Lykeia is my name that was given to me when I was in Hellas in 2008 during a small naming ritual. It corresponds to my great love for Apollon, and alternatively refers to wolves and light. An epithet of Apollon is Lykeios, which is the first form of Apollon that I loved and worshipped all those years ago. It was my first artistic depiction of the god as well. I belong to Apollon, and adore him beyond any mortal measure. He is the bringer of inspiration for my poems and my art. Inspiration comes like a fire that won’t be sated until it is fulfilled. I have visited his holy temple in Delphi, making the trek up to it twice and finding something new, beautiful and completely wonderous in each occassion.
Beloved in Light
following the path of Apollon
My good lady and I visited Delphi in 1997. What can I say..we were lucky enough to miss the tourist rush and were captivated by its serenity and beauty.
Hello Lykeia,
it’s funny…. as I read your words above I think: WTF? She talkes like me…
I am so in love with HIM… it’s kind of obsessive but I think it’s alright as it is…
Do you see yourself as a priestress?
It’s now years ago since I had an initiation to his path but it is hard to find people who share that way. :-/
Hi Alexis,
That is great that we are on the same page about Apollon (or if not the same a very similar one!)
I am not sure if I claim such honor as being his priestss since I do not tend any temples for him other than the temple that exists in my heart that is. But in short I am his. I follow and serve him, as well as love and adore my god with all that I am.
I don’t think that there is any initiation into this though. I am a Hellenic, and so my religion is Hellenismos, and while there were historically certain initiate mysteries within Hellenismos, I don’t think that this subject is included as a initiate thing as Plato speaks of the love between the soul and the god that the soul experiences attraction with and follows.
I know of a couple of other people who have similar leanings such as this towards Apollon, so we do exist, we just may be a bit harder to find every now and then
Thanks for your answer, Lykeia.
most of them are wicca or eclectic witches. So they could not understand how I can be so in love with one god/energy/aspect.
My initiation (I call it so because I don’t know a better word for it) was more a decision… like… thinking about him and saying: “From now and forever I am yours. I will follow you from the depth of my heart.”
There was no ritual but a tattoo. I made the decision on my very own.
Some of my friends asked if I’m crazy to give myself to a god.
Your path seems to have intensively taken on an intense role! It is clear that you are very serious about the mission you have chosen and I admire that dedication you have shown.
I am curious about the title “Beloved in Light” because I very seldom feel the light has any reason to love any night owl wizard! Frankly, I often wish those who walk in the “light” would have the humility to recognize the independence of the darkness and intrude less where they are causing only needless concern and distraction from the deeper mysteries of the night!
Perhaps you might understand and inspire some respect for the followers of NUIT.
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No one has ever asked me that before, so I am pleased you have. Beloved in Light doesn’t refer to what you think exactly. But rather, that Apollon is that god which is beloved to me, and he dwells in his domain of light. Hence, beloved in light refers to him and my love and devotion to him.
I am not entirely sure to what you refer by light walkers, since as a Hellenic I honor a number of deities which are associated with various functions of nature, though my adoration is for Apollon, there are deities of a nocturnal nature that I am fond of, and even Apollon has a brief nocturnal face as Noumenios, god of the first light of the new moon, and as a god of light in general is one that I associate with even the nocturnal lights such as the aurora borealis and the stars in the night sky. Likewise there is a period every winter in which Apollon departs for the far lands beyond the north, Hyperborea, which accounts for the waning of his light during the dark months before his return in the spring.
As an Alaskan I have a strong appreciation for the dark periods which are significantly intense as is our daylight ones. Therefore I also have a strong regard for Nyx (Night).
Having a sweet spot for Greek and Hellenic myth and ritual, your blog is a real treat for my eyes and mind. Thank you, sister, for writing about the good god Apollon and your experiences with myth in life.
I decided to pass along to you the Versatile Blogger Award! Take a look and see what you think.