#hymns prayers and epithets

[dionysianfreak]

Prayer to Hephaestus against wildfires

Lord Hephaestos of the Smoldering Kilns—

tamer of the flame and shaper of smoke,

lover of the ashes and crafter of unmatched skill.

i plead with thee to tame this wild beast.

quell the roaring spirits whom consume all they touch,

their greed unquenchable, destructive, and smoldering.

thus I call to you, my savior, undying Hephaestos—

Klytomêtis, Klytos, Aithalóeis Theós—

bend back this unruly beast and strike down your mighty hammer.

show mercy to us, God of the Scorching Heat,

that we may sing your praises to the unburned skies.

for i will remember you with this prayer, and again with another.

Klytomêtis (Κλυτομητις) - Famed for Skill, Crafts

Klytos (Κλυτος) - Renowed, Famed, Glorious

Aithalóeis Theós (Αιθαλοεις Θεος) - Sooty God

[langefisharcade]

Any more epithets or Gods with Epithets?

Epithets

I've been feeling rather disconnected from my craft as of late, and it's becoming incredibly difficult for me to try to feel like I'm connected, so I decided to just do some basic epithet research for a few of my deities because it's the only thing I feel like I have the mental capacity for right now, and I need to feel like I'm connected somehow.

Sekhmet

Crown of Ra

Eye of Ra

Feline

Golden One

Great Goddess of the House of Ptah

Great of Flame

Lady of Ankhtawy

Lady of Ast

Lady of Heaven

Lady of Ladies

Lady of Life

Lady of Plague

Lady of Protection

Mistress of Life

Mistress of Red Linen

Mistress of Terror in the Temple of the Sistrum

Mistress of the Two Lands

Mistress of the Year

Sacred Eye in the Temple

She Who Dances on Blood

The Great

Who Does What She Wishes

Who Fills the Ways with Blood

Who Seizes Impious Ones

Who Slaughters to the Limits of All She Sees

At Whose Wish the Arts Were Born

Pure One

Roamer of Deserts

Wanderer in the Wastes

Self-Contained

Flaming One

Awakener

Opener of Ways

Giver of Ecstasies

Enlightener

Empowerer

Lady of the Magic Lamp

Lady of the Bloodbath

Destroyer by Plagues

Great One of Healing

Destroyer by Fire

Lady of Jubilation

Lady of Intoxications

Protectress of the Divine Order

Warrior Goddess

Goddess of Love

Devouring One

Beloved Teacher

Neith

She Who Opens All the Pathways

She Who Opens the Way in All Her Places

The Great

The Red

Of the House of the Bee

Regent of Mehet-Weret

Who Inaugurated Birth when Birth Had Not Yet Been

She Who Appeared From Herself

She Who Separates Islands from Shores

She Who Separated for Us the Bright Dawn from the Night, Made for Us a Ground Upon Which We May Take Support, Separated for Us Night from Day

The Goddess Who Divided the Comb of her Loom Among the Five Who Inhabit the Heaven and Earth

The Divine Mother

Who is Alive, Hale, and Young

Protectress of the Throne

The Mistress of the Oil of Unction

The Mistress of the Fabric of Unction

The Great Lady

Lady of Heaven

Mistress of Divinities

Goddess of the Moon, the Sky, the Earth, Childbirth, Hunting, Love, and Battle

Great Goddess

She Who Is Self-Produced

The First Birthgiver

Divine Shehe

Mother of Mothers

Father of Fathers

She Who Brought Forth The Sun Before Anything Else Existed

She Who Personifies that Place in the Sky Where the Sun Rises

She Who Weaves the World on Her Loom

Great Mother of Deities

Source of Ancient Wisdom

She to Whom Even Gods Appeal for Justice

Warring Protectress Against Invaders

She Who Blesses the Hunter's Weapons

Nourisher and Sustainer of Life

Bestower of Poetic Insight

Culture-Bringer

Lady of Sais

Sorceress

Controller and Organizer of Water

She Who Is Associated with the Draining of Marshes and the Creation of Productive Land

Matron of Crafts and Industries

Healer and Midwife

Protectress of the Dead to Whom She Offers Bread and Water from a Tree

She Who Has Four Forms in her Duat

Opener of Ways

She Who Runs Like an Arrow

Lap of Power

World-Weaver

Dripping-Rain

Mistress of the Bow

Ruler of Arrows

Cow of Heaven

Virgin Mother Goddess

Astarte

The Holy Queen

Lady

Lady of Heaven

She of the Womb

She of the Field

The Strong One

The Face of Ba'al

The Mistress of Horses

The Mistress of the Chariot

The One with the Steadfast Heart

Who Grasps Weapons/Who Seizes Weapons for Herself

The Mistress of the Gods

She Who is Pregnant but Cannot Give Birth

The Naked Goddess

Anubis

Accounter of Hearts

Assume All Your Authority and All Your Power

Beauty Who Leads to the Beautiful West

Beautiful Paths on Which the Blessed Go

Beautiful Guardian

Black One

Chief Physician

Chief of Butchers

Chief of the Herds

Chief of the Oxen of Sacrifice

Chief of Shepherds

Child of JAckals and Dogs

Controller of the Two Lands

Dog

Dog-Faced God

Embalmer

Enduring Youth

Foremost of the Divine Booth

Foremost of the God's Shrine

Foremost of the Westerners

Great

Great Child

Great God

Great One

Great Strength

He of the Grain Products

He to Whom the Earth Belongs

He Who Announces the Way

He Who Checks the Heart

He Who Checks the Scales

He Who Makes the Corpses

Key-Holder

Lord of Light

Ruler of the Living

Ruler of Eternity

[enodia-polymorphous]

9 DAILY DEVOTIONAL ACTS FOR HEKATE It is not expected at all that you would do devotional acts every day, or that they're specific to Hekate only! This post is for inspiration purposes based on my daily practice.

1. Devotional perfume or scents

You can dedicate a new or owned perfume or scent to the goddess and wear it as often as you can/like in devotion to her. I wear the Hekate perfume from Yalu Natural Perfumery & Witchery!

2. Devotional jewelry

With a new or owned piece of jewelry, you can cleanse it with smoke, sound, khernips etc. and then devote it to the goddess. This can be done by presenting the jewelry to her (either at your shrine, altar or in your hands - you don't need a shrine/altar for this), and then saying a prayer that dedicates wearing the jewelry to her.

I specify "wearing the jewelry" as you are wearing it as a devotional act, rather than giving her the jewelry as a gift (which can also be done, if it pleases you).

3. Tarot readings for the community

If you are interested in divination or practice divination, a wonderful devotional act could be offering readings within your communities. I offer free tarot readings and paid ones in my shop in honour of Hekate.

4. Work on a devotional project

A devotional project can be art, writing, music... I like to write hymns for Hekate. Another devotional project of mine are the journals I keep with all my reflections and findings about the goddess. I'm working on an oracle deck inspired by her epithets, which is another devotional project!

5. Pray

You don't need to do offerings or libations every day, though a prayer can be said at anytime of the day to praise or thank Hekate. You can also use hymns and pre-written prayers for this. You could even keep a sticky note by your bed or under your pillow with a pre-written (original or borrowed, with permission) prayer to say before you sleep.

6. Tend to her altar

If you have an altar or shrine to Hekate, cleaning it and refreshing it can be a great devotional act and a way to connect with her. Cleaning it can include taking the items off the surface and wiping it down, it can be disposing of previous offerings, it can be adding new offerings. It can be a combination!

If you don't have an altar or shrine and can't, then cleaning your space is the next best thing. Your room, your house, your desk - wherever you may do a lot of your worship to Hekate.

7. Learn something new

There is so much to learn about Hekate, her history, her ancient and modern worship, her names... I always try to learn something new every day to build upon my devotion and allow me to connect with the goddess at a deeper level.

8. Share knowledge

When you're learning so much, it can be good to share this knowledge. Everyone comes across knowledge of Hekate in different ways, on different paths, and you never know when your post, video, chat, or random fun-fact might be useful!

Knowledge is also valuable when based on your experiences as a worshipper. It can help others feel solidarity, allow them to feel confident, give them an idea of how to get started.

9. Meditation

I have to suggest this series of Hekate meditations by Mima Cornish. If you like guided meditations, this one will do you well in connecting with Hekate Phosphorus, Hekate Einalia, Hekate Cthonia, and Hekate Soteira.

You can also sit with some meditation music and seek to connect with her. Meditation doesn't have to be silent with an empty mind, but a state where you can do something absent-mindedly enough to open your mind and self to her presence.

divider credit -> @enchanthings-a

[whats-the-word-again]

Praise Aphrodite Aphrogeneia!

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🌊🐚 🌊🐚 🌊🐚 🌊🐚 🌊🐚 🌊🐚 🌊🐚 🌊

Thank you Aphrodite Aphrogeneia, foam-born, for your presence in your ritual today.

Thank you for your kindness and patience as your energy washed over me like the wave that begot you.

Thank you for showing me the beauty in my different features - like the ocean, beautiful in a multitude of ways.

Xaire your enveloping embrace; drowning my fears, and washing away my sorrows.

🌊🐚 🌊🐚 🌊🐚 🌊🐚 🌊🐚 🌊🐚 🌊🐚 🌊

My usual ritual to Aphrodite consists of a bath - I rarely have one, which is why I like dedicating them to Her [to clarify I do shower, I don’t often have time to have a bath though]. I bring a plate that I keep on Her altar with seashells, a small drawing of Her, and Her devotional necklace on it. I also bring my skincare with me. I get in the bath and pull out my pendulum and speak to Her; this is where there’s usually a change up between each ritual.

I’m not sure why or how it started, but each time I spend time with Aphrodite - as in I actively feel Her energy and speak to Her - she appears as a different epithet. Again, I don’t really know why it started, but I believe it was Her giving me a way of getting to know Her better, like a devotional guessing game.

And then it’s the same from there; I practice channeling Her energy, with whatever epithet She presents me with. I allow Her entry into my mind and give Her free rein. Then I sit with Her in my head, trying to take it in. Today, it was Aphrodite Aphrogeneia. I also managed to have Her in my head for longer than usual, not breaking the ‘connection’ after opening my eyes! Which She was proud of. I also usually bring in a book and recite my favourite poems / poems that remind me of Her to Her - today I did it a little different and brought in a notebook and wrote down a hymn to Aphrodite.

After that I get out of the bath and dry off, thanking Aphrodite - I do my skin and hair and get dressed then do a little photo shoot; it’s a way to boost my confidence in my looks. After packing up the items, I generally give her a libation / offering along with a prayer; today was a banana and chocolate smoothie I made.

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I just wanted to share what my usual ritual to Aphrodite looks like to y��all. I’m only really able to do it once a month maybe? But I always enjoy it.

Xaire Lady Aphrodite! I love you 🩵

-> lil emoji divider thingy was just me <33

[sabazium]

Masterpost

Info:

Zagreus in Ancient Greece

Zagreus in Phrygia, Thrace, Anatolia & Rome

Zagreus in Alcmeonis

Dedicated:

Hymn to Zagreus

‘Fatherhood’, Zagreus & Hades

Prayer to Zagreus

Titled Zagreus

Statue of Zagreus Mēn

Epithets

Sabazius stepping on Bull’s head

Aes:

Zagreus Mēn

Zagreus Sabazius

Zagreus the Winged Serpent Hunter

Zagreus the Scarlet Thunderer

Zagreus Master of the Cosmos

Zagreus & Hades

Zagreus & 'Eat your young'

Night-ranging Zagreus

Now farewell, Zagreus

Zagreus & Chthonia

Zagreus the Great Hunter

Answers:

#from hermeneut — asks and stuff

[odetothetwins]

Apollo Digital Shrine ☀️🌻🏹

“You will find me chasing the sun.”

⋆☀︎｡ About Lord Apollon -ˋˏ ༻𖤓༺ ˎˊ-

—🌻 THE BASICS

Intro 1

— 🌻 NAMES AND EPITHETS

— 🌻 SYMBOLS

— 🌻 DOMAINS

— 🌻 MYTHS

— 🌻 RELANTIONSHIPS

The muses and Apollon

⋆☀︎｡ Research/Worship -ˋˏ ༻𖤓༺ ˎˊ-

— 🏛️ HISTORICAL CULTS

— 🏛️ FESTIVALS

— 🏛️ ANCIENT WORSHIP PRACTICES

— 🏛️ MODERN DEVOTION

— 🏛️ LITERATURE

⋆☀︎｡ Art in his honor -ˋˏ ༻𖤓༺ ˎˊ-

— 🎨 POEMS AND LETTERS

— 🎨 DRAWINGS AND PAINTINGS

— 🎨 MUSIC

⋆☀︎｡ Devotion -ˋˏ ༻𖤓༺ ˎˊ-

— 🐝 OFFERINGS

— 🐝 RITUALS

— 🐝 DEVOTIONAL ACTS

— 🐝 SPELLS

— 🐝 PRAYERS

— 🐝 HYMNS

⋆☀︎｡ Divination and Guidance -ˋˏ ༻𖤓༺ ˎˊ-

— 🍋 DREAM MESSAGES

— 🍋 TAROT READINGS

— 🍋 ORACLE READING

— 🍋 OTHER DIVINATION

— 🍋 INSIGHTS AND SIGNS

⋆☀︎｡ Miscellaneous -ˋˏ ༻𖤓༺ ˎˊ-

— 🍊MY OFFERINGS TO HIM

draw that is my representation of him

— 🍊 MY GIFTS TO HIM

[ardentlyares]

Tuesday is Lord Ares day and I have some time so I’m back with another poem. This one turned out more like a prayer I think. Either way I actually am quite proud of this one. 🥹

Ares, God of War,

Of Rage and Bloodlust,

Of Violence and Fear,

Remembered as the mighty

Spear and shield wielding

Warrior who brings Victory

To the battlefield.

And what of your other domains?

Ares, God of City Defense,

Where the ancient worshipers

Built temples outside of the

City, invoking your protection

From possible invaders?

Or Sparta who kept a statue

Of Enyalius in chains so

Victory would not leave them?

Ares, God of Civil Order,

Who is called in the Homeric Hymns

An ally to Lady Themis, Governor

Of the rebellious, and Leader

Of righteous men?

Who is the father of Lady Harmonia?

Who keeps the cities morally upright

In the face of injustices?

Ares, God of Courage,

With a spirit of manliness

For for the raging tides

Of battle.

But what of the quiet moments?

The courage it takes to live

As oneself, for your beliefs,

The courage to stand up for

What is right?

And Ares, with the epithet

Gynaecothoenas,

Has it been forgotten how

Calling upon you women

Defended their town

From a Spartan king?

How you blessed your

Amazonian daughters?

Or how you slayed a son of

King Poseidon for daring

Touch your daughter?

Ares, far more than just

God of War,

May you be remembered

In all of your complexity

For all that you are,

And may those of today

Learn the lessons

You offer us.

[persphones-hallow]

Prayer / how to pray from a historical perspective - deep dive that nobody asked for

There was a heavy implication upon epithets when prayer to deities, it is one way that connects you further to that deity and their specific role with that title.

Let’s say for hades he’s the god of the underworld, yea? But if you want to request his blessings upon wealth then you’d pray to his pluton epithet.

When praying to any deity you need to take into consideration khairs, the act of repricocity--giving to the gods in return for their favor and help. Khairs was very important in the Hellenic worship and even in modern day it should be done.

The prayer format in a basic explanation would be

“The ancient Greeks would pray on their feet, with their hands up to the sky while they were praising Zeus and the other heavenly gods. Whenever they wanted to worship Hades, the King of the Underworld, or other deities of the underworld, they would kneel down to the earth, powerfully hitting the earth with their hands in order to be heard loudly.

https://libguides.brenau.edu/c.php?g=684125&p=4834713#:~:text=The%20Greeks%20worshiped%20twelve%20deities,more%20about%20each%20Olympian%20deity.&text=The%20ancient%20Greeks%20would%20pray,and%20the%20other%20heavenly%20gods.

When we are praying to a theoi for a example Lady Hêrê (Hera) we view the hymns (they can be used as an example or prayer by itself)

Homeric Hymn 12 to Hera (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C7th to 4th B.C.) : "I sing of golden-throned Hera whom Rhea bare. Queen of the Immortals is she, surpassing all in beauty: she is the sister and wife of loud-thundering Zeus,--the glorious one whom all the blessed throughout high Olympos reverence and honour even as Zeus who delights in thunder."

There is praise in the beginning seen in multiple hymns to deities there’s a lot of good as to why; “Sometimes the main purpose of the prayer is to give praise as an offering. It is always kalos (good/beautiful) to include references to stories or your own heart-moved praise of and gratitude to the deity.” and “It is encouraged by great people such as Socrates for people to ask more wisely in their prayers, and many later philosophers simply pray for the Good (Socrates in Xen. Mem. 1.3.2) (Plato Euthyphr. 14 d) (Iamblichus De vita Pyth. 145). The divine Julian, in his Hymn to the Mother of the Gods, prayed for all men to be granted knowledge of the Gods and for impiety to be outcasted”

Most of the prayers / hymns we see in theoi.com praises and gives the theoi (gods) gratitude without wanting anything in return. This is most but not all.

More important things to know

When we pray to the Gods, it is wise not to approach them with a wish list. It is best that we ask the Gods for, in the words of Porphyry, things necessary. Which means, we only ask that the Gods give to us what is appropriate for our situation. Asking for a specific thing may actually be a request of an ‘extreme’ (excess or deficiency). Porphyry in his own words is reminding us to follow the Delphic Maxim “Pray for things possible” and “Nothing in excess.”

Sources

Website https://www.llewellyn.com/journal/article/3215 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/agora/2019/01/hearth-of-hellenism-how-to-pray-to-the-gods/ https://hellenicfaith.com/prayer-format/

[talonabraxas]

Intuition is the innate ability in everyone to perceive truth directly - not by reason, logic, or analysis, but by a simple knowing from within. That is the very meaning of the word "intuition": to know, or understand from within - from one's own self, and from the heart of whatever one is trying to understand. Intuition is the inner ability to see behind the outer forms of things to their inner essence.” ― Goswami Kriyananda

‘Keeper of the Keys of the Cosmos’ Hekate Talon Abraxas

Hekate's Hymns; Prayers for Hekate, and Offering Inspiration

[hyakinthou-naos]

Hello! Could you explain how you make your own authorial prayers? Or even explain how they are made?

Khaire Dollovee,

Thank you for your question! For my answer, I am going to assume that you mean authorial prayers as as synonym for self-written prayers -

When it comes to the hymns I write, I don't have a specific formula or process. I have personally been writing my own poetry and music since I was about 7, so for me most of my hymns are lyrical and/or poetic in nature. I personally believe that every hymn I write is divinely inspired through Lord Apollo himself or the Mousai. (Not that they are speaking through me, just that their blessings guide my work).

However, when I write formal prayers, I follow ancient tradition in how I try to structure my words.

"Any devout worshipper may compose such a verse. A prayer begins with the invocation, including the appropriate epithets and identifying characteristics specific to the particular God or Gods. Thereafter, the request or petition follows..." - Hellenic Polytheism: Household Worship (2014, pg 67)

You can see examples of this in this post in the "Opening Prayer & Deity Invocation" section, as well as in the other Hyakíntha ritual posts.

I hope that helped to answer your question. If you have follow up questions please don't hesitate to ask! Additionally, we offer free customized written works as a service the Temple provides to patrons and visitors. You can read more about that here.

Eirene - peace and farewell,

- Aön

[beadelmare]

hi bea, i am reaaally interested in hellenic polytheism and i wanted to ask where can i start researching for informations? it feels like there’s too many things to start from, and i don’t trust tiktok 😭

heyy omg !! hellenic polytheism is so fun to research, but ur right please stay FAR FAR AWAY from helpol stuff on tiktok it's usually so badly informed😭

theoi.com is basically the hellenic polytheist bible, everything's there, like the deities' myths and epithets, hymns and prayers etc. it's rlly informative !

when i started i watched loads of fel the blithe's videos on youtube, she covers the basics of worship n she's just really helpful overall🙏🏻

[starborncoven]

DIONYSUS

Welcome to the divine assignment of the month! This February we want to celebrate with wine, in nature, wildly and with as much pleasure as possible. Therefore, here we have: DIONYSUS

Dionysus is the god of wine, madness, vegetation, pleasure, festivities and frenzy. Son of Zeus and Semele, married to Ariadne. There were two ways of representing him in art: as a middle-aged man with a beard, or as an effeminate young man.

His attributes are the thyrsus, a cup and a crown of ivy; and his sacred animals are the panther (sometimes leopard), the tiger, the bull and the serpent. He used to be accompanied by satyrs and maenads. The color most associated with him is purple.

The most important and well-known places of worship of this god are Naxos and Thebes, where his most renowned temples are located.

One of the best known myths of Dionysus is that of his birth. Zeus and Semele, princess of Thebes, conceived Dionysus. Hera, filled with jealousy, convinced the princess to ask Zeus to appear before her in his true form, in all his glory.

Zeus, obliged to comply with this request, did so, and Semele was burned to death by his form and lightning. Luckily, the god was able to recover the baby's body and sewed it in his thigh, where he could finish forming until he was born. Then, depending on the source, Zeus gave the child to Hermes, in other versions to Persephone or Rhea, and they gave it to Dionysus' aunt and her husband: Ino and Athamas. They convinced the couple to raise Dionysus as if he were a girl.

However, Hera's jealousy caused her to drive them both mad, causing them to kill their own children and then themselves. Zeus, to save Dionysus, turned him into a ram and took him to the nymphs of Mount Nyssa, where they raised him in a cave.

Nowadays, Dionysus has been associated as the patron saint of trans and androgynous people, due to the fact that he was raised partly as a woman and was associated with male and female characteristics in antiquity.

Other associations of Dionysus are theater and choral singing. In fact, during his festivities tragedies and comedies were performed, and the plays dedicated to the god had choral singing and dancing.

Dionysus is a god with multiple epithets and myths, all of them important to understand his changing character and his relationship with the other gods. Although some associations and relationships between them are more recent, such as the comparison between Dionysus and Apollo in Nietzsche's studies.

He is also a god known for driving mortals to madness, as he has myths in which his vengeance against those who go against him is shown in great detail. Such as the myth of Pentheus of Thebes or the Tyrrhenian pirates.

Now, what can be worked with this god? Mental health (please also remember to go to mental health professionals) is one of the aspects that can be best worked with Dionysus. Inhibition, the understanding of personal pleasures, the knowledge of your limits, the contradiction between what is socially correct and your vices or desires... He is a perfect god for shadow work and to delve into our wildest side and rooted to the most primitive pleasure, including leisure.

He helps you to express yourself, to find a way to show who you are in every step you take, to speak out and give your opinion no matter who hears it, etc. But he also helps with theater, acting, choral music (share with Apollo and the muses), etc.

Offerings to Dionysus can be grapes, wine, participating in plays or going to see them, being indulgent in your leisure time and in what you desire, honey, ivy leaves, cups, purple candles, hymns, handwritten prayers, one could even make a pact with him in self-pleasure (such as masturbation), purple crystals such as amethyst, and many more offerings.

And that’s the end of the thread! 🍇

[citrineandrosmarin]

🦉Athena Masterpost: Epithets🦉

🐍 Masterpost Link 🐍

Last updated: 30 April did a full revamp and added some epithets

Note: I use "kh" for chi (X) instead of "ch" and "u" for upsilon instead of "y". Colored dots correspond to sources at the bottom, otherwise source is stated in the entry

Aiolomorphos ● "Shapeshifter/Of changing form" -Orphic Hymn to Athena

Aithuia/Aithyia ●● “Diver” -May refer to a diving bird, such as a gull, shearwater or gannet, or potentially refers to Athena teaching ship-building or navigation as ‘aithuia’ more figuratively refers to a ship.

Ageleia ●● “Leader or protectress of the people”, or perhaps “pillager”, “she who carries off the spoils”, or “war-leader.”

Agoraia ●●● “Protector of the assemblies of the people in the agora/Of the marketplace”

Alalkomeneia ●●●●● “Powerful Defender/Protectress/She Who Wards Off/Helper in Battle” -Could also be from the Boeotian village of Alalcomenae where she was believed to have been born. 

Alkis ● “Strong One” or “The Strong”

Alkidemos ● “Defender of the people”

Alea ●●●● “Protectress/Shelter/Asylum” -From a syncretism with a local goddess, Alea.

Alexikakos ● "Averter of evil"

Amboulia ●● Unknown, may mean “Without Council” or “Delayer of death”

Anassa ● “Queen/Lady”

Anemotis ● “The subduer of the winds”

Apatouria ● “Of Deception, Deceiver”

Apatropaia ● "Protector from evil"

Areia ●●● “The warlike/Of war” -Possibility that this epithet is derived from ara, a prayer, or from areo/aresko, to propitiate or atone for

Atrutone/Atrytone ● "The Unwearying" -Iliad, Book 21

Arkhegetes ●● -Invoked under this epithet as a founder of Athens

Axiopoinos ●● “Returning Vengeance/ The Avenger”

Boulaia ●●●● “Of the Council”

Despoina ●● “Lady/Mistress”

Dios ekgegauia ● "Zeus-born"

Drakaina ● "She-Dragon/She-snake"

Epekoos ● “Listening to prayer”

Ergane ●●●● “The Worker” -Refers to Athena’s domain and instruction of the arts

Eriopis ● “Strong-eyed”

Eruma/Eryma ● “Defender”

Erusiptolis ● "City Protector" -Homeric Hymn 11

Euresitekhnos ● "Inventor of the arts" -Orphic Hymn to Athena

Gigantoleteira ● “Destroyer of Giants”

Glaukôpis ●●●●● “Bright-eyed/Gleaming-eyed/Darting-eyed/Blue-eyed/Grey-eyed/Owl-eyed” -Glaukos denotes a quality of gleaming or shining brightness. It can also refer to the little owl (glaux).

Gorgolaphas/Gorgolopha ●● “Gorgon-Crested”

Gorgopis ●● “Gorgon-eyed”

Hephaisteia ● “Of Hephaistos”

Hippia ●●●● “Of Horses”

Hippelateira ● "Driver of Horses" -Orphic Hymn to Athena

Hoplokhares ● "Delighting in arms" -Orphic Hymn to Athena

Hoplophoros ● "Armed," "Warrior" -Orphic Hymn to Athena

Hormasteira ● "One who urges on" -Orphic Hymn to Athena

Hugeia/Hygeia ●●●● “Of good health”

Huperdexia/Hyperdexia ● “Protector of the people”

Keleuthia ● “Of the Road”

Khalinitis ●● “Tamer of Horses by means of the bridle”

Khalkioikos ●●●● “Of the Bronze House”

Khrusolopha/Khrysolopha ● "Golden-plumed"

Khrusolonkhos/Khrysolonkhos ● “Golden-speared”

Kissaia ● “Of the Growing Ivy”

Koruphasia/Koryphasia ● “Of the Head”

Koruphagenes/Koryphagenes ● “Born of the Head”

Korie/Koria ●●● “Maiden/Of girls”

Kranaies ● “Of Cornel-Wood,” or "Of the Ram"

Kyparissia ● “Of the Cypress Grove”

Leitis ●● “Distributor of War Booty,” “Goddess of Plunder”

Medousa ●● “Queen”

Meter/Mater ●●● “Mother”

Mekhanitis ● “Inventor/Contriver (of Plans and Devices)/Skilled in inventing”

Mousike ● “Musician”

Moria ●●● Could mean “The Fateful” but was used in relation to Athena’s protection of the sacred olive trees, the moriai.

Narkaia ●● Could mean ‘goddess who petrifies’ but it comes from Elis where there was the hero Narkaios who built a temple to Athena Narkaia and the epithet may come from that.

Nike ●●●● “Victory”

Nikephoros ●● “Bringer of victory”

Obrimopatre ● “Daughter of a mighty father”

Ophthalmitis ●● “Of the Eyes”

Optiletis ● “Sightful”

Oxuderkes/Oxyderkes ●●● “Sharp-Sighted,” “With penetrating gaze,” “claer-sighted”

Paionia ● “Healer”

Pallas ●● Uncertain meaning. May refer to the myth of Athena’s childhood friend Pallas, or of the giant named Pallas whom she slayed, or may come from the verb pallein, “to brandish,” or from the word parallax, for “maiden.”

Pammakhos ● Either “Victor in combat sports” or “Warrior par excellence”

Pareia ● "Adder"

Parthenos ●●●● “Maiden”

Phemia ● "The Oracular"

Phobesistrate ● “Router of armies”

Phratria ●●● -Refers to her role in overseeing young men’s entry to citizenship, and young women’s transition to the status of citizen wives.

Polemedokos/Polemadoke ●●● “War-sustaining”

Polias/Poliatis ●●●● “Of the City”

Polioukhos ●●●● “Protectress Of the City”

Poluboulos/Polyboulos ● "Exceedingly wise," "Much-counselling" -From the Odyssey

Polumetis/Polymetis ●● “Cunning in many ways/Crafty”

Potnia ● “Queen”

Promakhos ●●"Champion,” “Fighter at the front”

Promakhorma ●●●● “Protector of the Bay,” “The one who fights in the front,” “Guardian of the anchorage”

Pronoia ●●● “Of foresight”

Pulaimakhos ● “Fighter at the gates”

Salpnix ●● “Of the war trumpet”

Soteira ●●●● “Savior”

Sthenias ●● “Of Strength/Strong/Mighty”

Tritogeneia ●●●●● May refer to her birth by the lake Tritonis in Libya or the river Triton in Boeotia, or a reference to her birth from Zeus’ head (“tritô” signifying the head)

Xenia ●● “Of Hospitality, Of the Foreigner” -Refers to her presiding over the laws of hospitality, and protecting strangers.

Zosteria ●● “Of the girdle/Girder in Armour”

Main Sources:

●Theoi.com

●Athena in the Classical World - Deacy, Susan & Villing, Alexandra

●Symbolic Elements in the Cult of Athena - Luyster, Robert

●Athena’s Epithets: Their Structural Significance in Plays of Aristophanes - Anderson, Carl

●Ancient Greek Cults - Larson, Jennifer

●Athena - Deacy, Susan

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Personal prayers based on epithets 💜

Artemis 🌙 🦌 🏹

Praise to divine Artemis of the wolves and of the deer. She of the hunt and of the fire. Swift running archer who haunts the forest and roams in the night. Shooter from afar.

She of the hymns. She who soothes. Light-bringer Phoebe. Willow-bound and royal Diana. Beautiful empress who bears a golden sword on a golden throne. Strong-voiced revered maiden.

Beloved and loving priestess. Holy guardian who stands before the door. Immortal torch-bearer. Goddess queen of beasts. Praise be to Artemis, deliverer and savior.

Apollo 🎼 ☀️ 🦢

Praise to holy Apollo with the silver bow. Bright son of Leto and of Delphi. He of the oracle. Prophetic healer and foreseeing averter of harm. Light-bringer and destroyer of evil.

He of the locusts and the wolves. He of the python and the dolphin. He of the ash-trees. Rescuer and helper. Wandering physician. Far-worker and rouser of armies.

He who watches the heavens. Leader of the muses. He who protects the streets and bestower of Dionysus. Praise be to Apollo, shining light of the sun.

Hekate 🗝 🔥 🐕

Praise to mighty Hekate, destroyer and child of Perses. She of the underworld. She of the wayside and the crossroads. Irresistible and indomitable queen of those below. Holy bringer of light.

She who holds the keys. She who haunts the mountains. Nocturnal one. Fond of solitude and hidden. She who wanders in the night. Lovely and revered only begotten maiden.

Immortal guardian and spinner of fate. Leader of the dogs heralded by roaring beasts. Three-formed protectress at the gate. Praise to Hekate, attendant and guide.

Let me know in the tags if there are any other deities you'd like to see! 💜

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Athena Digital Shrine🦉🗡️⚖️

“Beauty may be dangerous, but inteligence is lethal.”

⋆ ⚖︎｡ About Lady Athena ⋆｡°✎ᝰ ˎˊ˗

—🦉 THE BASICS

— 🦉 NAMES AND EPITHETS

— 🦉 SYMBOLS

— 🦉 DOMAINS

— 🦉 MYTHS

— 🦉 RELANTIONSHIPS

⋆ ⚖︎｡ Research/Worship ⋆｡°✎ᝰ ˎˊ˗

— 🏛️ HISTORICAL CULTS

— 🏛️ FESTIVALS

— 🏛️ ANCIENT WORSHIP PRACTICES

— 🏛️ MODERN DEVOTION

Modern subtle worship

— 🏛️ LITERATURE

⋆ ⚖︎｡ Art in her honor ⋆｡°✎ᝰ ˎˊ˗

— 🗡️ POEMS

—🗡️ LETTERS

— 🗡️ DRAWINGS AND PAINTINGS

— 🗡️ STATUES

— 🗡️ CRAFTS

— 🗡️ MUSIC

⋆ ⚖︎｡ Devotion ⋆｡°✎ᝰ ˎˊ˗

— 🧵 OFFERINGS

— 🧵 RITUALS

— 🧵 DEVOTIONAL ACTS

— 🧵 SPELLS

— 🧵 PRAYERS

— 🧵 HYMNS

⋆ ⚖︎｡ Divination and Guidance ⋆｡°✎ᝰ ˎˊ˗

— ⚖️ DREAM MESSAGES

— ⚖️ TAROT READINGS

— ⚖️ ORACLE READING

— ⚖️ OTHER DIVINATION

— ⚖️ INSIGHTS AND SIGNS

⋆ ⚖︎｡ Miscellaneous ⋆｡°✎ᝰ ˎˊ˗

— 🩶MY OFFERINGS TO HER

Draw that I made of her

— 🩶 MY GIFTS TO HER

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Artemis Digital Shrine 🌙🦌🏹

“Throw me to the wolves and I will return leading the pack.”

࣪ ִֶָ☾. About Lady Artemis ⋆⁺₊⋆ ☾⋆⁺₊⋆

—🏹 THE BASICS

— 🏹 NAMES AND EPITHETS

— 🏹 SYMBOLS

— 🏹 DOMAINS

— 🏹 MYTHS

— 🏹 RELANTIONSHIPS

࣪ ִֶָ☾. Research/Worship ⋆⁺₊⋆ ☾⋆⁺₊⋆

— 🏛️ HISTORICAL CULTS

— 🏛️ FESTIVALS

— 🏛️ ANCIENT WORSHIP PRACTICES

— 🏛️ MODERN DEVOTION

— 🏛️ LITERATURE

࣪ ִֶָ☾. Art in her honor ⋆⁺₊⋆ ☾⋆⁺₊⋆

—🦌 POEMS

— 🦌LETTERS

— 🦌 DRAWINGS AND PAINTINGS

— 🦌STATUES

— 🦌CRAFTS

— 🦌MUSIC

࣪ ִֶָ☾. Devotion ⋆⁺₊⋆ ☾⋆⁺₊⋆

— 🐇 OFFERINGS

— 🐇 RITUALS

— 🐇 DEVOTIONAL ACTS

— 🐇 SPELLS

— 🐇 PRAYERS

— 🐇 HYMNS

ִֶָ☾. Divination and Guidance ⋆⁺₊⋆ ☾⋆⁺₊⋆

— 🌙 DREAM MESSAGES

— 🌙 TAROT READINGS

— 🌙 OTHER DIVINATION

— 🌙 INSIGHTS AND SIGNS

ִֶָ☾. ִֶ Miscellaneous ⋆⁺₊⋆ ☾⋆⁺₊⋆

— 🌕 MY OFFERINGS TO HER

— 🌕 MY GIFTS TO HER