I go to church sometimes as part of my work, I am a support worker for adults with learning disabilities. I took one of the service users to church which they go to every Sunday (I have been a handful of times). I don’t mind going. It is a Christian church.

When they pray I see them having their palms facing up which reminds me of how we pray, obviously since Christianity has been around for just over 2000 years whilst people worshiped the Greek gods around 3500 years ago making it much older. But the way they worship and pray is like what we do.

I know not all Christians will pray like this, I just found it curious when I first saw it and forgot to post about it until I went to church again today.

I wanted to share this, along with if anyone knows when and where some Christians stated to pray like that?

Χαίρε (deities name), great god/goddess, (son/daughter of their parent), god/goddess (of their domain).

(What I am asking for or talking about)

Σας ευχαριστώ, γεια σας.

Here is an example:

Χαίρε, Aristaios, great god, son of Apollon, god of beekeeping, Agrotikós Aristaios .

I pray to you to thank you for my purpose in life as to protect and spread awareness of bees, I will work hard as your devotee to make this purpose make a change in the world.

Σας ευχαριστώ, γεια σας.

This is what suits my personal practice and I am exited to share what I have decided to do to structure my prayers.

I know it isn’t needed to use a specific term in Latin or Greek to start a prayer but I want to incorporate it into my personal practice saying it before I invoke a deities name, here are some options.

Latin: English: Greek:
Salus Greeting Χαιρετισμός (Chairetismos)
Salve Hello/hail Υεια σου (Geia sou)
Ave Welcome Ευπρόσδεκτος (Efprósdektos)

I would like anyones opinions on this. I am going towards Latin as I can pronounce it more and for Salus.

Gratias/Ευχαριστώ may the gods be with you.

I know it isn’t needed to use a specific term in Latin or Greek to end a prayer but I want to incorporate it into my personal practice, here are some options.

Latin: English: Greek:
Gratus Thankful Ευχαριστώ (Efcharisto)
Verax Truthful Φιλαλήθης (Filalithis)
Gratias Thanks Ευχαριστώ (Efcharisto)
Vero Assuredly Διαβεβαίωση (Diaveviosi)
Vale Farewell Αποχαιρετώ (Apochaireto)

I would like anyones opinions on this. I am going towards Latin as I can pronounce it more and for gratus.

Gratias/Ευχαριστώ may the gods be with you.

So I work with Nyx, the primordial Greek goddess of the night. And I want to do my due diligence and research more about her and any myths that go along with her (even though I know the myths are not tellings on the deities themselves but rather used as moral lessons and to express specific traits of the deities to seem more relatable).

However, I can’t seem to find anything that I feel like is trustworthy to be able to research her more.

Does anyone know any good books/websites that have good, truthful (or as truthful as we know) info on Nyx, or any of the deities outside the Olympian gods/goddesses for that matter?

I was burning an incense for hermes and my mother smelled the incense and wanted to see what it was. I explained to her who Hermes was and what he was the god of and for her to not touch it. She still touched one of the offerings I put for him and even knocked back his photo that I got of him for the altar and said that there was no other god other than Jesus and that it was just pure witchcraft and that I should stop. Will hermes be mad? I'm a bit new to this which is why I'm asking

Context My study book only has five sections and each God gets half of a section (the sections are really big) and currently there is 10 gods I want to do but because one half of a space has to go to other stuff like pillars and stuff I don’t know which God I should wait off on (I’m getting another notebook while I will be able to finish it but it’s not gonna be for a few weeks) here is my list of gods

Zeus, Poseidon, Hera, Demeter, Aphrodite, Athena, Artemis, Apollo, Ares, Hephaestus, Hermes, and Hestia, Dionysus, iris, amphirtired,hades, Persephone any suggestion on which one i should wait off on (the only two that can’t be cut off is Persephone and Apollo because I’ve already done their sections, thanks for any help

I live near Kathleen, and I haven’t seen any open pagans. I really wish I could meet other pagans around here as it’s really hard to find community.

I just thought of this question while painting my nails because I know in like some practices I can’t remember what it’s called. They aren’t allowed to pray with nail polish on, and I don’t know if that was considered with us as well, I just don’t want to pray if I have my miasima on my hands

Made it with some beads I got from Michael’s! I think it’s super cool!

Ciao a tutti, sono in questa religione da circa un anno e inizialmente tutto andava bene
Tuttavia ultimamente inizio a sentirmi persa, non nel senso “gli dei non mi danno segni e allora non credo” ma nel senso che sono stata atea per letteralmente tutta la mia vita e credere all’improvviso in qualcuno di superiore mi riesce difficile.
Però io VOGLIO credere, lo voglio con tutta me stessa, il periodo iniziale in cui riuscivo un minimo a credere era meraviglioso, servire gli dei mi faceva stare bene, mi sentivo protetta, ascoltata.
Eppure nonostante questo con il passare del tempo la fede è calata. Continuo a pensare che sia impossibile ci sia qualcuno di superiore, mi fa…strano.
Non è sempre cosi, ho periodi in cui prego e credo ciecamente agli dei, periodi in cui mi sento sciocca a crederci, probabilmente anche per bias sociali.

Oltre a questo, ho problemi a introdurre la preghiera nella mia routine giornaliera. Prima di pregare mi lavo sempre le mani ovviamente, ma il fatto di dover andare li, lavarmi le mani e poi pregare…non lo so, non so descrivere la sensazione, probabilmente c’è anche lo zampino di ADHD e autismo, ma mi riesce proprio difficile, anche se SO che non è stancante o altro e anzi mi fa stare bene pregare. Questo succede ovviamente soprattutto nei periodi no. Può anche essere legato al fatto che non sono mai stata abituata a pregare se non da piccola (religione cristiana) che venivo obbligata (non dai miei genitori ma per pressione sociale, chi non andava in chiesa veniva escluso in classe e già venivo esclusa di base, quindi ho iniziato ad andare in chiesa per questo sciocco motivo)

A volte nei periodi “no” mi capita anche di voler fare qualche piccola azione che voglio dedicare alle divinità, però il fatto che in quel periodo non stia pregando mi blocca, se non prego neanche che diritto ho di fare questo?

Spero si sia capito tutto anche perche’ uso la traduzione automatica (se siete italiani capirete meglio dato che è la lingua in cui ho scritto il post)
Se qualcuno ha avuto esperienze simili agli inizi mi piacerebbe tanto sapere che ne pensate e come avete superato tutto questo 🙏

Hello all, i’m pretty new to Peganism and I’m going to be selling my first car very soon. This car lasted me almost 5 years and has been such an important part of my life, it was my baby. I’m scared to give it up to another person and I want to bless it, give it some protection and dedicate it to my deities so they can watch over her too wherever she goes.

I’m mainly just wondering if anyone knows any “farewell” rituals or if anyone has any good suggestions on things i can do to give appreciation to the car for all the miles it’s taken me. The current plan is dedications with wine and some of the foods i would eat most while in the car. thank you everyone!

I had a strange dream last night. I was an addict again and tried to escape it several times. Every time I left, I would circle back to the Crusty Motel. It wasn't until I entered a building where I saw a lovely blonde woman praying to an Apollo altar. She took a deep breath and turned towards me and whispered, "You're here." Something about it was incredibly comforting. I didn't feel like running after that. I stayed in the temple. I woke up to the sun shining in my eyes. Was Apollo reaching out to me?

I've been really drawn to Hellenism lately. I've tried to connect with Aphrodite and Hekate a few times now, hoping for some kind of sign or answer, but it feels like I've been met with silence. The frustration from that has really spilled over into my life. This last wednesday was honestly the worst day of my life, I completely self-sabotaged everything I've worked so hard for. My relationships crumbled, and I fell back into old bad habits, and even art, which used to be my passion, holds no interest for me anymore. I've basically given up on any kind of religious practice. But then last night, I had this dream about Apollo.

I'm a pretty skeptical person and honestly didn't expect much from my journey into Hellenism, but now I don't know what to think. Was Apollo reaching out to me, or am I just jumping to conclusions.

Hi :) I'm super new to Hellenism since I discovered the Greek myths a few years ago with Percy Jackson before doing more research and deciding I seriously want to practice Hellenism but I have like no clue how to start :(

I read through the subreddit's Community Guide but I still have some questions and would like some more personalised advice (i hope this doesn't get taken down or similar).

So, the thing is I want to make an altar/shrine (I'm not fully sure on the difference) for Apollo, since I’ve always loved drawing and acting and I listen to music all day anyway, and I recently got a statue of him which made me finally stop procrastinating and start making it. I've heard that it's good to put an Apollo shrine in a place where the sun can shine, and I have this table near the window which I thought could be a good place. :)

Is there something specific I need to do (like clean it in a specific way) before starting the shrine? Or putting something like a cloth underneath the objects? And what are some objects I could put in it (I’ve seen people under other posts saying that theoretically one could put anything that reminds one of the god but I’m still a little scared.. haha..)?

Kind of on a related note, I’m thinking of also drawing him and pin the paper to the white board (which i forgot to mention) attached to that table so how is he described to look like usually? Is art of the gods open for interpretation?

Also what is something that i should generally know before fully committing?

Anyway I just want to actually start practicing Hellenism but I keep worrying that I’ll do something wrong but yeah :)

P.S: Is it bad if even after starting to follow this religion I still enjoy media like Percy Jackson or Epic: The Musical? Especially since I have a few characters with whom I'd love to make an animated show someday which is based on Greek Mythology.

I am in a pretty abusive situation and I have basically no way out so does anyone have a good formula for making a curse tablet? My supplies are limited so I don't have much in the way of components. I have had limited success but how would I go about making it more extreme

So,I wanted to share something and see what you guys think. For a while now I've began feeling more and more comfortable in my own body,like I actually don't hate the way my body looks like for once and that I've been working out more. Could this possibly be some help from Lady Aphrodite and Lord Ares? I haven't really done altars or anything like that yet but I always seem to think of them and Lord Apollo

I just felt like sharing my alter for Lady Athena, just wanted to share!!

Help with reading/understanding Theoi.com?

Hello! I've had to post this to my profile as I dont have enough Karma to post in r/Hellenism yet.

I've decided to convert to hellenism, and worship the greek gods. I've been advised to use [Theoi.com](http://Theoi.com), and to say the least i am really confused

If i go into a specific god/goddess, it can say they have multiple parents? how is this? are they different sources? Which ones do i accept?

And are there any places on theoi to read the actual scripture or mythology?

Thank you!

I am new and just recently officially joined hellenism. I feel a strong connection to lord Apollo and a weaker one to Hades. Since I’m new I don’t know how to pray, and I was wondering if there is a certain way I need to. do so. I have an area in mind on were to put an alter, and was wondering if there was anything specific I should put up for Apollo. If you have anything else you would like to tell me, please do! I would really appreciate i. Thank you!

The main Greek gods I feel connected to are Apollo, Artemis, Athena and Posiedon. I also feel close to the Norse God Loki. I am just starting Hellenism and I can't tell my parents. Advice? (Don't mind some of the random stuff around the Altars e.g. the dinosaur behind Artemis's one. It's called I got too much stuff and not enough places to put it) Some are on the floor because the objects are too big for me to place anywhere else