#asteria devotee

i used to be a percussionist, so i thought this would be fun!!

Asteria - Chorale from Jupiter, Gustav Holst, arr. by me lol

my junior year i arranged a mallet quartet of the chorale from Jupiter, and my band director let us play it at a concert it was great !!

Urania - One Giant Leap, Erik Morales

i played the snare part my freshman year, which was before i realized that space was My Thing, and i wish i had put more effort into it then :(, but it's still a banger

Artemis - Star Trek, arr. Jay Bocook

i played literally every mallet part, but it was so fun and kind if a workout lol,, i love this arrangement so much

Hera - Chorale and Shaker Dance, John Zdechlik

what band kid hasn't played this lmao,, but it is such a fun listen, especially that alto sax solo which is chefs kiss

Zeus - Stormbreak, Jim Casella

this is such a cool song (without the winds is my preference tbh) and i KILLED it on tambourine

Hephaistos - Second Suite in F Major, Gustav Holst

specifically the third movement because i played the "anvil" which was so much fun, but even though i didn't play in the first movement, it does set off a fight or flight response lol

Hermes - Galop, Dmitri Shostakovich

i dont think a piece has ever gotten stuck in my head and stressed me out so much simultaneously, but it's such a banger

Hestia - Ukrainian Bell Carol, i have no idea who arranged the one i played :(

it started just me and my friend playing (completely caught us off guard lmao) and it was so much fun playing crotales <3

Ares - Mozambique, Chris Brooks

yet again another banger, i've performed it twice, playing first marimba and timpani, and it was so much fun (wish i got to play the xylophone part tho 😔)

Athena - Illumination, David Maslanka

one of the last pieces i played, it was so much fun tbh

Apollo - Sea Refractions, Mitchell Peters

my first and only four mallet marimba solo, i was going to perform it but then i had a family emergency which got in the way, but it's such a good piece omg, also i dedicated learning it to him and artemis

Goddess of falling stars and divination in the night.

Small devotional acts.

Go stargazing.

Wear glitter.

Learn more about your zodicac sign and astrology.

Listen to soothing, mystical music.

Pick a favorite star and try to spot it every time you go outside at night (pick one for each season if needed!)

Learn about constellations and their myths.

Do nighttime tarot readings.

Wear scents and colors that remind you of the night.

Paint glow-in-the-dark spots/stars around your room or on your clothes.

Hang up fairy lights.

Learn a new form of divination. 

Watch time lapse videos of the night sky. 

Keep a dream journal; figure out what your dreams symbolize.

Burn a candle that represents the stars when you’re in a place where you can’t see them.

Get an app that lets you see where things are in the sky - even if it’s daytime!

Sleep under the stars when you can.

Do any form of divination at night!

Visit a planetarium. 

Go for a night drive. Take the back roads, find the stars. 

Get a star/astronomy field guide.

Enjoy the nightlife of a city.

PRACTICE LOVING YOURSELF.

Many, many, many other things not said here.

With contributions from: A lovely anon!

Asteria is a rather mysterious and unknown goddess who isn’t worshipped often, so I have decided to compile a bit of information about Her!

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Mythos:

Asteria is the titan goddess of falling stars and nighttime divination, such as astrology or oneiromancy (by dreams). She is the daughter of Koios and Pheobe, sister of Leto.  She and the titan god Perses are the parents of the goddess Hekate. 

She was pursued by Zeus, and to escape him, she, in the form of a quail, launched herself into the sea and became the island of Delos, where her sister Leto later have birth to Artemis and Apollon. 

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Symbols:

- The Quail

- The island of Delos

- Shooting Stars/Meteorites

- Prophetic Dreams

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Colors:

- Silver

- Black

- Dark Blue

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Devotional Acts*:

- Stargaze

- Read your horoscope 

- Create and keep a dream journal

- Be confident in yourself

- Knowing when to say “No”

- Learn about Delos’ geological and historical information

- Learn about astrology, particularly Ancient Greek, but any kind will do!

- Most importantly: Research and read about Her!

*multiple things may be considered UPG

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Epithets:

- Of Happy Name 

- Delos

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Further Reading:

Homeric Hymns 

Hesiod, Theogony

Ovid, Metamorphoses

Apollodorus, The Library (Bibliotheca) v1

Hesiod, Works and Days

Callimachus, Hymn to Delos

Most can be fount linked near the bottom of Her Theoi.com page, which also has quite a bit of useful information, linked here. 

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of Happy Name

Lover of Song

Nurse of Apollon

The Starry One

of the Stars

Epithets of Delos (her in island form):

the Island of Incense