#zeusdeity

[teawiththegods]

There are only two guarantees in life:

Death

People are going to be assholes on any positive Zeus and/or Hera post

[loverofdoves]

as the rain pours down outside, i feel a sense of gratitude towards Lord Zeus and Lady Hera, God and Goddess of the Sky, knowing They are watching over me as i work for my future

[brxtwalda]

3/8/22

[cat-in-the-window]

It rained here for the first time in a while. Like a hard down pour. I got so excited that Zeus had answered my prayers that I ran outside and danced in the rain and blasted music and sang. I love Zeus so much! :D Hail to Zeus Ombrios!!

[wovenmoonlight]

It’s funny how sometimes it feels like the gods know just what to do. I was in such a bad mood because I missed something important so I went on a walk. It started raining and I was too annoyed to go home so I just stood there. And little by little the rain began to make me feel better. So much so that when it stopped I was sad to see it go.

The gods care for you. They may not always seem there, but they are. I don’t work with Zeus often - mostly to ask for his protection when I get anxious during thunderstorms - and yet he was still there for me. And I’m just so happy and thankful for that

[star-of-zeus]

Litany to Zeus by GreekPagan

Just a note before I put the prayer: This is not my work. I did not write this prayer, this post is simply a reposting of a beautiful prayer by Greek Pagan. I found it on greekpagan.com, and I simply love this prayer and wanted to repost it. I really love a lot of prayers that they have written, and wanted to share this one. I hope you enjoy as well!

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Zeus unparalleled, king of the deathless gods, who strides the halls of Olympos, who sits enthroned, greatest among the mighty ones. Zeus of the strong will and the swift strike, whose firm hand guides the path of men: I praise and honor you, I thank you for your blessings.

Lightning-wielding Zeus, master of the sudden storm, at whose whim the winds rise up, the warm spring showers, the earth receives your gift and becomes fruitful. Zeus of the thunderbolt, Zeus the rain-giver: I praise and honor you, I thank you for your blessings.

Far-seeing Zeus, friend of the Fates, whose words were shared with men at Dodona and at Didyma, and at shrines throughout the world. Zeus who hands each one their lot, author of chance, father of fortune: I praise and honor you, I thank you for your blessings.

Kindly Zeus, who hears the voices of the troubled, the entreaties of the poor and the desolate, gracious Zeus who receives the offerings of all who approach, merciful Zeus whose wrath may be appeased: I praise and honor you, I thank you for your blessings.

Benevolent Zeus, protector of the traveler, defender of the stranger, whose righteous wrath falls on those who prey upon the lost and the alone, whose favor falls on the good and generous host: I praise and honor you, I thank you for your blessings.

Honorable Zeus who supports the works of men, who guards the larder of the household, who watches over home and family, town and nation, who upholds the speech of the assembled crowd: I praise and honor you, I thank you for your blessings.

Zeus of the law, Zeus of the righteous, Zeus of the just, of courts and of councils, advisor of kings, who guides the work of the lawmaker, of the judge, of those who bring peace and order to the land, I praise and honor you, I thank you for your blessings.

Zeus, to whom the oath is sacred above all things, who hears each vow we make and holds us to our word, whose anger falls on those who break those bonds, who rewards the upright and the honorable: I praise and honor you, I thank you for your blessings.

Zeus the vengeful, whose fiery bolt comes down upon the evil-doer, friend of the weak, friend of the wronged, scourge of the villain, the scoundrel, the brute and the fiend, Zeus who punishes the guilty as they deserve I praise and honor you, I thank you for your blessings.

Zeus who keeps away all ill, who wards off the harmful, the baneful, the base; Zeus whose goodness and might preserve the city, hold safe the home, bar the gates against any foe, keep sorrow and woe at bay: I praise and honor you, I thank you for your blessings.

[hellenic-reconstructionism]

"The mythology was only a way of talking about Zeus, a façon de parler. No one believed that the gods actually had a palace at the top of a mountain in Thessaly. Mythology was always a parable, a transposition of the mysterious into another language. If the Greeks often treated their myth with a sense of fun that might shock generations brought up on scripture and holy books, that was at least partly because they did not take it quite so literally or naively. Ancient Greeks were no less sophisticated than ourselves."

-Zeus by Ken Dowden

[thegrapeandthefig]

The wedding of Zeus and Hera on Mount Ida, as represented in Pompeii (House of the Tragic poet). Ist century AD.