#zelus

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Athena (weaving, crafts, planning, etc)

ex. Ergani, Euresitechnus, Meter Techne

Apollo (song, dance, leader of the muses)

ex. Chrysolyres, Cyrius Orcheseos

Hephaestus (sculpture, metalwork, creativity, etc)

ex. Pyrotes, Technodiaitos, Polyphron, Clytotechnes

Dionysus (theatre)

ex. Melpomenus

Muses (dependant on situation)

Pan (rustic music)

Coeus (intelligence, inquiry)

- helping to understand tutorials or techniques, researching new crafts.

Zelus (dedication, emulation)

Hermes (crafts, craftiness)

ex. Poikiloboulos, Dolius, Hermeneutes

Charities (song, dance)

Hestia (home)

- homemade crafts, crafts to improve your house (coasters, oven mits, etc)

Prometheus (forethought)

- planning before starting a long project.

Zelus is the personification of dedication and emulation. He represents conquest or glory.

Icelandic Horse

The horses of Iceland are the original Viking horses and one of the purest horse breeds in the world. The breed has been isolated on the rugged island in the North-Atlantic since the settlement, or over 1000 years ago, hardly any genetic input from other breeds if any at all.

𓈒　 ₊Იੵׅᰍ　　　　𝒛elus 　　🧩

🪽 Ζηλος; Zêlos, Zelus; Invidia; Emulation, Zeal, Rivalry

greek; transliteration; Roman name; translation

🪽 domains

rivalry, emulation, jealousy, envy and zeal.

🪽 common offerings/devotional activities

edible: wine, water, bread, olive oil, bread, honey, fruit.

nonedible: flowers, depictions of his domains, green things (green with envy), trophies, art of his domains, poetry of his domains, ribbons you won, depictions of wings/winged figures, drawings of him.

devotional acts: journaling about your jealousy, envy and rivalries, talk to him about your passions, indulge in your passions, do your best, compete in things, admire things.

🪽 sacred things

n/a

🪽 travel altar ideas

journal entries dedicated to him, poetry you dedicated to him, art of his domains/him, feathers, winged figures, pressed flowers that represent his domains.

🪽 Epithets

all made by me bare, winged, winged enforcer, powerful, swift, rivalry-born, protector of the divine, envy, dedicated, white-robed

🪽 prayer

made by me

1st for praise

🍵 Hear me, O winged Zelos. Hear me as I sing your praise. O powerful and swift Zelos, you who fuels rivalries, you who guards Zeus’ throne, praise be to you. Praise be to your swift way of working. Praise be to you for protecting Father Zeus. Praise be to you for *insert personal thing*. Praise be to Zelos.

Deity of the day!!

Epithets

Prayer