Historically Accurate Offerings to the Theoi

hellenismossuggestion:

Zeus

  • Oak
  • Carnations
  • Olive branches
  • Styrax incense
  • Eagle, bull, swan images

Hera

  • Lilies
  • Peacock feathers or images
  • Pomegranate
  • Incenses
  • Cuckoo images

Athena

  • Olive branch/oil/fruit
  • Weavings
  • Myrrh incense
  • Perfume
  • Owl images

Apollon

  • Laurel
  • Red roses, sunflowers
  • Frankincense (manna) incense
  • Palm tree
  • Raven, swan, wolf, mouse, dolphin images

Artemis

  • Cedar, palm and cypress trees
  • Tokens of deer
  • Jasmine
  • Myrtle, white flowers
  • Frankincense (manna) incense
  • Amaranthus
  • Peanut
  • Wormwood
  • Deer, dog, bear, partidge, quail images

Hestia

  • Incenses
  • Chaste-tree
  • Pig images

Poseidon

  • Sea anemone
  • Myrrh incense
  • Pine
  • Bull, dolphin, horse images

Dionysos

  • Ivy
  • Grape vine
  • Pine
  • Styrax incense
  • Leopard, panther, donkey, bull images

Hermes

  • Tongue-shaped tokens
  • Rosemary, saffron
  • Almond tree and pine tree
  • Frankincense and styrax incense
  • Mint (for Kthonios epithet)
  • Cow, ram, hawk, turtle, hare images
  • Wild strawberry (purslane)

Ares

  • Bronze weapons
  • Frankincense (manna) incense
  • Swan, vulture, dragon/poisonous snake, owl images

Aphrodite

  • Roses, myrtle, anemone (poppy)
  • Quince
  • Apple, pomegranate

  • Perfumes and fragrances as incense
  • Dove, goose, sparrow, turtle images

Hephaistos

  • Daisies
  • Frankincense (manna) incense
  • Donkey, dog, crane images

Asklepios

  • Frankincense (manna) incense
  • Bread
  • Serpent, dog, goose, rooster images

Pan

  • Pine, beech trees
  • Fern
  • Wild flowers
  • Herbs burnt as incense and the smell of perfumes

  • Reeds
  • Goat, turtle images

Demeter

  • Poppy
  • Tokens of pigs
  • Styrax incense
  • Mint (for Kthonia epithet)
  • Wheat
  • Dove, bee, pig images

Persephone

  • Asphodel
  • Wheat

Hades

  • Pitchfork
  • Pomegranate
  • Daffodil
  • Styrax incense
  • Dried laurel leaves
  • Poplar, cypress trees
  • Mint
  • Daffodil

Hekate

  • Saffron
  • Rosemary
  • Garlic
  • Red Mullet
  • Amphiphon (candy)
  • Styrax incense
  • Dry laurel leaves
  • Oak
  • Ferret, dog, bull, lioness images

Source: LABRYS’ Hellenic Polytheism: Household Worship and Theoi.com

betthearm:

hundondestiny:

whyyoustabbedme:

Nevaeh now wears a scarf to cover several bald spots and her singed
hair. She was left with first-degree burns, but it could have been worse
according to Tanya Robinson, Nevaeh’s mother.

“The doctor told me her hairstyle saved her life,” Tanya recalled. “Had it been different, she might not be here.”

This isn’t the first time Nevaeh has experienced bullying. Two years ago, another student broke her thumb.

I’m walking into that school like

Hate crime. It should qualify as one.

Nevaeh is thirteen years old. This happened at Gompers School in the Philadelphia School District. The school district has not issued any comment, but y’all can make yours:

Samuel Gompers School

Address: 5701 Wynnefield Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19131

District: The School District of Philadelphia

Phone: (215) 581-5503

The School District of Philadelphia

Address: 

440 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19130

Phone: 215-400-4000

This happened October 25, 2018. This isn’t some random post that won’t die. It’s happening now. Call. Demand accountability and this be treated as a hate crime.

While I am pro-curse and all that, I still think mass-cursings are potentially dangerous and could in fact have a very negative impact. Especially if the one who is casting the curse is potentially new and inexperienced with curse casting. Now imagine that with 100s of inexperienced witches…….yeah.

Vote.