⚔️Αρεια Μαινολυτή🍇

⚔️War and Wine🍇 ☀️🌹🏹

[passionandmadness]

Welcome to my helpol blog!

I’m Areia Maenolyte (ah-ray-ah may-no-lee-TAY), a newer practitioner of Hellenismos. I’m in my early 30s and living in Florida. I worship all the gods, am a devotee of Ares and Dionysus, and focus a lot of my daily worship on the household gods, Aphrodite, Apollon, and Artemis. I like to work closely with my Agathos Daimon and am currently studying the Delphic Maxims so I can apply them more in my life.

If you get a follow or like from @tacticalmoonbeam that is my main blog.

This blog is a collection of my thoughts and discoveries, as well as the posts of others dedicated to Hellenismos.

I like to share what I learn to the best of my abilities. Both to aid newer practitioners like myself, and to help me remember it.

Some tags you may eventually find useful: when I get around to organizing my blog anyways

#life stuff - posts about my daily life that pertain to the gods in some way

#helpol resources - educational or helpful posts about things I’ve discovered or learned

#silly stuff - jokes, memes, or funny stories relating to the gods

#journal- My somewhat daily journal posts

#tw depression - Dionysos encourages me to post about my feelings when the world feels like too much. If you don’t want to see that kind of content please filter this tag.

I love everything about this religion so far and I am so excited to learn, grow, and make like-minded friends.

I welcome constructive feedback.

Note: This blog is run by an adult. All my posts should be SFW, but there may be adult themes in some of my posts. This blog is a safe space for everyone who is respectful of the beliefs of others.

[passionandmadness]

Just wanted to share this WIP nail art set I’m making to honor Aphrodite 🥰

It’s going to be called Aphrodite’s Victory

[justvea18]

Aphrodite and Ares

[passionandmadness]

Me before Hellenismos: Oh, what a pretty sunrise.

Me after Hellenismos: Good morning, Eos. Your beauty paints the sky, heralding the arrival of glorious Helios.

[spagh-eddie]

every so often I am mentally flashbanged with images of Dionysus until I draw him. many such cases. beautiful man disorder

[passionandmadness]

He’s so gorgeous 🥰

[held-in-twilight]

it doesn't matter how much trauma I have, you will never catch me shitting on christopagans. they're actually some of the best christians you'll ever meet. they understand what christianity is actually supposed to be

christopagans are not your enemy. stop treating them like one. especially in a space that is supposed to be positive. if you have such strong opinions, make your own post. don't go into their spaces and disrespect them. (for helpols: that sounds a lot like breaking a certain social contract I've heard about)

[templeof-thetheoi]

Prayers for Lady Psykhe and Lady Khloris

Feel free to use

[wayba3]

I got stuff I gotta tweak on him :3 but started my Apollo design <3

[khaire-traveler]

You don't need to have the biggest, most complex altar in order to be a "good worshipper". You don't need to worship EXACTLY the same as the ancients in the modern day in order to show respect. You don't need to follow a strict routine, a set of imaginary rules, nor a narrative pushed by others online in order to prove your worthiness to the gods.

You are worthy, and the gods embrace that. You care, and the gods are aware. You're doing just fine. 🧡

[mainomais-deactivated20260123]

𐃯 Dionysus Ask Game 𐃯

I haven’t come across an ask game for a specific deity, let alone Dionysos. If this has been done though, my apologies.

I’m intrigued to see what comes of this. I’d love to learn how other’s relationships and practices with Dionysus are! I’m open to answering these questions too, so feel free to drop any in my box.

Whether you are a worshipper, devotee, or work with him, I’ve compiled some fun questions about the god DIONYSUS. ₊ ⊹

🏛️ when did you first learn about dionysus?

🏺 what aspect of dionysus do you feel connected to? what part drew you in to worship him?

💙 what role do ariadne, semele, ampelos, or any of dionysus’ children play in your practice?

🐆 out of dionysus’ sacred animals, do you have a favourite? why?

🍇 how do you see dionysus? can you describe what he looks like to you?

🍷 what are your favourite offerings or devotional acts to give?

🔮 any memorable signs you’ve received from dionysus?

🃏 how does dionysus predominantly communicate with you?

🪻 have you received any gifts from him? if so, what?

💜 how would you describe your relationship? parental, platonic, romantic, etc?

💍 are you spoused? if so, what’s your favourite part of having such relationship?

🫀 what are your favourite epithets of dionysus? any you feel connected to particularly?

🫂 how close are you with him? can you describe where you are currently?

🎭 do you participate in theatre, art, or music? if so, is there any part that you dedicate to dionysus?

🎵 any songs that make you think of him?

🕯️ do you have a favourite ritual you do with him? if so, what?

🥂 do you drink alcohol? is there any you give to him in particular?

📖 what are your favourite myth about dionysus?

📓 what’s your favourite modern retelling, if there is any?

[passionandmadness]

A Beautiful Morning, courtesy of Helios and Zeus

Χαίρετε

[blessedbethelovelygods-deactiva]

I love lighting a candle and spending time with the gods as I just exists The gods are wonderful and I love spending time with all of them. I really love this religion, my practice, even if everything else may be unsavoury at times. I just know that I love the Theoi and that they're here with me <33

[prometheus-rewound]

You know what aspect of Dionysus literally never comes up?

Dionysus— god of fermentation. Of rot. Of life after death. Of decay that brings new life into existence. Of fungi and decomposers.

Decomposition is a kind of Sparagmos. Cell by cell you are torn apart and fed back to the gods.

[thegrapeandthefig]

I feel like I should have added this in the “fat-dude-Dionysus-representations-that-are-actually-Silenus-inspired” post I reblogged yesterday and make a small clarification (also I have thoughts). 

Silenus is a god. He’s not one of the Big Twelve, sure, but he is still a god worthy of respect. Ancient art is full of depictions of him with an adult Dionysus or as Dionysus’ caretaker. 

Here he is recieving baby Dionysus from Hermes (Attic krater, 440 - 435 B.C). 

And on this Pompeii fresco he’s represented playing with his foster child.This hairy, comical, drunk old guy is important: 

Diodorus Siculus, Library of History 4. 4. 3 (trans. Oldfather) 1st century B.C: “He [Dionysos] was accompanied … by a personal attendant and caretaker, Seilenos (Silenus), who was his adviser and instructor in the most excellent pursuits and contributed greatly to the high achievements and fame of Dionysos.”

Am I being overly protective of Dionysus’ foster dad? Absolutely. I just think Silenus deserves better than being seen as a gross drunk fat guy. He’s the oldest of the dionysiac retinue, he’s the father figure of the god himself, but also the maenads, nymphs and satyrs. 

This is my personal feeling, but as a dionysian, Silenus means more as a father figure than Zeus does. And to be really honest, I find it interesting that his imagery has taken over Dionysus’ in media. Each time “Dionysus” is portrayed, he has been reduced down to his link to wine, wine-making and drunkeness. And well, if you want to focus on those aspects alone, Silenus is the perfect fit. That’s exactly what he is about. 

[brainsanalysis-deactivated20210]

Hello please reblog this if you’re okay with people sending you random asks to get to know you better

[flanaucaramel]

[passionandmadness]

The beauty of the nymphs 🥰

[blessedbethelovelygods-deactiva]

I love lighting a candle and spending time with the gods as I just exists The gods are wonderful and I love spending time with all of them. I really love this religion, my practice, even if everything else may be unsavoury at times. I just know that I love the Theoi and that they're here with me <33