#hellanic polytheism

Now another thing to mention is that some gods are in multiple groups, as they’re not confined to just one role or job and have a broad range of skills and abilities!

The names of the groups are,

Theoi Olympioi

The Olympian’s, in a broad spectrum. Basically everyone who is not in the Theoi Khthonioi.

Theoi Agoraioi

These are the gods of the peoples assembly and marketplace, some of the gods in this group are;

King Zeus

Lady Athena

Lady Dike

Lady Themis

Lady Colliope

Lord Hermes

Lord Hephaestus

Lord Apollon

Theoi Daitioi

The gods of feasts and banquets

Lord Dionysos

Lady Hestia

Lady Aphrodite

The Charities

Occasionally the Theoi Mouskoi also join the Theoi Daitioi

Theoi Gamelioi

The gods of marriage

King Zeus

Queen Hera

Lady Aphrodite

Lord Hymenaios

The Erotes

Lord Peitho

The Charities

Lady Eunomia

lady Harmonia

Lady Hebe

Theoi Georgikoi

The gods of agriculture, I would like to note that most of those in this group are Chthonic deities, though I couldn’t find specific names

Lady Demeter

Theoi Gymnastikoi

The gods of the gymnasium

Lord Hermes

Lord Heracles

The Dioscuri

Lady Nike

Lord Agon

Lord Eros

Theoi Halioi

The gods of the sea, most of those in this group are minor sea divinities, nymphs, and others.

King Poseidon

Lord Apollon

Lady Artemis

Lady Aphrodite

The Dioscuri

Theoi Iatrikoi

The gods of medicine and healing

Lord Apollon

Lord Asclepius

Lady Epione

Lady Hygeia

Lady Panaceia

Lady Aegle

Lady Iaso

Lady Akeso

Lord Telesphorus

Theoi Ktesioi

Gods of the house and home

King Zeus

Lady Hestia

Lady Hekate

Lord Hermes

Theoi Montikoi

Gods of oracles, divination and prophecy

Lord Apollon

King Zeus

Lady Phoibe

Lady Themis

Lady Dione

Lady Mnemosyne

Lord Hermes

Theoi Nomioi

Gods of the countryside and country pursuits

Lady Artemis

Lord Hermes

Lord Dionysos

Theoi Mousikoi

Gods of music, dance, and education of the arts

Lord Apollon

Lady Artemis

The Muses

The Charaties

Lord Hymenaeus

Lord Lino’s

Lord Dionysos

Lord Hermes

Lady Aphrodite

Theoi Polemikoi

The gods of war

Lord Ares

Lady Athena

Lady Enyo

Lady Eris

Lady Nike

Lord Deimos

Lord Phobos

King Zeus

Lord Apollon

Theoi Thesmioi

The gods of divine law and order

King Zeus

Lady Demeter

The Horae

Lady Themis

Lord Apollon

Theoi Khthonioi

The gods and divinities of the underworld

King Hades

Queen Persephone

Lady Hekate

Lord Erebus

Lord Hypnus

Lady Makaria

Lady Nyx

Lord Tartaros

Lady Hestia’s altar setup tonight before bed. I added the little wooden chest with a small leather bound notebook for sigils inside, the candle snuffer, a lighter and the glass plate for the main candle to sit on.

I’ve also been veiling for three days (and I had been before that, but not actively calling it veiling) and it’s been pretty great! I just use a bandana that covers my hair and it works great with my work since I work in a kitchen and have to cover my hair anyways. I feel as if I’m most connected to her in this way since I haven’t made plans or progress in other ways (such as spells or rituals - I’m actually pretty nervous to try any of those for a while...)

I haven’t been as interactive or reaching out to her as I want to be, but I wrote out a couple prayers to her before bed tonight as my devotional to her for a lack of devotion over the last couple days due to work.

Theres also this post by @breathing-in-gilded-dust thats very similar and might be of use so go show them some love.

1. Divination in ancient greece

https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1177&context=classics_papers

2. A breif history

http://elibrary.bsu.az/books_163/N_38.pdf

3. Google books preview of the greek magical papyri

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=K0hCj5u3HNQC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false

4. Theres often free information on museum pages thats to go along with certain exhibits

https://www.bl.uk/greek-manuscripts/articles/ancient-books

https://www.bl.uk/greek-manuscripts/articles/greek-bibles-in-antiquity

5. Oxford handbook

https://journals.openedition.org/kernos/pdf/2415

6. Function of mythology and religion

https://dc.etsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3471&context=etd

7. Female voices in hellanistic poetry

https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/293017

8. Myth and gender anthenian autochthony

https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/293492

9. Greek cults ( post by @buildawitch who is amazing for putting this on tumblr 💜)

https://buildawitch.tumblr.com/post/185102234372/ancient-greek-cults-book

How I see them Personality wise:

Zeus: a sort of BBQ dad that shows up once every six years, says something super wise and random and then disappears until you need him again

Hades: The dad that doesn’t get paid enough and is constantly giving you the look of “What the fuck did you just do” but is very prideful of your accomplishments

Appearance wise? I don’t see them as completely humanoid, though I also don’t see them being more animalistic?

Zeus: all that I’ve seen from him in zoned out inspiration and zoning back in to a big drawing of Zeus, I see him a somewhat tan, with lighter har that matches the color of his eyes, with four bovine horns, other then that I can’t describe him.

Hades: I can’t describe him well at all, other then pale and dark eyed, he hasn’t shown me a lot of himself, but he does talk to me the most out of anyone I’ve worked with (I think that’s a good thing??)

Now for the interactions! 🤣🤣🤣

For context, I was using the Keyboard method for the first two

Hades: Give me fire, girl

Me: you’ll have to wait until the morning, King Hades

Hades: GAH!

Zeus: Celery

Me: I don’t like Celery- it tastes like perfume water!

Zeus: Yes.

Me, doing a love reading for me and my Gf:

Hades, clearly done with my bullshit because we both knew I didn’t need this reading: You love each other. Gross. I didn’t say stop the reading.

The next posts will be the titans and the primordial divinities :)

Also why are like- half of you guys Apollon Devotees (I have nothing against you guys- it’s just something I’ve noticed 🤣)

One of these days I’ll actually make a post about myself and with some basic info and pin it but as of right now I just

I just don’t have the brain capacity rn

In all honesty I mostly just started this blog to try and help new Hellenistic while also using this to sort of journal my own practices

I mainly use Tarot to communicate with the gods, and most of my knowledge is on the Chthonic Deities as I primarily work with them, though I do also work with Lord Zeus

He really likes my shiny tarot cards (yes that’s how I started working with him 💀)