#amor-augusti

[verdantlyviolet]

7, 10, 20 for the ask! :D

Which pillars (if any) influence your practice the most, and how/why?

The most: Arete. The drive to step up, do better, be consistent, strive for something.. it all helps to keep me in check.

What’s your favorite myth? And which version?

Zeus’ first seduction of Hera as a cuckoo. Is it narcissistic to say mine? It’s just so sweet to imagine him becoming a little bird for her amusement and winning her trust.

Tell us something about your practice!

In order to establish a routine with my practice I have only been sticking with festivals and holy days for the handful of gods and heroes I’m closest to, but i do want to follow an entire calendar. Preferably Argos supplemented with the regular Athens ones, though that will take some work. I hope to get onto that soon

[thegrapeandthefig]

Other than being cool af, I like how your blog is full of elegant dick pics reblogged for religious reasons lol

Me holding on to my fascinum screaming “IT’S MY RELIGIOUS SYMBOL I AM ALLOWED TO WEAR IT.” 

This is reminding me of this time @wildoliverose told me something along the lines of “I know I can always count on you to put satyr nuts on my dash”

My pleasure, really. 

[mrs-bingley]

4, 10, 16, 18 for the cute asks! :D

Thank you for asking 💖

4. What's your favourite flower? Blue hydrangeas! I love their shades of blue, so delicate

10. Do you like to paint your nails? Yes! I have a big collection of nail polishes (my favourite is a “space” holo one that’s blue and very glittery). I love to paint my nails and it’s one of the few girly girls I do

16. Do you prefer sunlight or streetlights? Sunlight. I don’t particularly like artificial lights in general

18. What's your favourite song to sing along to? Mmmh. I actually enjoy singing to myself, so I sing a lot of songs. One of the latest recurring ones is You Are my Sunshine.

send me a cute ask

[thegrapeandthefig]

✨ 🐞 🎭 :D

✨Favourite aesthetic?

That’s pretty hard but I’m still a sucker for the old school lavish goth type.

🐞Are you afarid of insects? And if so, which ones?

No, not really. If anything, my ability to stay calm has spared me a number of stings and bites. Also, I’ve never lived in an area where you should be scared of insects. 

🎭Freebie (ask any question you want!)

Wait. I thought you’re the one choosing the question lol. I’m gonna give a random fact instead: Last year, I made a baby yoda out of clay to practice before doing more devotional stuff. It’s still sitting there on my desk. 

[thegrapeandthefig]

I follow you because you're one of the few pagans that share an interest in academic research and always have useful resources. Also you have some lovely wine aunt vibes lol

The fact that I sent you a shitpost of an answer and you actually sent me something serious is just *chef kiss*

But thank you, Victor. I appreciate it, especially the wine aunt vibes lmao

[thegrapeandthefig]

Cassiopeia and Red Dwarf! :D

Cassiopeia- What’s your favorite quote?

“Flectere si nequeo superos Acheronta movebo” - Virgil, Aeneid, VII, 312

Red Dwarf- What’s your favorite smell? What smell makes you feel most comfortable?

Depends on the context but freshly baked bread/cake/food fits in that “comfortable and homey” smell category. 

[thegrapeandthefig]

🙏

More of a confession than stupid per se: my first contact with religio romana AND paganism was through Nova Roma. I still can’t tell today exactly wtf they are. 

[thegrapeandthefig]

Red and purple because the a e s t h e t i c (also it would end with a beer so why not lol)

Lmaooo to the red. 

Here’s the thing about purple: I was part of a stage fencing association for several years. Our most asked scenes were stuff from Pirates of the Carribean so I fought as Elizabeth most of the time. It was a lot of fun and I miss it. It does indeed end with beers and food :)