being of love

hestia

— beau taplin

#heathen #pagan #oldgods

Venus by Henri-Pierre Picou (19th Century)

Finished Hestia box! I like that the woodgrain looks like flames in some spots.

— Aphrodite is iridescence, like the shimmer of pearls and seashells, like glittering jewels in the sea

Devotions to Hestia

A zine about Lady Aphrodite and transsexualism as an offering for her :)!

Mwah! Mwah! Mwah!

Martha Nussbaum, introduction to C. K. William’s The Bacchae of Euripides

Julian K. Jarboe, "First Contact, Communion." Everyone on the Moon is Essential Personnel

~ Aphrodite. Culture: Greek Date: 199-100 B.C. Medium: Bronze

Things are made to be used. Places are made to be inhabited.

A cozy evening of devotional painting for Hestia is exactly what I needed

Persephone Dreams, Niall Grant

Home-loving Hestia, fair maid who sits by the fire, first-born of fearful Kronos and deep-souled Rhea, goddess who is the beating heart of every home, tender of the altar flame, guardian of the gate, I pray to you this day, I ask your favor. All who pass this threshold pass into your realm, O goddess; may all who dwell within these walls be under your protection. Hestia, eldest of the deathless gods, I ask your blessing on my home and on my family. May we live our lives in joy and love, may our larder be full, may we be sheltered from storms, kept safe from all ill, may only those who wish us well make their way to our door. Be ever welcome in our home, O Hestia; be ever present in our hearts.