Hellenic Polytheism 101

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arjuna-vallabha:Rituals and offerings in commemoration of the birth of Aphrodite by the group OFION

Head of Asclepius.  Roman copy (second half of 2nd cent. CE) after a mid-4th cent. BCE Greek origina

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Apollo statue found in Pompei

Metis:This Greek goddess is an Oceanid, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, as well as one of the Titan

I found this quite by accident while browsing the online catalog of my local library. I’m reading it

A Maenad (female devotee of Dionysus), brandishing her thyrsos (staff tipped with a pine cone) and a

Lycian Apollo.  Reconstituted ivory statue of the 3rd cent. CE, thought to be a copy of the original

menofcolorinfantasyart:From OlympusPhoto: Ana Martinez Styling and Creative Direction: Mario Ville (

Hellenistic bronze sculpture of Hermes.  Now in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.  Photo credit:

Aphrodite from Cyprus

Head of Zeus.  Artist unknown; Flavian period (69-96 CE).  From Ephesus; now in the Ephesus Archaeol

Ancient Greek gold ring with a garnet intaglio, depicting either the god Dionysus himself or Ptolemy

Ancient Greek bronze coin, believed to have been issued by the city of Apollonia in Macedon.  On the

Apollo, archaizing style

mikeybooch:Honor the goddesses in your lives, both mortal and immortal 

Artemis Efesina, Terracota

ohthewitchery:hekate: greek goddess of magic, witchcraft, the night, moon, ghosts and necromancy, pt

Terracotta figurine of the healing deity Asclepius, with his caduceus.  Artist unknown; 1st cent. BC

The Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia located east of the Sanctuary of Delphi in Phokis, Greece, Reconstru

The Temple of Demeter was a temple complex located in the Maenad’s Hills region of Naxos Islan

Priestess Offering Poppies by Simeon Solomon, 1864. Image source: (X). Image license: Public Domaini

colourthysoul:Joseph-Marie Vien - La Vertueuse Athénienne (1762)

Hermes Chthonios, perhaps representing syncretism of Hermes in his Underworld aspect with a deceased

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