#hermes epithets

[undeadwhilealive]

Hermes Epithets

Diaktoros(Διακτορος)- Guide, Messenger

Athanatos Diaktoros(Αθανατος Δαικτορος) - Immortal Guide

Angelos Athanatôn(Ανγελος Αθανατων) - Messenger of the Gods

Angelos Makarôn(Ανγελος Μακαρων) - Messenger of the Blessed

Khrysorrhapis(Χρυσορραπις) - Of the Golden Wand

Klepsiphrôn(Κλεπσιφρων) - Deceiver, Dissembler

Mêkhaniôtês(Μηχανιωτης) - Trickster, Contriver

Phêlêtês(Φηλητης) - Thief, Robber, Rustler

Arkhos Phêlêteôn(Αρχοσ Φηλητεων) - Leader of Robbers, Thieves

Poikilomêtês(Ποικιλομητης) - Full of Various Wiles

Polytropos(Πολυτροπος) - Wily, Many-Turning

Poneomenos(Πονεομενος) - Busy One

Bouphonos(Βουφονος) - Slayer of Oxen

Oiopolos(Οιοπολος) - Sheep Tending, Shepherd

Dais Hetairos(Δαις Ἑταιρος) - Comrade of the Feast

Kharidôtês(Χαριδωτης) - Giver of Joy

Kharmophrôn(Χαρμοπηρων) - Glad-hearted, Heart-Delighting

Dôtor Eaôn(Δωτορ Εαων) - Giver of Good Things

Akakêta(Ακακητα) - Guileless, Gracious

Euskopos(Ευσκοπος) - Keen Sighted, Watchful

Eriounês(Εριουνης) - Luck Bringing, Ready-Helper

Kydimos(Κυδιμος) - Glorious

Erikydês(Ερικυδης) - Famous, Glorious, Splendid

Aglaos(Αγλαος) - Splendid, Bright, Glorious

Kratus(Κρατυς) - Strong, Mighty

Krateros(Κρατερος) - Strong, Mighty

[adharaantheia]

🪭Deities with Epithets that can help you financially 🪭

Adhara's post introduction: Hello, lovebugs!! I'm back and with an informative post that can help those who are searching for jobs; trying to be financially wise, and who are in need of some stability! Hope you all love it!

Ares Aphneiós;

Meaning of Aphneiós: Rich, Wealth;

Lord Ares is amazing for those who need urgent money, I say this because he helped on situations that I was having panic attacks in fear of not having money at the end of the month, and he helps everyone, regardless if you work officially with him or not!

Athena Evræsítækhnos/Mítir Tǽkhni;

Meaning: Inventor of Arts; Mother of all kind of Arts;

This is an amazing Epithet for those that have art's business, Lady Athena will support your artistic skills and help you make wise decisions for your artistic business!

Zeus Ktísios;

Meaning: Giver of riches;

This epithet is not only for those that want new jobs, but also for those that want to have your own property! King Zeus will help you with anything related about wanting a new house or your own business!

Zeus Nikaios;

Meaning: Victorious;

For those who are waiting for a new job interview! He will bring victory and success for you <3;

Hermes Æriounios;

Meaning: luck-bringer;

Lord Hermes is a wonderful Deity for those who need luck in finding a new job!

Hermes Kærdǽmboros;

Meaning: Bestower of Wealth;

If you're in need of some money, you can go to Lord Hermes! He's the bestower of wealth!!

A reminder to always give these Deities offerings once you have your wish granted, and to also work hard to make it happen, the Gods won't give it to you without seeing that you're working hard, and that you're going to thank them with offerings!

[loverofdoves]

some epithets i found on theoi.com surrounding the theme of justice, civil safety, and the ability to be accepted by the gods because some people think our gods are not welcoming to those who are othered by society and don’t care about our individual politics, so i just have to prove them wrong

Aphrodite:

Aphrodite Pandemos - common to all people

Aphrodite Xenia - of the foreigner 

Aphrodite Nikephoros - bringer of victory 

Apollon

Apollon Akteios - of the foreigner 

Ares

Ares Laossoos  - he who rallies men

Artemis

Artemis Philomeirax -  friend of young girls

Artemis Soteria - savior

Athena

Athena Eryma - defender

Athena Soteria - savior 

Athena Poliatis - of the city 

Athena Xenia - of hospitality, of the foreigner 

Demeter

Demeter Thesmophoros - bringer of laws

Demeter Panakhaia - of all the greeks

Demeter Praxidikê - exactor of justice

Dionysus 

Dionysus Eleuthereus - of liberation, freedom

Dionysus Saôtês - savior 

Dionysus Politês - citizen

Dionysus Agyieus - protector of the streets, the ways

Hermes

Hermes Agoraios - of the marketplace

Hermes Hermêneutês - interpreter, translator

Hermes Pompaios - the guide 

Poseidon

Poseidon Asphalios - secures safe voyage 

Poseidon Laoitês - of the people

Zeus 

Zeus Koryphaios - chief, leader

Zeus Amboulios - counsellor 

Zeus Xenios - of hospitality, strangers

Zeus Phyxios - of refuge 

Zeus Laoitês - of the people

Zeus Sôsipolis - city-savior

Zeus Eleutherios - of freedom

(all epithets found on theoi.com) 

TERFs/Radfems/Racists/Homophobes/Ableists/etc. don’t clown on this post, just take a moment to learn and move on instead of harassing like you always do. 

[beatingdrumspouringwine]

Prayers Talk pt 2 :)

A little over a week ago (or maybe very over a week ago, I haven't quite been keeping up with time anymore), I put out a poll asking for what you all wanted to see from me going forward, prayer-wise, and prayers for the Olympian Gods won by a pretty good amount! So I have a few more things that I want to get settled before I get started, which means... another poll! I love polls!

I would love to do another epithet series like I did with Dionysos, so with that in mind, who do we want to see first?

[bugwolfsstuff]

My all time favorite trio i've made is Connor Stoll, Drew Tanaka and Lacy

Idk they're just fabulous together

Drew; You want me to kill that guy for you?

Connor: No

Drew: (Is a Daughter of Aphrodite Areia) Please, let me kill for you

Connor:*considering it*...No

Lacy: I'll mischaracterize them in a fanfiction for you

[pagansprite]

march means it's time to start thinking about rustic hermes

[ask-princessandromeda]

Hey guys this is Kore. today I brought a cheesecake. It's made according to a family recipe. I hope you like it :) I want to tell you something interesting about us demigods - we are born with certain epithets, with certain abilities in our domains of our parents and we are the embodiments of our mortal parents' idea of the gods with whom they had a loving relationship. For example, I was born in the epithets of Apollo Iatromantis, Chrysocomes, Loimios and Helios. Apollo god of prophecy and healing, Apollo with golden hair, Apollo god of plague, Apollo god of the sun. And my mortal dad saw Apollo as a sweet, somewhat eccentric guy who could predict the future, excelled in medicine and knew all diseases and he absolutely worshipped his golden hair. That's why I was born the way I am. As for you, I have a couple of thoughts - Luke is the son of Hermes Dolios, Hermes Pheletes and Hermes Krateros. Hermes, the god of lies and deception, Hermes the god of thieves, robbers and robbers, Hermes the mighty god. Mae Castellan seen Hermes as a charming deceiver and their acquaintance began with a stolen wallet. Chris is the son of Hermes Epimelius, Hermes Oeopolus, Hermes Kharidôtês. Hermes guarding the flock, Hermes the shepherd, Hermes the Giver of Joy. Your mother got together with Hermes on the basis of a common love for animals, Hermes used all his charm and sense of humor. Your mother was constantly smiling and laughing in his company. They took care of the animals together. Silena is the daughter of Aphrodite Areia, Aphrodite Callipygos, Aphrodite Nicephorus, Aphrodite Philommides. Aphrodite is the goddess of war, aphrodite is lush and beautiful, Aphrodite Bringer of Victory, Aphrodite Laughter-Loving. Your father fell in love with Aphrodite, who in his eyes was a strong-willed, determined and at the same time gentle and caring girl. Your father was constantly making her laugh to listen to her beautiful laugh and see her wonderful smile... Silena, you got your smile and laughter from your mom.

postscript, - Ethan, Alabaster, I'm still collecting information about your mothers.

Silena: Thank you for the food and for the information, we’re very grateful for it. *takes a bite from the cheesecake* I knew about the existence of of epithets from my ventures into the Camp Half-Blood archive, but I’ve never managed to find out what mine were. Well, your contribution to that is appreciated. I think they describe me pretty well. These epithets are interesting in a way, they’re both empowering and dehumanizing… just like gods, we’re mere embodiments of certain concepts, personifications of their power. I find that both scary and beautiful in a way. I wonder what the boys think of them?

Luke: Well, as interesting as they are, I don’t take pride in the epithets and powers that I got from my father. I don’t claim them as mine, and frankly I dislike using them. Maybe only against him, I enjoy the irony of that. But I’m not Luke Pheletes. I’m Luke Castellan. Hermes never acted like my father, so why should I act like his son? I don’t want to carry his so-called honor in my last name or in my abilities, because those are mine and mine only. I just wish I could rip myself away from him entirely, but sadly I can’t do that.

Chris: I get what you’re saying… but I perceive it differently. Maybe the epithets are symbols of me and my mother’s experience, and that’s something I can take pride in. It’s not about Hermes, it never was. It’s about my love for animals, the one I share with my mama. It’s about my talent, my humor, my life and how I came to be. I made myself human, and that’s something he can’t take away from me. He didn’t do shit for me, so I don’t want his powers to define me in any way.

Ethan: I… did not know about epithets. I wonder what mine are, and if they would even say something about me. Would I even like them? Do I even deserve to know them before I die? I don’t know… Al, what do you think? What do you know about this?

Alabaster: *straightening his back* Well, I do know the epithets that I inherited from Hecate.

Ethan: You do? You never said anything about them!

Alabaster: You never asked!

Ethan: Fair enough. What are your epithets, Al?

Alabaster: Well, I am the son of Hecate Prothegetis, Hecate Dadouchos and, most importantly, Hecate Amaimaketos. Leader, Torch-bearer, The Raging One. My mother might have perceived Hecate as a guide, a protector, but she was simultaneously a force, a warrior. I must have inherited all these attributes from her, and they really seem to show… They are a part of me. They are unchangeable, and I’ll have to put them to good use.

Ethan: Yeah… Thanks for the message, Kore. Please let me know if you find out anything about my mother.

[OOC: God, this answer gave me so much trouble! The first variant of it was even more complex, but sadly I lost some of the ideas. I hope that what I managed to write is good enough in the end!]

[archgabrielangel]

was talking with a friend and we came to the conclusion that it would've been so cool if demigods were born from their parents' epithets. like daughter of Aphrodite? well yes, but to be more specific, daughter of Aphrodite Areia. Son of Zeus Asbamaios. Daughter of Athena Ageleia like thats so cool

[divinelycrazy]

More greek god epithets I like and think are funny

-Hera Alexandros, suddenly men are cool in Hera's book.

-Hermes Eriounes, he's the type of friend who will always be ready to help when necessary.

-Aphrodite Pandemos, happy fun times for everyone, oh and she's also the daughter of Zeus in this version.

-Artemis Philomeirax, she's the best friend of all young girls, but not young boys, young boys suck.

[doglike-devotee]

Me vs epithets. Showdown, every prayer session. Location, in front of my altars.

I always forget to use epithets and it's like this haunting thing that follows me because it feels so unnatural when I'm speaking that I just.. Forget. I should really stick like, a sticky note saying "EPITHETS!!!!!!" above my altars or smth.

[sunlight-and-calliopes]

Lord Hermes

God of herds, travel, communication, language, luck, wealth, and thieves.

Epithets

Promakhos ~ The Champion

Hermeneutes ~ The Interpreter, The Translator

Trikephalos ~ Of Roads and Intersections (literally; "The Three Headed")

Propylaios ~ Of the Gateway

Pompaios ~ The Guide

Mechaniotes ~ The Trickster

Poneomenos ~ The Busy One

Oiopolos ~ The Shepard

Kharidotes ~ The Giver of Joy

Eriounes ~ The Luck Bringer

Dotor Eaon ~ The Giver of Good Things

Associations

Animals

Cattle, sheep, and other herd animals

Tortoise

Hares and rabbits

Snakes

Hawks

Roosters

Colors

Brown

Green

Gold

Orange

Yellow

Black

Plants

Crocus flowers

Strawberry trees

Snowdrop flowers

Offerings and Devotional Acts

Dice and playing cards

Feathers

Model ships, trains, and cars

Books

Keys

Maps and atlases

Tokens of luck (rabbits feet, four leaf clovers, coins, horseshoes, etc.)

Coins and other currency

Alcohol

Bull symbolism

Candles and incense

Learning a new language

Journaling

Traveling

Helping and being kind to strangers

Learning about other cultures

Playing strategy games (chess, checkers, go, etc.)

(credit to vibeswithrenai for the Hermes themed dividers!)

[oddyseye]

“ Hermes is a momma’s boy !! ” ??

Babe, where??? In what hymn?? In what plane of delusion??

Touch some epithets.

Maia raised him for five minutes and then he immediately sprinted into the world to make sure Daddy Zeus noticed him.

Did we read Hymn 4 to Hermes? Because he basically looks at Zeus like ‘‘Dad. Daddy. Pater. Father. Pops. Look what I made. A lyre. And a crime!’’ and Zeus goes ‘‘aw you little shit’’ and immediately adopts him into the pantheon like it’s Bring Your Son to Work Day. And suddenly Hermes has a job, a house, and immunity from prosecution.

HE IS A DADDY’S BOY.

He’s the blueprint for daddy’s boys.

He is the president of the Daddy’s Boy Club.

He straight-up looked Zeus in the eye and said: ‘‘Hey, I made music, lied, stole, and got away with it all before my first tooth came in. Can I be your errand boy?’’ And Zeus is eating it up. Giggling. Encouraging. Enabling. Like that’s my boy.

Meanwhile Maia’s just in that cave like, ‘‘Do I get anything out of this??’’ and Hermes is halfway to the Underworld already.

Put some respect on his winged sandals.

[templeofelysium]

who are the chthonic deities?

HADES: the god of the dead, riches, and King of the Underworld

PERSEPHONE: the goddess of springtime and flowers, Queen of the Underworld

HERMES: messenger of the gods, god of commerce, luck, thieves, and travel. under his Chthonius epithet his role in guiding the dead to the Underworld is emphasized

DEMETER: some sources consider the goddess of agriculture and fertility a chthonic deity because of her relation to the earth and as Persephone's mother

HEKATE: goddess of magic, crossroads, necromancy, and ghosts, she is a close companion of Persephone

TARTARUS: the primordial god of the abyss and personification of the deepest level of the Underworld

NYX: the primordial goddess of night

EREBUS: the primordial god of darkness, husband of Nyx

HYPNOS: son of Nyx and Erebus, the god of sleep

NEMESIS: daughter of Nyx and Erebus, goddess/daemon of revenge

CHARON: son of Nyx and Erebus, the ferryman that carries the dead across the river Acheron to the Underworld

THANATOS: son of Nyx and Erebus, the god of death

dividers by @vibeswithrenai

[temple-of-hermes]

My Favorite Epithets of Hermes

Ktêsios - The protector of property

Eriounios - Giver of good fortune

Oeopolus - Sheep-tending, shepherd

Clepsiphron - Deciever

Athanatus Diactorus - Immortal Guide

Mechaniotes - Trickster

Pheletes - Thief, Robber, Rustler

Poecilometes - Full of various wiles

Poneomenus - Busy one

Charidotes - Giver of Joy

Dotor Eaon - Giver of good things

Euscopus - Keen-sighted, watchful

Eriounes - Luck-bringing, Ready-helper

Ericydes - Famous, glorious, splendid

Pompaeus - The guide

[bronywnsworld]

SAAAAAAAM SAMSAMSAM I GOTTA TELL YOU A SECRET SAMMMMMMMM

Okay so you remember my post where I go into epithets?

you remember how one of Arsinoë’s Roman epithets is Libertas?

you know which famous sculpture is based off (most thought to be) Libertas?

The Statue of Liberty

if her sculpture was a Greek demigod, it would be a giant “fuck you Rome” after the Roman’s canonically lost the Civil War to have a goddess they chained, be the embodiment of liberty and telling out of her chains

in conclusion: Statue of Liberty = Arsinoë and the Greek gods have to see her every day and remember her face

Oh my GAWD. OH MY GAWD. SHUT UP. SHUT UP.

YESSSS!

You know what’s even better. Empire State Building, New York. So the gods who were on good terms with her will visit the Statue of Liberty. Poseidon will never let it be destroyed though sometimes he may rage at the image of one of his daughter. A bittersweet reminder of a face he sometimes can’t remember.

Athena will sit with her owls in the crown imagining the times she would do the same to Arsinoe and Perseleia, wishing she could take it to the her home but knowing she can’t.

Hermes loving that it’s situated in one of the entry points of America as many travelers see her.

Artemis bringing her hunters there once a year/every five years and reminiscing on the two young goddesses who were her friends.

Persephone and Demeter making sure the greenery is always immaculate and the underground gods sometimes going and wishing there was a statue of Perse as well.

Zeus wishing he could strike it down but Arsinoe resembled Athena, and Métis, and ultimately being unable to.

Hera having to view the image of the goddess of family who bolstered both her and Hestia’s domain. Like them just taking on mortal form to see the statue and crying.

—-

Percy: mommy why is that lady crying?

Sally: patriotism maybe?

—-

Percy (Perseleia) New York. She feels DRAWN to the statue in a way Sally could never explain. Staring at it longingly never really able to explain the longing ache and emptiness it brings to her very soul. Sally never really understood why Percy DEMANDED they go visit the statue that was almost 77 miles away was insane but it would make her little girl smile so she would.

Camp taking trips to visit it because Mr. D and Chiron secretly wanted to reminisce and someone joking it looked like Annabeth before she decked them saying she’s not a statue.

((My first ever ask and it is one that will never be beat))

[book-of-forbidden-knowledge]

Magic in Ancient Greece: An Introduction

I have seen some people claim that magic or witchcraft did not exist in Ancient Greece. This is not the case. So, I thought I'd take the opportunity to introduce you all to the strange and wonderful world of Ancient Greek magic!

First, what do we mean by "magic"? Radcliffe Edmonds, one of the leading scholars on Ancient Greek magic, defines "magic" as "non-normative ritual behavior." In short, what makes something magic, and not just normal religion, is that people in a given culture think it's weird. The word "magic" itself refers to the magi, Zoroastrian priests — the Ancient Greeks thought they did magic because to them, Zoroastrianism was foreign and weird. They also thought that Ancient Egyptians could do magic for the same reason — what the Greeks thought was spooky magic was just normal religion in Egypt. Within their own culture, magic was basically heteropraxic religion. Magic was not considered hubristic, at least not inherently.

There are multiple Ancient Greek words that refer to magic. The word μάγος, magos, itself means "magician" or "charlatan." There's also γοητεία, goetia, usually translated as "sorcery." The word most often translated as "witchcraft" is φαρμακεία, pharmakeia, the use of drugs or herbs to transform or influence people. This is what Medea and Circe do.

One of our best sources on Ancient Greek magic is the Greek Magical Papyri, or PGM, a set of magical texts from Hellenistic Egypt. When I first learned about it, I thought it was too good to be true, but here it is: uncorrupted ancient pagan magic! Essentially, the PGM is one of the oldest known grimoires, and the ancestor of the entire Western magical tradition. The papyri contain spells and rituals for almost every purpose: curses, love spells, divination, dream oracles, summoning daimones, necromancy, even full mystical rites. Most of them include invocations to various gods, which are heavily syncretic. Helios/Apollo (treated interchangeably) is invoked the most often. Aphrodite appears pretty often, too. Hekate-Artemis-Selene-Persephone (conflated with a whole bunch of other chthonic goddesses, including Ereshkigal) has her own set of spells. You'll even find the names of Egyptian gods and Hebrew angels in there.

One of the most common features in PGM spells is voces magicae or barbarous names, nonsense words that are supposed to be the secret names of the gods, which give you the authority to call them up. They act almost like a written form of glossolalia. Most are supposed to be spoken or chanted aloud. Some sound like actual names, or are well-known magical epithets like ABRASAX. Some are just strings of Greek vowels. Some of them are palindromic; there's lots of spells that use the "abracadabra" disappearing-letter-triangle format. There's also charakteres, apparently-meaningless magical symbols, the distant ancestor of modern sigils.

Another major source for Ancient Greek magic are defixiones or katadesmoi, curse tablets. They're little lead leafs called lamellae, which are inscribed with curses and then deposited in wells, graves, and other chthonic places. Thousands of them have been found.

Here's the text of a curse tablet that invokes Hekate and Hermes Kthonios (copied from Curse Tablets and Binding Spells from the Ancient World by John G. Gager):

Hermes Khthonios and Hekate Khthonia Let Pherenikos be bound before Hermes Khthonios and Hekate Khthonia. I bind Pherenikos’ [girl] Galene to Hermes Khthonios and to Hekate Khthonia I bind [her]. And just as this lead is worthless and cold, so let that man and his property be worthless and cold, and those who are with him who have spoken and counseled concerning me. Let Thersilochos, Oinophilos, Philotios, and any other supporter of Pherenikos be bound before Hermes Khthonios and Hekate Khthonia. Also Pherenikos’ soul and mind and tongue and plans and the things that he is doing and the things that he is planning concerning me. May everything be contrary for him and for those counseling and acting with…

Another curse tablet, which invokes Hekate to punish thieves, includes a drawing of her and charakteres. This is how she's depicted:

From Curse Tablets and Binding Spells in the Ancient World by John G. Gager

It's supposed to be a woman with three heads and six raised arms, but to me it looks like Cthulhu, which is honestly appropriate.

There was a very fine line between love spells and curses in Ancient Greece. Some love spells in the PGM call upon the spirits of the dead and chthonic gods to torture a poor girl until she submits to the magician. Just as many defixiones attempt to forcefully bind a lover. But there's another, gentler kind of love spell described by Theocritus in Idylls, in which a witch named Simaetha invokes the Moon and Hekate and uses an iynx wheel to make a man love her.

If you want to know how to apply all of this in modern practice, I'm still working that one out. I've found the PGM very hard to adapt, because a lot of its requirements are dangerous or impractical. Many of its spells require gross ingredients worthy of the Scottish play, or plants that scholars can't identify, or procedures that I don't plan on attempting. And if you haven't noticed by now, most of them fly in the face of modern magical ethics. (Don't let anyone tell you that the gods will punish you for doing baneful magic, because that's clearly bullshit.) On the other hand, Crowley adapted his Bornless Ritual almost word-for-word from PGM V. 96—172. So far, the best resource I've found on modernizing Ancient Greek magic is The Hekataeon by Jack Grayle. Its material is clearly historically-inspired, but still doable, and spiritually relevant. I really recommend getting it if you have the means, especially if you have an interest in Hekate specifically. I'm happy to have it as a model for how to adapt ancient magic for myself in the future. To me, it strikes the perfect balance between historically-informed and witchy, which is right where I want to be.

If you can't access that one, here's some other books I recommend:

Drawing Down the Moon: Magic in the Ancient Greco-Roman World by Radcliffe G. Edmonds III: An introduction to Ancient Greek magic, both scholarly and accessible. It covers the definitions and contexts of magic, curses, love spells, divination, theurgy, philosophy, basically everything you need to know.

The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation by Hans Dieter Betz: The definitive English edition of the PGM. A must if you plan to study ancient magic in-depth, especially as a practitioner.

Curse Tablets and Binding Spells in the Ancient World by John G. Gager: An English edition of the texts of many curse tablets.

Magic, Witchcraft, and Ghosts in the Greek and Roman Worlds by Daniel Ogden: a sourcebook of ancient literature concerning magic.

The Golden Ass by Apuleius: A Roman novel about a man who is turned into a donkey by a witch. A very entertaining story, also our source for "Cupid and Psyche" and one of the best sources on the Mysteries of Isis that we have.

Ancient Magic: A Practitioners Guide to the Supernatural in Ancient Greece and Rome by Philip Matyszak: A simple and straightforward introduction to Ancient Greek magic, less scholarly but very easy to follow and directed at practitioners.