olympus

olympus, 1 month ago to paganism

Born of Rhea, last of her children
A young god from the womb of an eldeer
Fathered by Kronos, king of the heavens
Of an era long gone now

Destined to be consumed were you
For your father feared the future
Not knowing he was the cause
Of his very own demise

Raised on Crete, that sacred land
Where spirits of the land were tasked with you
Fed the milk of Amaltheia, the goat
And kept hidden by the songs of the Kouretes

Destiny was no match for your mother saved you
A stone she gave your hungry father
Who subsumed it into himself
As he would have done to you

A young and powerful god you were
Told tales of your father’s guilt
And your mothers desperate gamble
You grew to beauteous godhood

Destiny once more exerted her power
You rose to high Olympus
And to your father presented yourself
A cupbearer to serve him as he ruled

A scheming god, wise and patient
A cup you prepared for your father
Herbs and spices in his beloved wine
To induce in him a need to set off your plans

Destiny spun its threads
And into the tapestry of life set your story
As god after god was born anew
From the father’s body expelled

With divine power and righteous anger
The children went to war with their father
From the depths others released
To fight for you in this holy time

Destiny wove your righteous actions into fate
The great mother advised you and yours
Thunder was forged for you
To win this holy war in the heavenly realm

The war won you took a wife
And betrayed the children of Earth
Whose weapons helped your cause
And into the dark pits did you send them

So Destiny once more turned its spindle
The threads once more she wove into life
A new perophecy, a new fate
One we pray will not come to pass

And so you rule, O Heavenly Zeus
God of the mountain peaks
Stirring the clouds to storming
Bearer of the thunder that none yet dare face

Art: Johann Michael Rottmayr

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olympus, 2 months ago to paganism

As Spring approaches, take a moment to put your hands on the earth, in soil, and remind yourself that from her you came and to her you will one day return. Therefore, you are part of her blessing to the world. #pagan #hellenismos #polytheism #gods #olympus #religion #prayer