my altar to Zeus-Helios, His son Apollon, and His son Asklepios
there are so many little details i have been dying to dive into and you guys seem interested in a tour— i’m flattered, thank you!
🪽- first off, this triple angel figurine reminded me of the muses! each angel/muse is holding a lyre, a book, and a horn respectively. they’re so gorgeous, for sure one of my favorite pieces on my altar 💞💞
📦- the box in the middle, towards the back, contains my tarot cards. i was into tarot long before i was a buddhist or a pagan, so me and these cards go way back. it’s a trick box, so i’m able to lock it without any visible keyholes! pretty cool
🌻- the sunflower is for Helios. it represents the myth of clytie standing in one spot, turning her face up to adore Helios with such dedication she turned into a beautiful flower!
🐺- the wolf figure is for Apollon’s Lyceius epithet, and represents Him being both wolf-like and the wolf slayer. i named myself wolfe before i started worshipping Him, which i find cool
🐸- the singing frogs are also for Apollon! plain and simple, they make a pretty noise that i figured He would enjoy. singing is in the name!
🧘- the meditating buddha reminds me of many of Apollon’s delphic maxims, along with the natural balance the Theoi bring. the buddha will always be at the center of my practice and on all my altars
💰- all spare change i collect goes into my money bowl, which i will use only to buy offerings for Helios or Apollon! … i don’t get a lot of change, sorry guys
🎲- i haven’t used dice for divination yet, and i’m unsure if i will. but i have these dice here, so that they’re connected to my boys if i eventually end up using them! i figured it’s charging them, in a way?
🥀- i let petals of previous offerings dry out off of the altar, then scatter them back on once they’ve dried. i just get sentimental about throwing flowers away, and the look of it is gorgeous
☸️- my cloth has an eight part wheel on it, representing the eight fold path/the middle way. i do my best to practice hellenic polytheism in a way that encourages me to walk down the eight-fold path.
thank you for reading all the way through!!! i just love love love love my gods!!!! i know there’s nothing here specifically for Asklepios or Zeus but i do pray to Them here and leave Them offerings!
