#deified mortals

[ode-to-ganimedes]

I love this doodle of Ganymede so much.. my poor pretty boy

[koraki-grimoire]

Theoi Summary - Kirke

Κιρκη (kee-r-ke) - Kirke AKA Circe Goddess of pharmakeia, nekromankia, sorcery, illusion, and transmutation Ouranic & Chthonic Naiad, Goddess, Titaness, and/or Hero

Symbols: Cup, ladle, herbs, loom, wand Animals: Pig, lion, hawk, wolf Colors: Gold, purple, silver, red Plants/Herbs: Moly, snowdrop, enchanter’s nightshade, magikal herbs overall Stones/Crystals: Hag stone

Retinue: Nymphs of Aeaea Relations: Helios (father), Perseis (mother), Hekate (sometimes mother), Aeetes (brother/sometimes father), Pasiphae (sister), Perses (brother), Phaunos (son), Latinos (son), Agrios (son), Telegonos (son), Medea (sometimes sister) Identified with: Hekate (Hellenic), Medea (Hellenic)

Festivals: N/A

Epithets: Polypharmakos (Many Spells), Aeaean (Of Aeaea), Pharmakis (Witch/Sorceress), Euplókamos (Fair-headed), Audeeis (Speaking with Human Voice), Deinos (Terrible)

[koraki-grimoire]

Theoi Summary - Asklepios

Ἀσκληπιός (ahs-klee-pee-ohs) - Asklepios AKA Asclepius God of medicine, doctors, and surgery Ouranic Deified Mortal and resident of Olympos

Symbols: Serpent-wrapped staff (Rod of Asklepios) Animals: Snake Colors: White Plants/Herbs: Milkweed Stones/Crystals: Citrine

Retinue: Hygeia, Iaso, Panakeia, Aigle, Akeso Relations: Apollon (father), Koronis (mother), Epione (wife), Hygeia (daughter), Iaso (daughter), Panakeia (daughter), Aigle (daughter), Akeso (daughter) Identified with: Vejovis (Roman), Paion (Hellenic), Imhotep (Kemetic)

Festivals: Asklepia (8 Ela.), Epidauria (17 Boe.)

Epithets: Paeon (Healer), Iatrus (Healer), Epius (Soothing), Philolaus (Lover of the People), Archagetas (Founder), Agnitas (Of the Chaste-Tree), Paedus (Boy), Cotyleus (Of the Hip-Joint)

[saiph0]

Deified Mortals

As mentioned previously in "On Divinity & the Divine", there exists such a thing as a "deified" mortal. These are originally-mortal souls that, upon death, became "deified" or spiritually elevated instead of the typical cycle of collecting and recycling their soul material after death.

In these cases, instead of Ophiuke showing up, Faiti herself does. Whether a mortal is to be deified is based on various factors, but particularly if they were an exceptionally beneficial/impactful individual, incredibly devoted to someone/thing, or impressed Faiti or any other deity.

While these mortals are spiritually elevated, they are not on the same level as "true" gods. They are more like strong spirits or regional/local deities that have limited power. These deified mortals can often act as a divine guardian of an area/place, a guardian of a lineage, or even a helper spirit to one of the "true" gods.

While many may first think of people when they think of deified mortals, there are actually a much greater number of non-human deified mortals (both animals and even plants in the cases of things like trees).

[porcelain-rob0t]

apotheosis but the transition from human to god is horrifyingly visceral