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Hera Offerings

"Hera is the Olympian queen of the gods, and the goddess of marriage, women, the sky and the stars of heaven."

Large Altars:

Honey

Breads, grains, homemade sweets

Pomegranates

Fruits

Milk

Wine

Pure water

Flowers such as lilies, poppies, irises, white roses, and waterlilies

White flower arrangements

Peacock paintings, statues, or peacock patterns

Cow paintings, statues, or cow print patterns

Cuckoo bird art or statues

Cuckoo clocks

Incense such as rose, iris, myrrh, civet, jasmine, and patchouli

White, royal blue, purple, dark green, grey, and silver candles

Diadem (crowns)

Throne imagery

Framed family photos

Small/hidden Altars:

Chocolate

Pomegranate seeds

Fake white flowers

Peacock feathers

Peacock jewlery

Cuckoo feathers

Snail or hermit crab shells

Cow jewlery

Cow print items

Toy peacocks or cows

Gemstones such as pearls, garnets, citrine, amber, diamonds, and star sapphires

Perfumes

Silver and gold jewelry (especially rings)

White or gold rose petals

Golden roses

Art that you've created, especially if it is art of Her

Poems written for Her

Any crafts you've made

Stories that you've written

Photos of your S.O. and/or children

Devotional Acts:

If you have a romantic partner surprise them with breakfast in bed, a movie, a massage, booking a romantic retreat for the two of you, etc.

Do housework and keep your home clean

Make a playlist of songs that remind you of Her

Spend time with those you care about and listen to what they have to say

Try to help others

Be kind to children

Reminisce by looking at old photos on your phone or photographs around your house

Set time aside in your schedule just for your S.O., children, family, friends, etc.

Turn your bathroom into a spa!

Take a long bath with bubbles, soaks, music, candles, wine, etc.

Don't be afraid to speak your mind and let others know what you want and don't want

Donate and support domestic abuse victims

Donate a dress to organizations like Brides for a Cause or Brides Against Breast Cancer or donate to help fund someone's wedding/wedding dress

Donate and support charities that help aid in ending child hunger

Take care of yourself, your mental health, and treat yourself to something you want

Pray to Her and talk with Her about what's going on in your life, any crushes you have, your romantic partner/s, past relationships, children, etc.

Sources:

https://vocal.media/futurism/ways-of-worship-hera

https://occult-world.com/hera/

https://goddessgift.com/goddess-info/meet-the-goddesses/hera/hera-activities/

Artwork from Smite

Bonding with Lady Hera 🍯

☕ gardening! i love tending to my plants while humming or talking to her.

☕ telling her about your daily plans while making your morning coffee/tea, or if you don't drink either of those, making breakfast.

☕ devote your showers to her. i'm not able to shower everyday to due staying home with a toddler, so showers are special for Hera and i.

☕ ask her to tag along while thrift shopping!

☕ self care! self care! self care! hera is HUGE on self care and loving yourself.

☕ if it's your thing, wedding planning! i devote my wedding planning to hera because it makes me feel extremely close to her

☕ if you're a parent, parent/kiddo dates with your child! when i take Atlas to the park or just outside, i feel close to Hera.

☕ dates with your partner

☕ i feel like this is obvious for some people, but meditation

☕ cooking dinner for yourself, or your partner, family, friends, etc!

☕ spending time with your friends, or making more friends!

☕ relationship strengthening spells, friendship spells, self care magick

☕ farmers market trips!!

feel free to add more to this!! this post comes from my personal experiences and may not suite everyone ~

Hera/Juno

Small devotional acts.

Be a loving and nurturing friend

Pamper yourself often

Paint 

Get peacock-feather earrings

Be nice to any kids you run into 

Get some temporary tattoos

Fight for love and marriage equality

Plant fragrant flowers near your home

Smile at strangers

Get some metallic pens

Embrace being the mom friend - always have snacks at the ready

Buy a nice set of sheets

Donate to charities that help those without family support

Drink an herbal/floral tea

Add more sparkly things to your life

Eat an apple

Go cloud watching

Blast the AC then get cozy under some blankets

Wear that outfit you love that also scares you a little

Burn a scented candle

Support small artists and display their work in your home!

Strengthen your relationships - romantic or platonic

Go on more walks, take time to smell the flowers

Gold!

Always notice little ones that seem a bit lost, and take a minute to make sure they’re okay

Support those in or escaping abusive situations

Listen to music that empowers you

Buy a succulent plant

Wear those sunglasses wherever you want

Buy yourself that extra goody you always think about while at the store

Get more iced drinks 

Energy Reading - Hera

Pale golden pearls which glow under the sunlight. Flowing blonde hair flows with the winds on an overcast day. Tied up in a loose ponytail those invisible peacocks play around on to deliver messages new, old and indifferent. Feeling the sands under foot and how they cool they feel step after step. There are memories of birds bygone and of dates along the ocean shore era after era. There is a calm presence to be felt going along these waters. How they have also changed from these green-blues when before they were of pale pinks and golds. Children can be heard as echoes of happiness within moments.  Seashells are collected and spread across a gallery. Some are of the original colors, with striking marks and intriguing shapes. Whilst others are ones painted by others to represent a part of the ocean which has been hidden by eyesight. Of the dark blues only shown at night, or the might of a myth portrayed as red is splattered to show war. Walking down these halls on pristine rugs made only to showcase those shells even more so. Clicking of heels echo and sunder anything else to silence. A flight of birds might have made a noise or sight, if one were able to see their forms in the wind behind the individual walking. Those peacocks new and old dare to watch over with piercing gazes, never stopping to see what is valuable to their master. The heels stop walking and stand in the center of the room. Darkness envelops this gallery and something glows. At first it is unknown what it is. Then, it becomes almost like those invisible gazes come to light in the forms of feathers. Watch what will happen, for kindness in the face does not dissipate the fierceness behind every action taken to protect what is just and true to everything around. ————————————— You tend to be very approachable once you are able to know someone. At first it is a little daunting for others to make contact with you because you carry yourself with such dignity. It’s hard to mistake that for anything else unless there’s lack of knowledge of others. Then it seems as though you can be too strong. Which you are strong, though others don’t realize it is simply due to how important your duties are to others. You are very watchful and aware of others. In that you know your boundaries in how to interact and you are very proud of the tasks you set forth. Because those who do take on your challenges are well rewarded with innate power and insight that others would only hope for. You also have a softness to you which can be seen as motherly. Where you are open to others conversing with you about anything, so long as you know that you’ll support others both close and far away.  You have vast knowledge of histories from this planet and many others. You’ve seen landscapes which have never been witnessed yet the similarities seen makes one think they actually have. Who better to witness changes than that where thes skies are always present. You are firm yet gentle, you are great at listening yet able to make your statement without so much as a gesture or few words. There is something utterly captivating about how you present yourself that allows others to relax yet be on their toes when you decide you are up for new bantering. 

My Hymns and Resources

I decided to make a little directory for my hymns and such, so people looking for something specific can find it, and is accessible on desktop and mobile. I will be updating these every few hymns/resources that I post, so please make sure to go directly to my original post to see if anything new has popped up! Please note that some of these come from blogs I no longer have, meaning I deactivated them for one reason or another. Therefore, some of the links within those posts may be broken. Most of this is solely mine, unless otherwise stated (simply because I like to collect my stuff all together haha).  

Khaire!

 - Amarantos Argyris

Hymns/Devotional Writings

Hymn to Hera

Hymn to Thanatos

Hymn to Dionysos 

Hymn to Haides and Persephone 

Hymn to Hestia 

Hymn to Aphrodite After Heartbreak 

Hymn to the Household Theoi 

Nightly Offering/Hymn to the Night Theoi 

Morning Offering/Hymn to the Morning/Daytime Theoi

Hymn to Apollon, Lord of Mental Health 

Hymn to Polyhymnia 

Hymn to Apollon, Donor of Ichor

Hymn to Aphrodite of Self Love

Hymn to Poseidon of Cathartic Waves

Recycled Paper Offerings

How to Make Recycled Paper

Recipes for the main 13 (part one) // (part two) 

Recipes for Other Theoi (part one)

Essays/Experiences/Interesting Posts

Dodekatheism and Depression 

My Personal Unique Epithets for the Theoi 

My Personal Epithets for Persephone 

My Personal Epithets for Haides

Fun (and unnecessary) Ritual Wear

Resources for Beginners

Basic Supplies for Dodekatheism 

How to Pray to, Praise, and Worship the Theoi

Tips for Worshiping the Theoi When You Are Non-Verbal 

(Modernized) Ancient Ouranic Offering Ritual 

(Modernized) Nekromanteion Ritual 

How to Make Khernips (Lustral Water)

What is Miasma? 

Resources That Are Not My Own Writings/Compilations:

Magic in Ancient Greece and Rome - @bayoread

Harvard’s Center for Hellenic Studies - @songbirdspells

Recommended Books About Hekate - @teawitch & @the-witching-tree

Information and Tips About Persephone’s Worship (And some for Aphrodite as well) - @honorthegods

Free Academic Resources Masterpost - @secondgenerationimmigrant

Communication With the Theoi, and Why It’s Okay to Not Receive Signs/Messages - @pomegranateandivy

Site for Learning Ancient Languages - @witchofeindor

Sacredness of a Home - @baringtheaegis

The Pillars of Hellenismos (a modern interpretation of ancient Greek society) - @honorthegods

Information About Hekate - @baringtheaegis

Dodekatheist Festivals and Information - @pomegranateandivy

Household Gods - @hearthfirehandworks

The Greek Alphabet Oracle (similar to Nordic runes)

Getting Into Hellenismos (Dorms) - @baringtheaegis

Hellenion.org (Site for reconstruction of the Dodekatheistic religion with festival calendars, ritual ideas, and forums… highly recommended)

baringtheaegis.blogspot.com (This a wonderful, wonderful blog) - @baringtheaegis

elaion.org (Another group for dodekatheists with rituals, festival calendars, etc. Very wonderful as well)

Theoi.com (a site full of information about all of the gods and goddesses that we really know about. Good for basic information. Not the end-all-be-all, and as with any site, can sometimes be inaccurate, though usually great for beginner things, epithets, etc.)

My Recommended Blogs:

@pomegranateandivy

@honorthegods

@sisterofiris

@baringtheaegis

I wrote this hymn to Hera, focusing on Her royal and motherly aspects. Feel free to reblog, and share with credit to me. Do not remove my caption, and if you want to repost it elsewhere, ask me first please. You are welcome to print and use as you please for personal use, and may use it for group rituals and such with credit to me. I hope you enjoy using it!

The background image and frame are from canva.com, and are free to use and distribute!