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"Zeus is objectively evil" I had the greatest conversation with him last night where I felt so much more safe than I remember having felt in a long time and if you think that's evil then off the blog, shoo. respect my king

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shout out to the helpols getting called out in tarot rn because me too bro me too

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QUIT HOLDING MYTH TO THE SAME STANDARD AS MODERN TIMES

QUIT HOLDING MYTH TO THE SAME STANDARD AS MODERN TIMES

QUIT HOLDING MYTH TO THE SAME STANDARD AS MODERN TIMES

QUIT HOLDING MYTH TO THE SAME STANDARD AS MODERN TIMES

QUIT HOLDING MYTH TO THE SAME STANDARD AS MODERN TIMES

QUIT HOLDING MYTH TO THE SAME STANDARD AS MODERN TIMES

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hermes is the god of being a little shit and i, unfortunately for everyone on earth, was divinely crafted in his image

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I will be praying for the queer people, the immigrants, the women etc... in the us. please do the same. now more than ever they need help from the gods. Pray to Dionysus, god of liberation and freedom; pray to Ares, to give them courage; pray to Athena, to protect them; pray to Hermes, to secure their travels; pray to Hera, to reunite families...

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BE ANGRY. BE MAD. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE.

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they can outlaw us, they can hunt us, they can kill us, but THEY WILL NEVER ERASE US. keep fighting brothers. keep living. keep uniting, seek those that understand our identities.

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i gave up on the hexameter thing. doing regular prose now. sorry dionysus. at least that means ill post the poem soon since im not doing any kind of metric anymore lol

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I need yall to pray extra hard to the muses for me bcuz I'm doing a poem for dionysus in hexameter and this shit is hard, now I appreciate homer so much more. I'm like 11 hexameters in and my brain is fried.

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pronouns update: the guy that stole my pronouns (winged sandals guy) is telling me hes gonna sell them back to me in exchange for cattle. WHERE AM I GONNA GET CATTLE I LIVE IN A CITY

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hey guyssss today im doing the dionysus challenge where I get brutally torn apart by the titans 😆🥰

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I don't think people in ancient Greece used to ask the gods permission to worship them but I highly recommend it, along with introducing yourself (saying your name, why you want to worship them...) so you can start building a relationship with the gods!

I'm glad you want to worship dionysus!!! he is very very fun to worship ^^ he is very big on libations (especially wine. or alcohol in general. if you can't buy some you can also use grape juice), grapes, vines, bull imagery (also dolphins. they're more related to Apollon but dionysus also has some connection to them because of the time he turned a bunch of sailors into dolphins) etc... I also recommend throwing parties, singing, dancing, drinking in his honor (if ur 18+ or whatever the legal drinking age is in your country), taking care of your mental health, acting, things like that...

I was wondering how to start worshiping the gods and stuff? like making alters and making offerings? are there rules to it?

thanks for the question!!!

yeah, hellenism doesnt require an initiation or anything like that, so sure, go crazy, build your altar and make your offerings!!

HOWEVER, I do suggest making a lot of research before worshipping a deity. like learn their history, their myths... you can find out a lot of info by looking up your preferred deity on theoi.com (just look up the deity's name + theoi on Google and the first result should be their theoi page). there, youll find a summary of that deity, their family, their main myths, and most importantly the og sources!!!!

though when reading the myths remember that they didnt literally happen. the myths are human made stories that depict the relationships between gods (the gods being abstract concepts). these myths were written long ago in a culture with different ethic norms and standards to our current ones, so youll probably see a lot of things that are frowned upon in our current world (the big ones are r*pe and abduction. its very common to see stories where the gods just do that. thats because in the culture where those stories were created, those things infurtunately were very common). that doesnt mean they actually did those things, it just means that the people that told and wrote the stories decided that in their context, it made more sense to represent the relationships between the gods that way.

ALSO, not very deity is gonna vibe with you, and its something you just have to accept. if a god doesnt want you worshipping them youll know. that doesnt mean you can never interact with that deity, it just means that you have to give them space (or time. maybe a deity isnt clicking with you because its just not the right time for you to worship them, or maybe they just havent warmed up to you yet) best way to know is to just worship them. if they dont like it theyll let you know. or you could do some divination (tarot, pendulum...) to ask them directly. whatever works for you.

so yeah lol you can build your altar, make your offerings, say your prayers right now if you wanted to, but I recommend doing research first. welcome to the hellenist community! may the gods bring you joy and happiness!

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The worship of Dionysus was centered in these two ideas so far apart—of freedom and ecstatic joy and of savage brutality.

—Edith Hamilton, Mythology

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i’m still fairly new and just mostly studying about paganism for now, but i’m curious as to how you know you’ve been ‘spoken to’.

like i was reading through reddit and people kept saying that basically ‘i asked *insert deity* if i should *do an action* and they said “i should follow my heart”’

and i guess im confused because how do we know that they are telling us these things?

there are many ways the gods present and "speak" with us. they do so through general signs and experiences (think seeing crows, a clear sky and dolphin imagery as a sign of Lord Apollon; praying to Lord Zeus and getting light rain...) or through a general feelings (like the calmness/joy you get after making an offering. this is probably what the reddit users meant by "following your heart"). though if you really want an answer or to ask a question, you can do so through divination (I recommend using a pendulum, it's very beginner friendly)

talking to your preferred deitys is definitely something that takes time and practice, so don't feel bad if you dont feel an immediate connection. you can always try with another god, or in another time.

(also, as a dionysus worshipper (god of madness and mental health) I feel obligated to tell you that if you ever receive intrusive voices in your mind that you cant control; or if you see images that aren't possible/tangible, that disappear rapidly or that no one else can see, you should probably go see a psychologist. not saying it's gonna happen, but it's something important to take into account, not just for you but for anyone that also reads this lol)

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I was wondering how to start worshiping the gods and stuff? like making alters and making offerings? are there rules to it?

thanks for the question!!!

yeah, hellenism doesnt require an initiation or anything like that, so sure, go crazy, build your altar and make your offerings!!

HOWEVER, I do suggest making a lot of research before worshipping a deity. like learn their history, their myths... you can find out a lot of info by looking up your preferred deity on theoi.com (just look up the deity's name + theoi on Google and the first result should be their theoi page). there, youll find a summary of that deity, their family, their main myths, and most importantly the og sources!!!!

though when reading the myths remember that they didnt literally happen. the myths are human made stories that depict the relationships between gods (the gods being abstract concepts). these myths were written long ago in a culture with different ethic norms and standards to our current ones, so youll probably see a lot of things that are frowned upon in our current world (the big ones are r*pe and abduction. its very common to see stories where the gods just do that. thats because in the culture where those stories were created, those things infurtunately were very common). that doesnt mean they actually did those things, it just means that the people that told and wrote the stories decided that in their context, it made more sense to represent the relationships between the gods that way.

ALSO, not very deity is gonna vibe with you, and its something you just have to accept. if a god doesnt want you worshipping them youll know. that doesnt mean you can never interact with that deity, it just means that you have to give them space (or time. maybe a deity isnt clicking with you because its just not the right time for you to worship them, or maybe they just havent warmed up to you yet) best way to know is to just worship them. if they dont like it theyll let you know. or you could do some divination (tarot, pendulum...) to ask them directly. whatever works for you.

so yeah lol you can build your altar, make your offerings, say your prayers right now if you wanted to, but I recommend doing research first. welcome to the hellenist community! may the gods bring you joy and happiness!

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Sorry, Semele...

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why is every dionysus worshipper so fucking hot holy crap (I say, looking in the mirror. madness has taken over me)