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Morpheus Masterpost

For the continually growing population of Hellenic polytheists, pagans, witches, etc, there is very little information or recognition of Morpheus, simply described as the god of dreams (but it’s not quite that simple). I made this post to spread some more information on this important god and hopefully help anyone interested in worshipping him find out where to start.

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This is still my favorite Apollo thing:

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He sees Cyrene being a badass and he IMMEDIATELY is like CHIRON GET OVER HERE I NEED TO TALK TO YOU

CHIRON DO YOU SEE THIS AMAZING COOL BABE?? OMG SO AWESOME WHO IS SHE???? ISNT SHE RAD?? CHIRON OMG SHOULD I TALK TO HER AHHHHHHHHHHH!!

And Chiron’s just laughing about it 😂 even the mighty Apollo gets all flustered when he has a crush ❤️

But also like… all the language Apollo uses to describe Cyrene is about how tough and badass she is, he never says anything about how cute she is or how trim her ankles are or whatever

Just “omg I wonder if she could even kick MY ass, what a dynamite gal I’m in love”

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Apollo: HER BICEPS ARE SO 😍👌SHE CAN CHOKE ME IF SHE WANTS

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Okay long post, because this is interesting. I’m gonna link the sites I referred so that you can have more details if you want.

By explicitly stated, if you mean “Apollo is the successor of Zeus and will overthrow Zeus” - then no. There are no records like that. Zagreus is the only God stated as Zeus’ successor. (But He is killed later.)

But, Apollo is the most important and favorite child of Zeus, like Athena. I think this likeness comes from the fact that both are connected to Zeus’ mind - Athena is born from it, and Apollo can read it. I know a lot of people do tie Athena to the throne of Zeus based on the prophecy Metis gets. But it was Athena’s brother who was destined to defeat Zeus.

There are hymns that strongly indicate about Apollo being the next Zeus. There are many modern authors who also think this way (which…kinda is unfair to Ares who is the legitimate son of Zeus :P). I’ll continue the discussion pointwise.

1) Prophecy: There is a prophecy (curse by Kronos) that Zeus’ will be overthrown by his child. Along with that, when Leto gets pregnant, Hera gets another prophecy:

(Callimachus)

(Wikipedia)

So Apollo, even though an illegitimate son, is more important to Zeus than His lawful son Ares and with the birth of the Olympian twins, there is going to be the establishment of a “new order”. Now I don’t know what new order means, but I’m guessing that Hera’s control over the thrones would be flipped. All these are also reasons why Hera persecutes Leto.

2) Apollo’s strength: The way poets write about Apollo and His powers/influence.

(Fritz Graf)

• Homer’s hymn tells how Apollo is next only to Zeus.

• Apollo has parallels with Typhon, who tries to defeat Zeus.

• Callimachus shares similar views on Apollo. In his hymn to Apollo, he says that Apollo sits on the right of Zeus.

• Callimachus Hymn to Delos

• Plato on Apollo as the son of Zeus

In all these texts, it’s clearly indicated that Apollo has the potential to overcome Zeus and fulfill the prophecy.

• There is also this take that Apollo’s arrows are similar to Zeus’ thunderbolts in terms of their functions in the mortal world.

• Apart from these, Apollo is simply powerful. He has His hands in almost everything. He is a sky deity, an earth deity, a marine deity, and to some extent, even a chthonic deity. He is intelligent and wise too.

• Apollo is the only other God along with Zeus to be called Moiragetes - Guide of the Fates. He is also the only one other than Athena who wields the Aegis of Zeus.

• The title ‘Anax’, which means 'A true king’ is given only to Apollo and Zeus.

• When it comes to the worship in the mortal world, Apollo has already won the match. He was the most feared, but also most loved and worshipped among the ancients.

3) Apollo and the throne: Now the question is, whether Apollo wants the throne or not. If the old pattern of succession is to be followed, where the son defeats the father after unfair treatment, then Apollo would definitely give it a try. Zeus has banished Him more than once. They don’t have a smooth relationship between Them. But, Apollo has immense family values. Even after all the rocky moments He had with Zeus, He is loyal and obedient. He is, even though reckless sometimes, on His Father’s side. Apollo doesn’t seem to have any desire for the throne or to fight His father.

(This book is a really good one)

Moreover, Zeus is nowhere as bad as Kronos was. Apollo and Zeus have their bonding moments, so it’s not like Apollo will try to dethrone Zeus (although He did that once. But that was the last time :P). So yeah, even though Apollo is the most eligible and can be seen as a threat to Zeus’ reign, I don’t think that will happen. Zeus will keep ruling forever.

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Sorry if this is a stupid question, but does your religion have like, sins? You know, like in Christianity you're not supposed to lie or steal, does Hellenic polytheism have anything like that?

Not a stupid question at all! The token answer here is that there really is only one thing considered a “sin” in Hellenic polytheism, and I’ll get to that in just a minute. Because it’s worth addressing that we do have certain moral…guidelines. I’ll direct you to Elani’s post about her pillars of Hellenismos. Please notice that I said “her” pillars, because though all of these things bare thinking about for any Hellenic polytheist, we tend to value them in varying degrees. My most important pillar might not be the same as yours.

I would also direct you to the delphic maxims. These are so valuable, and I highly encourage you to read them and meditate on them. And also to remember they were written a long time ago for a society other than ours. Please interpret accordingly.

See what I’m driving at though? We don’t have a ten commandments. We have ethics, certainly, but we also adapt these to the modern and unique lives we live. As for the one sin? The one thing you should never, never do? Hubris, the prideful act of putting yourself above the gods. Our gods are greater than us, larger than us, holier than us. There is a reason they are deathless and we are not. They are worthy of worship, demanding of it, and we are in no place to pretend to be equal to them, or to question them. I know that is not the most popular viewpoint in a lot of pagan circles, but it is central to Hellenismos.

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Are there sins in Hellenic polytheism similar to Christian sins? I understand that hubris is condemned but is there some list of defined sins? Or is it more obscure and up to interpretation. Thank you.

Sin is defined as a ‘transgression of a religious or moral law, especially when deliberate’, often regarded as either ‘deliberate disobedience to the known will of [the Abrahamic] God, or 'a condition of estrangement from [the Abrahamic] God resulting from such disobedience’.

Sin is a Christian issue, which is made clearest in the punishment of sin: once sinned, a devotee is barred from Heaven–the supreme goal–until he or she repents. Repenting is 'to feel remorse, contrition, or self-reproach for what one has done or failed to do’, and includes 'an admission of guilt for committing a wrong or for omission of doing the right thing; a promise or resolve not to repeat the offense; an attempt to make restitution for the wrong, or in some way to reverse the harmful effects of the wrong or the omission where possible’.

The concept of sin has no place in Hellenismos. There are things you can 'do wrong’ in Hellenism, but because of the way the concept of sin works, it can never be applied to the Hellenic religion: we are not working towards the goal of an afterlife. Mythologically speaking, we know that we will inevertably end up a shade in the realm of Hades. Only if you have done something incredibly inexcusable (kill, chop up and serve your son to the Theoi, for example, as Tantalos did), you might be punished in Tartaros. In general, we will walk the dreary Fields forever, while some of us–those who have done extraordinary deeds in life–will end up in Elysium, but that is a rare honor indeed.

Within Hellenismos, we try not to do wrong–or better, we always try to do right–by the Gods. They are the major influence over our lives and we live largely by Their will. As such, fear of the Gods is a cornerstone of the faith, but it is not meant in the Christian sense where any sin committed is seen by God and jeopardizes you place in heaven; here it is meant as a reminder of kharis: that the Gods look favorably upon those who honor Them properly. The implication here is, of course, that they do not look favorably upon those who do not honor Them properly, and this is correct. Yet, committing hubris does not automatically mean that you will be punished by the Theoi; it simply means a drop in kharis. A drop in kharis is restored by fostering more kharis.

Sin is an important concept but it is unrelated to Hellenismos. One should never feel guilt for doing wrong by the Gods–only, perhaps, sadness for not doing right. Sin and guilt have no place in our religion, although they have a place in many of us as our Western societies are often drenched with Christian values and morals. It’s important to untangle yourself from these subconcious influences to live an authentic Hellenistic life, which is not better than an Abrahamic one, only different. And the differences count.

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i saw someone say that apollo gets offended if you worship anyone other than him and artemis? is that true? i want to start worshiping apollo but not if i cant keep worshiping the other gods how do i keep him from being mad if i want to start worshiping him?

Oh, sweet anon, no! You don’t have anything to worry about! Some people choose to only honor one or two Theoi, but beside the fact that Hellenism is polytheistic and built to honor as many of the Theoi as possible, Apollon also has a rich history of being honored along with other Theoi. I’m gonna put all this below a read more cut for you, because it’s gonna get long, but sometimes seeing the historical evidence of how the Theoi were honored together can help ease that discomfort of expanding your worship.

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Me about Apollo: I am humbled before you. I honor your glory in all that I do and your brilliance gives my life richer meaning.

Also me: Apollo, lord of the gays, save me from this hetero nonsense

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APÓLLOHN: A HYMN OF KALLÍMAKHOS OF ALEXANDRIA

How the laurel branch of Apollo trembles! How trembles all the shrine! Away, away, he that is sinful! Now surely Phoebus knocketh at the door with his beautiful foot. See’st thou not? The Delian palm nods pleasantly of a sudden and the swan in the air sings sweetly. Of yourselves now ye bolts be pushed back, pushed back of yourselves, ye bars! The God is no longer far away. And ye, young men, prepare ye for song and for the dance. Not unto everyone doth Apollo appear, but unto him that is good. Whoso hath seen Apollo, he is great; whoso hath not seen him, he is of low estate. We shall see thee, O Archer, and we shall never be lowly. Let not the youths keep silent lyre or noiseless step, when Apollo visits his shrine, if they think to accomplish marriage and to cut the locks of age, and if the wall is to stand upon its old foundations. Well done the youths, for that the shell is no longer idle. Be hushed, ye that hear, at the song to Apollo; yea, hushed is even the sea when the minstrels celebrate the lyre or the bow, the weapons of Lycoreian Phoebus. Neither doth Thetis his mother wail her dirge for Achilles, when she hears Hië Paeëon, Hië Paeëon. Yea, the tearful rock defers its pain, the wet stone that is set in Phrygia, a marble rock like a woman open-mouthed in some sorrowful utterance. Say ye Hië! Hië! an ill thing it is to strive with the Blessed Ones. He who fights with the Blessed Ones would fight with my King; he who fights with my King, would fight even with Apollo. Apollo will honor the choir, since it sings according to his heart; for Apollo hath power, for that he sitteth on the right hand of Zeus. Nor will the choir sing of Phoebus for one day only. He is a copious theme of song; who would not readily sing of Phoebus? Golden is the tunic of Apollo and golden his mantle, his lyre and his Lyctian bow and his quiver: golden too are his sandals; for rich in gold is Apollo, rich also in possessions: by Pytho mightst thou guess. And ever beautiful is he and ever young: never on the girl cheeks of Apollo hath come so much as the down of manhood. His locks distill fragrant oils upon the ground; not oil of fat do the locks of Apollo distill but very Healing of All. And in whatsoever city those dews fall upon the ground, in that city all things are free from harm. None is so abundant in skill as Apollo. To him belongs the archer, to him the minstrel; for unto Apollo is given in keeping alike archery and song. His are the lots of the diviner and his the seers; and from Phoebus do leeches know the deferring of death. Phoebus and Nomius we call him, ever since the time when by Amphrysus he tended the yokemares, fired with love of young Admetus. Lightly would the herd of cattle wax larger, nor would the she-goats of the flock lack young, whereon as they feed Apollo casts his eye; nor without milk would the ewes be nor barren, but all would have lambs at foot; and she that bare one would soon be the mother of twins. And Phoebus it is that men follow when they map out cities. For Phoebus evermore delights in the founding of cities, and Phoebus himself doth weave their foundations. Four years of age was Phoebus when he framed his first foundations in fair Ortygia near the round lake. Artemis hunted and brought continually the heads of Cynthian goats and Phoebus plaited an altar. With horns builded he the foundations, and of horns framed he the altar, and of horns were the walls he built around. Thus did Phoebus learn to raise his first foundations. Phoebus, too, it was who told Battus of my own city of fertile soil, and in guise of a raven – auspicious to our founder – led his people as they entered Libya and sware that he would vouchsafe a walled city to our kings. And the oath of Apollo is ever sure. O Apollo! Many there be that call thee Boëdromius, and many there be that call thee Clarius: everywhere is thy name on the lips of many. But I call thee Karneius; for such is the manner of my fathers. Sparta, O Karneius! was thy first foundation; and next Thera; but third the city of Cyrene. From Sparta the sixth generation of the sons of Oedipus brought thee to their colony of Thera; and from Thera lusty Aristoteles set thee by the Asbystian land, and builded thee a shrine exceeding beautiful, and in the city established a yearly festival wherein many a bull, O Lord, falls on his haunches for the last time. Hië, Hië, Karneius! Lord of many prayers, – thine altars wear flowers in spring, even all the pied flowers which the Hours lead forth when Zephyrus breathes dew, and in winter the sweet crocus. Undying evermore is thy fire, nor ever doth the ash feed about the coals of yester-even. Greatly, indeed, did Phoebus rejoice as the belted warriors of Enyo danced with the yellow-haired Libyan women, when the appointed season of the Karnean feast came round. But not yet could the Dorians approach the fountains of Cyre, but dwelt in Azilis thick with wooded dells. These did the Lord himself behold and showed them to his bride as he stood on horned Myrtussa where the daughter of Hypseus slew the lion that harried the kine of Eurypylus. No other dance more divine hath Apollo beheld, nor to any city hath he given so many blessings as he hath given to Cyrene, remembering his rape of old. Nor, again, is there any other God whom the sons of Battus have honored above Phoebus. Hië, Hië, Paeëon, we hear – since this refrain did the Delphian folk first invent, what time thou didst display the archery of they golden bow. As thou wert going down to Pytho, there met thee a beast unearthly, a dread snake. And him thou didst slay, shooting swift arrows one upon the other; and the folk cried “Hië, Hië, Paeëon, shoot an arrow!” A helper from the first thy mother bare thee, and ever since that is thy praise. Spake Envy privily in the ear of Apollo: “I admire not the poet who singeth not things for number as the sea.” Apollo spurned Envy with his foot and spake thus: “Great is the stream of the Assyrian river, but much filth of earth and much refuse it carries on its waters. And not of every water do the Melissae carry to Deo, but of the trickling stream that springs from a holy fountain, pure and undefiled, the very crown of waters.” Hail, O Lord, but Blame – let him go where Envy dwells!

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“Apollon, the slayer of the Python, unites the two streams of oracular ability: one stems from Zeus, and the other originates with Earth who gave it to Themis who gave it to Phoebe who at last passed it on to him for all time.”

- Orphic rhapsodic theogony

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I am the eye with which the Universe

Beholds itself and knows itself divine;

All harmony of instrument or verse,

All prophecy, all medicine, is mine,

All light of art or nature; — to my song

Victory and praise in their own right belong.

- Percy Bysshe Shelley // Hymn of Apollo

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Apollo Cheat Sheet

Name:

Apollōn (Ἀπόλλων) | Apollō

Popular epithets:

Family:

Koios & Phoebe (Grandparents)

Kronos & Rhea (Grandparents)

Zeus & Leto (Parents)

Artemis (Twin sister)

Asteria & Themis (Nurses)

Hecate (Cousin)

Retinue:

Mousai

Horae

Charites

Nymphs

Delian triad (Artemis and Leto)

Lovers:

Calliope

Cyrene

Hyacinthus

Daphne

Cyparissus

Admetus

Thalia

Children:

Aristaeus

Asclepius

Hymenaeus

Korybantes

Musa Apollonides

Orpheus

Philammon

God of:

Patron of:

Protector of:

Residence: Mount Olympus | Hyperborea

Number: 7

Day: Sunday

Colors: White | Gold | Red

Stone: Amber | Hyacinth (Sapphire)

Celestial object: Sun

Appearance:

Ideal kouros (beardless, athletic youth)

Symbols:

Lyre | Bow and arrow | Laurel wreath | Sun

Scared plants:

Laurel tree | Larkspur | Mistletoe | Cypress | Palm tree

Sacred animals and birds:

Weapons:

Bow and arrows | Golden sword | Spear

Estates and attributes:

The Oracular site of Delphi

Golden bow, silver bow, golden arrows

The Garden of Apollo in Hyperborea

Sacred tripod

Lyre and Cithara

Golden Chariot

Golden sword

Main sites of worship:

Delphi | Delos | Hyperborea | Sparta | Didyma

Sacred days:

7th day of every month | New moon day and full moon day of every month

Festivals:

Other epithets:

Orthos Logos (The true word)

Cydimus Kouros (Renowned son; of Zeus)

Panderkes Omma (The All-Seeing Eye)

Cyrius Orcheseos (Lord of the Dance)

Cyrus Aestheseon (Lord of feeling and sensation)

Mealioukhos Tyrannea (He who rules with sweetness)

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Perseus and Andromeda by Giuseppe Cesari (Cavaliere D'Arpino) (Italian, 1568–1640)

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Apollon and Hyakinthos

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Charles Dominique Joseph Eisen (Draftsman) (1720–1778)

Nicolas Ponce (Engraver) (1746–1831)

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thank you for the silky touch of light; for the whites and yellows of the morning; the new, the young, the living; the singers, the fools, the poets; the ones who cry and paint and know; the ones who are at peace; we thank you; and we thank you; for the harmony that Your presence gives; for the light and the warmth; for the sounds and the pleasure; for the youth! and to be forever young. and to be forever yours

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quick reminder that hellenism is about the gods, and the way they themselves are felt and seen by you. so you don’t need to know all myths or be an “expert”! of course you can, too (I myself am an avid reader of myths) but do not let yourself be fooled into thinking the Theoi need you to be completely educated in the intellectual side of the belief to be truly devoted! this is not a place for never ending rules and organised religion — Hellenism (and most pagan religions) has a lot to do with pure belief and it is maleable to yourself

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