DIETYS AND OFFERINGS LIST (12/6/2022)

To Cassandra

"Cassandra" by John Maler Collier (1885), courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

O shining, clairvoyant Cassandra, Beautiful and brilliant, Virgin daughter of Priam and Hecuba, Bearer of the bewitched chest of Bacchus, Whom Apollon accorded the divine power of augury, And powerful Pallas protected with the almighty aegis of vengeance, You who foresaw the tragic fall of Troy, tearing away Helen’s golden headdress to reveal a future shrouded in bloodshed, but went unbelieved by those you told; You who hurtled ahead, ever onwards to your doom, Helpless and bewildered, Defenseless at the feet of the Fates; Teach me to trust in the Gods and never turn away from their gifts, even if they are mysterious and frightening. Give me guile to glean Trojan Horses that enter my life, axe in hand and torch aloft. Help me to keep an open mind to those who prophesy future chaos, and see how I can change the world, in my own small way, to prevent potential destruction. O ever-sorrowful maiden, Teach me patience, Give me wisdom, Help me attain peace of mind.

by Kyle Kepulis

if i was a court jester i’d flirt with the king at any given opportunity. subtle at first but if he was interested and we’d share banter then i’d sit in his lap. then he would say i’m the funniest silliest little man alive and kiss me with tongue

jesus in the hades art style

Orpheus: Hero Worship

Get familiar with his story

Learn his different origins (I personally connect best with him being the son of Apollon and Kalliope)

Make him a music playlist

Practice the arts (especially music and/or poetry)

Learn an instrument (bonus if it's a stringed one)

Write him poetry

Compose music for him

Sing to him or with him

Give him a spot on your altar

Honor his parents

Honor the Muses

Remember/Honor Eurydice

Listen to Hadestown

Grieve a loss with him

Cherish your partner(s)

My man Octavian is frequent customer in Build-a-Bear. He got that mfing returning customer discount

I bet the employees know him really well. I bet he’s friends with all of them

I bet they think Octavian is tad a bit weird cuz he keeps talking about how “he can’t wait to cut the teddies open”

But they don’t mind cuz he’s a nice nerdy fellow who likes talking about Roman History and Mythology.

A complete list of all my devotional playlists:

Hestia

Aphrodite

Diogenes

Achilles and Patroclus

Alexander the Great

Ares

Aristotle

Atalanta

Brimo

Chrysame

Demeter

Dionysus

Enodia

Hekate

Helios

Hera

Hermes

Hypnos

Loki

Medea

Moirai

Plato

Prometheus

Thanatos

Sappho

Styx

Zagerus

Zeus

(some of these playlists have songs that have darker themes which can include: sex, violence, mentions of weapons, and in a few cases satire on gender )

I will update as I make more

STEP BACK I THKNK IM GONNA VOMIT

I'm tired of giving long-winded explanations for both of these so I made a meme about both it

[image ID: the shaking hands meme. The hand on the left says "christian witches" and the hand on the right says "christian queer people". Where they meet in the middle it says "the Bible is the word of God but it was written down and translated by flawed and biased humans so it's our right and responsibility to spend time with God and discern what we believe His will to be".]