#artemis worship

[hestiashearthfire]

Mounykhia 2024. 🌖🦌

[butchoftheoldgods]

«Άκουσον με, ώ βασίλισσα, του Διός πολυώνυμη Κόρη,

Τιτανίδα, βροντερή, μεγαλώνυμη, τοξότρια, σεμνή,

πασιφανής, δαδούχε, Θεά Δίκτυννα, λοχεία,

‘σύ η αρωγός στις ωδίνες, χωρίς η ίδια σ’ωδίνες να μετέχεις·

λυσίζωνη, εκστατική, κυνηγήτρια, λυσιμέριμνη,

εύδρομη, βελεσιχαρής, φιλαγρότη, νυκτερόφοιτη,

κλειδούχα, ευαπάντητη, λυτρωτική, αρρενόμορφη,

Ορθία, ταχυγέννα, παιδοτρόφα θεότητα των θνητών,

Αγροτέρα, χθόνια, θηροκτόνα, δότειρα της όλβιας μοίρας,

‘σύ που κατέχεις τους δρυμούς των ορέων, ελάφους βάλλοντας, σεμνή,

σεβαστή, παμβασίλεια, που έχεις ωραίο θάλος εσαεί,

δρυμονία, σκυλακίτιδα, Κυδωνιάς, ποικιλόμορφη·

Έλα, θεά σώτειρα, αγαπητή σε όλους τους μύστες,

ευαπάντητη, φέρνοντας καλούς καρπούς από την γαία,

αλλά και την ποθητήν ειρήνη και την καλλιπλόκαμην υγεία·

κι είθε να στέλνεις στις κεφαλές των ορέων τις νόσους και τα άλγη.- »

Orphic Hymn to Artemis ~ Translated to Modern Greek

[khaire-traveler]

🌙 Subtle Artemis Worship 🦌

Spend time out in nature (e.g. go on a hike, take a walk outside, visit a nature preserve, etc.)

Dancing, especially at night and to music that makes you feel wild and free

Playing an instrument (although this is more for Apollo, I believe it also works as a form of Artemis worship)

Wearing jewelry that reminds you of her

Having imagery of deer, horses, or dogs around

Having literally any sort of animal symbolism around (she is a Goddess of Animals)

Investing in nature/animal conservation efforts (can simply be spreading the word if you can't afford to donate or volunteer)

Creating art of your favorite flower, plant, or animal

Keeping a picture of her in your wallet

Taking a walk outside during the crescent or full moon (only if it is safe in your area to do so)

Learning about self-defense (I feel dedicating a pocket knife, if legal, to her is a great idea)

Learning archery

Befriending neighborhood animals, such as cats, birds, or dogs; leaving food out for them

Lighting a bonfire with friends and having a good time together; dancing around it is especially great (please be safe about doing so; I don't recommend drinking first)

Star-gazing and moon-gazing

Showing compassion to others, such as through volunteer work or holding doors

Taking a warm bath at night

Having a candle that reminds you of her (no altar needed)

Wearing animal-inspired outfits or doing animal-inspired makeup

Visiting a local zoo, aquarium, or butterfly pavilion; taking the time to learn about new creatures

Watching nature documentaries or movies about animals (it can be movies/shows starring anthropomorphic animals)

Being curious about local fauna and flora

Learning how to safely forage for food, such as picking berries or mushrooms

Meditating in the dark of the night, especially on a crescent or full moon

Making a list of your goals; focus on completing these one step at a time

Taking new risks, especially ones that give you a sense of thrill and excitement

Sending kind messages to loved ones, especially those having a difficult time

Learning to prioritize your own well-being; taking care of yourself first and foremost

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May add to this later! For now, this is my list of discreet ways to worship Artemis. I hope someone finds it helpful. Take care, everyone! 💚

Link to Subtle Worship Master list

[artemis-potnia-theron]

Apollo and Diana by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

"Muse, sing of Artemis, sister of the far-shooter, Parthenos the virgin who delights in arrows, who was fostered with Apollon.

She waters her horses from Meles deep in reeds, and swifty drives her all-golden chariot through Smyrna to vine-clad Klaros where Apollon god of the silver bow, sits waiting for far-shooting delighter in arrows.

And so hail to you, Artemis, in my song and to all goddesses as well."

- Homeric Hymn 9 to Artemis (trans. Evelyn-White)

[mythicalmuseomine]

Lady Artemis

Goddess of the hunt, the wilderness, wild animals, nature, vegetation, childbirth, care of children, and chastity.

Requested by @colorfulchaospeach

taking requests

[artemis-of-the-wild]

May Lady Artemis join you in your everyday life

[messywitch]

are user boxes still a thing? no idea. but i made user boxes as my contribution to the community. they're matchy, too!! you're free to use them- just say Aterios made it.

i'm open to making these under request, just send me an ask with the deity you'd like a box for!! please be nice, too.

gods in this post: Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Hestia, Apollo, Artemis, Ares, Aphrodite, Hephaestus, Athena, Hermes & Dionysus.

[hisfluer]

i sing & i delight in the song to artemis — swift running goddess of the wild, may i run  alongside you. bold goddess, your heart pounds within my ears as i race, race, race toward the full gleaming moon. my steps are silver, my voice a hunter’s call, and i run! i pray to you, goddess illuminate, to show  me how to seek the secret paths within the woods, how to  string together weapons with my hands, how to wrestle my  freedom from the hands of those who would pull me down. give my arms the strength to pull the bow back, to inhale  the breath of the wild, to release and strike true, true, true.  fleet-footed goddess of silver, let me dance with you  as your cry trills through the woods and wake the birds  from their nests. the snare will never touch my  feet, my strength is too great and my heart too bold. o,  goddess of the hunt — teach me to run wild. 

[valor-gardenia]

Hello internet witches!! I’m not exactly in the closet per se, but I am fairly private about my practice. I also work with multiple deities closely and wanted to way to wear something for all of them at once. Anyway my solution to this problem was to make beaded devotional braclets with colors I associated with my deities. You could get more elaborate than I did even.

In order top to bottom we have Aphrodite, Artemis & Hestia

[allthesunlightwecansee]

I’m really pleased with how my prayer beads for Artemis turned out! I associate Artemis with blues, greens, and other moonlight/earth tones, so I focused on using blues for this set of beads. I’m so glad she liked them too! 🌙💙

[hestiashearthfire]

A new book.

[butchoftheoldgods]

My nightstand altar to Lady Artemis. Today I offered Her moon cookies that I baked with my femme to honour Her for the Delphinia.

[artemishuntee]

An e-offering to Lady Artemis 💚

[khaire-traveler]

Artemis breathes.

When a creature draws in the first breath of life, Artemis breathes. When a creature pants, huffing and puffing, Artemis breathes. When a creature takes in its cherished final breath, Artemis breathes. When a plant absorbs carbon dioxide to nourish itself, Artemis breathes. When the wild winds blow through the leaves of the trees, Artemis breathes.

Artemis breathes.

[artemis-potnia-theron]

Credits:

Trees may have a ‘heartbeat’ that is so slow we never noticed it by Andy Coghlan / The Spirit of the Medieval Hunter, Anna & the Willow, Willow Sculpture (2018) / Mary Oliver, Sleeping in the Forest / Lady In The Water at Sir Harold Hillier Gardens (2008) / Quote fragment from Knut Hamsun / 'Thrive' by Daniel Popper (2020) / Quote fragment from Tales From Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin / Nesting in the crown of Mary at St. Ottilien Archabbey, Oberbayern, Germany / Quote fragment from 'The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On' by Franny Choi / Abandoned Stone Hands Sculpture, Japan

[artemis-of-the-wild]

May Lady Artemis help to bring you peace and comfort