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[oftennisandpolytheism]

Hellenic Polytheism Masterpost

Hi everyone! I know there are a lot of these out there, but here are my personal favorite resources. I linked to the source on all the posts I could, but as some blogs have been deactivated, the links for those are just to my reblog. Also, the blogs whose posts I’ve linked here have many more resources, so check them out! Hope this helps!

Blogs, Websites, and Masterposts

Theoi.com An essential resource for myths, cults, and historical information on the Gods

Theoi.com’s library of classic texts

thegrapeandthefig’s Masterpost

List of Greek Gods & Goddesses

Delphic Maxims MasterpostModern insights into the Delphic Maxims

Offerings & Worship

Small Devotional Acts Masterpost

Things you could put in a devotional journal

Methods to Bond with Deities

Greek God Offerings

Worship for Chthonic deities

The Theoi in our Actions

Simple offerings to the Greek Gods

Offerings

How to Build Kharis

Respecting the Gods

Pillars of Hellenismos

Prayer

How to make a libation

Libations: Pouring One Out for Your (Godly) Homie

Easy Ways to Connect More Strongly with Your Dieties

Ways to Get Messages From Deities

Offerings for Deities

Tips & Advice

Advice for baby Hellenic Polytheists

Struggling Polythiest Tips

Advice to anyone who is just starting out on this path

Chthonic worship tip

Spoonie Devotional Tips

Worshipping the Pantheon

Before entering into a Contract with a Deity

Critical Thinking

Hubris

Signs You AREN’T Talking to Your Diety

Mythic Context is Everything

How NOT to act with the Gods

Things I have learned as a Hellenic Pagan

Basics of Ancient Greek

The Basic Basics of Ancient Greek

More Basic Basics of Ancient Greek: How to pray the ancient way

Who to Avoid

People to Watch Out For in Hellenic Polytheism

Hellenic Polytheist Groups to Avoid

Miscellaneous Posts

Former Christian Guilt

Connection with the Gods

Mentally Ill Worshippers

Reading outside the Myths

Hellenic Polytheism and Depression

Zeus and Hera in Myth vs. Cult

Introduction to The Underworld as Understood in Ancient Hellas

Xenia, and why it is our duty as Hellenic Polythiests/Pagans to be anti-racist and anti-fascist

[jacquelinebartholomew]

"I asked ChatGPT and—"

Well I called upon the Muses before a recitation of an ancient tale so they could imbue me with poetic inspiration and knowledge of history, and they said you're wrong

[westiec]

You've gotta love Jews more than you hate Nazis.

You've gotta love trans folks more than you hate TERFs.

You've gotta love your unhoused neighbors more than you hate the billionaires.

You've gotta love immigrants more than you hate ICE.

You've gotta love queer kids more than you hate christian fundamentalists.

You've gotta love fat people more than you hate the diet industry.

You've gotta love disabled people more than you hate the insurance companies.

You've gotta love your fellow humans more than you hate the worst that humanity has to offer. You don't have to like every person you're fighting for, and you sure as hell don't have to give up your righteous anger, but hate is ultimately corrosive.

You've gotta love.

[heatherwitch]

Remember Geraldo Lunas Campos, a 55-year-old man from Cuba, who died in ICE custody on January 3rd, 2026. His cause of death was reported by ICE as “medical distress and under investigation”. Witnesses saw guards hold down and strangle Geraldo. The county medical examiner determined cause of death to be “asphyxia due to neck and torso compression”, and ruled his death as a homicide.

Remember Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres, a 42-year-old man from Honduras, who died in ICE custody on January 5th, 2026. His cause of death was reported by ICE as “complications related to congenital heart failure”.

Remember Luis Beltran Yanez–Cruz, a 68-year-old man from Honduras, who died in ICE custody on January 6th, 2026. His cause of death was reported by ICE as “heart-related health issues.”

Remember Renee Nicole Good, who was shot and killed by ICE on January 7th, 2026.

Remember Parady La, a 46-year-old man from Cambodia, who died in ICE custody on January 9th, 2026. His cause of death was reported by ICE as “anoxic brain injury, post cardiac arrest, shock and multiple organ failures following severe drug withdrawal”.

Remember Victor Manuel Diaz, a 36-year-old man from Nicaragua, who died in ICE custody on January 14th, 2026. His cause of death was reported by ICE as “a presumed suicide; however, the official cause of his death remains under investigation.”

Remember Heber Sanchaz Domínguez, a 34-year-old man from Mexico, who died in ICE custody on January 14th, 2026. His cause of death is “currently under investigation” according to ICE.

Remember Alex Pretti, who was shot and killed by ICE on January 24th.

Additional sources:

ICE website (filter to detainee death notifications)

Wikipedia: List of Deaths in ICE Detention

2025:

The Guardian: “2025 was ICE’s deadliest year in two decades. Here are the 32 people who died in custody.”

Previous post on ICE-related deaths in 2025

This post was last updated January 25th, 2026.

[crazycatsiren]

Actually, Barbie didn't give me body image issues. To me, she was just a doll. She wasn't real. What I did learn, however, was that a head is very hard to reattach.

[nonstickwaffleiron]

as an archivist I am begging you

put dates on everything

don’t believe digital stuff is preserved forever - if it’s really important (documents, photos, etc) print it out

name your files accurately I know it sucks but please

don’t destroy the original just bc you scanned it

rubber cement is the devil’s adhesive use photo corners and quit gluing shit

you will NOT remember write it down

if you staple things to the inside of a folder I will find you

your public library probably has equipment to digitize old media for free or can at least get you connected with somewhere that does!

[crazycatsiren]

"Alas, my strength fails me" because I'm tired of saying "I'm tired".

[hillbillybubbeleh]

People piggybacking on someone else's personal post to promote their "services" and account is rude.

People piggybacking on someone else's personal post in which someone is talking about their personal religious practices to promote "services" (from a completely different religion at that) and accounts is ridiculously disrespectful and tone deaf.

[e-grrl]

*spirit haunts a house* Witch in a movie: You need to conduct a ritual at precisely 1:07 am with the blood of an endangered goat and a ouija board, then and only then will the spirit even consider leaving

Witch irl: *banging pans together* gET THE FUCK OUT OF MY HOUSE YOU WISPY MOTHERFUCKER

[netscapenavigator-official]

You should be starting a recipe book. I don't give a shit if you're only 20-years-old. The modern web is rotting away bit by bit before our very eyes. You have no idea when that indie mom blog is going down or when Pinterest will remove that recipe. Copy it down in a notebook, physically or digitally. Save it somewhere only you can remove it. Trust me, looking for a recipe only to find out it's been wiped off the internet is so fucking sad. I've learned my lesson one too many times.

[oakenroots]

Also! You can't trust internet recipes anymore! TWICE in the past year (a lemon meringue pie and a key lime pie) I have found recipes that LOOKED perfectly good but didn't work in practice because the instructions were AI slop. If you've never baked the recipe, it is very easy to not know that the recipe is trash, especially since the reviews and comments are easy to fabricate.

[bodhi-devotee]

hypnos when i catch you. hypnos when i catch you. hypnos. please.

[space-queen]

did the rapture happen yet

[crazycatsiren]

Reminder for my fellow witches with long hair: tie your hair back every time you work with any open flame of any kind. 🔥

[karmicpunishment]

ASK CHATGPT??????? i would NEVER. i ask all my questions to the pythia at the oracle of delphi like apollo intended.

[fernthewhimsical]

So anyway @zeus-is-god is part of Joy of Satan which is a known racist cult (like, neo-nazi levels of racism). They do not try to deny that they are part of JoS and if you look at the language used in this interaction, they are actively trying to recruit people.

So report and block, lets get more nazi scum out of our communities

[wingsofaphrodite]

nothing to add, this is just important

[altis-of-olympia]

King Zeus Xenios would be incredibly displeased with His name being slandered like this. Reminder that King Zeus is the patron of travelers and strangers. Using His good name to spread hate is abhorrent and contradictory.

[ombrokharis]

@zeus-is-god is exactly the person I made this post about.

[the-gangaridaean]

Absolutely be political in your worship.

Aphrodite isn't called Pandemos (of All People) so you can sit around and let the big names capitalise love and serve it only to those who can afford to pay past the persecution. Hermes isn't called Oeopolus (Shepherd) so you can sit around and let a bunch of power-hungry wolves lead a flock of influencable sheep. Apollo isn't called Paean (Healer) so you can sit around while wealthy corporations serve healthcare only to those who can afford not to die. Athena isn't called Ambulia (Counsellor) so you can sit around while the people are being fed propaganda against each other to divert them from the real enemy at the top. Dionysus isn't called Eleuthereus (the Liberator) so you can sit around while freedom is only granted to those whose skins have the acceptable colour while the others die in chains. Zeus isn't called Xenios (of the Foreigners) so you can sit around while the borders are closed to those who need it and only open to those who can give back the money.

The Gods stand with the oppressed, and so should you.

[kochei0]

I turn to Ares.

Thanks to Tyler Miles Lockett who allowed me to draw inspiration from his ARES piece for page 2! Look at his etsy page it's SICK

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