#persephone devotee

[nikkas-cottage]

Special spring tapers I made in honor of Persephone’s return 🌸

[assistedbytherats]

Zeus and Hera devotees who feel intimidated by them

Poseidon devotees who live far from the sea

Demeter devotees who live in the city

Hades and Persephone devotees who fear death

Dionysus devotees who are perplexed by madness

Aphrodite devotees who struggle to love themselves

Apollo devotees who struggle with inspiration

Artemis devotees who are saddened by animal death

Ares devotees who are too tired to keep fighting

Athena devotees who are easily manipulated

Hestia devotees with unstable home lives

Hermes devotees who get anxious over new things

Every one of you is so valid and so loved by your gods. They love you, and they want you to know it.

[pixiefrogs]

how do y’all manage to pray without saying i love you a million times

[homey-worshiper]

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[adharaantheia]

💫Epithets Posts Masterlist💫

Aphrodite Epithets;

Apollo Epithets;

Ares Epithets;

Artemis Epithets;

Athena Epithets;

Demeter Epithets;

Dionysus Epithets;

Eros Epithets;

Hecate/Hekate Epithets;

Hades Epithets;

Hephaestus Epithets;

Hera Epithets;

Hermes Epithets;

Hestia Epithets;

Persephone Epithets;

Poseidon Epithets;

Zeus Epithets;

🎐 I tried putting it in Alphabetical Order, I probably failed loll but worth a try loll

[cherry-the-greek-devotee]

Khaire Lady Persephone

When I first started getting into Hellenism, I was also in the process of deconstructing from my old religion, I was and still am dealing with quite a bit of religious guilt. Something that I want to share is that personally Lady Persephone has been very supportive even when I’m doubting myself and she’s helped me start to heal from my past religious trauma.

Khaire Lady Persephone Praxitika

(Also I made the collage on Pinterest, none of the pictures are mine)

[starw0man]

Hades: Greek god of the Underworld and god of the dead

Hades is the Greek God of the Underworld and King of the Underworld. He is the ruler of the dead and his domain is the Underworld. His name is sometimes thought to be “the Unseen One.” Hades is not the God of death and He doesn’t bring about death (the Greek god of death is Thanatos). He just rules the Underworld and is a stern ruler who oversees the trial and punishment of wicked souls. He presided over funeral rites and defended the right of the dead to due burial.

Hades is also the god of hidden wealth of the earth. He rules over the wealth from the soil and the mined wealth of gold, silver, and other metals. His Roman counterpart, Pluto, is the god of wealth because diamonds and jewels come from the underground.

The ancient people did not worship Hades and they actually feared Him and were even afraid to say his name. There is evidence of offerings being left in at one of Hades’ sacred sites in Ellis, where a priest left offerings in a temple once a year. It’s highly debated among scholars and archaeologists whether Hades was venerated or celebrated at the Eleusinian mysteries, which were performed for Hades’ wife, Persephone and her mother, Demeter.

Hades wanted a bride and asked Zeus to grant him one of his daughters. Zeus offered Persephone, the daughter of Demeter. But since he knew they would oppose to a marriage, he assented to the abduction of Persephone. There are others who believe that Persephone chose to go with Hades and followed him into the world to discover a new place and escape from her overprotective mother. It’s up to the practitioner what myth they prefer or believe in. Once Demeter found that Persephone was gone, she was furious and refused to care for the crops which caused a great winter to befall the earth. Zeus decided to get Persephone from the Underworld and reunite her with her mother, but they found out that Persephone ate 6 seeds, which meant she had to stay in the Underworld for 6 months of the year and the other 6 months, she’ll be with Demeter.

Most notable epithets associated with Hades:

Hades has many epithets associated with them and these are the most popular or common ones:

☆ Hades Chthonius - Hades of the Underworld

☆ Hades Pasiánax - Hades, the Universal King

☆ Hades Adesius - Hades of the Grave

☆ Hades Orkos/Orcus - Hades of Oaths, Hades, the Avenger of the Perjured

☆ Hades Moiragetes - Hades, Guide of the Fates

☆ Hades Ploutos - Hades of Wealth

☆ Hades Hagesilaos - Hades, Leader of the People

☆ Hades Aidis - Hades, the Unseen

☆ Hades Zefs Khthonios - Hades, Zeus of the Underworld

☆ Hades Polydemenos - Hades, He Who Welcomes All

☆ Niger Deus - Hades, the Black God || Hades of the Infernal Regions

☆ Hades Larthy Tytiral (Etrurian) - Hades, Sovereign of Tartarus

☆ Hades Khamaizilos Dios - Hades of the Earth

☆ Hades Eubuleus - Hades of Good Counsel || Hades, the Consoler

Symbols and signs associated with Hades:

☀︎ Pomegranate: His sacred fruit

☀︎ Orchard: an orchard of pomegranate trees grew beside the Underworld palace of the King of the Dead. They were the source of the fruit that trapped Persephone in the Underworld

☀︎ Helm of Darkness: Hades’s helmet made the person wearing the helm invisible

☀︎ Scepter: a symbol of Hades that he’s often depicted having

☀︎ Bident: A two-pronged weapon associate with Hades

☀︎ Cerberus: Hades’s three-headed dog who is also the guardian of the Underworld

☀︎ Screech owl: Hades’s sacred animal

☀︎ Cypress: symbol of Hades

☀︎ Narcissus: symbol of Hades

☀︎ White poplar: symbol of Hades no

☀︎ Mint: symbol of Hades

☀︎ Asphodel flowers: symbol of Hades

☀︎ Serpents: symbol of Hades

☀︎ Cornucopia: symbol of Hades

☀︎ Black horses: the horses that pull Hades’s chariot

☀︎ Black rams: known as Hades’s favorite sacrifice

☀︎ Cattle: King Hades had a herd of immortal sable-black cattle that roamed the asphodel fields and were cared for by the herdsman Menoites

☀︎ Volcanic areas: Hades was associated with areas with steam vents and sulfurous vapors

☀︎ Keys: the gates of Hades were securely locked to prevent the escape of souls and Hades, or his doorman, Aiakos, kept the golden keys

☀︎ The number 13

☀︎ The colors black, dark grey, light gray, dark purple, silver, and dark blue

Offerings to give to Hades:

★ Any stones (preferably jagged or black/dark) or metals

★ Fruits like pomegranates and apples

★ Asphodel

★ Herbs like mint, rosemary, and thyme

★ Coins

★ Crystals like hematite, jet, black obsidian, black tourmaline, and onyx

★ Black coffee or tea

★ Ethically sourced animal bones

★ Bones and skulls

★ Black and/or silver candles

★ Alcohol (red wine, bourbon, or strong whiskey are some of the best)

★ Cypress leaves or bark

★ Photos of Cerebus or depictions/art of him

Devotional activities to do for Hades:

✮ Visit your local graveyard and maybe help to clean it up

✮ Learn about funerary rites across different cultures and backgrounds

✮ Learn about how gravestones are made

✮ Clean graves (properly and with permission)

✮ Leave flowers or coins on old graves

✮ Assist bereaved people (with food, money, and company)

✮ Do ancestor work

✮ Visit and tour caves

✮ Do shadow work

✮ Do spirit work or work with the dead/do mediumship

✮ Learn about death magic

✮ Do money or abundance workings or spells

✮ Make chocolate cake or brownies for him

✮ Honor his wife (Persephone) and his children

✮ Volunteer at a retirement home

✮ Wear black, purple, and silver

✮ Spend time with pets (especially with dogs)

✮ Pour liquid offerings onto the ground

✮ Donate to those who can’t afford to hold a funeral

✮ Donate to suicide prevention organizations

✮ Donate dog food, toys, or blankets to animal shelters

✮ Keep a budget and save money/spend it wisely

Teachings:

Being able to withstand any obstacles you face and being resilient, perseverance, the strength to stand alone, being able to cope with being ostracized or misunderstood, accepting that life and nature has its cycles, being able to accept change, being able to maintain balance and be disciplined, leading with example and being a fair and honorable leader, the importance of duty and responsibility, how to maintain abundance and stability, to better understand death and the afterlife

For the full post about Hades and for more Hellenic polytheism content, check out my Patreon @starw0man4

[deethewitch]

𝘋𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢 𝘋𝘢𝘺: 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦

(Sorry for the lack of posts recently, I took a few days off to focus on getting my life in order for the next bit, but now I'm back :)) Persephone is the Goddess of Spring, Curses, Passage to Elysium, Necromancy, Spirits, the Erinyes and Grain, she's also the Queen of the Underworld, as the Goddess of Spring, she is usually titled as Kore(Maiden), but after her marriage to Hades, her name changed to Persephone, which is thought to translate to "Bringer of Detsruction". 𝔈𝔭𝔦𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔱𝔰 🥀Kore - Maiden 🥀Brimo - The Terrifying 🥀Karpophoroi - The Fruitbearers(Shared by her and Demeter) 🥀Deione - Daughter of Demeter 🥀Despoina - The Mistress 🥀Eleusinia - Of Eleusis 🥀Kthonia - Of the Earth 🥀Soteira - Saviour 🥀Megala Thea - Great Goddess 🥀Hagne - Holy One 🥀Daeira - Knowing One 🥀Praxidike - Exacter of Justice 🥀Enodios - She by the Crossroads 🥀Ceroessa - Horned 🥀Potnia - Mistress/Queen 🥀Tergemina - Three-formed 🥀Viodohtis - Life-giving ℭ𝔲𝔩𝔱 ℭ𝔢𝔫𝔱𝔯𝔢𝔰 🥀 Eleusis 🥀Athens 🥀Alimos 🥀Prospalta 🥀Kephisos 🥀Megara 🥀Corinth 🥀Sikyon 🥀Celeia 🥀Phlious 🥀Argos 🥀Mycenae 🥀Eilei 🥀Bouporthmos 🥀Hermione 🥀Lerna 🥀Crete 🥀Delos 🥀Sicily(Italy) 🥀Cyrene(Libya) 🥀Alexandria(Egypt) 🥀Ephesus(Anatolia) 🥀Knidos(Anatolia) 🥀Priene(Anatolia) 𝔖𝔞𝔠𝔯𝔢𝔡 𝔓𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔱𝔰 🥀Pomegranate 🥀Anemone 🥀Asphodel 🥀Mint 🥀Poppy 🥀Wheat 🥀Willow 𝔖𝔞𝔠𝔯𝔢𝔡 𝔄𝔫𝔦𝔪𝔞𝔩𝔰/𝔖𝔶𝔪𝔟𝔬𝔩𝔰 🥀Bats 🥀Deer 🥀Butterflies ℭ𝔯𝔶𝔰𝔱𝔞𝔩𝔰 🥀Amethyst 🥀Bloodstone 🥀Garnet 🥀Obsidian 🥀Aventurine 𝔉𝔲𝔫 𝔉𝔞𝔠𝔱𝔰 🥀Persephone and her Mother had one of the largest mystery cults in ancient Greece, the Eleusinian Mysteries, which were related to the myth described in the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, while we do not know exactly what happened during these Mysteries, some theories say that Initiates may have drank a Psychedelic tea called Kykeon. 🥀Persephone has likely been worshipped since pre-hellenic times, there is evidence of her origins in Minoan Crete, and the myth of the Abduction of Persephone is theorized by some to have been influenced by the Sumerian myth of Ereshkigal being abudcted by the dragon Kur and forced to become the Queen of the Underworld. 🥀In the Orphic Mystery Cult, Persephone is considered the mother of Dionysus, equating Dionysus' first incarnation with her son by Zeus, Zagreus.