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Helpol Masterpost

This is my pinned post containing guides for worshipping the Hellenic deities.

I am a reconstructionist and these are posts with that in mind.

Below the line are the guides! Have fun checking them out! <3

Zeus

A Guide to Universal Offerings & Acts - All Hellenic Deities

Hera

Aphrodite

Ares

Hephaestus

Demeter

Hestia

Hermes

Athena

Apollon

Artemis

Poseidon

Dionysus

Hades

Persephone

+ More coming soon!

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epithets for aphrodite !

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androphonos - killer of men

this epithet doesn't mean actual men i believe, just means like killer of people since men can be a general term for humans! could be wrong though <3

anadyomene - goddess rising from the sea

aphrogenia - foam born

i feel that the idea of a goddess rising from the sea is something so special, standing up from the foam, feeling the waves lap at her legs. i think these bring me close to her in the idea that it gives her a sort of human nature, and it's comforting that i can imagine and feel these things at the beach, that she felt once too.

areia - of ares; the warlike

aphrodite enoplios / hoplismena - armed

to me, these represent the times when love is not necessarily perfect, when it has its downs. it's kind of hard to explain, but she's a very comforting goddess to me, and these epithets represent when i need defence, she will be here to guard me. personally, these epithets link her to artemis as well as ares, obviously!

epistrophia - she who turns to love

erototrophus - mother of love

these two epithets are very very special to me, especially erototrophus. i call her mother aphrodite, because i feel like we have that relationship where i'm like her daughter (not literally lol, just the dynamic we have) and these loving epithets just hit that spot where she feels perfectly comforting, motherly and loving to me.

kopois - of the garden

this epithet helps me connect her to nature, especially the idea that roses bloom where she walks. i think it's gorgeous that she is surrounded by lush greenery in a pretty garden lol. i think this epithet also can connect her to artemis!

mechanitis - skilled at inventing

i can't really explain why i like this epithet, i just do. maybe it's because i like a smart woman, maybe it's because i worship athena and i feel this epithet is very athena-y, i don't know.

nikêphoros - bringer of victory

occasionally, i pray to aphrodite for stuff outside of her domains, and this epithet i love to use for prayers for school/tests, stuff i really want succession in, etc, plus i just think it's cool!

ourania - heavenly

this epithet is a beautiful epithet, and i love to use it in prayers. it's just such a nice adjective for her i think!

philomides - laughter-lover

to me this epithet really showcases the different forms of love. laughter-loving to me means loving laughter, no matter who it's with. your friends, your family, your partner, even a stranger. laughter is such a special thing that spreads love.

symmakhia - ally in love

ally in love is how she feels when times get tougher for me, especially in relationships. she's there to uplift me, to support me and comfort me when i need it.

kypria - cyprus-born

this epithet is mostly just a location one, obviously, but i do like it!!

i hope these epithets were explained enough, and possibly helped/interested you!!

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"Hermes is the god of thieves so he's fine with art theft!" No.

"Dionysos wouldn't mind it he's chaotic!" No.

"Hephaistos is a machinery god and AI is machinery so it's okay!" No.

"The gods wouldn't even care they just want offerings!" No.

There is not, and never has been, a reason to offer the gods AI art. It requires absolutely no effort or thought on your part as a worshipper, which defeats the purpose of an offering.

Do not support the use of AI art at ALL, much less as something given to Them.

"But it's all I can give!" Water. The Theoi fully accept a glass of water.

Sing.

Do a craft.

Write a letter.

Draw.

Dedicate a task.

Please do not offer those you worship something so lackluster and thoughtless as a computer generated image that destroys our environment and piggybacks off the works of others.

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Lady Aphrodite

Devotional acts, offerings, and other info <3

Keep in mind this is a reconstructionist account! This post will contain classic associations as well as modern ones, all associations in this post have been either thoroughly researched or aided by my experiences.

Αφροδιτη

Dominion: Love, beauty, fertility, marriage (occasionally), sea, war (occasionally), pleasure, passion, procreation

Colors: Pink, blue, white, gold, red, aqua

Notable relations: Ouranos (father), Zeus (father, sometimes), Dione (mother, sometimes), Hephaestus ([usually ex] husband), Ares (lover), Eros (son)

Symbols: Hearts, the sea, seashells, beaches, arrows (war epithet as well as association with Eros), swans, doves

Day of the week: Friday

Other notable associations: The number 5, "The Lovers" tarot card

Offerings

Food:

Cakes

Chocolate

Apples

Sweet tea

Oysters, clams

Crab meat

Fish meat

Shellfish

Spring water

Generally any sweet fruit

"Witchery" items

Crystals: Rose quartz, pearl, moonstone

Candles of her associated colors

Rose water, ocean water, saltwater

Rose petals

Basil

Lavender

Cinnamon

Other offerings:

Jewelry

Makeup

Mirrors

Pennies (copper)

Perfumes, even air freshener

Flowers

Seashells

Sand

Anything related to her symbols + colors

* Please do not give her your period blood. Please. Why. Not only is miasma an issue here but also... why.

Any art or creations you've made

Devotional Acts

A self care bath

Make a playlist about her

General self care, she's the goddess of ALL love, including self love!

Tell your loved ones you love them, including family and friends of course, your pets, even

Walk along the beach

Go swimming

Write love letters

Research her

Research, give offerings, give love to Ares

Do your makeup

Get dressed up

Treat yourself and/or take it easy

Go buy that thing you've been wanting

Watch a romance movie

Write ship fanfiction or fanfiction about families, self love, or deep friendships (why not?)

Feed the birds

Genuinely just spread the love any way you can

Go on a date, or just plan one

Envision your dream partner (or platonic soulmate! Or, if you already have one, just think about them!)

Draw your celebrity crush

Go for a tan

Craft jewelry (you could even use a rainbow loom!)

Ask your loved ones about THEIR loved ones

Compliment someone

I hope this helps! I worship Aphrodite myself, she's truly amazing! Blessed be 🩷💙🐚

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DAY THREE: When did you start practicing?

2020... when "witchtok" was big. It got me into it, at least. I didn't start formally worshipping though until 2024. I'd been kinda on and off until that point, but I'd been researching and doing normal pagan stuff for a while.

31 DAYS OF HELPOL: DAY ONE

is it december? no... but eh.

Who was the first deity you worshipped? Do you still worship them?

Lady Hera! I started with Lady Hera and Lady Hekate at the same time, but I set up Hera's altar first. I don't worship her anymore, I had a long period of not being morivated and felt like I was doing a disservice to her so I took her altar down, though. Since I was so new I don't know if our interactions were real, but I'll never forget her kindness.

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DAY TWO: Who did you start worshipping most recently? Why?

That's also a complicated question. Most recently, I went back to Lady Hekate after not worshipping for a long time and taking her altar down out of respect. When I worshipped her originally, I was inexperienced and had been told by a lot of sources that I should offer blood. Without knowing better, I did. Months after I took her altar down, I apologized and she reached out to me, I had this really intense urge to try to communicate with her and she told me she'd love for me to worship her once more.

However, if you're looking for a different answer that doesn't include someone I already worshipped previously, then that would be Lord Ares. I was just messing around and was curious to see if a deity was reaching out, I asked my guides, who said yes, I did a tarot spread. The answers didn't make a lot of sense at the time but he wouldn't let me leave until I said it was him LOL (i knew in the back of my mind the whole time was why)

I assume he reached out because of my emotional battles and anxieties as well as the fact I also worship Aphrodite. I've noticed a trend where if you worship one out of a pair of lovers, a lot of the time the other will enter your life as well. (I've noticed this most often with Hades and Persephone, though.)

31 DAYS OF HELPOL: DAY ONE

is it december? no... but eh.

Who was the first deity you worshipped? Do you still worship them?

Lady Hera! I started with Lady Hera and Lady Hekate at the same time, but I set up Hera's altar first. I don't worship her anymore, I had a long period of not being morivated and felt like I was doing a disservice to her so I took her altar down, though. Since I was so new I don't know if our interactions were real, but I'll never forget her kindness.

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31 DAYS OF HELPOL: DAY ONE

is it december? no... but eh.

Who was the first deity you worshipped? Do you still worship them?

Lady Hera! I started with Lady Hera and Lady Hekate at the same time, but I set up Hera's altar first. I don't worship her anymore, I had a long period of not being morivated and felt like I was doing a disservice to her so I took her altar down, though. Since I was so new I don't know if our interactions were real, but I'll never forget her kindness.

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31 Days of Hellenic Polytheism

Anyone can participate regardless of how long you’ve been a Hellenic polytheist! My hope is to use these questions to reflect on the year, and repeat next year to see what has changed, and hopefully to continue doing that every year!

Answer in as much or as little detail as you see fit. You are allowed to skip any questions that you are uncomfortable answering. These questions can also apply to heroes, not just deities. You can pick specific deities to answer each one, or answer the questions with all the deities you worship. This might apply to other Pantheons and I’m happy for it to be used as such. Feel free to tweak some of the questions to fit those pantheons if you’d like!

Please link this list on your posts with your answers so that it is easy for others to find if they want to participate too after seeing your answers.

THIS IS TO BE DONE DURING DECEMBER, I’M JUST POSTING THE LIST NOW SO PEOPLE CAN FIND IT!

Have fun!

DAY ONE: Who was the first deity you began worshipping? Do you still worship them now? If this has been answered before: how has your worship changed since last year?

DAY TWO: Which deity did you most recently start worshipping? Were you called to them or did you reach out first? Do you think there were specific reasons behind why you were drawn to them?

DAY THREE: How long ago did you start Hellenic Polytheism?

DAY FOUR: Are there any deities you don’t currently worship but want to learn about?

DAY FIVE: How much have you bonded with your deities?

DAY SIX: What’s one way you incorporate Hellenic Polytheism into your routine (daily, weekly, monthly, etc?)

DAY SEVEN: Are you openly a Hellenic Polytheist offline? How does being open/not being open effect your worship?

DAY EIGHT: Do you have altar(s)? If you do, how do you use it? If you don’t have one, do you want one? Why/why not?

DAY NINE: Is there a practice that’s common among other Hellenic Polytheists that you’re skeptical about?

DAY TEN: What’s something you’ve learned about Hellenic Polytheism that you wish you knew sooner?

DAY ELEVEN: What is the clearest sign you’ve received from a deity?

DAY TWELVE: Do you do food offerings or libations? What do you do with the food/drink after you’ve offered it?

DAY THIRTEEN: Do you write your own prayers?

DAY FOURTEEN: Do you have any hobbies that fit any of your deities’ domains?

DAY FIFTEEN: How has your worship changed you?

DAY SIXTEEN: If you could give one piece of advice to someone who’s just starting in Helpol, what would it be?

DAY SEVENTEEN: Send out some love! Are there any Helpol blogs here on tumblr that you follow and really like?

DAY EIGHTEEN: How can you best describe your relationship with each of your deities?

DAY NINETEEN: If you had to assign one song to each of the deities you worship, what songs would you choose?

DAY TWENTY: Do you have a favourite aspect of Hellenic Polytheism?

DAY TWENTY-ONE: Are there any retellings/adaptations of greek mythology that you LIKE? Why/why not?

DAY TWENTY-TWO: Is there an aspect of Hellenic polytheism you haven’t yet gotten to try but hope to in the future? Do you have any other Helpol-related goals for next year?

DAY TWENTY-THREE: What’s a bit of UPG you have with your deities?

DAY TWENTY-FOUR: What’s an offering you’ve made that you’re really proud of?

DAY TWENTY-FIVE: What was the most surprising thing you’ve learnt about Hellenic Polytheism or your deities?

DAY TWENTY-SIX: Do you celebrate any festivals? Which ones or why not?

DAY TWENTY-SEVEN: Share a fun fact about one or more of your deities which you think is underrated or not well-known

DAY TWENTY-EIGHT: What is your favourite myth?

DAY TWENTY-NINE: What is an aspect of your deities you really appreciate?

DAY THIRTY: Do you have a visual interpretation of your deities? Is this different from usual depictions you see of them?

DAY THIRTY-ONE: Share a positive experience you’ve had this month/year with one or more of your deities

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Question! I was wondering if like in Christianity , if helpol has a specific "prayer sign off"( ex. Amen) that you know of?

Just trying to perfect my prayers !

Thank you you're literally so awesome

Khaire, Nonny! Thank you for the kind compliment! 🫂

I've asked this question myself many times and seen it be answered by other blogs as well, and the typical consensus everyone seems to come to is that there is no "official" way to end prayers. I've seen people come up with their own sign-offs, most of the time, which is also what I do, personally. I'll give a brief list of things you can implement, if you'd like to:

"Go with peace and love" or "I close with good intent"

"With my respects", "With thanks", or "With my gratitude"

"Amen" (this phrase doesn't belong to Christianity; it can be used for whatever you want to use it for; it translates to "So be it" from Hebrew)

"May it be so", "Verily", or "Truly"

"By the great names of the gods above, below, and in-between"

"From Olympus to Styx, and the earth in-between"

"Thank you kindly", "My kindest regards", or similar sentiments - I like to think of prayers like letters, so sometimes I end them like letters

"My heart is with you always" - for deities you have a very close connection with; expressing affection is something I do often with my deities, personally

An ending that changes depending on the prayer topic, such as "May joy always brighten thy face" when asking for happeniness/comfort or "May the winds always blow in your favor" when asking for luck/fortune

"Peace out", "Goodbye", "Have a wonderful day/night", or other such casual sayings; I actually use these myself because being casual is comfortable for me

I hope this list can give you some ideas to start with, at the very least. Others are more than welcome to add in the comments or reblogs! Take care, Nonny; I appreciate you. c: 🧡

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✨ Subtle Deity Worship Master List ✨

Greek Deities:

Subtle Aphrodite Worship

Subtle Ares Worship

Subtle Apollo Worship

Subtle Artemis Worship

Subtle Athena Worship

Subtle Dionysus Worship

Subtle Eros Worship

Subtle Hephaestus Worship

Subtle Hermes Worship

Subtle Demeter Worship

Subtle Hera Worship

Subtle Zeus Worship

Subtle Circe Worship

Subtle Hestia Worship

Subtle Helios Worship

Subtle Persephone Worship

Subtle Poseidon Worship

Subtle Hekate Worship

Subtle Hygeia Worship

Subtle Nemesis Worship

Subtle Psyche Worship

Subtle Asklepios Worship

Subtle Haides Worship

Subtle Harpocrates Worship

Subtle Erebos Worship

Subtle Medea Worship

Subtle Tyche Worship

Subtle Lethe Worship

Subtle Selene Worship

Subtle Eris Worship

Subtle Themis Worship

Subtle Talos Worship

Subtle Thanatos Worship

Subtle Nyx Worship

Subtle Phobos & Deimos Worship

Subtle Nike Worship

Subtle Pan Worship

Subtle Hypnos Worship

Subtle Charybdis Worship

Subtle Skylla Worship

Subtle Harmonia Worship

Subtle Galatea Worship

Subtle Hyacinthus Worship

Subtle Himeros Worship

Subtle Triton Worship

Subtle Gaia Worship

Norse Deities:

Subtle Sigyn Worship

Subtle Loki Worship

Subtle Baldr Worship

Subtle Freyr Worship

Subtle Odin Worship

Subtle Heimdallr Worship

Subtle Freyja Worship

Subtle Thorr Worship

Subtle Tyr Worship

Subtle Jormungandr Worship

Subtle Hel Worship

Subtle Sleipnir Worship

Subtle Idunna Worship - created by @soil-and-stanzas :)

Subtle Fenrir Worship

Subtle Frigga Worship

Egyptian Deities can be found on @wanderingskemetic 's blog!

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This list will be updated as I make more posts! I will be making separate lists for these pantheons because I have too many links lol.

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Repeat after me, folks!!

You can't be a Hellenic pagan and be pro-Zionist.

You can't be a Hellenic pagan and be anti-Semitic.

You can't be a Hellenic pagan and be homophobic.

You can't be a Hellenic pagan and be transphobic.

You can't be a Hellenic pagan and hate on other minorities/religions.

You can't be a Hellenic pagan and be racist.

You can't be a Hellenic pagan and be an asshole.

Xenia is such a crucial part of Hellenic paganism. Anyone who disagrees with any of these points can kindly fuck off my blog.

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PLEASE DO NOT USE TIKTOK AS A RESOURCE FOR HELLENIC POLYTHEISM

Tiktok is probably one of THE WORST places to learn about REAL hellenic polytheism because it is rampant with misinformation and most creators are only interested in views and parroting misinformation THEY heard. Yes there are some great and informative creators on there to learn about the hellenic gods but they are far and few in-between.

INSTEAD if you're new to the religion and have no clue where to start researching/learning, here are a few phenomenal creators on here with wonderful and informative posts!

@wisdom-devotee has an amazing guide for starting out in hellenic polytheism

@seasaltdevotion also recently made a fantastic post on resources for starting out

@crazycatsiren has a SUPER long list of resources and research material

@khaire-traveler has possibly the greatest list on subtle deity worship for just about every god

Please actually learn from those of us that truly love and covet this religion and spread information that will truly benefit you.

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Universal Offerings and Devotional Acts

Can't find many offerings that are specific to your deities? These are some offerings that are pretty universal offerings for all of them.

Offerings

Olive Oil

Honey

Incense

Grapes

Wine

Grain

Cakes

Milk

Meats

Candles

Altar cloths

Tarot or oracle cards

Pendulums

Crystals (type varies on the deity but if you want specific universal ones i'd recommend clear quartz and selenite)

Trays and dishes

Any food you've cooked

Flowers of their associated colors (fake ones included!)

Cups or chalices

Art you've made

Crafts you've made

Playing music that reminds you of them

DO NOT OFFER BLOOD TO ANY HELLENIC DEITY. I see this too often on here. Us as humans are prone to "miasma" which is an impurity that develops on and within us that the gods do not enjoy, which is why its encouraged that you wash your hands before preforming worship. Miasma occurs within your blood as well, and you can't simply wash it off of it. Offering blood can even be seen as an insult.

This, however, does not apply to other pantheons. Obviously do not offer blood if you have or had issued with self harm and/or it would be triggering to you. Always offer and collect blood at your own discretion. No god will be angry with you if you aren't comfortable doing so.

Devotional Acts

Make artwork of them

Make a playlist with music that reminds you of them

RESEARCH THEM!!

Wrote letters to or about them

Make a pinterest board about them

Light a candle for them

Dedicate a walk outside to them

Play video games that remind you of them or are associated with them (or all the deities! Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Hades, etc are good examples of this)

Shop for offerings of them

Ask them to spend time with you while you do something

Take care of yourself

Take time off

Cook for them

Craft an offering for them

Read a book, listen to music, really consume any media about or that you associate with them (maybe not lore olympus lol)

I hope these were helpful!