easy, all you need is to get permit to get a few of those porta potty stall, the [LARGE SIZE](https://www.webstaurantstore.com/polyjohn-sa1-1001-well-care-iii-blue-wheelchair-accessible-portable-restroom/621SA11001.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=GoogleShopping&gclid=CjwKCAjwrvyxBhAbEiwAEg_Kgj28xlMTgJpiIvuwUGxXEMMH_AXt0SN366gEgjNC_tx4waWHR9jEIhoCqVUQAvD_BwE) ones, put a few of them in front of the temples in the excuse of "tourist amenities" and charge them $1-2 per usage.
Guaranteed jacking off, sex, and gangbang will happen often in them stall, plus the payment to use the stall can be considered a "donation" to the temple priest (you, or whoever you decide to hired to be in charge of the stalls)
Anything’s a form of worship if you do it with a sincere intention for the act to be a form of worship. Do it a few more times and congrats, you’ve invented a ritual.
Unless you're jacking it into the fire as a holocaust to the goddess (yes, I AM using that word correctly), you're just masturbating to Hellenic artwork.
It’s a really old Ron white joke and as a sinner myself I find the logic an appealing way to hold “them” to the standard of their silly book.
It’s a tongue in cheek way to justify prostitution to a religious person. I don’t think it’s a real verse but if it were, that’d be gold.
The original meaning of "holocaust" was essentially a burnt offering you sacrificed to the gods (from the Greek "*holokaustos"*, meaning "burnt whole"). It's been used to refer to genocidal massacres in other cases as well, such as the Armenian genocide, and had in fact been used by a pair of 12th century historians in reference to anti-Jewish pogroms. Given what the ovens in the camps were used for, it's understandable how the term came to be used to describe the genocide.
Some Jews actually dislike the term for its inherently religious implications, and refer to it instead as The Shoah ("shoah" = "catastrophe" in Hebrew).
The word has also been used to describe the potential destruction of our planet by nuclear war (the nuclear holocaust) and now that I read the original meaning that kind of seems very fitting.
There’s an existential horror plot to be written where the powers that be intend to offer up the world in a literal nuclear holocaust to sacrifice the entire species to dark, slumbering gods.
Come to think of it, it is indeed odd to call it "the Holocaust". Shoah works better as a descriptor.
Personally, I'd rather use the original name as the germans called it: *Endlösung der Judenfrage*.
The Final Solution to the Jewish Question.
This term highlights how this isn't anything new. Antisemitism is a tradition in European society. The Nazis wanted a "final solution" to this.
It IS a catastrophe. But it is a catastrophe deliberately carried out and willed into existence by people captivated by a vile ideology and senseless hate.
It would be “Nazi *coded* “, just so you know. ‘Code’ becomes ‘coded’: as in ,”I color coded these files” to mean “I labeled these files by color”.
“Nazi coated” would mean they are either wearing a Nazi coat (jacket), or that they are covered in Nazis (coated in Nazi).
Dropping obscure or niche acronyms without explaining sometimes leads to people just downvoting and moving on. It's not a complete answer without that previous knowledge and many people would rather move on to the next comment than take the time to decipher it. The person who took the time to ask for an explanation actually did you a favor.
This is what I got from Google.
"A male version of Aphrodite known as Aphroditus was worshipped in the city of Amathus on Cyprus. Aphroditus was depicted with the figure and dress of a woman, but had a beard, and was shown lifting his dress to reveal an erect phallus."
a quick google led me to find that this male depiction eventually become integrated in the lore as Hermaphroditus, the son of Hermes and Aphrodite who was raped by the nymph Salmacis and was melded with her into a single intersex being that kept the name and identity of Hermaphroditus
He was pictured as a young man in Greek mythology and called Eros, from which the word "erotic" comes from. It was the Romans that watered him down to an infant and named him Cupid.
So have fun 😁
*passes the joint* OK... hear me out. There's one in picadilly. All we need is a jackhammer and a wheelbarrow. If we just steal some hi-vis that says Thames water I'm sure no one will bat an eye. Road trip?
*takes an unusually long drag* oooh if only I wasn't american. Curse you immigrant grandparents who settled in a country devoid of erotic greek statues for me to desecrate.
Her male equivalent would be Dionysos, who is not the sexiest of gods until you go and see his Etruscan equivalent, who goes by the non-sexy name of Fufluns. But look at him on the lid of the Ficoroni cista:
[https://journals.openedition.org/frontieres/docannexe/image/1097/img-10.png](https://journals.openedition.org/frontieres/docannexe/image/1097/img-10.png)
Ahh a wanking question I can provide input on! In Hinduism, imagining having sex with Lakshmi and causing her to orgasm at the same time as you is supposed to bring very good luck
Paganist here! You need to ask her first, but with her permission, yes. Permission is important in any practice, especially when worshipping a deity. Once you have permission, kinda anything can be an act of worship
Hope this helps!
Always willing to ask questions to learn from others; can I ask how I would know if permission were granted? Is something I’d just have to take on a faith basis? Just trying to educate myself and become less ignorant. Pardon my stupid
No problem! I see no stupid here 😄
You could do tarot, use a pendulum, or just go straight off of vibes, but I would only recommend that if you’ve been working w your deity for a while.
With tarot, find a book/website with card meanings you like, then ask your question. It’s easier to ask open ended questions with tarot, so I’d phrase it as “how open would you (Aphrodite in this case), be to masterbation as a form of worship?” Or something similar
A pendulum is better for yes/no questions, hold it in your dominant hand , purposely swing it one way (ex: back and fourth) and say “this means yes, then another way (ex: in a circle) and say “this means no”. Ask for Aphrodite and (once you’ve confirmed it’s her) start asking questions!
Okay, cool. Thank you! I’ve worked with tarot before but I’m not super great at it, but now my horizons are expanded with the most powerful resource: knowledge
Agnostic here but I’m curious. How would you get “permission” and know if it’s granted ? Is it an ask and you shall receive. Do you need to go to a Hellenistic religious figure for them to ask. Do you expect some sort of response?
I made another comment talking about it but no, it’s not ask and receive per say and no, generally you ask by yourself. Though I’m sure Aphrodite will say yes, there’s still a chance she would not accept it as a form of worship, and there really isn’t a defined religious hierarchy in paganism like with abrahamic religions.
There are a lot of ways to ask, I think a pendulum would work best, but I know lots of paganists who prefer to pray and look for signs throughout their day. You could also do something sillier, like one time I used around 13 Fortune Cookies to do a divination reading with Apollo. Anything works if you believe it will!
dude you’re gonna wanna ask this to r/occult or r/chaosmagick. or another related sub. you’re bound to get interesting answers from people who fuck around with the supernatural
Non-theistic panthiest here! If you feel like it would be an act of worship, then it will be. If you feel bad about it, don't do it or apologize.
I think, in relation to what she represents, she would probably find it the utmost form of worship.
I also think it's important to say this opinion is coming
from a female.
If my entire existence were to be based around love and sex, I would think that someone masturbating to mere (ancient) depictions of me would give me divine influence over them, thus continuing my role as a goddess.
I think a lot of guys cross the line of worship when it comes to porn. I sell a lot of autographed pictures of pornstars on ebay and some people are crazy about them. They know all the names, scenes, kinks everything... if that's not worship than I donno what is.
Greek here , with history knowledge . It isn't . It's actually rude towards the goddess since masturbation itself wasn't seen very well looked upon in ancient Greece
It’s the equivalent of prayer under depictions of religious symbols (I would assume) <3
If I were a religious figure of sexual desire and I saw you jerk off i would be flattered <3
It most assuredly can be! It all depends on your intent. If your focus is on honoring Aphrodite
Via masturbation, then your jerking off becomes an offering to her. I am a Germanic pagan and I also have a background in Tantra.
So I know a thing or three about what you're talking about. Do you feel a strong connection with Aphrodite resonating within you?
If so then maybe this is her showing you a way of giving a sacrament to her. Again, it's all about intention.
Full on sex in her temple was a form of worship. So whatever floats your boat.
This temple is where? AFAF....
Sadly you missed it by like 2000 years.
We can rebuild....
We have the technology
Reddit : the reprensatation
The Stiffening.
The sexy sexing
Arise
Wakey wakey
From your grave!
If you build it, they will ~~cum~~ come
🤣
That and the cult of Dionysus. *cue the Orion Experience song*
Yesterday i heard ya say Your lust for life has gone away
Im rebuilding it tomorrow… at my place…
Let's goooooo
Suddenly Rome is gonna be built in a day
This whore house is a traditional temple to Aphrodite, it is clearly an expression of religious freedom, and nothing else!
If you build it they will CUM.
Christians ruined Europe the old gods were awesome lol
Angry and Horny! That was good enough! Why did we even NEED new gods??
At least they weren't able to encroach Asia as much. Polytheism is much more fun than Monotheism.🤭
Typical....
There are 3 columns of a Temple of Venus on the Roman Forum in Rome, but I would suspect that jacking off there would get you arrested.
easy, all you need is to get permit to get a few of those porta potty stall, the [LARGE SIZE](https://www.webstaurantstore.com/polyjohn-sa1-1001-well-care-iii-blue-wheelchair-accessible-portable-restroom/621SA11001.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=GoogleShopping&gclid=CjwKCAjwrvyxBhAbEiwAEg_Kgj28xlMTgJpiIvuwUGxXEMMH_AXt0SN366gEgjNC_tx4waWHR9jEIhoCqVUQAvD_BwE) ones, put a few of them in front of the temples in the excuse of "tourist amenities" and charge them $1-2 per usage. Guaranteed jacking off, sex, and gangbang will happen often in them stall, plus the payment to use the stall can be considered a "donation" to the temple priest (you, or whoever you decide to hired to be in charge of the stalls)
What about my religious freedoms???
What are you worshipping if you had sex up against the north face of the Acropolis? Asking for a friend.
Coeus, Titan of the North I personally prefer Iapetus and the West, but you do you.
Sex in her temple… surely it would have hurt at least one of you …. … I’m here all week, try the veal… etc etc…
We're gonna need a bigger boat!
Christians take note
So Aphrodite = Slaanesh?
New Hades 2 player found.
There are dozens of us. Dozens!
I understand more than you'll never know
Unpopular opinion: Dora is hotter than Aphrodite
Artemis best girl (Hades 1 I cant afford II atm xD),
Oh buddy. Artemis all the way.
Hera in Hades 2
muscle mommy Nem plz
trojan war 2 incoming
The explorer?
When I had my first manic episode, I was really into masturbating to art of Greek and Roman goddesses.
Alright, I'll bite. What we talking here, ancient statues? Vases? Modern depictions?
Floor tiles
Not even ancient ones. A few minutes in a Walmart bathroom with a sharpie is all it takes.
Oh no...
Plates… with greek boys playing leap frog.
Could you elaborate on the episode?
This is probably the first time this sentence has ever been written before
r/brandnewsentence
Direct quote from trained professional/ student? I feel like it being written freely means it’s been in the wild for a little while
Ngl, that's a fire novel opening
This is genuinely the most interesting comment i have ever seen on reddit
You can thank Dionysus for that
>This is more like a shower thought I bet it is.....
Anything’s a form of worship if you do it with a sincere intention for the act to be a form of worship. Do it a few more times and congrats, you’ve invented a ritual.
100% correct.
This is hands down the best question I have ever seen on this subreddit. 10/10
Unless you're jacking it into the fire as a holocaust to the goddess (yes, I AM using that word correctly), you're just masturbating to Hellenic artwork.
This guy jacks to fire.
[Beats the alternative.](https://youtu.be/7W35dyPTh6o?feature=shared)
Imagine if they were in San Diego.
Now *that* is a crossover I'd like to see - South Park and Metalocalypse.
Well, you know what they say….. Tis better for a man to spill his seed into the belly of a whore than onto the ground.
I’m hanging around the wrong “they”.
It’s a really old Ron white joke and as a sinner myself I find the logic an appealing way to hold “them” to the standard of their silly book. It’s a tongue in cheek way to justify prostitution to a religious person. I don’t think it’s a real verse but if it were, that’d be gold.
Well, it's not gonna jack itself and it needs material to go off.
It does sometimes while you're sleeping when you're 14.
Well, it IS hot...
*clap clap clap*
Thank you for saying you used it right, cause I was very confused tbh
The original meaning of "holocaust" was essentially a burnt offering you sacrificed to the gods (from the Greek "*holokaustos"*, meaning "burnt whole"). It's been used to refer to genocidal massacres in other cases as well, such as the Armenian genocide, and had in fact been used by a pair of 12th century historians in reference to anti-Jewish pogroms. Given what the ovens in the camps were used for, it's understandable how the term came to be used to describe the genocide. Some Jews actually dislike the term for its inherently religious implications, and refer to it instead as The Shoah ("shoah" = "catastrophe" in Hebrew).
The word has also been used to describe the potential destruction of our planet by nuclear war (the nuclear holocaust) and now that I read the original meaning that kind of seems very fitting.
There’s an existential horror plot to be written where the powers that be intend to offer up the world in a literal nuclear holocaust to sacrifice the entire species to dark, slumbering gods.
I feel like you used that word just to show off that you know what it meant. Not hating. Game respects game.
Never pass up an opportunity for a lore dump.
Come to think of it, it is indeed odd to call it "the Holocaust". Shoah works better as a descriptor. Personally, I'd rather use the original name as the germans called it: *Endlösung der Judenfrage*. The Final Solution to the Jewish Question. This term highlights how this isn't anything new. Antisemitism is a tradition in European society. The Nazis wanted a "final solution" to this. It IS a catastrophe. But it is a catastrophe deliberately carried out and willed into existence by people captivated by a vile ideology and senseless hate.
Calling it the "Endlösung" is nazi coded, don't ever do that in Germany.
It would be “Nazi *coded* “, just so you know. ‘Code’ becomes ‘coded’: as in ,”I color coded these files” to mean “I labeled these files by color”. “Nazi coated” would mean they are either wearing a Nazi coat (jacket), or that they are covered in Nazis (coated in Nazi).
so would it just burn or does it get shot out somewhere in the heavens?
*Por que no los dos*?
"Holo" = Whole "Caust" = burn Etymology is fun
I prefer Dibella
Eris all the way!
Hail Eris, all hail Discordia!
Fnord
Chaos masturbating. Like it.
Eris pads her chest!
That's actually a really good question, one that has never once come up among the YSEE community as far as I'm aware lol
What is a YSEE community?
It's the only legally recognized and worldwide organization for the Greek ethnic religion. Not sure why my original comment got downvoted for this lol
The reddit hive mind fears that which it does not understand and will attempt to kill it with sharp downturned arrows.
This is one of the most accurate things I've ever read lol
Accurate *and* well written. Not every day you get to see that combo on Reddit.
Dropping obscure or niche acronyms without explaining sometimes leads to people just downvoting and moving on. It's not a complete answer without that previous knowledge and many people would rather move on to the next comment than take the time to decipher it. The person who took the time to ask for an explanation actually did you a favor.
It is both worship and heresy. Worship because you're historically correct. Heresy because Nemesis is Queen.
Haha Love this! Who is her male equivalent? Cause I'd like to join this worship service.
This is what I got from Google. "A male version of Aphrodite known as Aphroditus was worshipped in the city of Amathus on Cyprus. Aphroditus was depicted with the figure and dress of a woman, but had a beard, and was shown lifting his dress to reveal an erect phallus."
OK. I can work with that
Greeks were just horny little bastards all around. Lol. They must get that trait from Zeus.
Decisive. Blasphemous. Kinky. You're fucking all right with me 🤜🤛
Drag God
a quick google led me to find that this male depiction eventually become integrated in the lore as Hermaphroditus, the son of Hermes and Aphrodite who was raped by the nymph Salmacis and was melded with her into a single intersex being that kept the name and identity of Hermaphroditus
Is this where the term 'hermaphrodite' comes from?
Usually, short men are either dwarfes or femboys, but that guy managed the pull off both at the same time, not bad.
I think it would be Dionysus
His name is Wine Daddy, thank you very much.
Priapus?
No, Dionysus. I can confirm in *Hades,* he’s a snack.
Just googled and its Cupid! Omg I did not just imply that I was gonna *** to a chubby baby with a bow. Lol
Depictions of Eros/Cupid vary a lot. They can be a baby to a teen to a adult.
He was pictured as a young man in Greek mythology and called Eros, from which the word "erotic" comes from. It was the Romans that watered him down to an infant and named him Cupid. So have fun 😁
Whew. Thanks for that. Now I just have to find an unguarded Eros statue.
*passes the joint* OK... hear me out. There's one in picadilly. All we need is a jackhammer and a wheelbarrow. If we just steal some hi-vis that says Thames water I'm sure no one will bat an eye. Road trip?
*takes an unusually long drag* oooh if only I wasn't american. Curse you immigrant grandparents who settled in a country devoid of erotic greek statues for me to desecrate.
Genuinely lolled, I'll FedEx you a little one. Might get there 😆
Her male equivalent would be Dionysos, who is not the sexiest of gods until you go and see his Etruscan equivalent, who goes by the non-sexy name of Fufluns. But look at him on the lid of the Ficoroni cista: [https://journals.openedition.org/frontieres/docannexe/image/1097/img-10.png](https://journals.openedition.org/frontieres/docannexe/image/1097/img-10.png)
Victorious Youth or whatever that statue is that just got remanded to Italy or whoever
Ahh a wanking question I can provide input on! In Hinduism, imagining having sex with Lakshmi and causing her to orgasm at the same time as you is supposed to bring very good luck
*googles* hey thats not even the toughest wank so far today. You're on you beautiful son of a bitch.
Hmm i could use a stroke or two of good luck
Louis CK is that you?
I prefer wanking to Jesus, all sexy and ripped up there on the cross giving me those "fuck me" eyes
A listener of Faith+1 I see.
Just wanna get down on me knees and start worshipping Jesus
Wanna feel his salvation all over my face.
Stupid sexy Jesus
I have to say I'm genuinely surprised that people, collectively, don't sexualize Jesus in a weird way more.
Especially considering that martyrs like St Sebastian are supposedly seen as homoerotic
[Ripped Jesus](https://media2.giphy.com/media/lQ0uoOsTychGx1Oocc/giphy.gif?cid=6c09b952ihy27xe7ldda6v2feq7oh6n1f76jjkuyt9arxup4&ep=v1_internal_gif_by_id&rid=giphy.gif&ct=g)
*Upvote* >> *Chomp popcorn*
Paganist here! You need to ask her first, but with her permission, yes. Permission is important in any practice, especially when worshipping a deity. Once you have permission, kinda anything can be an act of worship Hope this helps!
Always willing to ask questions to learn from others; can I ask how I would know if permission were granted? Is something I’d just have to take on a faith basis? Just trying to educate myself and become less ignorant. Pardon my stupid
No problem! I see no stupid here 😄 You could do tarot, use a pendulum, or just go straight off of vibes, but I would only recommend that if you’ve been working w your deity for a while. With tarot, find a book/website with card meanings you like, then ask your question. It’s easier to ask open ended questions with tarot, so I’d phrase it as “how open would you (Aphrodite in this case), be to masterbation as a form of worship?” Or something similar A pendulum is better for yes/no questions, hold it in your dominant hand , purposely swing it one way (ex: back and fourth) and say “this means yes, then another way (ex: in a circle) and say “this means no”. Ask for Aphrodite and (once you’ve confirmed it’s her) start asking questions!
Okay, cool. Thank you! I’ve worked with tarot before but I’m not super great at it, but now my horizons are expanded with the most powerful resource: knowledge
Agnostic here but I’m curious. How would you get “permission” and know if it’s granted ? Is it an ask and you shall receive. Do you need to go to a Hellenistic religious figure for them to ask. Do you expect some sort of response?
I made another comment talking about it but no, it’s not ask and receive per say and no, generally you ask by yourself. Though I’m sure Aphrodite will say yes, there’s still a chance she would not accept it as a form of worship, and there really isn’t a defined religious hierarchy in paganism like with abrahamic religions. There are a lot of ways to ask, I think a pendulum would work best, but I know lots of paganists who prefer to pray and look for signs throughout their day. You could also do something sillier, like one time I used around 13 Fortune Cookies to do a divination reading with Apollo. Anything works if you believe it will!
dude you’re gonna wanna ask this to r/occult or r/chaosmagick. or another related sub. you’re bound to get interesting answers from people who fuck around with the supernatural
Maybe the sub dedicated to the modern worship of the Greek gods (r/hellenism) would be better.
So you just bought Hades 2, makes sense.
Wonder what HR and Legal have to say about worship at work?
Non-theistic panthiest here! If you feel like it would be an act of worship, then it will be. If you feel bad about it, don't do it or apologize. I think, in relation to what she represents, she would probably find it the utmost form of worship. I also think it's important to say this opinion is coming from a female. If my entire existence were to be based around love and sex, I would think that someone masturbating to mere (ancient) depictions of me would give me divine influence over them, thus continuing my role as a goddess.
I think a lot of guys cross the line of worship when it comes to porn. I sell a lot of autographed pictures of pornstars on ebay and some people are crazy about them. They know all the names, scenes, kinks everything... if that's not worship than I donno what is.
I mean she got a fat ass so you do you
Greek here , with history knowledge . It isn't . It's actually rude towards the goddess since masturbation itself wasn't seen very well looked upon in ancient Greece
Kinda?
Probably best to ask in /r/hellenism
How do u think of this shit😂
I consider giving my wife head a form of worship
Anything is a form of worship if you believe it is.
I think your good to go with that one
I read this as is masturbating to deceptions
This begs the question are people who goon to Fortnite Aphrodite worshipping her?
I'd think so yea
For legal questions you should always state the jurisdiction.
No, there's a difference between fervently masturbating and masturbating with religion fervor.
It’s the equivalent of prayer under depictions of religious symbols (I would assume) <3 If I were a religious figure of sexual desire and I saw you jerk off i would be flattered <3
It most assuredly can be! It all depends on your intent. If your focus is on honoring Aphrodite Via masturbation, then your jerking off becomes an offering to her. I am a Germanic pagan and I also have a background in Tantra. So I know a thing or three about what you're talking about. Do you feel a strong connection with Aphrodite resonating within you? If so then maybe this is her showing you a way of giving a sacrament to her. Again, it's all about intention.
I just opened this app
For her? I think she'd approve
Would be fairly powerful in American Gods if that's the case.
Yes
Yes
I guess it could be.
...sure
In many ways yes it is.
If it's her yeah
Yes
I think it would be.
It all depends what Aphrodite actually thinks
I read Decepticons and was very confused.
Yes
You found Aphrodite? How was the sex?
Yes.
The original one I believe.
It's called "Tribute" so I guess that works…
Tithe away
Is this a soft way of asking if masturbating to Fortnite's Aphrodite is good or not?
Yes!!!!! post it on pornhub
If that’s worship than baby call me the pope
Fockin might be
Tism
It is if you want it to be. 🤷
I think literally anything sexual and including "in her name" or some shit would fall under worship for her
Masturbating or fucking in general was considered a form of aphordite worship
Sure why not
okay should i do that lol
Nah, I don’t think it’s any different from masturbating to a picture of let’s say Rihanna.
Yes
Did afro-date have afro?
Short answer.. Yes. Long answer.. Yeeesssss
Sounds like someone saw her new character avatar in hades 2 😂
I mean people fu©K plastic dolls.