I am drowning in research and deities

Hellenistic Pagan | Capricorn | 26 | they/them | sideblog

[blind-seeing]

Religion is inseparable from the time and place that it comes from. When reconstructing rebuilding a religion you should remember that, and adapt it as needed to the time and place that you live in now.

[kebriones]

Gaia and Ouranos sketch :D

[talonabraxas]

‘Thoth and the Chief Magician’, 1925. Evelyn Pau

[ca314159bara]

[piristephes]

Poseidon abraça-terras, Deus altíssimo

Das profundezas, o Senhor

De navios, Salvador

Da terra, Sustentador

Deus de ânimo irrepreensível

De forte voz e coração marítimo

Salve a ti que guias o mar e o meu

Âmago nas tormentas.

English:

Earth-embracer Poseidon, God Most High

Of the fathoms, the Lord

Of the ships, Saviour

Of the Earth, Sustainer

God of unstoppable spirit

With a strong voice and maritime heart

Hail to you who guide the sea and my

Heart in the storms.

[hisfluer]

i sing to thee, poseidon — o lord of the everdark waters — to him who moves the earth, who feeds from the fruitless sea,  o savior, helper, destroyer, & god — i sing  to thee. give me the heart to look upon  the storm ; give grace to my feet, let me  step through upon unbroken water & let the earth tremble with your strength. lord  of the sea — vast and endless is your glory as radiant as sunlight through gentle tides ;  bless me to be as foam upon the waters —  spray upon the wind — my boat unshattered and constantly sailing towards your sharp horizons —

[creature-wizard]

The main reason it's important to be at least somewhat literate in historical paganism and folk magic isn't so you can make your own practice exactly like it; it's to be able to recognize when someone is making historically inaccurate claims, because "asserting made-up shit about history as real fact" is a sign you're possibly looking at a cult and/or scam.

For the same reason, it's a good idea to be somewhat literate in pop culture media. Because being able to look at something a person is trying to pass off as Genuine Ancient Tradition or something and recognize that it's nothing like anything people actually believed or did back in Ye Olden Times but it sure as heck resembles something from a popular TV show or TTRPG is a valuable discernment skill.

[thoodleoo]

love reading hector's book 6 interaction with paris in the iliad because every time i read it, it makes me think of this

[oflights]

[creature-wizard]

Friendly reminder that "pagan" and "polytheistic" aren't synonyms and shouldn't be used interchangeably. Not all polytheistic traditions were historically referred to as "pagan," nor do they call themselves "pagan" today.

Also, "witchcraft" and "pagan" aren't synonymous, either. Christians may have accused pagan religions of being witchcraft, but that's because they were just trying to demonize these traditions, not because these were "witch religions" or something.

[reuna]

When this comes up in a reading, it's time to either reconsider your camping trip or your friends.

[kleioscanvas]

Medea of Cholchis

[poseidoros]

I have a bad habit of starting books and never finishing...so maybe posting about books will help motivate me. First book in my To Finish List:

Dancing Lares and the Serpent in the Garden by Harriet I. Flower

Idk what I'll post about but that's for future me to worry about.

[fireburningbright]

The Gods are not detached, locked away in their temples like crypts. They walk in the world with us. They know us. When you open yourself up to them you will find them in the strangest places.

[allmythologies]

greek mythology: zeus

zeus is the king of the gods and the god of the sky, weather, law and order, destiny and fate, and kingship.

[arjuna-vallabha]

Janus, terracota 

[lionofchaeronea]

Ancient Greek terracotta statuette of a dancer. In her left hand she holds what appears to be krotala (the ancient counterpart to castanets), used to keep the beat while dancing. Artist unknown; 4th-2nd cent. BCE (Hellenistic). From Athens or Myrina; now in the Antikensammlung Berlin. Photo credit: Sailko/Wikimedia Commons.

[arjuna-vallabha]

Hera by Juan Carlos Bellón (@bellon_illustration)

[ex0skeletal-undead]

Sacred Fire by Devinez