily Kearns

[ascothrel]

Why is the helpol community on Pinterest so sensitive.

I saw someone say things like: "oh Dionysus your fruity ass would have loved femininomenon!", "oh Apollo and Aphrodite you would have loved DTI!", "Hyacinthus and Apollo's ship name should be called Photosynthesis!", "Artemis is a asexual icon!"

...and everyone is getting so mad at them for 'disrespecting' Them??

These kids (who are making these headcanons) aren't referring to the Gods we worship. Hell- they may not even know that this is a religion. Half of the time they're just making posts about them about the Percy Jackson/EPIC versions and not the myths themselves.

What happened to tolerance? What happened to 'the Gods are not their myths'? What happened to educating?

Why can they be bashed on for having fun with media-ified Gods but I get a pass for calling Odysseus, the hero with a cult and who was worshipped for his myths and wit, the 'stupid guy with a stupid hat'? Why does a random fourteen year old who doesn't know that HelPol is a thing get sent threats for calling Aphrodite a diva, while I get a pass for calling Achilles, who was VERY widely worshipped across the Mediterranean, a twink and a fishboy? If they are evil, then I am the ruler of hell.

"But they get angry if we make fun of Jesus!" Jesus is mocked enough by Christians too. Besides, go read Saint Oniisan. You are also neglecting the fact that this religion hasn't been revived in YEARS and was only used for academic purposes and, very recently, for media consumption.

Let kids be kids. Let fandoms live. Let people have fun. There is no harm being done.

[koi-is-kewl]

[bluegoldfaerie]

Praise to Lord Prometheus who loves us so dearly and chose to sacrifice his flesh, to face punishment from the gods, for us humankind. Tasked with the creation of us alongside Lady Athena, he cares for us deeply, and wants us to learn and to grow.

[bluegoldfaerie]

i think Lord Prometheus should get more attention in helpol spaces,

Lord Prometheus, who formed humankind out of clay, and stole fire from the Gods so that we may use and utilize it. He who went through continuous torture as a punishment for this, his liver being eaten by an eagle every day until he was freed by Heracles.

Lord Prometheus, who taught humans about the use of fire, architecture, astronomy, the art of writing, mathematics, domesticating animals and how to treat them, the art of prophecy, working in metal, among other arts.

Lord Prometheus who cares about humankind so, so much, so much so he tricked the Gods on multiple occasions in favor of humans. He who gave humans hope.

I just think he deserves more attention 🩵🙏🏼

[mxmorbidmidnight]

Nazis will never be welcome in paganism. They have no space in our communities, we will have a zero tolerance policy when it comes to nazis. You have no right to the cultures, gods and religions you hijack to spread your disgusting ideologies. You will find no refuge or comraderie amongst pagans.

Reblog to let nazis know they’re not welcome here.