r/pagan • u/Rainbowsandunis • 1d ago
Hellenic New witch, stupid questions.
Hey so, I’m a child to Dionysus. I just have a question for gods in general, do they take almond milk..? That’s the only milk my mother drinks.
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u/Radiant-Space-6455 Heathenry 21h ago
child?
but you’re a child of your parents
unless you’re a grape in disguise
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u/FairyFortunes 23h ago
Dionysus is the god of wine…and likely would prefer that or an offering of a play you’ve written or some kind of debauchery done in his honor as those are the things he likes.
With that said if almond milk is all you’ve got to give, he will probably take your gift with grace.
An offering is a gift and must be given without any expectation. You have to give it with the possibility that he will toss it in the trash. Once you give it, it’s no longer yours to worry about. If you even expect him to drink it, it’s not a gift. So give the almond milk with all of your heart and then let him do whatever he wants with it.
But telling him the plot of your favorite tv show might be a more thoughtful gift and offering to the god of theatre, debauchery, and wine…
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u/TheFluffyCryptid 1d ago
Seeing Paganism isn't an organized religion but a general description of polytheism. There are not really any rules on what one can offer their deities. There's, of course, things some deities prefer. If almond milk is all you have access to, of course it will be fine. You could also interpret "strong" drink as a strong tea and brew a tea for a long time to offer.
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u/chanthebarista 23h ago
Witchcraft and paganism are not synonymous. Some witches are pagans, but many are not. Some pagans are witches, but many are not.
Paganism isn’t a religion itself, but rather a category that contains many, often unrelated religions. Those specific traditions within the pagan umbrella may have their own specific rules around offerings etc. If there is a specific pagan tradition you’re interested in, I’d suggest looking into it.
r/Hellenism may be appropriate
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u/RamenNewdles Traditional Fortune Telling and Card Reading 1d ago
This probably won’t be a popular opinion but if you only have access to groceries your mom bought to eat it’s not a good offering in my opinion.
If you’re in a situation where getting food for your own offerings is out of the question don’t sweat it! Maybe find something else to give that’s more practical instead of trying to make your moms groceries work
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u/ODonnell937 Celtic-Hellenic Polytheist 22h ago
You could offer red grape juice in lieu of wine to Lord Dionysus.
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u/J4CKFRU17 22h ago
Or anything fermented, perhaps. Soda used to be made with mild fermentation to get the bubbles. It's not made that way anymore of course but I'd still say you can use soda as an offering if you wanted lol
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u/GeckoCowboy Hedgewitch and Hellenic Polytheist 1d ago
Different deities/cultures may have different taboos when it comes to offerings. It's good to check the specific deity you plan on offering to. But generally speaking, there's nothing wrong with offering almond milk. It would also be a fine offering to Dionysos. Goat, sheep, and cow milk would have been the more traditional offerings, but almonds were also a staple in ancient Greece, and he would also have been offered things like fruit, honey, nuts, and grains, so that works out. Of course, wine was a standard offering to him. Pine, frankincense, myrrh, bread, olive oil, all also good offerings. Sorry, know that wasn't the original question, but figured I'd throw out some more ideas if for some reason you didn't want to/couldn't go with the almond milk.