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theadagium · 7 months

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As a Thanatos devotee, I normally tend to hate the story of Sisyphus. I however usually see the Greek tales as metaphors for how the Greeks saw elements of the world interact with any other. Finally I decided to put some thought into the tale of Sisyphus, and finally I understood. Sisyphus hid death from the world, and his punishment was the torture of repetition. It’s a metaphor for how valuable death, Thanatos, is for us. Ares freeing Thanatos was a metaphor for how without Death there is no glory or passion in life. Without Death, or change, we are all suffering in stagnant repetition.

#hellenic pagan #hellenic deities #hellenic gods #hellenism #hellenic polytheism #greek mythology #sisyphus #world literature #greek gods #hellenic polythiest #thanatos #thanatos devotion #Thanatos devotee

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whispereddeathworship · 4 hours

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Do not tell me that Thanatos hates humanity,

for how is death to hate us if He is there to greet us at the end

Do not tell me that Thanatos hates humanity,

for how is death to hate us if He stays with our bones as they decay

Do not tell me that Thanatos hates humanity,

for how is death to hate us when He holds us in our grief

#thanatos devotee #thanatos devotion #theoi worship #theoi #thanatos #thanatos deity #hellenic gods #deity worship #hellenic polytheism #hellenic pagan #hellenic polytheistic #thanatos worship #helpol #hellenism #hellenic polythiest

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mars-and-the-theoi · 7 months

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Low energy Devotional Acts for when you don’t have a lot of energy (or time, or money, etc.)

💀Thanatos💀

- listen to a devotional playlist for Him

- listens to ‘dark ambient’ soundscapes

- learn about butterflies

- if able, visit a cemetery

- learn about the work that death doulas, hospice workers, funeral directors, morticians, cemetery caretakers, and grief counselors do

- if able tend to the grave of a loved one (tidy it up, bring new flowers/decorations, etc.)

- talk to deceased loved ones (doesn’t have to be anything fancy- I talk to my dead dog all the time I say good morning to him and when we leave I tell him we’ll be back etc. whatever you wanna tell them you tell them!)

- learn the stages of grief and how complex grief is

- if interested and able (I know this can be touchy) learn about the process of dying and what happens to the body after death

- learn about what you can have done to your body after death- there’s lots of interesting options out there! Burial at sea is still very much a thing that can be done, I didn’t know that until I got curious and looked this stuff up!

- if able and willing talk to your loved ones about what your wishes are for when you die- what do you want to happen to your body, what do you want your funeral to be like, etc. (I include this because I used to work in assisted living and nothing is worse than your family just not knowing what your wishes are for when you die, I’ve heard too many horror stories)

- learn about death magic and spirit work

- learn about the Victorian era spirituality craze (like the uptick in things like seances and all that, it’s all very interesting)

- learn about the many ways to communicate with the dead

- destigmatize death- death has become a very hush-hush subject which doesn’t really do us any favors in my opinion so don’t be afraid to talk about it, talk about your wishes, etc.

- learn about funerary practices throughout history and around the world

- learn about the meaning of death throughout history and around the world

- listen to songs about death

- read poems, books, plays about death- there’s a lot of them and they’re quite interesting

- watch movies/shows about death (my personal favorite is the seventh seal)

- if able and willing reflect on your own thoughts and feelings on death (can be death in general, about your own mortality, etc.)

- look up cemetery symbols and symbolism! And whenever able do a cemetery scavenger hunt

- wear black

- learn about how to help someone who is grieving

- listen to goth music

- be kind to spirits

- learn about haunted locations

- read ghost stories (idk if this counts but my personal favorite is The Legend of Sleepy Hollow)

💤Hypnos💤

- listen to a devotional playlist for Him

- listen to calming soundscapes

- learn about symbolism in dreams

- learn about the stages of sleep

- if able establish and practice good sleep hygiene

- learn about good sleep hygiene

- if unable (or you have a hard time sleeping) look up calming and quiet activities you can do instead

- listen to calming music

- if able make your bedroom into a cozy safe space

- learn about herbs and plants with calming and/or sleep inducing properties

- if able donate some bedding you don’t use anymore (even animal shelters will take some! Bedding is always in high demand in all sorts of places so if you’re needing to unload some this is the chance to do it!)

- learn about our sleep cycles and the circadian rhythm

- if you have young family members (kids, little siblings) tuck them in and/or read them a bedtime story

- if able slow down and rest

#low energy low effort devotional acts #cause we all have those times where we just need something simple #hellenic polytheism #helpol #hellenic pagan #hellenic pantheon #hellenic paganism #thanatos deity #Thanatos worship #hypnos deity #Hypnos worship

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khaire-traveler · 3 months

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Death comes in many forms.

It can come in the literal form - the ending of a life.

It can come in the form of loss with the finality of any relationship.

It can come in the form of transformation, shedding your old skin to replace it with something new.

It can come in the form of learning, replacing old knowledge that's no longer useful or accurate.

It can come in the form of music after the end of your favorite song.

It can come in the form of relief when a moment of strong tension is finally released.

It can come in the form of breath - an exhale leaving your body.

Death comes in many forms.

#thanatos deity #aidoneus #devotional writing

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hail-our-lady-underground · 6 months

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Death is the moss on the headstone I remove with my thumb as a family member tells me how they need to clean the family graves. We bury the dead beneath the green flakes.

Death is the sweat down my back and the ache in my feet. It is the way funeral goers have come up to me to ask how I “deal with this”. I tell them it is beautiful, in it’s own tragic way.

Death is the water in the flower vases pouring down my arm and staining my uniform. It is cleaning leaves out the hearse. It is the smell of the prep room and the chill of the freezer, both not as bad as you’d think.

Death is a family member holding up a toddler to reach toward a dead relative they will not remember. It is the open casket. It is the slight awkward nature of closing it.

My Gods are death, and they’re slick and mean. They are cruel rot and crueler tears. They surround me with music and flowers. Butterflies eat from the cemetery stands. They take and they take and it’s all worth it. It’s all worth it to see them move their hands, mighty and skeletal.

I thank you, oh Gods. Thanatos, Hades, Persephone, I thank you for standing near me. There are so many flowers here.

#mine #persephone #hades #our king and queen #thanatos #persephone worship #hades worship #thanatos worship #death witch #devotional writing #I got emotional over working in deathcare again

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sleepnowmychild · 2 days

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“Hypnos, shrouded in the gloom of his brother Thanatos and dripping with Stygian dew, enfolds the doomed city, and from his relentless horn pours heavy drowse, and marks out the men” - Statius, Thebiad.

Devotional art be upon ye, I may be a Hypnos devotee but he and his twin are a package deal and I don’t have the heart to seperate them. I appreciate Thanatos as well, even if I’m focused on his brother.

#hypnos god #hypnos devotee #hypnos deity #thanatos deity #Thanatos god #hellenic deities #hellenic pagan #hellenic polytheism #hellenic worship #hellenism #greek mythology #cthonic gods #devotional art #greek myth art #hellenic polythiest #hellenic gods #hellenic pantheon

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cosmolumine · 6 months

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Poem to Thanatos

I respect the lord of death,

I see him within the poppies,

I see him within the butterflies,

I see him within the dried snapdragons and their skull-like petals,

I see him within the natural life and death cycles,

I see him throughout the changes of the seasons,

I respect the lord of death,

traversing the afterlives and bringing souls to their final resting place,

Thank you, Lord Thanatos for your work.

Thank you, Lord Thanatos.

#Helpol #hellenic devotion #thanatos #chthonic deities #hellenic polytheism #hellenic deities #hellenic polythiest #hellenic pagan #hellenic gods #hellenism #witchblr #witches of tumblr

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arcanewxtch · 1 year

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⋅·⋅☽devotional post☾ ⋅·⋅

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devoting-time · 3 days

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I made some collages for some of the deities i worship :D

#hellenism #hellenic polytheism #hellenic polythiest #hellenic worship #collage #selene #thanatos #clio #helios #devotional

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alyx-the-witch · 5 months

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Hello! my name is Alyx, and im a Hellenic Witch! i wanted to talk about my practice a little bit, and let other people know that its ok to be unconventional when it comes to your practice. you do what you think is best, and intuition is your best friend when it comes to designing your practice.

anyways, heres some things i do throughout the week to worship my Gods.

personally, i got very overwhelmed when i started worshipping, so i set up a schedule, giving each deity and myself a day of the week that coincided with their historical days of worship.

Sunday

This day is for Lord Apollon. for him, i wake up before the sun and have a glass of orange juice while i watch the sunrise. i also go for a walk, and feed the corvids (crows and ravens) in my neighborhood.

Monday

this day is for Lady Artemis. for her, i record the moon phase, go to a park near my house, and bring some food with me for any animals i might come across. this is also one of the days i cleanse my space and myself.

Tuesday

this day is for Lord Ares. for him, i go to the gym, spend any free time i have with my dogs, and take good care of my mental health.

Wednesday

this day is for Lady Hestia. this day is apart from her historical day, but i trusted my intuition and chose this day because she feels very centering and in the middle of everything, and wednesday’s give that energy for me. for her, i bake or cook something, veil, and make sure that im choosing kindness over everything else.

Thursday

this day is for Lord Thanatos. for him, i wear something dark, honor the dead by visiting the cemetery near my house and leaving offerings, and finding a butterfly in something. finding a butterfly is a bit unconventional, but butterflies remind me of the beauty and peacefulness of death. its actually funny because when i first started to worship him, he would send me monarchs. one of those times, i found one almost dead and drowned in a puddle, and i took care of it in its final moments.

Friday

this day is for me. i set aside time to take care of myself, i make sure i eat well and drink water, i go to the gym, and i try to get more sleep. because i am currently worshipping 6 Deities, i have one day left over, and so i treat myself on that day how i would treat a deity. obviously i never compare myself to them and never hold myself on the same level as them, but its important for me to set aside a day for myself.

Saturday

this day is for Lady Aphrodite. for her, i take an everything shower, do my makeup, and honor Water. to me, she is a Water Deity, because in her birth myth, the blood of Uranus and the sea mixed together, and she rose from the foam, so involving water in her worship is important to me.

Other Things i do for my Gods

i took a vow of chastity for Lady Hestia

i make my own offerings out of clay (im a ceramics student so thats easy for me)

i wrote my own prayers for them

i braid colors into my hair that reminds me of them (i do one color per day and on each of their days i braid it into my hair using string)

i use my hair as a tool for my practice, and take care of it well. i use it to express periods of my life, and periods of change. for example, i cut it all off when i decided to change myself, and morned my old self while it was short, and now that it grew back out, i am out of that period and into a different one.

i offer myself as a conduit for them to experience the human condition of the 2000’s. they can inhabit my body for a period of time and live my life, taste my food, experience working a modern job (🤢🤢🤢), stuff like that.

i have a playlist for each of them with songs they like/songs that remind me of them/ give off the same vibe. i listen to their playlist on their day

anyways, my posts will most likely be about my practice and anything i think might be helpful, please talk to me about any questions you have!

#hellenic polytheism #hellenic deities #hellenic pagan #hellenic devotion #hellenic gods #witchcraft #witch #apollo #ares #hestia #thanatos #aphrodite #pagan witch #please ask me questions #i love getting asks #dont be rude #be a nice person

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onyxtides · 1 year

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This necklace is hand made with death and time in mind this piece is inspired by Greek God Thanatos and the Norse Goddess Hel. This Prayer Beads has a semi Hour Glass pendant that is timed at only a few seconds. This necklace is also inspired by the Angel of Death Azrael. This piece is made with Garnet, Onyx and Howlite and tarnish resistant wire, resistant not proof so please keep in mind when cleaning.

This piece is long enough to slip over your head, no clasp needed but I can add one if you want, please message me right after purchase or leave it in notes.

While support my small business you also support other small businesses which I buy from. This includes a local Native American bead vendor and an elder mom and pops shop. Thank you so much for choosing my designs.

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whispereddeathworship · 21 days

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Preparing to view the eclipse alongside Thanatos

#theoi worship #thanatos devotee #thanatos devotion #thanatos #theoi #hellenic pagan #hellenic gods #deity worship #hellenic polytheism #hellenic polytheistic

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to-hypnos-we-dream · 5 months

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I have always been a worshipper of Thanatos and Hypnos. I knew they were close but I never truly realized it. I work as a vet tech, I have been one for 4 months now.

As those dogs who lived and loved and been loved and ran and slept and ate and drank and played and rested fell to the arms of Thanatos

I saw Hypnos petting them as Thanatos took their souls

I saw them sleeping gently on the stretcher, I felt Thanatos's warmth fill the room and the room turn cold as He took the loved ones to their final place

#hypnos worship #hypnos deity #hellenic deities #hellenic pagan #hellenic polytheism #pagan #deity worship #helpol #hypnos devotion #hypnos devotee #hellenic gods #hellenism #theoi worship #theoi #thanatos #thanatos devotee

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khaire-traveler · 1 month

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Toll The Dead

Ding!

The bell rings once,

A warning of what will soon come,

A signal to prepare that is often feared.

Ding, ding!

The bell rings twice,

A fog sweeps over the quiet village,

Filling every nook and cranny, every crack and crevice.

The truth of that matter was that the fog had always been present,

Even when it went unnoticed or willfully unacknowledged.

Ding, ding, ding!

The bell rings thrice,

The fog seeps into restless homes,

Some are willing to embrace its presence,

Some are petrified by it, frozen in place like a gravestone,

Some denied its existence, casting fearful glances at it all the while,

Some went about their activities, unbothered but acknowledging.

Ding, ding, ding!

With the ringing of the bell,

A darkly dressed figure takes physical shape,

Silent yet gentle, he outstretches his hand.

He knew many would recoil from him, spitting in his direction,

Regardless, he shows mercy,

He expresses silent understanding.

He is aware that he is feared by many.

His demeanor remains calm and comforting.

Some are willing to accept his hand,

Knowing their journey's end had been near,

Some are saddened by his presence,

But take his hand anyway,

But many hesitate,

Fearing the unknown that would shortly follow,

Unwilling to let go of all they had built and experienced.

To those that fear his hand,

The figure offers a friendly smile,

And a sense of peace overcame them,

A silent reassurance that it would be ok,

That this was only natural.

With shaky hands,

Many accepted his offer,

But some continued to refuse,

And remained left behind.

Ding, ding!

The bell rings twice,

The chosen have taken the figure's hand,

And walk off together into the fog accompanied by him,

Their backs turned toward the village,

And their eyes fixed forward on the path ahead.

Ding!

The bell rings once,

And as the figures disappear into the fog,

It seems to embrace and engulf them,

As they become fog themselves.

The village rests in peace that night,

Anticipating the next toll.

The next change.

The next passing.

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|| A devotional poem for Thanatos, God of Peaceful Death ||

#thanatos deity #helpol #hellenic polytheism #hellenic pagan #devotional poetry #thanatos worship

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hecatesdelights · 2 months

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Thanatos, God of Death, vs. Hercules, Hero of Ancient Greek Mythology

#thanatos #god of death #ancient greek mythology #greek god #cthonic #cthonic gods #gods of the deep #gods of the underworld #ai artwork #hellenic deities #hellenic devotion #hellenic gods #hellenic pagan #pagans of tumblr #hellenic paganism #pagan witch #witchy things

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phaneseros · 2 years

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Cleaned and rearranged the Cthonic altar shelf, mostly dedicated to Thanatos and Haides for now.

#thanatos #hades #haides #hellenic polythiest #hellenic devotion #hellenic polytheism #greek paganism #paganism #altars

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