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Historically Accurate Offerings to the Theoi

Zeus

Oak

Carnations

Olive branches

Styrax incense

Eagle, bull, swan images

Hera

Lilies

Peacock feathers or images

Pomegranate

Incenses

Cuckoo images

Athena

Olive branch/oil/fruit

Weavings

Myrrh incense

Perfume

Owl images

Apollon

Laurel

Red roses, sunflowers

Frankincense (manna) incense

Palm tree

Raven, swan, wolf, mouse, dolphin images

Artemis

Cedar, palm and cypress trees

Tokens of deer

Jasmine

Myrtle, white flowers

Frankincense (manna) incense

Amaranthus

Peanut

Wormwood

Deer, dog, bear, partidge, quail images

Hestia

Incenses

Chaste-tree

Pig images

Poseidon

Sea anemone

Myrrh incense

Pine

Bull, dolphin, horse images

Dionysos

Ivy

Grape vine

Pine

Styrax incense

Leopard, panther, donkey, bull images

Hermes

Tongue-shaped tokens

Rosemary, saffron

Almond tree and pine tree

Frankincense and styrax incense

Mint (for Kthonios epithet)

Cow, ram, hawk, turtle, hare images

Wild strawberry (purslane)

Ares

Bronze weapons

Frankincense (manna) incense

Swan, vulture, dragon/poisonous snake, owl images

Aphrodite

Roses, myrtle, anemone (poppy)

Quince

Apple, pomegranate

Perfumes and fragrances as incense

Dove, goose, sparrow, turtle images

Hephaistos

Daisies

Frankincense (manna) incense

Donkey, dog, crane images

Asklepios

Frankincense (manna) incense

Bread

Serpent, dog, goose, rooster images

Pan

Pine, beech trees

Fern

Wild flowers

Herbs burnt as incense and the smell of perfumes

Reeds

Goat, turtle images

Demeter

Poppy

Tokens of pigs

Styrax incense

Mint (for Kthonia epithet)

Wheat

Dove, bee, pig images

Persephone

Asphodel

Wheat

Hades

Pitchfork

Pomegranate

Daffodil

Styrax incense

Dried laurel leaves

Poplar, cypress trees

Mint

Hekate

Saffron

Rosemary

Garlic

Red Mullet

Amphiphon (candy)

Styrax incense

Dry laurel leaves

Oak

Ferret, dog, bull, lioness images

Source: LABRYS’ Hellenic Polytheism: Household Worship and Theoi.com

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Hekate's Animal-Related Epithets

Agallomenen Elaphoisi ‘Rejoicing in Deer’ Arkuia / Arkyia ‘Spinner of webs’, ‘Entrapper’ Boôpis ‘Cow-eyed’ Booporos ‘Ox-Herder’ Boukolos ‘Ox-Herder’ Drakaina ‘Serpent’, ‘Dragon’ Elaphêbolos ‘Deer-huntress’, ‘Shooter of Deer’ Ellophonos ‘Fawn-slayer’ Eurippa ‘Horse-finder’ Hipparete ‘Horse-Speaker’ Hippokyon ‘Mare Bitch’, ‘Horse Dog’ Hippoprosopos ‘Horse-Faced’ Ippokyôn ‘Mare-Dog’, half dog/ half horse Ippoprosôpos ‘Horse-faced’ Keratôpis ‘Horned-faced’, ‘Horned Looking’ Keroeis ‘Horned’ Kunolygmatos ‘Doglike Howler’, ‘Who howls doglike’ Kynegetis ‘Leader of Dogs’ Kynokephalos ‘Dog-Headed’ Kynolygmate ‘Howling Like a Dog’, ‘Who Howls Dog-like’ Kyôn ‘Bitch’, ‘Dog’ Kyôn Melaina ‘Black Bitch’, ‘Black Dog’ Leaina ‘The Lioness’ Leontoukhos ‘Holding a Lion’ Lykaina ‘She-wolf’ Lyko ‘She-wolf’, ‘Wolf-formed’ Opheôplokamos ‘Coiled with Snakes’, ‘With Snaky Curls’ Philoskylax ‘Lover of Dogs’ Phroune ‘Toad’, ‘Frog’, ‘She-Toad’ Polyplokamos ‘Of Many Tentacles’, ‘With Many Feelers’ Potnia Theron ‘Mistress of Animals’, ‘Lady of Wild Beasts’ Pyridrakontozônos ‘Girt with flaming serpents’ Skylakageia ‘Dog-leader’ Speirodrakontozonos ‘Girt with Serpent Coils’ Taurodrakaina ‘Bull-Dragon’, ‘half bull/ half serpent’ Taurokarênos ‘Bull-headed’ Tauromorphos ‘Bull-formed’ Taurôpis ‘Bull-faced’ Tauropolos ‘Bull-Herder’ Taurôpos ‘Bull-aspected’ Therobromon ‘Roaring like a Wild Beast’, ‘Of the City of the Beast’ Thêroktomos ‘Beast-slayer’ Zônodrakontis / Zonodrakontos ‘Encircled by Serpents’, ‘Covered in Snakes’, ‘Intertwined with Snakes’

(Source)

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Travel Altars: Hekate

A guide to travel altars for Hekate. Please tell me if you want a certain deity covered!

In this guide, I’m assuming you’ve added a tea-light or LED candle. It isn’t necessary, but it’s not going to be included in any of these guides. I’m also going to be assuming you’ve added a photo of the deity and prayers. These guides will not include those, either.

Owl Figurines

Pentacles

Keys

Bones

Cat Figurines

Sage

Amethyst

Obsidian

Snake Figurines

Doll Heads

Small Athame or Dagger

Moon Keychains, Pins, Stickers, Etc.

Acorns

Dog Figurines

A Small Bottle of Your Favorite Herbs

See more deities here.

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Litany to Hekate for Protection

Mother Hekate, Apotropaia,

O Fearsome Brimo, be my defender.

Mother Hekate, Apotropaia,

Night's Radiant Daughter, be my defender.

Mother Hekate, Apotropaia,

Light of the Abyss, be my defender.

Askei Kataskei Eron Oreon Ior Mega Samnyer Baui Phobantia Semne.

Photo by Henning Schlottmann on Wikimedia Commmons.

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Hecate offerings

For larger altars:

Round cakes decorated with candles

Fish (red mullet and salmon) and cured meats

Red wine and mead

Garlic

Honey

Milk

Breads

Crescent shaped sweets

Pomegranates

Raw eggs

Mushrooms

Dandelion tea

Large candles

A cauldron

Imagery of dogs such as statues, toy dogs, paintings, etc.

Incense (lavendar and myrrh are great)

Graveyard dirt (ask before taking! Do your research before gathering please.)

Snake skin

Animal bones

Mugwort

Wands

For smaller/hidden altars:

Almonds

Foxglove

Mint

Sage

Yew

Rose petals

Lavendar

Cypress and willow leaves

Frankensince

Obsidian

Quartz

Seashells

Black dog fur

Dog nail clippings

Images of dogs (pictures, personal drawings, dog plushies, etc.)

Keys

Personal offerings (nail clippings, hair)

Anything relating to the moon (pictures, keychains, personal drawings, etc.)

Crow, raven, and/or owl feathers.

Actions:

Helping and being friendly to dogs

Donating blankets, food, toys to animal shelters in her name

Volunteering at an animal shelter

Devoting time at night to her (meditate, talk to her, just have some silence for her, etc.)

Sharing your expierences, especially painful ones and your anger or sorrow with her

Study herbs and planting herbs in your garden

Having rituals or casting spells during a dark moon and invoking her

Taking care of graveyards and keeping them clean

Holding a feast for her and having all her favorite foods and drinks

Please feel free to add more, these are what i've personally collected and also what i have thought of.

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To Lady Hekate for protection during the night

Hear me, Light-bringer Hekate,

Daughter of Star-bright Asteria and Perses the Destroyer.

She who guided Holy Demeter on her search for Maiden Persephone, with her flaming torches that oversaw their reunion,

Tender-hearted Hekate who is worshipped as a protector of oikos and travel,

If I have ever honoured your spirits, accept this prayer, Mighty Hekate,

I ask for your protection during the night and to grant me safe passage to my destination,

I ask for your favour with a token of my praise, I offer to you (offering)

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Path of Hekate, path of stone Old and new, alight in brimstone Torchlit and dark, sandals o'er streets Bravest art thou who wandereth here.

português

Caminho de Hécate, caminho de pedra Novo e antigo, no enxofre acesa Tochas no escuro, sandálias no caminho Bravíssima tu que aqui vagueias

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The Wall of Thorns - A Spell of Protection

Then round that place there grew a hedge of thorns thicker every year, until at last the whole castle was hidden from view, and nothing of it could be seen but the vane on the roof. […] From time to time many Kings’ sons came and tried to force their way through the hedge; but it was impossible for them to do so, for the thorns held fast together like strong hands, and the young men were caught by them, and not being able to get free, there died a lamentable death.

- The Sleeping Beauty

Intent: To protect one’s home and property.

Ideal Timing: Full Moon, but can be made anytime.

Materials:

Glass Jar with Lid

Black Taper Candle

Planter Pot & Soil

Super Glue

Pins & Thorns

Duct Tape

Herbs: Dill, Basil, Salt, Vinegar, Lemon or Pickle Juice

Load the bottle with the pins, herbs, and just enough of your chosen liquid to fill it about ¾ full. It should be noted that some witches prefer to use urine for their home protection bottles, both for traditional and territorial reasons. This is certainly a viable choice if you are comfortable with it, but if not, then the options listed above will be quite effective.

Seal the top and secure with a strip of duct tape or electrical tape to prevent leaks. Once it is sealed well, begin to attach the flat ends of the thorns to the outside of the bottle using the superglue so that the points face outward. Be very careful not to stick yourself while handling the bottle!

Once all the thorns are in place, light the black candle and drip the wax over the top of the bottle. As the wax falls, hold the image of a thorny protective barrier in your mind and continue to turn the bottle, letting the wax spill down the sides to help hold the thorns in place. Keep dripping the wax until the cap is completely covered and all the thorns have been secured.

Pour some dirt into the planter pot, place the bottle inside, and pour in more dirt until the bottle is covered. Keep the pot somewhere on your property. You can even grow flowers in it, if you like, but it is not recommended that you use it for anything edible.

If you move to a new home, be sure to take the pot with you, or dig up the bottle and take it along; to remove the ward, break the wax seal and empty the contents of the bottle somewhere safe.

-From The Sisters Grimmoire: Spells & Charms For Your Happily Ever After

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Darling Herourd

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Henry Jones Thaddeus - The Origin of the Harp of Elfin (1890)

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pixie’s parasol (Mycena interrupta), one of my favourites!

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The skull of a young girl who was buried wearing a ceramic wreath - 300-400BC. This skull currently resides in The New Archaeological Museum of Patras in Greece.

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Roman, Faience polyhedral inscribed with Greek letters, 2nd-3rd century (source).

“A number of polyhedra of various materials are known from the Hellenistic and Roman periods. They may have been used in conjunction with an oracle inscribed on a pillar set up in a public place. The polyhedron was thrown in order to choose a letter at random. One consulted the inscription to find the matching letter and read the oracle’s response. There would be twenty oracular messages, each beginning with a letter of the alphabet that corresponded to one side of the dice.” - from the Met description