#apollo altar

Lord Apollon,

Son of Zeus and Leto,

I praise and worship you as the brilliant god

full of love and light,

The god of healing and music,

An oracle and miracle to the people,

I pray to you for protection,

I can only hope to feel your presence and be grateful for your blessings,

this is his altar so far :3

I bring you another ☀️APOLLO POST ☀️🏹

I haven’t done one in a while and I fear he feels like I stopped caring

there are so many little details i have been dying to dive into and you guys seem interested in a tour— i’m flattered, thank you!

🪽- first off, this triple angel figurine reminded me of the muses! each angel/muse is holding a lyre, a book, and a horn respectively. they’re so gorgeous, for sure one of my favorite pieces on my altar 💞💞

📦- the box in the middle, towards the back, contains my tarot cards. i was into tarot long before i was a buddhist or a pagan, so me and these cards go way back. it’s a trick box, so i’m able to lock it without any visible keyholes! pretty cool

🌻- the sunflower is for Helios. it represents the myth of clytie standing in one spot, turning her face up to adore Helios with such dedication she turned into a beautiful flower!

🐺- the wolf figure is for Apollon’s Lyceius epithet, and represents Him being both wolf-like and the wolf slayer. i named myself wolfe before i started worshipping Him, which i find cool

🐸- the singing frogs are also for Apollon! plain and simple, they make a pretty noise that i figured He would enjoy. singing is in the name!

🧘- the meditating buddha reminds me of many of Apollon’s delphic maxims, along with the natural balance the Theoi bring. the buddha will always be at the center of my practice and on all my altars

💰- all spare change i collect goes into my money bowl, which i will use only to buy offerings for Helios or Apollon! … i don’t get a lot of change, sorry guys

🎲- i haven’t used dice for divination yet, and i’m unsure if i will. but i have these dice here, so that they’re connected to my boys if i eventually end up using them! i figured it’s charging them, in a way?

🥀- i let petals of previous offerings dry out off of the altar, then scatter them back on once they’ve dried. i just get sentimental about throwing flowers away, and the look of it is gorgeous

☸️- my cloth has an eight part wheel on it, representing the eight fold path/the middle way. i do my best to practice hellenic polytheism in a way that encourages me to walk down the eight-fold path.

Certainly!

Setting up an Apollo(n) altar Guide ... ☀️

Includes: Colors, gems, minerals, candles, scents, symbols, items, offerings, and easy practices !

COLORS ... 📜

Golden ( FFD700 ) Sunlight Yellow ( FFEA00 ) White ( FFFFFF ) Amber ( FFBF00 ) Burnt Orange ( CC5500 ) Sky Blue ( 87CEEB ) Olive Green ( 808000 ) Royal Purple ( 7851A9 ) Light Bronze ( CD7F32 ) Ivory ( FFFFF0 ) Pearl ( EAE0C8 ) Flame ( E25822 ) Marigold ( FCC200 ) Muted Lilac ( C8A2C8 ) Powder Blue ( B0E0E6 ) Champagne ( F7E7CE ) Peach ( FFDAB9 ) Laurel ( A9BA9D )

GEMSTONES ... 📜

Sunstone | Amber | Blue Amber | Fire Opal | Citrine | Lapis Lazuli | Peridot | Carnelian | Tourmaliwn | Clear Quartz | Heliodor | Gold Topaz | Imperial Topaz | Yellow Diamonds | Yellow Fluorite | Chrysoberyl | Gold/Yellow Rutilated Quartz | Pyrite | Golden Calcite | Aragonite | Olivine | Golden Mica | Sulphur | Rutile | Yellow Spinel | Yellow / gold pearls | Melo Melo Pearl | Sphene | Grossular Garnet | Idocrase | Serpentine | Apatite | Brown Topaz | Fire Agate | Okinawa Star Sand | Carnelian | Padparadscha Sapphires | Sardonyx | Madeira | Aura Quartz (Any color)

MATERIALS AND MINERALS .. 📜

Gold | Marble | Limestone | Sandstone | Coral | Salt crystals | Obsidian (Gold) | Pyrite | Copper (waxed) | Zircon | Brass | Velvet | Leather | Dried Vines | Dyed Glass | Silver | Copal | Resin | Healer's Gold | Gold coral | Heliodor | Rose Quartz | Amethyst (Cape, or normal) | Garnet (Any color)

CANDLES .. 📜

Vanilla | Rose | Lavender | Chamomile | Jasmine | Cedarwood | Cinnamon | Anise | Peppermint | Clover | Lemon | Cherry | Banana | Mango | Cucumber (Uncommon, not used as often-- I feel it has a calming, healing scent though.) | Hazel | Hazelnut | Coffee | Caramel | Maple | Nutmeg | Basil | Mint | "tea" (Matcha, black tea, etc. Unique scents.) | Fresh Linen | Amber | Leather | Campfire | Firewood | Peony | Lemongrass | Aloe | Pineapple | Passion fruit | Apricot | Clay | Grass | honey

SYMBOLS ... 📜

Lyre - bow - arrow - sun - raven - swan - wolf - Laurel - wreath - python * or snake - Caduceus - music notes - Light - deer - flaming torch - Hyacinths - daphnes - cotton - healing plus sign - scroll - Halo - Golden cracks (*Also called kintsugi in Japanese!) - Cypress - chariot - Plectrum - palm tree - Kithara - Roe deer - cicada - mice - griffins - hawks - alchemic symbol for "Brass" & "Gold"

ITEMS & OFFERINGS 📜

Salt | gemstones & crystals | Laurels | Lyre / Mini lyre | golden figures | Bronze figures | olive oil | sun symbols/medallions | Incense | Honey | Fresh water (Spring, or mountain) | White/gold candles | Lavender sprigs | Coins | Laurel essential oil | Laurel-infused wine | Milk or bread | Apples (Golden delicious) | Solar chimes | stained glass | Scrolls | sheet music (Made by you or not.) | Poetry | Paintings | Sunflowers | Sun Calendars | Gold foil | Sun-shaped charms | Mirrors | herbal tea | Bay Leaves | Fruits (Figs, pomegranates, apples) | Herbs | Wine | Honey cakes | seeds or planted saplings | Sand in little jars | Special stones | Symbols of birds & Snakes | Bees (Preserved, fake, etc) | Marble statues of animals sacred to Apollo | Crystal balls | Divination Cards | Scrying mirrors | Written realizations | Incense holders | Books of plants, herbs, and medicine | Prayers

EASY PRACTICES 📜

Write a small journal filled with everything. I mean everything-- from what your god sends you, to what you do day-to-day Speak to Apollo in the mornings and during the day Simple prayers Send simple offerings or just set small items on the altar. (Change out often for food/drink/plant, or cleanse often) Write, draw, sing. Listen to calming music meditation Greet the sun every time it wakes (Basically just acknowledging his presence.) Deep breaths & Yoga Studying or reading Record your insights and things that happen Self-care Drinking some herbal tea Be honest

EXTRA NOTES .... 📜

(ONLY IF YOU WANT TO OFC IM JUST CURIOUS)

YES YES OFC I FIND A PHOTO 🥰🥰🥰

it’s very small but it was all I could do at the moment :(