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Here is the list of the 105 witchcraft questions I just finished answering. I answered one each day but feel free to answer them all at once or however you want to do it. Tag your it!
1. Are you solitary or in a coven? 2. Do you consider yourself Wiccan, Pagan, witch, or other? 3. What is your zodiac sign? 4. Do you have a Patron God/dess? 5. Do you work with a Pantheon? 6. Do you use tarot, palmistry, or
any other kind of divination? 7. What are some of your favorite herbs to use in your practice? (if any) 8. How would you define your craft? 9. Do you curse? If not, do you accept others who do? 10. How long have you been practicing? 11. Do you currently or have you ever had any familiars? 12. Do you believe in Karma or
Reincarnation? 13. Do you have a magical name? 14. Are you “out of the broom closet”? 15. What was the last spell you performed? 16. Would you consider yourself knowledgeable? 17. Do you write your own spells? 18. Do you have a book of shadows?
If so, how is it written and/or set up? 19. Do you worship nature? 20. What is your favorite gemstone? 21. Do you use feathers, claws, fur, pelt, skeletons/bones, or any other animal body part for magical work? 22. Do you have an altar? 23. What is your preferred element? 24. Do you consider yourself an Alchemist? 25. Are you any other type of magical practitioner besides a witch? 26. What got you interested in witchcraft? 27. Have you ever performed a spell or ritual with the company of anyone who was not a witch? 28. Have you ever used ouija? 29. Do you consider yourself a psychic? 30. Do you have a spirit guide? If so, what is it? 31. What is something you wish someone had told you when you first started? 32. Do you celebrate the Sabbats? If so which one is your favorite? 33. Would you ever teach witchcraft to your children? 34. Do you meditate? 35. What is your favorite season? 36. What is your favorite type of magick to preform? 37. How do you incorporate your spirituality into your daily life? 38. What is your favorite witchy movie? 39. What is your favorite witchy book, both fiction and non-fiction. Why? 40. What is the first spell you ever preformed? Successful or not. 41. What’s the craziest witchcraft-related thing that’s happened to you? 42. What is your favourite type of candle to use? 43. What is your favorite witchy tool? 44. Do you or have you ever made your own witchy tools? 45. Have you ever worked with any magical creatures such as the fea or spirits? 46. Do you practice color magic? 47. Do you or have you ever had a witchy teacher or mentor of any kind? 48. What is your preferred way of shopping for witchcraft supplies? 49. Do you believe in predestination or fate? 50. What do you do to reconnect when you are feeling out of touch with your practice? 51. Have you ever had any supernatural experiences? 52. What is your biggest witchy pet peeve? 53. Do you like incense? If so what’s your favorite scent? 54. Do you keep a dream journal of any kind? 55. What has been your biggest witchcraft disaster? 56. What has been your biggest witchcraft success? 57. What in your practice do you do that you may feel silly or embarrassed about? 58. Do you believe that you can be an atheist, Christian, Muslim or some other faith and still be a witch too? 59. Do you ever feel insecure, unsure or even scared of spell work? 60. Do you ever hold yourself to a standard in your witchcraft that you feel you may never obtain? 61. What is something witch related that you want right now? 62. What is your rune of choice? 63. What is your tarot card of choice? 64. Do you use essential oils? If so what is your favorite? 65. Have you ever taken any kind of witchcraft or pagan courses? 66. Do you wear pagan jewelry in public? 67. Have you ever been discriminated against because of your faith or being a witch? 68. Do you read or subscribe to any pagan magazines? 69. Do you think it’s important to know the history of paganism and witchcraft? 70. What are your favorite things about being a witch? 71. What are your least favorite things about being a witch? 72. Do you listen to any pagan music? If so who is your favorite singer/band? 73. Do you celebrate the Esbbats? If so, how? 74. Do you ever work skyclad? 75. Do you think witchcraft has improved your life? If so, how? 76. Where do you draw inspiration from for your practice? 77. Do you believe in ‘fantasy’ creatures? (Unicorns, fairies, elves, gnomes, ghosts, etc) 78. What’s your favorite sigil/symbol? 79. Do you use blood magick in your practice? Why or why not? 80. Could you ever be in a relationship with someone who doesn’t support your practice? 81. In what area or subject would you most like your craft to grow? 82. What’s your favorite candle scent? Do you use it in your practice? 83. Do you have a pre-ritual ritual? (I.e. Something you do before rituals to prepare yourself for them). If so what is it? 84. What real life witch most inspires your practice? 85. What is your favorite method of communicating with deity? 86. How do you like to organize all your witchy items and ingredients? 87. Do you have any witches in your family that you know of? 88. How have you created your path? What is unique about it? 89. Do you feel you have any natural gifts or affinities (premonitions, hearing spirits, etc.) that led you toward the craft? If so what are they? 90. Do you believe you can initiate yourself or do you have to be initiated by another witch or coven? 91. When you first started out in your path what was the first thing or things you bought? 92. What is the most spiritual or magickal place you’ve been? 93. What’s one piece of advice you’d give someone who is searching for their matron and patron deities? 94. What techniques do you use to ‘get in the zone’ for meditation? 95. Did visualization come easily to you or did you have to practice at it? 96. Do you prefer day or night? Why? 97. What do you think is the best time and place to do spell work? 98. How did you feel when you cast your first circle? Did you stumble or did it go smoothly? 99. Do you believe witchcraft gets easier with time and practice? 100. Do you believe in many gods or one God with many faces? 101. Do you eat meat, eggs and dairy? 102. What is your favorite color and why? 103. What is the one question you get asked most by non-practitioners or non-pagans? How do you usually respond? 104. Which of your five senses would you say is your strongest? 105. What is a pagan or witchcraft rule that you preach but don’t practice?
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#hellenic polytheism#hellenic deities#deity worship#hellenic pagan#greek gods#aphrodite goddess#lady aphrodite#aphrodite worship
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thank you Aphrodite for giving me a man with a fat ass and a kind heart
#hellenic pagan#hellenic polytheism#helpol#lady aphrodite#aphrodite worship#aphrodite#hellenic worship#hellenic deities#hellenism#hellinism#Hellenistic polytheism#hellenistic#aone x reader
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I'm a Hestia devotee. Of course acts of service is my main love language.
I'm an Apollon devotee. Of course I collect shinies and trinkets like a corvid.
I'm a Dionysus devotee. Of course I love to drink a little too much.
I'm a Hestia devotee. Of course I enjoy cosy evenings by an open fire.
I'm an Apollon devotee. Of course I'm creative.
I'm a Dionysus devotee. Of course I have a playlist of my favourite musical numbers.
I'm a Hestia devotee. Of course I love to cook.
I'm an Apollon devotee. Of course I prefer hiking just as the sun is rising/setting.
I'm a Dionysus devotee. Of course I'm all kinds of queer.
#hellenic deities#hellenism#hellenic paganism#hellenic polytheism#hellenic pagan#hellenic worship#hellenic community#helpol#hellenic polytheist#apollo#hellenic devotion#hestia worship#hestia goddess#lady hestia#hestia devotee#hestia#apollo worship#apollo deity#lord apollo#apollon#apollo devotee#apollon deity#dionysus deity#dionysus devotee#dionysus worship#dionysus#my post
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I'm learning modern greek using duolingo but i have to be honest... the only phrase i remember outside the app is " θα ηφελα το κουσκουσ" which means "i would like the couscous". And i really would like the couscous right now, i'm starving.
#hellenic polytheist#hellenic gods#helpol#hellenism#hellenic pagan#hellenic community#hellenic devotion
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Sorry for the horrible quality, I made this in half an hour. Obviously it’s not an exhaustive list, but I hope this helps someone! On the topic of weather commuted hubris, I know someone will misunderstand that, so let’s be clear. It’s not like saying “I’m so good at this,” it’s like saying “I’m better than (God’s name) because I’m so good at this.” See the difference?
Anyways, hope this helps! ❤️
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Rejected by a god
I was feeling down this week because is my 19th year without a Valentine, so I've asked Lord Apollon to be my valentine this year, but he said "no" I asked him why and his answer was "self made" and that me got thinking that, I've been all this years looking for a partner that I didn't had time for looking for me, so maybe for once I'll just Self made and take myself as my valentine
#helpol#helenic polytheism#hellenic pagan#hellenic polythiest#hellenism#apollo#apollon#hellenic deities#lord apollon
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Blessed Lupercalia everyone🐺💓🌿🐐 may these 3 days of celebration bring you only joy, abundance and love ♡
𝐋𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚




What is Lupercalia?
Celebrated on February 13th - February 15th, Lupercalia was an ancient Roman holiday dedicated to the god Faunus, the wild horned spirit of nature, and the legendary founders of Rome, Romulus and Remus. The festival is believed to have far more ancient origins than its association with these mythical figures, likely stemming from earlier fertility rites and purification ceremonies.
The name of the festival, Lupercalia, is derived from the Latin word lupus (wolf), tying it to the legend of the she-wolf who rescued and nursed Romulus and Remus in the cave known as the Lupercal. This cave, located on Palatine Hill, became the heart of the festival’s rituals, emphasizing the protective and nurturing symbolism of wolves.
At its core, Lupercalia celebrated the themes of fertility, purification, and the harmony of nature. It honored two deities: Faunus, the primordial spirit of wild nature and fertility, and Juno Februata, the aspect of Juno associated with purification and the passions of love. The name "February" itself originates from Februare (to cleanse) and Juno Februata, underscoring the month’s ties to this festival.
The festival began with sacrifices of goats, symbolizing fertility, and dogs, representing purification. These sacrifices were followed by ceremonial rituals performed by Faunus’ priests, known as the Luperci. After consuming the sacrificial meat, the Luperci smeared themselves with the blood of the animals and dressed in strips of goatskin, referred to as "Juno’s cloak." They then ran through the streets of the Palatine Hill, carrying whips made from goatskin called februa.
Women who wished to conceive strategically positioned themselves to be struck by the whips, believing this act would enhance fertility, ensure conception, and guarantee safe childbirth. This ritual also served as a broader purification rite for the community, cleansing it in preparation for the coming New Year, which in the Roman calendar began at the vernal equinox.
The nine days of Lupercalia, from February 13th to the 21st, were believed to be a liminal time when the souls of the dead wandered the earth. Offerings of food and drink were left for them, with the living honoring the spirits as part of the festival's traditions.
Over time, the festival's elements shifted and evolved, blending with other traditions. February 14th, now celebrated as Valentine’s Day, originally marked the first day of Lupercalia, dedicated to Juno Februata and Faunus, when women prayed for fertility and blessings.
Lupercalia continued to be celebrated for centuries until it was officially abolished in 495 AD by Pope Gelasius I, who replaced it with a Christian feast day. Now, in modern times, even though Lupercalia is no longer a widely celebrated festival, it is often associated with modern Valentine’s Day or even a celebration of self-love. Today, it’s all about love, fertility, and connection. You can spend the three days of Lupercalia by offering yourself love and understanding, doing things that nurture your self-appreciation, and spending special time with your loved ones.
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Magic Correspondences:
Colors: red, white, pink
Crystals: rose quartz, milky quartz, selenite, moonstone, ruby, garnet, lepidolite, green aventurine, emerald
Deities: Juno, Lupercus, Faunus, Venus, Aphrodite, Pan, Hera, Dionysus, Eros, Freyja, Cernunnos (deities associated with love, fertility, and abundance)
Animals: dog, goat, wolf, dove, swan, dolphin, ladybug, lovebirds, horse
Flowers: lavender, roses, snowdrops, hyacinths, tulips, orchids
Herbs: cinnamon, basil, jasmine, vanilla
Fruits: figs, cherries, grapes, bananas, strawberries, pomegranate, raspberries, apples
Symbols: phallus, hearts, wolves, whips, goat
Magick: fertility and abundance spells, self-love magick, sex magick, purification
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Activities to do:
🐺 Take a relaxing long bath, and add some rose essential oil if you like
🐺 Spend time with your dog(s)
🐺 Watch some romance movies
🐺 Treat yourself to things that make you feel good, like lotions, perfume, or new clothes
🐺 Light red, pink, or white candles
🐺 Collect flowers and put them in your altar or room
🐺 Drink goat milk
🐺 Perform love, fertility, and purification spells
🐺 Give flowers to loved ones
🐺 Spend some time in your home, simply being naked because why not?
🐺 Bake heart-shaped cakes
🐺 Support dog shelters with a donation
🐺 Spend time with your lover
🐺 Listen to your favorite music
🐺 Show appreciation for your body
🐺 Take your health medicine
🐺 Decorate your space or altar with heart-shaped objects
🐺 Spend time and meditate in nature
🐺 Eat lots of chocolate
🐺 Practice yoga
🐺 Connect with deities associated with love, fertility, and purification
🐺 Drink some red wine
🐺 Dedicate a day to self-care, doing what feels healthy and good for you
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Food and Drinks:
Drink red liquids like wine, cranberry or strawberry juice, consume goat dairy, cakes, muffins, chocolate, honey, cherries, champagne, grapes, hazelnuts, cinnamon rolls, cupcakes, any food with meat, apple pie, strawberries.
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sources: Wicca: A Modern Guide To Witchcraft & Magick; Encyclopedia of Witchcraft: The Complete A-Z for the Entire Magical World by Judika Illes
#paganism#hellenic polytheism#deity work#hellenic pagan#roman mythology#lupercalia#valentine's day#witchy#witch#witches#witchcraft#eclectic pagan#hellenic paganism#pagans#pagan#pagan witch#paganblr#magic#candlemas#magick#witchblr#deity worship#witch community#witchcore#wicca#hellenism#wiccan#hellenic
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Happy Venus Day Valentine’s Day. Hail Aphrodite!
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#hellenic polytheism#deity worship#hellenist#hellenic polythiest#pagan#hellenic pagan#hellenism#aphrodite#aphrodite deity#aphrodite devotee#aphrodite goddess#greek goddess#Greek goddess of love#Aphrodites touch oil#laurusamystic
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𝐃𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 ᡣ𐭩
Aphrodite: Goddess of love, beauty, romance, pleasure (Greek)
Bastet: Goddess of dance, music, fertility, love, joy (Egyptian)
Freyja: Goddess of fertility, beauty, love, glory, magic, sex (Norse)
Eros: God of love, beauty, youth, desire, sexuality (Greek)
Oshun: Goddess of wealth, beauty, love, water, divination (Yoruba)
Yue Lao: God of marriage, love, moon (Chinese)
Brigid: Goddess of poetry, fire, love, spring, fertility (Irish)
Hera: Goddess of marriage, women, fidelity, love, family, childbirth (Greek)
Hathor: Goddess of women, fertility, love, dance, perfume, joy (Egyptian)
Branwen: Goddess of love, beauty, sovereignty, kindness (Celtic)
Venus: Goddess of sex, love, beauty, victory, fertility (Roman)
Bes: God of love, music, merriment, childbirth, humor (Egyptian)
Parvati: Goddess of marriage, family, beauty, fertility, the arts, dancing, love (Hindu)
Aengus: God of youth, love, poetry, summer (Irish)
Benzaiten/Benten: Goddess of arts, love, music, wealth, wisdom, fortune, water (Japanese)
Frigg: Goddess of marriage, love, childbirth, divination, fertility (Norse)
Xochiquetzal: Goddess of flowers, love, sex, fertility, beauty, pleasure (Aztec)
Cupid: God of love, affection, attraction, desire (Roman)
Aisyt: Goddess of love, beauty, childbirth (Yakut)
Ōkuninushi no Mikoto: God of happiness, love, wisdom, earth (Japanese)
Živa: Goddess of love, fertility, life, grace, gratitude (Slavic)
Áine: Goddess of fairies, fertility, love, beauty, wealth, summer (Slavic)
Ishtar: Goddess of sexuality, love, fertility, war (Mesopotamiam)
Rati: Goddess of desire, passion, love, sexual pleasure, beauty (Hindu)
Inanna: Goddess of love, sensuality, fertility, procreation, war (Sumarian)
Prende: Goddess of women, health, dawn, love, beauty (Albanian)
Siebog: Goddess of love, marriage (Slavic)
Kamadeva: God of sensual desire, love, pleasure, beauty (Hindu)
Sjöfn: Goddess of affection, love, friendship, protector of children (Norse)
Juno: Goddess of love, marriage, women's health, childbirth, fertility (Roman)
Turan: Goddess of fertility, love, vitality, beauty (Etruscan)
Lada: Goddess of love, family, marriage, children, beauty, spring, fertility, protection (Slavic)
#greek mythology#aphrodite#hellenic polytheism#paganism#deity work#hellenic pagan#deity worship#witch#witchblr#witchcraft#hellenic paganism#pagan worship#pagan#paganblr#pagans#pagan witch#hellenic community#hellenism#hellenic#greek myths#celtic mythology#irish mythology#egyptian mythology#love#valentine's day#lupercalia#norse mythology#witches#witchy#witch community
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Valentine’s offering to Queen Mother Hera 💛💚🤍
Praise be to you, Queen of the gods! Mother Hera, I love you so, so much. Thank you for watching over me and those I love. To live in the presence of such a regal goddess is truly a gift. You are forever great and life giving, the creator of our galaxy. Khaîre!
#hellenic deities#hellenic pagan#hellenic polytheism#helpol#hera#queen hera#lady hera#mother hera#e offering
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dionysus deovtional art
late 3rd day of anthesteriaart
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Different flowers and the Hellenic deities they correspond with: a masterlist:
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- Anenome 🌹Aeolus, Aether
- Aster 🌹 Astraea
- Amaranth 🌹Artemis
- Allium 🌹Poseidon, Hecate
- Asphodel 🌹hades, Nyx, Persephone, Hecate
- Bluebell 🌹Circe
- Buttercup 🌹Apollo
- Black eyed Susan 🌹Tyche, Nemesis
- Bleeding heart 🌹Aphrodite
- Chrysanthemum 🌹 Heracles,
- Carnation 🌹Artemis, Aphrodite, Ares, Dysnomia, Zeus
- Cornflower 🌹Demeter
- Crocus 🌹Apollo, Hermes
- Cosmos 🌹Astraeus
- Cyclamen 🌹Persephone, Hekate
- Dandelion 🌹Apollo, Hekate
- Daisy 🌹Hebe, Hephaestus, Artemis, Persephone, Aphrodite
- Daffodil 🌹 Apollo, Eirene, Proteus, Hades
- Delphinium 🌹Poseidon, Amphitrite, Britomartis
- Daylily 🌹 Hyperion, Aether
- Forget me not 🌹 Mnemosyne, Dionysus, Zeus
- Foxglove 🌹 Artemis, Ares
- Gardenia 🌹Athena, Aphrodite
- Geranium 🌹Circe, Aphrodite
- Gladiolus 🌹 Apollo, Nike
- Goldenrod 🌹Demeter
- Heather 🌹 Heracles, Hera
- Heliotrope 🌹 Helios
- Hollyhock 🌹Hestia
- Hyacinth 🌹 Apollo
- Honeysuckle 🌹 Aristaeus, Hestia
- Iris 🌹 Iris, Pistis
- Jasmine 🌹Aphrodite, Athena, Morpheus, Nyx
- Lily 🌹Hebe, Hekate, Hera
- Lily of the valley 🌹 Persephone, Melinoe, Prometheus, Hades, Hekate, Nyx
- Lavender 🌹 Asclepius
- Lilac 🌹Pan
- Morning glory 🌹 Apollo, Eos
- Marigold 🌹 Apollo, Deipneus, Dionysus
- Nasturtium 🌹Hephaestus, Nike
- Orchid 🌹 Dionysus
- Peace Lily 🌹Tyche, Harmonia, Hera
- Poppy 🌹Ares, Asclepius, Epione, Morpheus, Hygeia
- Peony 🌹 Aphrodite, Apollo
- Pansy 🌹Apollo, Dionysus
- Phlox 🌹 Eros
- Rose 🌹Aglaea, Aphrodite, Clymene, Eris, Eos
- Sunflower 🌹 Demeter, Apollo
- Sweet pea 🌹Aphrodite
- Snowdrops 🌹Chione
- Tulip 🌹 Eirene, Aphrodite
- Violet 🌹Aphrodite, Persephone, Zagreus, Dionysus
- Veronica 🌹Demeter
- Vervain 🌹Artemis, Aphrodite
- Water Lily 🌹Tethys, Zagreus, Hera
- Yarrow 🌹 Aphrodite, Hermes, Pan
- Zinnia 🌹 Zeus
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#male witch#green witch#hellenism#paganism#witchcraft#hellenic worship#druidism#baby witch#pagan witch#hellenic polytheism#hellenic deities#hellenic paganism#hellenist#hellenistic#hellenic devotion#hellenic pagan#hellenic gods#hellenic polythiest#greek deities#greek gods#greek mythology#theoi#theoi worship#masterlist#hellenic magick#correspondence#hellenic witch
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all about aphrodite ꨄ
𓍊𓋼𓍊𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼.𖤣𓍊𓋼𓍊𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼.𖤣𓍊𓋼𓍊𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼.𖤣𓍊𓋼𓍊𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼.𖤣𓍊𓋼𓍊𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼

𓍊𓋼𓍊𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼.𖤣𓍊𓋼𓍊𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼.𖤣𓍊𓋼𓍊𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼.𖤣𓍊𓋼𓍊𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼.𖤣𓍊𓋼𓍊𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼
aphrodite / Ἀφροδίτη is the goddess of love, beauty, harmony, pleasure, the sea, procreation, and fertility.
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BACKSTORY
there are two different versions of aphrodite's birth and backstory, from the works of Hesoid & Homer.
in hesoid's theogony,
uranus (previous god of the sky) was overthrown by his own son, cronus (god of time). to achieve this, cronus used a sickle to castrate uranus and threw his genitals into the sea.
as his gentials fell, they mingled into the sea's foam. from this divine mixture, aphrodite rose from the sea near cyprus (or cythera, depending on the source) already fully grown.
hesoid depicts aphrodite as an independent entity who's power and beauty inspires gods and mortals.
in homer's iliad,
aphrodite is described as the daughter of zeus (god of the sky) and dione, ( goddess of the divine feminine & previous earth goddess ) a lesser-known goddess.
this version places aphrodite within the olympian pantheon and includes her within the conflicts.
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MYTHOLOGY
themes of aphrodite's myths often include love & desire, jealousy & rivalry, passion & tragedy.
the judgement of paris
the story starts with the wedding of peleus (a mortal hero) and thetis. (goddess of the sea)
this marriage was attended by all gods and goddesses as it symbolised the union between mortal and divine entities. however, eris (goddess of discord) was not invited to the wedding due to her tendency to cause trouble. offended by this, she decided to disrupt the wedding.
to create discord, eris created a golden apple inscribed with the words "to the fairest." (kallistēi in greek)
three goddesses — aphrodite, hera and athena claimed the apple, each believing they were the fairest. unable to agree, they all turned to zeus to settle the dispute.
zeus couldn't settle on a decision, not wanting to offend any of the goddesses — so he turned to a mortal, paris. (a trojan prince) he was known for his impartiality and fairness, making him the ideal judge.
all goddesses came to paris on mount ida and exchanged a bribe for his favour:
1. hera promised paris power and domination, offering to make him the ruler of all known lands and people.
2. athena promised paris wisdom and military prowess, offering to make him an unbeatable warrior and strategist.
3. aphrodite promised paris the love of the most beautiful woman in the world: helen of troy, the wife of king menelaus of sparta.
after some consideration, paris eventually gave the apple to aphrodite in exchange for helen's love.
true to her word, aphrodite facilitated a meeting between paris and helen. he travelled to sparta to see her, either seducing her or abducting her (depending on the version of the myth) and they both sailed off to troy.
menelaus was furious to discover his wife had left, and called upon greek kings and heroes to help him get his wife back which was the beginning that led to the trojan war.
ares love affair
aphrodite was married off to hephaestus (god of fire & craftmaking) by zeus, to prevent arguments among the other gods over her beauty.
the couple were an unlikely match, as hephaestus was always focused on his craft and depicted as being physically unattractive whilst aphrodite was passionate and radiant. so, she turned to ares (god of war) for companionship.
the two deities were polar opposites — aphrodite symbolised love, harmony and beauty whilst ares symbolised violence, chaos and war. their love represented the intertwining of love and conflict.
the couple would meet up in secret, away from the eyes of the other gods to keep their affair hidden... which didn't last long.
hephaestus eventually found out about aphrodite's infidelity through helios — furious, hephaestus set a clever plan to expose and humiliate the couple.
using his skills, he crafted an invisible and unbreakable net of chains which he set up over the bed he shared with aphrodite so the next time her and ares met in secret, the net fell over the two which caught them in the middle of the act.
hephaestus invited all the other gods over to witness the trapped lovers, intending to humiliate ares and aphrodite by exposing their betrayal publicly.
all gods attended and laughed at the situation and envied ares, whilst the goddesses did not attend.
hephaestus demanded compensation or retribution from zeus, but he dismissed his demands and no real consequences were given to ares or aphrodite.
adonis' death / the curse of myrrha
a mortal woman named myrrha (adonis' mother) fell in love with her own father king cinyras. she tried to trick him into sleeping with her, which enraged her father and so he tried to kill her. to escape her father's wrath, she prayed to the gods for protection. but instead, the gods looked down on her for her incestuous acts and she was cursed to transform into a myrrh tree... and somehow, gave birth to adonis.
after the birth of adonis, his unbelievable beauty caught the eye of aphrodite - however, she was not the only goddess enamored with the child.
aphrodite placed the infant adonis in a box and entrusted it to persephone for safekeeping.
persephone opened the box, seeing how beautiful the child was and refusing to give him back up to aphrodite — which caused a massive dispute.
zeus intervened, declaring that adonis would spend one-third of the year with aphrodite, one-third in the underworld with persephone and another one-third with whoever he likes.
(later on, adonis chose to spend that time with aphrodite, only deepening her love for him.)
as adonis grew older, he became aphrodite's lover. the goddess was deeply in love with him and often joined him on hunts, despite her distaste for those types of things.
aphrodite was anxious of adonis' mortality, so she warned him to be cautious of the dangers in the wilderness. — but despite her warnings, adonis was emboldened by his pride and desire and pursued hunting with reckless abandon.
one day whilst adonis was hunting, he encountered a wild boar. some versions of the myth suggest...
1. ares became jealous of aphrodite and adonis' love, and sent the boar to kill him.
2. apollo sent the wild boar to seek revenge after aphrodite blinded his son, erymanthus.
3. artemis was seeking retribution and sent the wild bosr after aphrodite played a role in killing her favourite mortal, hippolytus.
adonis struck the wild boar with his spear, but the wounded animal retaliated by goring him fatally.
aphrodite sensed adonis' pain, and quickly rushed to his side — but she arrived too late, letting him bleed to death in her arms.
heartbroken over his death, she mourned deeply. as her tears mingled into his blood, she transformed him into an anemone flower — symbolising love, fleeting beauty and loss.
following his death, adonis descended into the underworld where persephone claimed him as her own. aphrodite protested, begging to zeus once more where he only reaffirmed the previous agreement.
this cycle represents the seasons — time spent with aphrodite symbolising spring and summer, whilst time spent with persephone symbolises autumn and winter.
eros and psyche
psyche was a mortal princess. she was so beautiful that people began to worship her instead of aphrodite — which angered her.
so, aphrodite sent eros (her son / cupid) and ordered him to make psyche fall in love with the ugliest creature.
however, when eros first saw psyche he was struck by her beauty and accidentally pricked himself with his own arrow, causing him to fall deeply in love with her.
instead of honouring his mother's wishes, he wanted to secretly make her his own.
meanwhile, psyche was alone. despite her beauty, men feared to ask for her hand in marriage. psyche's father was desperate for guidance, so he consulted in the oracle of delphi which delivered a tragic prophecy.
"dress your daughter in funeral clothes and leave her on a rocky cliff. she is destined to marry a fearsome, winged serpent that even the gods fear."
reluctantly, her family obeyed the oracle's words. they dressed her up, and left her on a cliff. however, instead of a monster, zephyrus gently lifted her up and carried her to a beautiful palace in a hidden valley.
in the palace, eros came to visit her in disguise and forbade her to see his face. despite his secrecy, he was gentle and loving with her which caused psyche to fall in love.
during the day, she wandered around the palace and was attended to by invisible servants, and at night time she would spend time with her husband.
however, the curiosity ate away at psyche. this was only enabled when her sisters came to visit.
upon seeing the luxurious life of psyche, her sisters became jealous and poisoned her mind with doubts — they convinced psyche that eros was a monster who would eventually kill and devour her. they urged her to take an oil lamp and a dagger, look at him whilst he slept, and be ready to kill him if he was a beast.
that night, psyche's curiosity got the best of her and followed her sister's advice. she lit the lamp, and beheld the most beautiful man she'd ever seen.
overwhelmed with love and regret, her hands trembled and a drop of hot oil landed on eros' shoulder, waking him up.
heartbroken by her betrayal, eros declared: "love cannot live without trust" and flew away.
heartbroken, psyche decided to try and win back eros by calling upon aphrodite.
aphrodite saw this as an opportunity to torment psyche further, so the goddess assigned psyche a list of nearly impossible tasks.
1. sorting a mountain of seeds — aphrodite poured a vast pile of mixed grains and demanded psyche to separate them by dawn. eros, who was still secretly in love, sent an army of ants to help her complete the task.
2. fetching golden wool — psyche had to collect golden fleece from violent rams. a river god advised her to wait until the rams slept before collecting the fleece from a bush.
3. filling a crystal flask with water from the underworld's river —psyche had to fetch water from a deadly river guarded by dragons. zeus' eagle assisted her by carrying the flask.
4. retrieving persephone's beauty in a box — finally, aphrodite ordered psyche to descend into the underworld and retrieve a bit of persephone's beauty in a box. persephone complied, warning her not to open the box. however, curiosity overtook psyche once again and she opened it up — she saw it did not contain beauty, but rather the sleep of death. psyche quickly fell into a deep slumber.
eros, unable to bear psyche's suffering any longer, flew to her and gently wiped away the deadly sleep and revived her with a kiss.
he pleaded to zeus to allow them to be together. zeus, moved by their love, made psyche a goddess and allowed her immortality.
psyche and eros were finally united, having a grand wedding on mount olympus. eventually, aphrodite accepted psyche for her now divine status.
pygmalion and galatea
pygmalion was a gifted sculptor from cyprus, known for his exceptional artistry.
he chose to live in solitude, deciding not to involve himself with any woman romantically as he believed no woman could ever match his ideal of beauty and virtue.
one day, pygmalion began working on a statue of a woman from pure ivory. he poured all his skill and passion into his work, ensuring every detail was flawless.
he named the statue galatea, and his admiration for his work quickly formed into love.
he would dress her in fine clothes, accessorise her in jewellery, spoke to her and slept next to her as he longed for her to come alive.
during the festival of aphrodite, the people in cyrpus gathered to honour and celebrate the goddess of love.
pygmalion approached the altar and made a silent but heartfelt prayer to aphrodite for a woman "as perfect as his ivory maiden."
aphrodite had secretly been watching his devotion and sincerity for his statue for awhile now, and decided to grant his prayer.
when pygmalion returned home, he kissed the statue as he always did. but, something was different...
her lips felt warm.
surprised by this, he touched her arm and felt warm, soft skin instead of cold ivory.
galatea's eyes fluttered open, her rigid form softening as she came to life before pygmalion's astonished gaze.
pygmalion was overwhelmed with joy, repeatedly thanking the goddess for her generosity. galatea, now a living woman, reciprocated his love and the two were happily united together.
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RELATIONSHIPS
- ares (lover)
- hephaestus (ex husband)
- apollo (ex lover)
- poseidon (ex lover)
- adonis (ex lover)
- hermes (ex lover)
- anchises (ex lover)
- dionysus (ex lover)
- zeus (father?)
- dione (mother?)
- eros / cupid (son)
- hermaphroditus (son)
- aeneas (son)
- priapos (son)
- phobos (son)
- deimos (son)
- harmonia (daughter)
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OFFERINGS
- candles ( red, white, pink )
- crystals ( rose quartz, rhodonite )
- seashells / sea water / sand
- jewellery ( pearls )
- flowers ( roses, tulips )
- wine ( red, white, pink )
- beauty products ( makeup, skincare )
- perfume
- chocolate ( dark, milk )
- fruits ( strawberries, pomegranates, apples )
- incense ( vanilla, lavender, rose )
always remember to wash your hands & cleanse yourself before giving an offering!
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WAYS TO HONOUR HER
- compliment yourself
- do your makeup / dress up for yourself
- make a skin / body care routine
- paint your nails
- keep pictures of her or any loved ones in your home
- drink some wine
- listen to love songs / watch rom-coms
- visit the beach / go swimming
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HER SYMBOLS
- doves
- seashells
- roses
- myrtle
- swans
- sparrows
- golden apples
- pomegranates
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do your own research, don't fully trust everything you read online & please correct me if i've spread misinformation!
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I feel called out because we are the same, but we have some different things.
I'm an Apollon devotee; of course, I'm the biggest literature nerd you've ever seen. True, I mean I read a book in 2 days.
I'm an Apollon devotee. Of course, I burst into song whenever something slightly resembles a lyric: Not really, I mean, I have a mental soundtrack and think about making a character playlist.
I'm an Apollon devotee, of course. I love musicals and want to participate in one even though my school won't allow it- hahaha no, but think of different stories whenever I watch or read books.
I'm an Apollon devotee. Of course, I find beauty in all kinds of art.
I'm an Apollon devotee; of course, I love the sun. Sure, I mean I am super sensitive to light; the sun is cool.
I'm an Apollon devotee. Of course, I draw the moment I get the chance: No, just no. Turns out I needed glasses growing up, and because of that, I have an issue with drawing.
I'm an Apollon devotee. Of course, I love to learn: Not me staring at all the books on learning and psychology, even with my having a degree in psychology.
I'm an Apollon devotee. Of course, I love to read and won't shut up about it.-- I mean, I made a podcast on it
I'm an Apollon devotee. Of course, I love him and blame him for body dysphoria, drunk Apollo.
im an apollo devotee, of course im the biggest literature nerd youve ever seen.
im an apollon devotee, of course i burst into song whenever something slightly resembles a lyric.
im an apollon devotee, of course i love musicals and want to participate in one even though my school wont allow it
im an apollon devotee, of course i find beauty in all kinds of art.
im an apollon devotee, of course i love the sun.
im an apollon devotee, of course i draw the moment i get the chance.
im an apollon devotee, of course i love to learn.
im an apollon devotee, of course i love to read and wont shut up about it.
im an apollon devotee, of course im a biology student (and i suck at ti)
im an apollon devotee, of course i love him
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