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The Shadow of OlympusFrom the depths From the nothing From the chaos of potential You rose Nyx Lady Night Goddess primordial Opening your eyes to the darkness Erebus Lord Darkness God Primordial Rising with your mate into a new world Turning Floating Lord and Lady Gods of the eternal blackness Spreading Growing God and Goddess Dark wings opening space for more A nest In the depths Of darkness and potential Ready to create Laying Birthing The egg of creation From which all things came <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/thenight" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#thenight</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/polytheism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#polytheism</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/Hellenismos" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hellenismos</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/paganism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#paganism</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/religion" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#religion</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/prayer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#prayer</a>

The Shadow of OlympusBlessed Moon Artemis wearing a horned crown Helene in gowns of silver Hecate bearing torches Bringing shifting light To nights dark domain Blessed Sun Helios of the radiant face Apollo of the golden bough Zeus of the heavenly reaches Bringing the light of divinity To a mortal world Blessed Sea Poseidon of the waves Amphitrite of the calm waters Triton of the blue beard Flowing here and there Crashing upon the bones of the earth Blessed Earth Gaea of the broad plains Demeter of the fertile fields Persephone of the most depths Home to life that thrives and grows Guardian of death that comes to all Blessed Heavens Ouranos of the distant realm Cronos of the dull sickle Dias of the thunderstorm Breathing living breath into the world Raining down your blessings <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/thenight" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#thenight</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/polytheism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#polytheism</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/Hellenismos" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hellenismos</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/paganism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#paganism</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/religion" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#religion</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/prayer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#prayer</a>

Héctor The One And OnlyI hear you, O Zeus, rumbling in the heavens I see the rain as it pours down to greet them Holy Demeter of the husk brown hair As she awaits her beloved daughter She who is your daughter too At the cavern’s edge Where light meets darkness And life meets death For there at the entrance Where the steps into Hades end Or perhaps begin She will emerge into the blessed light of day And into the realm of life She who is the bringer of the Springtime And awakener of the sleeping green Persephone of the pale skin I hear you, I see you, I feel your presence Watching from afar as the cycle repeats And the Queen of the Dead makes her way home To a loving embrace and a tender kiss <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/pagan" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pagan</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/polytheism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#polytheism</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/hellenismos" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hellenismos</a>

The Shadow of OlympusBlessed Apollo Keeper of the herbs Keeper of the potions Keeper of the salves Lord of healers and the learned For they keep the ways alive Generation after generation Blessed Apollo Bringer of the light Bringer of the song Bringer of the arts Lord of wolves and hunters For they are strong and wily When they are needed the most Blessed Apollo Seeing that which is Seeing that which is yet to be Seeing that which was Lord of oracles and readers of omens For they see with your eyes When answers are sought Blessed Apollo Dancing to your own music Dancing with the lovely Muses Dancing on sacred grounds Lord of protections from harm Averting evil with joyous celebration When our paths lead us astray <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/polytheism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#polytheism</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/pagan" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pagan</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/paganism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#paganism</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/hellenismos" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hellenismos</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/apollo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#apollo</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/prayer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#prayer</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/religion" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#religion</a>

The Shadow of OlympusCome, Dionysus, pour a cup Let the dark juice flow into it Made with care and tended with pride To bring your power to us all Who can take it without obsession Come, Dionysus, be with me Let the madness fill me That I may see things anew And allow myself to accept the truth Though it may be hard to bear Come, Dionysus, into the sunlight Like the leaves of the ivy And the scurrying mice of the fields A spirit of nature and human emotion That come to us unbidden Come, Dionysus, son of heaven Like a beam of sunlight through the canopy And the sodden earth in which life thrives Whose life and spirit eternal is A boon to man and all his kin Art: The Discovery of Honey by Piero di Cosimo <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/Dionysus" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dionysus</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/polytheism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#polytheism</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/Hellenismos" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hellenismos</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/paganism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#paganism</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/religion" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#religion</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/prayer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#prayer</a>

The Shadow of OlympusIn the darkness as I rest And sleep is my goal I hear your footsteps On ebony steps molded in bone I hear to your moaning An exasperated sighing And a hopeful whistling As you rise up to a land still frozen I hear the song of birds The subtle breeze As it tussles your hair And the dark gossamer robes flow behind you I hear a hopeful prayer bubble up In my heart that longs for daylight In my soul that longs for your presence And the glorious Springtime so close now calls to me Blessed Persephone Of Demeter born By Zeus fathered As the rain sparks life from the earth Blessed Persephone Goddess of the Springtime Queen of the Underworld Bringer of joy to men and gods alike In the darkness of night I hear you approach A prayer sings in my tired brain And I rejoice in k owing you <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/paganism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#paganism</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/pagan" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pagan</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/Hellenismos" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hellenismos</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/persephone" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#persephone</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/goddess" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#goddess</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/religion" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#religion</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/prayer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#prayer</a>

The Shadow of OlympusGoddess Lady of the sacred flames Of the containing hearth Of the holy altars of the gods Bless us one and all Let your presence warm us Like the flames of a fireplace Let your presence reassure us Like the feel of a good home Let your presence safeguard us Like the walls that shelter us Hestia Lady of the home Caregiver and nurturer Virgin Lady of the home Bless us one and all <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/Hestia" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hestia</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/goddess" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#goddess</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/polytheism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#polytheism</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/Hellenismos" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hellenismos</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/paganism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#paganism</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/religion" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#religion</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/prayer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#prayer</a>

The Shadow of OlympusToday is the day A day that will live with us As we worship and pray For today they come Lords and Ladies of darkness and light Lords and Ladies of earth and sky Lords and Ladies of the wine-dark sea Today we call them At the altar fire where sacrifice burns And the scents of our devotion rise up In our groves and glens In the forests and beaches On the mountain tops and low valleys By lakes and rivers that bring us plenty Today our prayers are heard Today our sacrifices are seen And our offerings accepted as gifts Onto them who dwell on high Onto them who dwell below Onto them who flow freely in the oceans And those who shine like the sun Or reflect it’s light like the moon Today we pour our libations Today we sing the songs And yell out loudly for all to hear A celebration and remembrance To they who are our mothers and fathers Lords and Ladies of the great green And the storms that bring rain to nourish it The Gods eternal and sublime <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/Hellenismos" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hellenismos</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/pagan" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pagan</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/paganism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#paganism</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/polytheism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#polytheism</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/olympos" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#olympos</a>

The Shadow of OlympusBlessed Artemis Holding a bow Nocking an arrow Eyes looking sharply into the gloom under the canopy You are silent Like the vastness of space You are nimble Like the finest of dancers You are brave Like a warrior of old You are sure As any huntress must be Your aim is true Your prey is felled No escape from your sites For you are goddess of the hunt Divine and Virgin Lady Of stalking the prey Bringer of a quick death At your arrowhead Blessed Artemis Daughter of heaven We honor you with gifts We honor you with prayer We honor you with fire and incense burned That you stand beside us <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/pagan" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pagan</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/artemis" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#artemis</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/hellenismos" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hellenismos</a>

The Shadow of OlympusBlessed goddess Wise and beautiful Shining with the light of reason Rejoicing in knowledge Delighting in tactics We seek you Those of us who know you That you may stand with us As times grow dark Blessed goddess Warrior and general Teacher and student Weaver and cutter Delighting in the works of the hands We seek you We who would know what to do And seek justice for those who cannot In these times of corruption Blessed goddess Sound of judgement Sound of strength Sound of intellect Daughter of heaven We seek you Athena of the aegis Lady of the sword and shield Goddess of wisdom and war <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/polytheism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#polytheism</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/Hellenismos" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hellenismos</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/religion" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#religion</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/athena" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#athena</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/paganism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#paganism</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/pagan" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pagan</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/prayer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#prayer</a>

The Shadow of OlympusWe are the children of Hyperion That light of the heavens Born of Gaea, our divine mother the sacred earth And Ouranos, our divine father the starry sky We are the children of Theia That Titan that sees all and allows us to see Born of Gaea, our divine mother and giver of gifts And Ouranos, our divine father the heavens above Helios Resplendant lord of the Winter Solstice Selene Silver gowned lady of the moon Eos Bedecked in shades of gold, violet, and indigo at the dawn The divine Hyperionides Who from the East ride forth Into the heavens above To bring light and color to the world once dark The gifts of their parents They who measure the days And the months of the year Art: Nicolas Poussin, French, 1594-1665 <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/polytheism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#polytheism</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/hellenismos" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hellenismos</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/paganism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#paganism</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/pagan" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pagan</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/prayer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#prayer</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/hyperion" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hyperion</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/selene" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#selene</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/EOS" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EOS</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/helios" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#helios</a>

The Shadow of OlympusHera Queen of Heaven Queen of the Gods Queen of Olympus Goddess of Women Goddess of Marriage Goddess of Oaths Goddess of Righteous Indignation and Anger Great cult centers existed throughout Hellas dedicated to her, but especially at Argos, Samos, and Mycenae. Her worship was widespread, as much as that of Zeus, and in Rome her counterpart Juno was one of the great trinity of Gods considered to be at the pinacle of divinity. The myths, however, take a dim view of her. She is a shrew, conniving, duplicitous, untrusting, and full of rage. Never mind that the stories also told of how often Zeus defiled their marriage with other women and sometimes boys. We can read this rage as perfectly normal considering she is the goddess of marriage and oaths. Her very domain is therefore being violated by these actions and as such her vengeance is not just that but justice. Ancient Greek culture, at least in some places, had very dim views of women. Men, of course, could do as they pleased, but a woman, even a goddess, was to be harshly criticized and shamed for her displays of emotion or outrage. So, Hera was maligned in myths. Presented as little more than angry even though the anger was justified. But there are hints of a more subtle, gentle, and caring being in those stories too. Stories in which she guides heroes to their great purpose or protects cities from downfall, or shows her love of Zeus in her desire to be his lover. It's hard to tease out these things, of course, since were sometimes told to be funny or instructive, or as morality lessons, even twisted morality that imbued men with great freedom while denying it to women. Modern sensibilities are often at odds with Hera because of her portrayal, but if you think of her as a woman in a highly patriarchal society who stands up for herself regardless of the dangers it may pose, I think you can begin to see the value of a goddess like Hera. Her power is in her willingness to stand up to power, even ultimate power like Zeus, and not bend. Zeus feared her as much as he cheated on her, and thus hid his afairs. But those are myths. Stories created by men, perhaps inspired in part by the Muses, but stories none the less. Divinity is simply too vast and sublime to ever be that small and petty. In Hera we can worship an aspect of life that is all too familiar to us all while also being reminded to stand and be proud enough to know when to fight back. <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/polytheism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#polytheism</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/Hellenismos" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hellenismos</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/paganism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#paganism</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/religion" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#religion</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/Hera" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hera</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/pagan" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pagan</a>

The Shadow of OlympusO blessed Hera Pais giggling as she plays Nympheuomene awaiting her day Teleia in full bloom Chera who mourns O blessed Hera Gamelia of the marriages Zygia of the marriage home Argia of the splendid city Olympia of the great town O blessed Hera Henioche of the broad wheeled chariots Anthea of the beautiful flowers Acraea of the mountainous heights Hypercheiria who holds her hand above us O blessed Hera Lady of the marriage bed Protector of women Who holds oaths sacred And prompts men to action Bless us one and all by your divine and sublime presence Art by EmilyBalivet at Etsy <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/Hellenismos" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hellenismos</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/polytheism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#polytheism</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/paganism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#paganism</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/religion" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#religion</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/pagan" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pagan</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/prayer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#prayer</a>

The Shadow of OlympusBlessed are you, Apollo Who from the wilderness to the North And from the horizons around us Come like a ray of light A brightness to chase the shadows away A touch to heal the heart A salve to mend the body A song to soothe the soul Blessed are you, Dionysus Who with wild beasts and women consort And from the mind draws madness A madness not made of horror A change that brings wisdom A drink that brings relief A beating drum that brings release Blessed are we mortals Who of your essences take as we will To bring balance into our lives And cheer into our darkest moments A laugh when times are at their worst A medicine when we feel our best A kindness when faced with hatred A maddening reason to resolve our turmoil Blessed may we be, now and forever To know the light of reason And feel the call of chaos For in them lies divinity made manifest A candle in the wind A ray of sunshine in the hurricane A yearning to know more when knowledge is scarce A hungry lover when exhaustion has gripped you In your names I pray Dionysus of the wine-dark eyes Apollo of the radiant countenance Sons of eternity A prayer of hope to guide me A prayer of love to enrich me A prayer of lust to satiate me A prayer of peace for one and all <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/Hellenismos" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hellenismos</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/polytheism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#polytheism</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/paganism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#paganism</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/religion" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#religion</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/pagan" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pagan</a> <a href="https://sharkey.world/tags/prayer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#prayer</a>

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