Wednesday, 22 September 2010

Honouring a whole pantheon?

I've been thinking about this for a while now. I consider myself "Greek" in that I feel the strongest connection to the Greek Pantheon of Gods and Goddesses. My patron Goddess is Selene, Titan Goddess of the Moon and I love her, don't get me wrong, but for a long time it's felt kind of lonely only having the one deity to give thanks and offerings to.


I was reading this article at Wikipedia today, and it got me thinking (I know, always a bad thing, lol) and it started me back on an old train of thought "why not leave offerings and ask the help of those Gods/Goddesses assigned a specific duty in your pantheon?" Why ask Selene for wisdom when that request could be better filled by Metis or Athena? Why ask Selene to bless a party or festival when that kind of thing is the speciality of Dionysus? "Why ask Selene to help in the healing of aches and pains when that is the purview of The Algia (the spirits of pain and suffering - Akhos: trouble, distress - Ania: ache, anguish - Lupe: pain, grief, sorrow)?

It's one of those things that slightly confuses me as well as excites me, if I'm honest, as I can't see Selene's place in all of this... and if I'm taking my requests to other deities then I'm not sure what I'm meant to ask of Her? I don't do much by way of honouring her anymore, rarely do I leave offerings, but I do give a special devotional sign to the Moon whenever I see Her shining in the heavens (like last night). I always get the feeling that it's enough, though, She asks no more of me than I already give (in fact sometimes I get the distinct impression that if I were to do anymore I'd be doing it wrong, lol).

I don't know... I guess it's one of those things that will take some thought... maybe it will become so complex as to not make it feasible... after all the Greek Pantheon is huge, and if I were to try asking advice/honouring them all (because they cover virtually every aspect of daily life) I'd be forever doing so and wouldn't be able to stand up without asking a deity about it LOLOLOL!

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