Devotionals, prayers, poems and other works dedicated to pagan deities are all welcome.


Note: For those adding books, please do not an Christian devotionals, they are not appropriate for this list. There are countless lists for Christian devotionals, please add them to one of those.
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message 1: by Asterope (new)

Asterope REMOVED:
Mornings in the Light: 90 Days of Encouragement - Timothy King
A Year of Healing Scriptures - Timothy King
Reason: Christian devotional - not appropriate for this list!


message 2: by Valerie (new)

Valerie Anyone know of any devotional literature that focuses on Athena? I’ve seen stuff for pretty much every other major Greek and Roman goddess. I’m just looking for something that focuses on her individually like the others.


message 3: by Asterope (last edited Mar 16, 2020 06:29PM) (new)

Asterope Valerie wrote: "Anyone know of any devotional literature that focuses on Athena? I’ve seen stuff for pretty much every other major Greek and Roman goddess. I’m just looking for something that focuses on her indivi..."

Neos Alexandria doesn't have one for Athene yet.
Seems like it's in limbo?
Here was their call for submissions page:
https://neosalexandria.org/bibliothec...

I do know of (or knew) of some blogs with people that honored her as a focus.
I also know of some Tumblrs that were devotional/shrines for her.
There are also some books focusing on her, but they're more non-fiction books, not devotional types.


message 4: by Valerie (new)

Valerie I couldn’t find anything by any author. I did a web search and looked at book sites. I’m just looking for devotional material. I don’t use Tumblr.


message 5: by Asterope (last edited Mar 23, 2020 07:47PM) (new)

Asterope There are no devotional books, as far as I know.

For non-fiction about her (though as I said, not devotional literature, though reading more about her could be considered a form of devotion):
Athene: Virgin and Mother in Greek Religion
Athena In The Classical World
Athena: A Biography
Athena
Virgin Mother Goddesses of Antiquity - mentioned
The Cult of Divine Birth in Ancient Greece - mentioned

As for Tumblr, you don't have to have an account to read and view most of the blogs and online shrines and tags devoted to her. ;0)
Many have art, poems, prayers, etc.
Here are a few:
https://athenaofwisdom.tumblr.com
https://athena-sthenias.tumblr.com
https://the-owl-goddess.tumblr.com
https://a-temple-of-athena.tumblr.com
https://divinelibrary.tumblr.com
Etc
That's not counting the all the other stuff with her tagged, where there'd be more content.
https://www.tumblr.com/tagged/athena-...
Etc

I've found a number of wonderful art, prayers and other content just on Tumblr for many deities. There are also non-Tumblr sites and blogs...

Just a suggestion.

Are you looking for prayers? Worship ideas? Personal experiences?


message 6: by Valerie (new)

Valerie I’m not really sure what I’m looking for. Not necessarily anything in particular. I’m just trying to properly acknowledge her. I made a space for her on my altar not that long ago. She’s had influence on me most of my life. Which is weird because I’m not fond of her. But since I’ve made an started communing with her, albeit infrequently, I’ve had spiders appear on my altar multiple times. I’ve never seen them in that area before. So it seems she’s appreciative and interested me on some level, and I want to continue building a relationship with her.

Primarily I’ve been much closer to Aphrodite and Hera most of life. And stuff is readily available for them. I guess I’m just trying to ensure that Athena gets her due from me.


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