#neo hellenism

[villemel]

No known works survive of Myron of Eleutherae, but the Athenian was known in his time as one the ancient world's most capable bronze-casters, producing mainly animals. He's better known in modern times for his athletes.

Everything we know, including the most famous discus thrower, is from copies and literary sources. By way of comparison, there are some 650 lines of poetry by Sappho (imagined here after Myron) that have survived 200 years longer than all of Myron's bronzes.

[chaoticwitchgrimoire]

Hermes Digital Travel Altar

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feel free to save/download for personal use!

[talkingtotheclouds]

Greek Girls on the Shore, by Joaquin Sorolla, a Valencian painter of landscapes and historically inclined art.

(It’s so lush with colour and texture, couldn’t let the opportunity slide to post it:)

[houseonsaturn]

keeping the grimoire cute!

[radicalwobbly-blog]

The Sacred Changed

ok so I've wanted to set this idea out and I've noticed some people floating around in a sort of meme fashion. But as with my last post I wanted to try and establish a more formal theological reason for this.

The idea I'm posing is what I'm going to call the pagan acceptance of trans people, now while not absolute the vast vast majority of pagans (aside from fascists but fuck them) are trans accepting. I want to expand on this idea that not only should trans people be accepted. But they're experience of transition should be seen as sacred. And further that this idea should be spread in order to oppose the idea that trans people are broken or confused particualrly as the US seems to be falling more and more into theocracy by the day.

The fundamental basis of my argument comes from a couple of sources. The first and most important is the Hymn to Inanna which was written by a woman called Enheduanna who served as a priest of the goddess Inanna (better known as ishtar) and who lived about 4300 years before the present. One of if not her most famous surviving works is this Hymn whose most famous line goes. "To turn a man into a woman and a woman into a man are yours, Inana." (line 120). In this line Enheduanna specificly uses this transformative power as evidence of how supreme the goddess is.

The action is treated as amazing and powerful. In preceding lines Inanna is described as a goddess who has the power to "shatter the earth" and before whom all other gods prostraight themselves before at her power. and amoungst these pasages where the goddess is given power of victory in battle the wellfare of cities and the wealth of lords and kings she is also given transformative power. In effect the text calls the men and women changed into the opposite gender (what we would call trans men and women) not onlt sacred but evidence of the supreme power of the goddess the text was written to exult.

Further Inanna/Ishtar as well as later goddesses derived from her maintained a long lasting class of priests known as gala as well as preist roles specific to her origonal cult (group of worshipers or priestly organisation) who enaged in actions which violated the gender binary, these included wearing womens clothing and adopting feminine roles in terms of singing religous songs and hymns. While not exactly trans individual as we might identify them today this role clearly shows an affinity for gender non conforming individuals within the cult of the goddess ishtar.

And this idea is not limited to ancient mesopotamia. Both ancient greek and ancient roman sources though they often have a different idea of transition than we would (often filtered through misgony). This is seen not only in the cult of excplicitly gender non conforming gods like hermaphroditus (who depending on myth was either born half male half female or became half male and half female). or numerous myths in which the gods change someones biological sex. with the change in all cases being seen as divine power if not an exact positive (specificly male to female transitions are often thought of as negitive with a couple of possible exceptions).

In addition to this the Galli (Potentialy a contiuation of the Gala of mesopotamia) though refered to as eunchs in contemperary writings. seem to have occupied a similar space to modern trans gender people and again were seen as sacred to their goddess Cybele.

Across the ancient mediteranian trans people (or a probable ancient equivilent) not only existed but often held localy important religous positions. And beyond that the transformation was treated as an almost supreme act. In fact it could be argued that transitioning is in fact the most religous act a human can perform because the gods may change their shape at will and choose the form in which they appear therefore it follows humans who change their own form to one which they feel is true to so in imitation of the gods and so are the most like them.

And it is this idea pagans must encourage as attacks on the LGBT community and trans people especily grow and mount. we must hold the line we must stand with this community and defend them not only because it is the moral action but because it is the pious action. Because to stand with this community is to say "Here are those the gods have chosen and risen up as sacred here are those who are like the gods and so we shall defend them" and that is the lession of Inanna great goddess of Uruk and greatest of all the anunaki and igigi. She who Enheduanna glorifys as the one who "opens the roads and paths who is a place of peace on a journey and who is companion to the weak" and she the goddess whose power is exulted as supreme by Enheduanna "she who changes men into women and women into men"

Dedicated to Ishtar-she who changes

[myshiningpath]

My altar to the Mother of the Gods, Holy Cybele.

Salt for purification, wine and incense as offerings, olive branches on the flowerpots and a little box I made myself with a Renaissance print of Cybele with her feet on the celestial globe with the Zodiac✨

Japanese Shinto ritual implements are surprisingly flexible and good for Greco-Roman paganism.

[sag-dab-sar]

Please feel free to elaborate in reblog, reblog tags, or comments 🤍🤍🤍 ​Would also be nice if you add which practice/tradition/religion you are too!

Reblog for more community sample size & dialogue!

[jessgoulder]

[eightofpentakles]

bless Lady Hestia for being the one to steer me away from that does me no good <3 she will always be there bless her

[pyrphoros-library]

Types of worship

There are 3 main types of worship styles when it comes to Paganism as a whole: Reconstruction, Revivalism, and NeoPaganism.  Reconstruction is pretty simple to explain and it is one of the more popular paths within HelPol. It is basically the worship of the gods from a historical standpoint, where the practioner tries to replicate Ancient Greek Religion as closely as possible.  This method is typically research heavy, a skill that is useful no matter the religion or practice, and relies on academia. This turns away those who are unable to dedicate the time to research for the coveted accuracy or are unable to access closely guarded research papers within academia. If research in general isn't your thing or you don't have the time/access then perhaps reconstructionism isn’t the way to go for you.  Revivalism in HelPol, not to be confused with the Christian revival practice,  brings back ancient practices and rituals in some way, shape, or form in a modern way. This is a practice that is based loosely around research (which is used to gain the necessary cultural understanding to the religion as well as base knowledge). Research in this method is much lighter although still an integral part of the practice. This method also brings in concepts which do not have historical basis and were formed in the modern day, such as the use of Khernips in rituals.  NeoPaganism, as I understand it, is a blend of both with a twist of heavy UPG [Unverified Personal Gnosis: personal experience and beliefs not backed by evidence that is not shared by other people. A later post will go into more detail!]. While research is important, so is personal experiences with the gods (not saying its unimportant in the other methods, its just emphasized more in neopaganism). Neopaganism due to it being classed as a Pagan religion also puts a focus on the earth and nature in its practice and most “pagan” religions have a form of NeoPaganism included.  No matter what path you choose to go down, don't be discouraged if it changes. We started as a reconstructionist and slowly moved more towards NeoPaganism as our mental health tanked. No matter what happens though, I can promise you the gods will understand. So... welcome to the community, lets walk on together. Citations Below!

https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/104577

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Paganism

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek_religion

Walter Burkert, Greek Religion (1985)

Blogs for Reconstructionism:

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The definitions that are given here are a general consensus seen within the community. If you have any corrections or sources to provide we will gladly accept them and add them to this post in the future! Also as a note: Wikipedia while a great resource for generalized information should be used as a jumping off point and not necessarily as a primary resource in practice. -Rose

[villemel]

Bronze casters had always looked down on marble as a necessary evil, and only begrudgingly did they accept it be used to copy their small and intricate works in a vulgarisation suited for the masses. Their opinions on the medium changed, however, when techniques came about in the early twenty-first century under the neo-renaissance, aka Hellenism 3.0.

[chaoticwitchgrimoire]

Virgin Cherry Pomegranate Sangria

Even if you're alcohol-free, Dionysus doesn't discriminate! Enjoy this virgin version of my cherry pomegranate sangria recipe.

In a mixing glass, combine: 3 oz Welch’s Sparkling Grape Juice 1 oz pomegranate juice 1 oz spiced cherry syrup (recipe under the cut) Orange slices, apple slices, pomegranate arils Add ice and stir Dirty dump into a wine glass Garnish with a cherry on a skewer in the glass

Spiced Cherry Syrup

2 cups of thawed frozen cherries 1 cup of sugar 1/2 cup of water Cinnamon sticks, cloves, black peppercorns (amount varies based on personal taste) Sterile jar for storing

Combine all ingredients in a pot and bring to a low simmer.

Stir continuously to combine. If you want to bring in the properties of the spices and bless the mixture, stir clockwise.

Kill the heat and let sit until cooled.

Strain through a cheese cloth or nut bag, squeezing the cherries.

Store in a sterile jar or other airtight container.

[reno-matago]

Brad Styron • Landscapes | King Neptune

[a-god-in-ruins-rises]

yesterday’s ask about the ottomans reminded me that i wanna do a ck3 campaign where i remove the turkish hordes from central asia and the pontic-caspian steppe.

[elladastinkardiamou]

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