Hellenic Polytheism: Choosing Your First Deity

Which deity should I pray to as a beginner? Can someone new have Zeus as their deity?

[nonkyninksym]

Before joining Hellenism, I kept hearing Aphrodite everywhere, literally everything felt like a reference towards Lady Aphrodite. Therefore she is the first deity I have chosen to create an altar towards ❤️❤️

[luiscorzo]

Athena is my goddess, for wisdom is the highest of all virtues

[fqllenwitch_]

Artemis and Apollo are my patron gods. Idk why I chose them. I just always felt connected to them and I really adore the twins. So I chose them as my mains and honestly, it's been 5-6 years and I'm very happy with my choice. They both have helped me so much and I just love them.

[laurelf.]

I’m glad you mentioned the mind getting negative and playing tricks on you. As soon as I became a devotee of a particular deity, I had a very negative mental image of her, which I think was my mind playing tricks on me. It hadn’t happened before or since.

[charlesdeleo]

Ironically, the first patron God I chose was Lord Ares. I was 15, and I was starting HEMA. I was also heavily into the OG God of War games, but unlike Kratos, who turned his back on the Gods, I instead turned my back on Christianity and towards Olympus. It was Ares who I first reached out to, for aid and for protection. And being a martial artist and a swordsman, I knew he would have my back. After that, I decided it was best to include many other Gods, starting with Zeus, Hera, Aphrodite, Hercules and Athena. I even included Hephaestus at the time, as I was starting to craft my own chainmail armor, even though I was not as good as I am now. Before long, I was worshipping 12 Gods, and I still do to this day.

[mattiemedlin]

You just helped me with my confidence in my connection with Zeus. I had doubts as to why I felt drawn to him but now that doubt is gone.

[x.strangewerewolf.x]

what a lovely video! It took me a while to find which God to start with, I thought I'd go with Hades and Persephone at first but then i really felt like Hestia was the perfect deity to start with. I've been worshipping her for a few months now and it's going super well! i also started worshipping Artemis recently and i want to worship more but i don't have the time or energy.

[retiredwood]

Hestia and Persephone are my patron godesses. I'd always loved Persephone since I was small, and after researching, I felt drawn to Hestia. I first heard of Hestia while doing some late-night watching of greek myths on youtube and came across a video about the Vestal Virgins. I then spiraled down a rabbit hole of Hestia and Vesta and eventually, after a year of researching Hellenism, I decided to dedicate a candle to Hestia next to Persephone's pomegranate candle, and I've recently started veiling for her as well!

[elijahdonsei]

After a long period of pain I found the the Goddess Aphrodite, She is the first form of divinity I ever felt connected to. eventually I fell She lead me to Hellenism and after a while I devoted my self to the Gods I felt drawn to.

[Mythos]

Thank you for this, I’m trying to find the gods/goddesses I want as my patrons. I’ll inform you which ones once I decide
Edit: I’ve chosen Persephone as my patron goddess, she’s always been my favorite and I have always felt a connection to her

[marierimmer]

During my time in kemeticism everytime i saw Aphrodite's altar pictures went up on amino i felt myself being pulled into the love and beauty of everything and then when i read pagan portals book on Aphrodite i felt the need to discover Hellenic pagan because of her.
Apollo goes back to when i was a kid but more so when i watched a documentary on him 18yrs ago about the oracle of Delphi when i took up to worship him even more so when i discovered Hellenic pagan.

[alexebert]

thank you for the useful information keep it up!!!!

[TheElvenWitch]

Artemis was the first pagan goddess to ever call me and I adore Her and everything She rules and represents.

[V.S.Nalini]

Athena is my Goddess 🙏
But i dunno how to pray her. If someone there, pls guide me

[hazbin_helluvaedits]

Im thinking of starting on Hellenism and I’ve been thinking of having as my deity’s Apollo and Hermes. They just feel interesting…idk…any thoughts?😅

[jamesgibbons]

I wish I could be part of the Greek paganism instead of being a Christian I will just be a Greek pagan

[retiredwood]

Hestia and Persephone are my patron godesses. I'd always loved Persephone since I was small, and after researching, I felt drawn to Hestia. I first heard of Hestia while doing some late-night watching of greek myths on youtube and came across a video about the Vestal Virgins. I then spiraled down a rabbit hole of Hestia and Vesta and eventually, after a year of researching Hellenism, I decided to dedicate a candle to Hestia next to Persephone's pomegranate candle, and I've recently started veiling for her as well!