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Thunder Bringer

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Devotional Jewelry

I wear a lot of devotional jewelry and I feel that people don't talk about it enough. I devote myself to Zeus through his devotional bracelet, necklace, and earrings. Though wearing earrings and necklaces used to give me a great amount of dysphoria, it feels so different as a devotional act. It's as if I can physically feel the kharis envigorating my spirit and it feels absolutely amazing. I feel so connected and so close to him.

Having a physical reminder of your patron deity should be more normalized in the hellenic space as it is in larger spaces like Christianity. You see people a large amount of Christiants wearing crosses for Jesus Christ, but not so many hellenic pagans wearing jewelry for their deities. It just feels so different to have an almost physical connection to a deity through what you wear. I've never veiled, but I imagine it's a similar feeling--that feeling of almost having a deity's protection or connection through something so physical.

I personally have devotional bracelets that are marketed as such from Etsy and then a labradorite pointed pendant and a matching pair of labradorite earrings for Zeus, as their gray swirls and shines remind me of the overcast sky and his domain, but if you're looking for devotional jewelry and don't know where to start, you can find dedicated devotional jewelry on places like Etsy, or even search for specific crystals or gems that others associate with a deity you worship or are devoted to, or do what I did and choose what you feel drawn to or something that reminds you of them.

If you cannot buy dedicated jewelry then you can always try to make a bracelet or necklace or something else by purchasing materials from some kind of crafts store--hell you could even dedicate the act of making it to your chosen deity/deities.

I simply find that devotional jewelry should be more appreciated as a form of an almost votive offering to your deity, as I personally find it to especially strengthen my relationship with my deities. Though I may be rather biased.

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AGHHHHH I LOVE MY DEITIES SO MFING MUCHHHHHHH

THEY'RE SO NICE AND SWEET AND AMAZING AND WONDERFULLLLL

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Zeus has a lot of epithets.

Most of them about power, law, storms, kingship. Things you’d expect from the king of the gods.

But Zeus-Lekheatês stops me in my tracks. It’s one of the most unexpectedly tender epithets he has.

The name Lekheatês comes from lekheion, which refers to the bed where a woman would give birth. So Zeus-Lekheatês is, in essence, Zeus as the god of childbirth. The god who protects women during labor. Which, if you really think about it, is wildly fascinating because it’s so unlike the usual way Zeus is framed.

Birth was dangerous in the ancient world. No epidurals, no modern medicine. Just blood, pain, and the gods’ mercy. A mother could die. The baby could die. It was a moment of pure vulnerability, teetering on the edge between life and death. And here’s Zeus, not just presiding over grand cosmic fates or battles or oaths, but over this. Over the most raw, intimate struggle of all. Over the act of bringing life into the world.

And the more I think about it, the more it makes sense. Zeus is, above all else, the god of balance. The one who maintains order, who ensures the cosmos doesn’t spiral into chaos. And what is birth if not the ultimate balance between life and death? A single moment where fate could tip either way? Zeus doesn’t just decide who wins wars, he decides who lives, and that includes the smallest, most fragile of beginnings. It’s an aspect of him that feels strangely human, almost gentle. It’s not the Zeus of the thunderbolts or the one swearing unbreakable oaths on the Styx. It’s Zeus as a guardian. A protector.

And if that doesn’t change how you see him, even just a little, I don’t know what will.

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the fact that zeus is not only a paternal god but also one who has explicitly carried and given birth to his own children... i think it's beautiful & i would love to see more depictions of zeus as the patron and protector of pregnant trans men.

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Welcome to my blog! My name is Stratus and I'm a hellenic pagan/polytheist and a DID system of 60+ identities.

Our patron deity is Lord Zeus, and we are devoted to him primarily, but we also engage in worship with Lord Hermes, and Lady Artemis. Certain identities worship other deities as well, but these are the deities we primarily and collectively worship.

Feel free to ask us about our practice and how we worship our deities. I wish all who read a pleasant day.