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Taylor | 27 | Wiccan | Devoted to our Lady Diana/Artemis and our Lord Apollo (Karneios)/Kernunnos
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Do not weep for the temples are gone. Our faith was always a home one. Your home is your temple and you are its clergy. Your breath is your prayer. Your kind acts are your offerings. Your memory is your idol and your words are libation. You are enough in whatever you do. Grandiose was never our way. The glass of water left on the kitchen counter is equal to the lavish meal set out in their name. The Theoi love every little act, as long as it is meant with good intentions.
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Part of my original art series “Interstellar Olympus”, a reimagining of Greek mythology combined with elements of space.You can purchase prints or wall tapestries of this series at my Online Store
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In the Greek pantheon, Hekate is known as a protector of entryways, borders, and crossroads. She is also a Cthonic (underworld) goddess who exists on the peripheries of the pantheon, and teaches witches like Circe and Medea their magical crafts. Therefore, she has darker associations with death, the underworld, the moon, magic spells, and spirits.
In Hesiod’s Theogany, Hecate is the daughter of Titans Perses and Asteria. For defeating the giant Pergamon in the Gigantomauchy (epic battle between Olympians and Giants), Hekate is the only Titan to retain her powers under the rule of Zeus, who gives Hecate a share of earth, heaven and sea. Like Hermes, Hekate is one of the few deities to have the power to move between the realms of the living and the dead, thus, her portrayal holding divine keys.
One of the most famous myths involving Hecate is Hades’ abduction of Demeter’s daughter, Persephone. Hekate assists Demeter in the underworld by leading the way with torchlight, and later becomes an attendant to Persephone. Hecate’s sacred animal ally is a black dog, said to be Hecuba, Queen of Troy, who was reincarnated by Hekate after suicide. For this reason, dogs were sacrificed and eaten in Hekate’s honor. Another sacred animal servant is the Polecat (weasel), who was the handmaiden Galinthias punished for a deception involving the birth of Hercules.
Around the 5th century B.C.E. we see the first sculptural totem figures portraying Hekate in the triple body form surrounding a central column. These votive statues for the protection of travelers would be placed at crossroads with each figure facing a different path.
Hekate is associated with a variety of frightening Daimones (minor divinities or spirits which could be good or evil.) the Empusae was a shapeshifting specter with the body of a woman, and one leg of brass and the other of a donkey, with hopes of devouring a traveler. The Lamia was originally a vengeful Libyan serpentine woman who devoured children, but later was seen to take the form of attractive, voluptuous woman who would seduce a traveler and feast on their fresh blood. The Mormo was another phantom bogeyman said to be sent out by Hekate to nibble on misbehaving children. Hecate was also followed by a retinue of underworld torch bearing nymphs, called the Lampads. These attendants would accompany both Hekate and Persephone on their journeys between the realms, and also symbolically assist initiates of the Eleusinian mysteries.
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"There is a light in your eyes, young mortal, one that is brilliant and beautiful. It holds a great deal of potential and I shall not let it dim."
~ Apollo
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Winged Artemis in art 🌙
“Of all the Hellenic deities Artemis in many respects contains the most primitive features: her statues are often ruder and more aniconic than those of any other divinity and her various cults may be divided into two main classes, the one containing those cults in which the goddess shows her later and more truly Hellenic aspects and is the chaste huntress, the sister and female counter-part of Apollo, and the other including endless minor cults in which she has the more primitive character of a goddess of nature without any apparent relationship to Apollo in any way whatsover.” - Thompson, M. S. “The Asiatic or Winged Artemis.” The Journal of Hellenic Studies, vol. 29, 1909, pp. 286–307.
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Priestess of Hekate by jo freyr on Deviantart
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Feeling like I might be leaning more towards pagan than Wiccan at this point. The more I read into the mythos, the more I identify with lots of gods rather than just 1 god and 1 goddess.
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Apollo, God of Light, Eloquence, Poetry and the Fine Arts with Urania, Muse of Astronomy
by Charles Meynier
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Pagan pro-tips
Having been pagan and polytheistic for about 7 years, I can attest to these tips’ efficiency.
Pinterest is your best friend when it comes to devotional art
But don’t ever trust a single line of information on there.
Casually call out or whisper a deity’s name when something makes you think of them, so you can invite them to witness it!
If someone asks too many questions and you don’t feel like “coming-out” as pagan, tell them you’re ~more spiritual than religious~ and they’ll act like they get it.
Write your own prayers who tf cares
Playlists playlists playlists
I’m serious, even the simplest stuff people would label as “aesthetic” works well when you’re on a busy schedule but you want to stay casually connected to your faith.
Sure, paganism is deeply personal, but are there other people you could learn from? People you could help? Listening + sharing = community building!
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Apollo at night - having fun with limited color pallets
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attendants of artemis - apotheosed maidens
aspalis ~ a girl of phthiotis who was granted immortality by artemis after her death. she became the protecting temple spirit of the goddess’ shrine in phthian melite .
britomartis ~ a girl of krete who became an immortal companion of artemis after she leapt into the sea whilst fleeing from the lustful pursuit of king minos.
hekaerge, loxo & oupis ~ three hyperborean maidens (of the mythical northern land) who became immortal companions of artemis after their death on the island of delos. they tended the goddess’ shrine on the island of delos.
iphigeneia ~ a princess of mykenai who artmemis made immortal after she was offered up to the goddess as sacrifice.
makaria-eukleia ~ a lady of thebes or attika who artemis made immortal after she sacrificed herself for her family.
parthenos & hemithea ~ two princesses of the island of naxos who were granted immortality by apollon. they became companions of artemis.
phylonoe ~ a princess of lakedaimonia who was made immortal by artemis. she was related to, if not the same as, polyboia below.
polyboia ~ a princess of lakedaimonia who was made immortal by artemus. she was related to, if not the same as, phylonoe above .
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Useful if you live in a city like me and can’t really forage herbs!
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To me, witchcraft has always seemed to be a “do with what you have” practice. Deities always seemed to be appeased with your actions and offerings as long as they fell within guidelines that weren’t as strict as we believed. I may be a new witch but the movement or shift from Christianity to witchcraft has been pressure less and freeing and I am grateful everyday for it. Welcome to my very simple and humble altar.
Ave Hekate my goddess of knowledge, protection, and comfort.
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When i don't know what to draw, I draw Apollo
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Apollo information master post
God of: light, music and arts, prophecies and oracles, healing and medicine, plauge and disease, knowledges
Tarot cards: the sun, the chariot, strength, temperance
Animals: swans, ravens, tortises, serpents, lions, dolphins
Colors: gold, white, yellow, orange, silver, blue
Offerings
- Frankenscence
- Mhyrr
- Cypress
- Clove
- Cinnamon
- Bay leaves
- Citruses
- Honey
- Water
- Fruit
- Almonds
- Olive oil
- Amber
- Citrine
- Peridot
- Sunstone
- Carnelian
- Drawings
- Hand made things
- Arts
- Golden objects
- Divination
- Lilies
- Dandelions
- laurel
- sun water
- hyacinths
- sun imagery
- music
- Instruments
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Artemis swore the great oath of the gods:
By your head! forever virgin shall I be
]untamed on solitary mountains
]Come, nod yes to this for my sake!
So she spoke. Then the father of blessed gods nodded yes.
Virgin deershooter wild one the gods
call her as her name.
]Eros comes nowhere near her
— Sappho fragment 44a
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