Oliver

He/Him | 23 | Apollo & Hephaestus Worshipper

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Introduction!

I realize I never made an introduction post. So here it is!

Hi! My name is Oliver (he/him), I'm 23 years old and I am a Hellenic Polytheist.

I made this blog mostly to make silly posts about the deities I worship, and my interactions/worship with/of them. Bare in mind the majority of my posts are dramatized for entertainment.

I worship Hephaestus and Apollo, because of my love for art, and my struggles with my mental and physical health.

I also recently started worshipping Artemis since I was already worshipping Apollo, and Hermes since I became a home health aid for the elderly.

My worship to them is very silly and casual, because I personally feel in my worship that acting formal and traditional would hinder my ability to connect with them, and make worship feel like a chore rather than something I enjoy and look forward to.

I'm aware some people might find this disrespectful, but the gods haven't given me any signs that they find it disrespectful themselves so Imma keep doing what I'm doing. Everybody worships differently, and so long as nobody is being purposely disrespectful, I think we can get along.

That's it! I hope you like my silly posts. :D

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"hey,, do you want a lemon peel"

And I put it on his altar and run, I like this religion

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Feeling hella disconnected from my worship so that means I make picrews of the gods & goddess I worship.

Picrew I used Sushicore! one of my favorite picrews.

First Apollo. Something possessed me and I really really could not help but making Apollo shoot the bird. Obv cuz I didn't draw it I couldn't include everything due to the limitations of picrews. But if I were to draw this myself I'd give him both black and blond streaks, and some darker makeup. Bc I like leaning into his darker plague elements whenever I envision him in a human form.

Second Artemis. Again I was possessed. The sun and moon twins want to flip me off ig. I love them. Anyways obviously they're twins so I kept their features similar, Artemis would have like a darker brown almost black hair bc her hair wouldn't be as sun bleached as Apollo's would be. I also gave her silver jewelry, but less of it. If she were human I imagine most of her clothing would just be from Apollo, like she cares about looking nice, but also comfortable and being able to move easily in them. I also felt as humans they both need glasses but Apollo totally would just never wear his.

Third! Hermes. I love the personification of Hermes being incredibly flirty and playful like the trickster he is. So I tried to put that in here. His outfit is meant to be like stylish but functional? Like he's the messenger God, he's constantly working. I flipped between like 6 different hats and wasn't satisfied with any of them. To be real I might redo Hermes with a different picrew cuz I'm not 100% satisfied with how he came out. But the vibes are there.

Fourth! Last but not least Hephaestus. I imagine he hates having photos taken of him, like "why focus on me? Focus on my work." Once again I am not satisfied, but like I've said in another post, I hardly ever envision how Hephaestus's face looks, and more so imagine his hands. Also this picrew just doesn't fit him at all, it's very twink vibes and I'd never make Hephaestus a twink haha. I feel like as a human he'd have a dad bod, like strength built from trade rather than training. He'd also have more of a full beard.

Anyways. I love my gods and goddess. I hope they atleast understand my thoughts while making these haha

[sylviaplathreincarnate]

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*having overcast for several days*

Apollo: Look he'll be fine dad

Zeus: I dunno he seems pretty upset without you around

Apollo: he'll be fine for a few days, just watch over him

Zeus: ... Okay...

Apollo: Alright, I'm back- what the fuck

Zeus: yeah he's crying. Or trying to atleast.

Apollo: I WAS GONE FOR FIVE MINUTES

(recently discovered I get hella depressed now without the sun so uhh yeah. I kept trying to cheer myself up by imagining this is how it was going down. Just Zeus hesitantly watching over one of his son's worshippers lol. I've been hesitant of Zeus for a long time, but I've realized it's entirely just because I'm being a hypocrite and associating him with his myths. So I'm trying to stop doing that, which is rapidly approaching wanting to worship him. Idk. Ily Apollo. Ily ur dad also, he's cool)

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Ranting to Apollo during golden hour is so far the best part of my day

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*It's raining and the sun is out*

Broke: The devil is beating his wife

Woke: Zeus and Apollo are having some father son bonding time.

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"you have to xyz to worship" wrong.

The only thing you have to do to worship is want to worship.

Actions aren't needed

Material possessions aren't needed

Money isn't needed

Perfection isn't needed

Doing the things the way they used to do way back isn't needed

Words aren't needed

Belief isn't even needed

Just the want to worship.

You might mess up, you might not be able to afford offerings, or even have a space where it's safe to give them, you might not have the energy, you might doubt your belief and even the existence of whomever.

But so long as the want is there, you can and are worshipping.

And whoever you worship will appreciate anything you are able to do.

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I love the gods <3

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Brb I need to dedicate sometime to kazoo playing for Apollo

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Drawing of Apollo and Artemis of what I think they'd look like today.

Not sure if it comes across but they're both in scrubs. Apollo obv bc he's the god of healing and health, and Artemis bc she's considered a goddess of childbirth (in her birth myth she was literally born and then immediately helped her mom give birth to Apollo) they also have matching necklaces that are meant to have like sun and moon charms on them.

I find it fun to humanize the gods sometimes/imagine what they would be doing if they were mortals. A lot of media puts them in like positions of power, but I find it more fun just to imagine them as like average ppl like myself. (Especially with the massive disconnect between those positions of power and the common man now like I doubt Apollo is happy about the ceos of health insurance companies existing)

Like maybe they work in the same hospital, and after work they volunteer somewhere and Apollo teaches boys how to play instruments and Artemis teaches girls archery. Maybe Artemis and Apollo go hunting together, maybe Apollo reads poetry and plays his lyre at a local coffee shop. Just aaaa

Anyways Apollo ily. Tell ur sister I said hiiiii and that I love her tooo :)

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Digital offering for Hephaestus! Kind of meant to be like a general collage of how I view him.

Unlike Apollo I rarely find myself imagining his face and more so imagine his hands. I bet they're large and constantly have stains on them from art/sculpture he's done and I'm sure they're like rough and scarred from the forge, but still incredibly warm and comforting if you were to hold them.

I didn't know how to include it but I imagine Hephaestus as being like rly quietly supportive, guiding my hands while I make art, and just giving me comfort by being present.

Also included the dog I associate him with. He seems like a dog man, probably has a few hanging around while he's working. (Maybe they're service dogs :) )

Making my own myth real quick: Hephaestus one day was trying to make a wooden sculpture of a dog and just could not get it right, so he gets mad and burns the wood. From the soot of that fire he draws out what he actually wanted the sculpture to look like and the drawing just comes to life.

Hephaestus ily!

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The way I can genuinely go from rage to enjoying myself from just a little sunshine is crazy

Apollo ily

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(emotionally) APOLLO!!!!!!!!!

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Me when the sun

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Helpol Building Blocks 20 Day Challenge

Day 5: Challenge!

• Medium: Performance/Digital.

This can mean anything from deity playlists, to virtual collages, to dancing, to reading part of your favorite play out loud!

• Prompt: Cycles

Tw: dogs, dog teeth, creepy looking sheep lol

It's a collage I made inspired by the prompt. It's kinda meant to represent like the cycle of violence. How violence towards you, makes you lash out towards others, just furthering the cycle over and over again.

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Helpol Building Blocks 20 Day Challenge

Day 4: (fuck consistency)

• Do you pray daily? Why or why not?

Yes and no. I have like two ways of praying, one I’m usually just in my car thinking heavily about my deities or talking to them about whatever is happening. The other is a more focused sit down, clasp my hands together, close my eyes and address them directly, way of praying. I usually do the second one when I'm really upset about something, like I prayed to Apollo to help one of my clients get the aid they desperately need, because it seemed like nobody was giving him any empathy about his lack of control of the people who are supposed to be helping him.

• What are your favorite plants and/or animals? Why?

CROWS. Idk i see them and my brain just goes <3 apollo ;D I also like pothos, snails (I used to keep pet snails) and dogs. (i have cats so dogs being like all excited to see you is really a novelty to me lol) Bears are also cool.

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Prayed to get more hours as a home health aid, now I've been working everyday since Saturday and will continue to work till Monday, possibly Thursday.

... Thank you Apollo, I appreciate it even if I'm eepy ;( ily

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ONE OF MY CLIENTS GOT PUT IN THE HOSPITAL AND WAS RELEASED LIKE EVENING TIME THE DAY I NORMALLY SEE HIM SO I GOT TO SLEEP IN???? LIKE OMFG I'LL TAKE MY CLIENTS BEING HEALTHY OVER SLEEP APOLLO PLEASE