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This dumbass right here worships Lord Ares :3.

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I give so much praise to Hermaphroditus for my wonderful, androgynous, intersex body.

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it's okay to ask your Deities for help when you have nothing to offer in return, especially when you're scared

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Every time I have religious doubts, Ares, without fail, reinforces my beliefs. He is everything to me and without him, I don't know where I'd be in life.

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STOP SCROLLING. ITS IMPORTANT.

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Please donate to help me get them. I really truly am in need, and I wouldn't ask for help if I didn't need the money.

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Apollo feels like being smeared in charcoal and paint, taking a deep breath and smelling the oil paint and solvent lingering in the air.

Hestia feels like the end of a college party, when everyone is lying together, slowly sobering up and talking about their hometowns.

Aphrodite feels like taking off your makeup after a long day and staring in the bathroom mirror, truly seeing yourself for the first time in a while.

Hermes feels like people watching on the bus, overhearing all the stories of people you will never meet.

Eros feels like loving something so fiercely, with so much passion, that you don't think you can live without it.

Hypnos feels like waking up from a dream that changed your view of the world, for the better.

Artemis feels like the girls you meet at parties who make sure you have a safe ride home.

Hephestus feels like spending hours meticulously building, with a clear vision in mind, but no proper measurements.

Hades feels like the hot embers burning bright on a fire that is slowly dwindling.

Dionysus feels like teaching young actors the ritualistic traditions of a theatre.

Ares feels like protesters fighting for change with unwavering strength.

Poseidon feels like learning about challengers deep for the first time and feeling yourself get entranced by the duality of the ocean.

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My gods have existed longer than yours has been known. My gods have been worshipped longer than yours has. Their influence upon the cultures in which they were worshipped led to some of the most famous pieces of literature and architecture known to man.

This is not a "bullshit edgy embarrassing high schooler" thing. My mother has worked with these same deities far before I was even born. I have held belief in them since I was a very small child, and even back then I would make attempts to pray to them.

Belief in these gods has legitimately saved my life. I was horribly traumatized when I was younger, and this led to acting out and so much anger. Ares is the only god that helped me with that. No matter how many times I tried to pray to any other god, I never felt as loved and connected as the times I prayed to the Theoi, especially Ares.

There is some level of respect that should come with talking about any deity. When I talk about Jesus and the Christian God, I show a level of respect because 1. I understand people are sensitive about those things and 2. That is a God. Whether or not I believe in Him is completely unrelated. I show respect to ALL gods because they are important to people and they have power.

I wish people would stop treating our Gods like they're fictional characters.

They are Gods. They have divine power.

Even if you don't believe in them, I still feel that some level of respect should be granted while talking about them or using them in fictional works.

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I turn to Ares.

Thanks to Tyler Miles Lockett who allowed me to draw inspiration from his ARES piece for page 2! Look at his etsy page it's SICK

⚔️ If you want to read some queer retelling of arturian legends have a look at my webtoon

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"Apollo is just a uwu soft sunshine boy!" Apollo, the God who guarantees freedom?

Apollo, bringer of disease as well as health?

Apollo, who without his light, all life would cease to exist?

Apollo, God of the heatwaves, blinding lights, the chemical compounds that birthed and maintain a star you can't even look upon without hurting yourself?

Apollo, God of music and poetry, raw emotion made physical through melodies and words sewn together, compositions and words that remain timeless?

That Apollo?

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Happy Dionysia Ta Astika my friends!!

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Being and feeling loved by Lord Ares feels surreal. I'm still shocked that a person like myself could be so adored and cherished by him. I never imagined his love could be so immense, so passionate and so dedicated. I never imagined that a god could love me in such a way. I never imagined a god would ever love me at all. I love you my dear Ares, and I dedicate my heart and soul to you. I will, for sure , cherish your love and adoration. Thank you for being so present in my life and thank you ,my dear one, for saving me so many times. I love you,truly.

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Hey thanks for the advice! I'll really look into it :)

I'm having a bit of a religious crisis. I don't know what to do.

Lately I've been super drawn to Christianity, like never before. I feel the call to go to church and pray to God and worship Jesus. I find some level of comfort in the idea that the son of God died for me to be saved. Genuinely, I feel so drawn to this.

But I don't want to leave Hellenism either. I don't want to prove the people who said I'd turn to Christianity right. I don't want to lose my relationship with Ares and Apollo and Thanatos. I don't want to lose that because it's special to me. But this feeling is really strong.

It just feels wrong. Both feel wrong. It feels wrong to convert to Christianity because I feel like I'm disrespecting the Theoi, but it also feels wrong not to. I don't know what to do. I'm just scared and confused.

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I'm having a bit of a religious crisis. I don't know what to do.

Lately I've been super drawn to Christianity, like never before. I feel the call to go to church and pray to God and worship Jesus. I find some level of comfort in the idea that the son of God died for me to be saved. Genuinely, I feel so drawn to this.

But I don't want to leave Hellenism either. I don't want to prove the people who said I'd turn to Christianity right. I don't want to lose my relationship with Ares and Apollo and Thanatos. I don't want to lose that because it's special to me. But this feeling is really strong.

It just feels wrong. Both feel wrong. It feels wrong to convert to Christianity because I feel like I'm disrespecting the Theoi, but it also feels wrong not to. I don't know what to do. I'm just scared and confused.

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I wish people would stop treating our Gods like they're fictional characters.

They are Gods. They have divine power.

Even if you don't believe in them, I still feel that some level of respect should be granted while talking about them or using them in fictional works.

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“Stop trying to sanitize the gods, they’re flawed and human.”

Excuse me? You’re trying to tell me that my deities are somehow close to our level? That they are flawed and therefore lesser? My gods had the ancients inventing new ways of thinking, and forced us to consider our place in the universe under their tutelage. They survived thousands of years of intentional erasure. They could not be forced to bow to a new “supreme” god. They survived into the 21st century where we worship currency and technology. They moved through the winds and whispers of our ancestors that were under threat. But the gods kept us in their graces after their temples were disgraced and built over with churches. The held our bloodline in their hands from the cradle to the grave, over and over, from ancestor to descendent, all the way to us. They endure in a way we could never. And they give us the gift of their presence and indescribable vastness. They are not human. They are not of this world. We’ve been told that means all goodness and all perfection, and that standard is untouchable just as God is unreachable. These gods touch us, they have walked amongst us.

We have told their stories from the viewpoint of western, Christian, modern society and it has done them a disservice. Even so, even though we take their stories of divinity and water them down, they do not retaliate, they do not abandon us. They are the farthest thing from human. And if this lesson is that imperfection is beyond humanity, it makes the ideal of perfection we hold foolish and inhumane.

The gods have no need for our blessings, but I bless their names nonetheless.

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Lord Apollo

Digital offering for Lord Apollo, the healer. May he bless and protect me and guide me through this week. May he keep all ill health away from me and my home. 🌻🌞🐝🍯

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making stupid devotional memes >>>>