Who is Ourea
In Greek mythology, the #Ourea are the primordial gods of the Mountains, born directly from #Gaia, the Earth, without any father. Each #mountain was considered a divine being with its own spirit and presence.
They represent the strength, stillness, and mystery of the high peaks — places seen as sacred and close to the #gods .They stood as eternal symbols of the Earth’s power and endurance.
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Who is Pontus
In Greek mythology, #Pontus is the primordial god of the Sea, one of the first beings to emerge from #Gaia, the Earth. He represents the deep, unshaped waters that existed before the seas were ruled by #Poseidon or filled with life.
With Gaia, Pontus fathered many ancient sea deities, including #Nereus, #Thaumas, #Phorcys, #Ceto, and #Eurybia. Together, they shaped the mysteries and creatures of the ocean.
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Gaia’s First Children
#Uranus – the Sky, her son and later consort.
#pontus – the Sea, the first waters of the world.
#ourea – the Mountains, spirits of the high lands.
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Who is Erebus
In Greek mythology, #Erebus is the god and personification of darkness and shadow, one of the first beings to emerge from #Chaos. He represents the deep gloom that fills the spaces between the world and the Underworld.
Erebus is often seen as the brother and companion of #Nyx, and together they brought forth many of the darker forces of existence, like #Sleep, #Death, and #Dreams.
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Who is Eros
In Greek mythology, #Eros was one of the first beings born from Chaos, the void before creation. He wasn’t the winged god of love yet, but a powerful force that brought order and life into existence — the spark that made the world come together.
In the oldest tales, Eros is pure love itself — timeless, creative, and unstoppable.
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Who is Tartarus
In Greek mythology, #Tartarus is one of the first beings to emerge from Chaos, existing even before the gods. It is both a primordial deity and a vast, dark abyss deep beneath the Earth.
Tartarus is described as a gloomy pit, far below even the #underworld, surrounded by mist and darkness. It represents the deepest part of existence — a place of confinement and punishment for the enemies of the gods.
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Hey… I’m Life or Death.
I don’t really see many people around here talking about the old gods anymore, so I figured—why not me?
I’m not some scholar or expert, just someone who’s been walking this path and learning as I go.
If you’ve ever felt that quiet pull toward something ancient, something sacred… then maybe you’ll feel at home here too.
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What Chaos Is
In Greek mythology, Chaos isn’t really a god like Zeus or Athena. It’s more like the first thing that ever existed—the vast emptiness before everything began. You can picture it as the Greek idea of “the big nothing,” a formless void that existed before the universe had any shape, order, or even time itself.
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Introducing the first edition of The Dandelion Newsletter!
With staff oversight and a volunteer team, this is a newsletter designed, created, and put together by the community for the community!
Bacchic Blessings and Embrace the Madness!
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How Not to Worship.
There are countless guides available for how to worship the Greek Gods and it is not my intention here to reinvent the wheel.
The truth is that while I often claim that there is no wrong way to worship* - there is in fact one major trap that I see folks fall into.
Worship should bring you joy and if it feels like a chore, you should try something else.
Many of us are taught from an early age that prayer should be a silent and solemn act. We are told to sit still and listen. We are told to obey without question. These ideals, while common place in our modern society, are not Hellenic. We are supposed to question the world around us, we are supposed to question ourselves. This is the nature of philosophy, of science, and of art. To ask questions and to pursue truth.
Worship should be ecstatic, liberating, incredible. Worship should fill you with joy and a sense of purpose. To worship is to be human. Worship is an art form and it is not easily relegated to straight lines or whispered regrets. If you’re not here yet, that’s alright. Everyone walks their own path, in their own way, in their own time.
The Gods accept you as you are. The Gods accept you where you are.
The Gods ask us to be our very best selves; they do not ask us to be anyone else.
Worship is ultimately, for us, more than it is for the Gods. Even burnt offerings were largely meant to be shared in a communal feast. Worship is supposed to bring us together, not push us apart.
So worship in the ways that work for you. Dance or sing or write poetry. Stare up at the stars in wonder and go bird watching on a mountain.
Do whatever it is that inspires your soul to light up from within*.
Breathe.
Live.
Cry.
Be human.
The Gods want us to freely express ourselves* and to find joy in the moment. If an offering or prayer makes you feel burdened or overwhelmed, it is not the right offering or it is not the right setting.
The joy of being human is that we have free will and when we choose of our own free will to spend our precious time, our limited energy, our finite resources on community and connection (Xenia always), we please the Gods. By and large, the Gods are not interested in coercing payments out of desperation. They are Gods, not mafia bosses.
Just be yourself. You are enough, my friend.
There’s a common misconception that happy people do not pray as well as unhappy or desperate people. This idea lends itself to the notion that the Gods have a vested interest in keeping people desperate and sorrowful. The core of that point would be then that the Gods are worried that we will abandon our altars and our shrines if we do not need them. It is not our Gods who bear that insecurity, but another God who I will leave unnamed. Finding freedom in happiness does mean that we are free to leave our Gods behind us, and it is only then that we are capable of consenting to worship. The Gods want us to choose them, not be forced or compelled to their worship under fears or threats.
The state of politics is right now is designed to overwhelm and divide us. It’s designed to make us dependent on weak people who can find no better way of protecting themselves against the dangers of critical thinking, of questions, and of joy. The best way to thwart those who wish us misery is to find our joy. Dionysus’ worship has been outlawed countless times by weak people seeking to control with fear and hatred. Dionysians have survived this before and Dionysians will survive this again.
Why would such great lengths be taken to outlaw the God of Ecstasy if Ecstasy was not truly powerful?
The truth is that happy people are not easily controlled. Happy people are not easily manipulated. Happy people are not lead to hatred through anger or violence through fear.
Our Gods want the sounds of joyous laughter at their altars, not the sounds of broken-hearted wailing. Our Gods are not so insecure that they need us in a constant struggle for safety and survival. Our Gods do not need to be feared.
If another unnamed religion finds more worship when people are out of options and desperate, well- that’s their problem, not ours. Ours is a faith built on community, freedom, and joy.
We know that you have your choice in Pateron Deity and we thank you for flying Air Hermes 😉
*harm none.
- Alyx the Amused, The Pythia of Providence
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Life Or Death
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