Jul 7
Shapes of Ancient Greek Pottery (reference diagram)
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Shapes of Ancient Greek Pottery (reference diagram)
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Well as a Dionysos worshipper, I HAD to get a wedding ring with ivy all over it 🥹 just over a month away until the big day 👀🌈✨
I prayed to nemesis for the first time. I had my eyes closed as it usually helps me visualize the god im speaking to, and I wanted to draw how i saw her appear to me. She was gorgeous.
note: she had a softer mannerism, but I didn’t draw her that way because this is meant as an offering, and I wanted to properly represent her <3
Since I did a section in my script about ancient Mesopotamia and therefore Sumer, Akkadia, and Babylon I've been thinking about the idea that Babylon had with the belief that deities inhabit their statues and how that belief is seen in modern day in pagan spheres. I see people all the time say "the Gods don't live in their statues, that's not part of our religion" about various pagan religions but I honestly don't find this to be a valid criticism (the criticism isn't that "that belief is wrong", but it should be "you should be careful about what you state as fact about a religion, because this belief is not commonplace or historical"). I've been considering if I believe my Gods are "in" their statues, and while the answer is no, I think that's too simple for such a nuanced subject. Why do so many beginners seem to have this belief that their Gods are in their statues? If the answer was strictly no, then what purpose would the ancient Greeks have to dress and oil their statues as offerings? And while I do know the answer to both of these questions I think the idea that beginners are wrong in a belief just because they aren't aware of / do not follow historical tradition and historical belief systems is stifling a lot of creativity and individuality within each person's unique practice. I don't really believe in there being a "wrong" belief system, only that there are wrong ways of discussing a belief.
I think finding comfort in a statue of a deity is pretty normal. In fact, I know it is -- even people who like arguing that their deities don't live in their statues still have statues, they still find comfort in them, even those who don't use it for symbolic offerings. I also think this kind of goes hand in hand with my eternal debate over whether the Gods hear individuals or if we're too infinitesimal for them to care on a personal scale, and what I've come to realize is that I think the more I limit myself to "yes or no" answers I only set myself back in the attempt to make my practice my own and not allow outside interference to poison my view. Yes, it is true that the ancient Greeks did not believe that their Gods inhabited the statues, but who's to say that there isn't a piece of them in each one? They're Gods; they have no single physical form, they aren't limited by virtue of travel costs or time or space. If a person does truly believe the God is in their statue or altar, I don't think that means they aren't elsewhere. I think it's like the sunlight; just because someone says "Apollo is blinding me" doesn't mean the rays aren't pointed everywhere, nor does it mean he isn't doing it on purpose. I think the idea that there is always one true answer goes against the very core of what the Gods are, and puts human constraints onto them where there are none.
I think honestly that every statue and altar has a "piece" of them watching, that each individual that wants their attention has their attention regardless. If they weren't, then why do so many people feel like they are, why is it so common to have the belief that the Gods hear and provide comfort or that they are present? Likewise, why do so many reconstructionists (particularly those who are against modernization of the religion) also seem to feel and argue the opposite, that their Gods do not listen or do not care about them on an individual scale? I think the idea that the Gods can be experienced in so many different ways is a very virtue of them taking individuals into account, and I think honestly that's beautiful. One person's experience and belief system doesn't inherently mean someone else's is wrong; the Gods are not limited by a single individual's beliefs or understanding. Why should we define that which is undefinable? Is it even possible for one person to fully experience the whole array of what a deity is and how one could interact with them?
I'd love to hear some other thoughts on this if anyone has anything to add (whether that's agreeing or ripping me a new one, lol).
Using rain from the flash flood to paint a watercolor picture for Achilles 💕
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Hi Hi! If you're still looking for some inspo for your temple in Minecraft, I remember building one a while back, some tutorials I used: How to Build: Greek Temples in Minecraft! By an Architecture Student, How To Build a Temple in Minecraft - Minecraft Tutorial, Minecraft: How to build a Greek Temple | Tutorial
You might have just inspired me to also make a Minecraft save with heavy focus on the Gods again <3 Have fun <3
That’s actually really helpful, I’ll keep that in mind
chat, I’m trying to build a temple in Minecraft, idk where to go from here