while i've been worshipping Apollo for nearly a year, i'm stuck on finding specific holy days and times in the calendar. could someone help? i want to celebrate!

I made this for Apollo I hope he likes it, I will explain some of its symbols

Golden circle: he is holy Sunflowers facing the sun, because they follow him. Seeds: i think Apollo helps us to develop our potential, and in tarot seeds symbolize that. Bees and honey: Apollo's diviners were called bees and they are related with cycles of death and rebirth therefore, inmortality too, because they dissapear in winter and appear again in spring. Also because bees have wings, can deliver messages to the gods. Snake are related to knowledge and wisdom Sun rays made of points of arrows, I wanted to put this way because Apollo's arrows are the sun rays. Chariot pulled by a lion, I wanted to mix them and relate it with the tarot cards, the chariot and the strenght, that symbolize something like victory over instincts and thoughts, Leo sign and power Apollo with his crown of laurel and playing the zither. In summary I hope that the drawing reflects victory, greatness, and strenght

i noticed whenever i'm showering and listening to music that i feel extremely spiritual and can feel Apollo there with me. not in a creepy way, but i always have to sing in the shower. it's necessary. i think worshipping a god of music has finally caught up to me lol.

this might sound weird but especially music like hozier or the hadestown soundtrack makes me feel the most invigorated. when i have to sing, it genuinely feels like a spirit is forcing the voice out of my throat, like it was meant to be. it's a beautiful spiritual experience.

whenever i'm taking care of myself, i feel like i'm doing it for him. like he's helping me in a way. i'm also physically disabled and struggle with the act of showering due to that, so i dunno, the feeling of extra help from him (even if he's not really there) makes me happy. i feel protected by him, like despite my disability, he will keep me safe.

i love my relationship with Apollo. i feel like he saved my life. 💛

question is the title.

in other hellenism subreddits i've seen people refer to him as Lord Apollon. i wasn't sure it this is a more 'respectful' way to refer to him or what.

i've been a devotee of apollo for almost a year now. and i struggle to find a direct way to communicate where i can know what he's actually saying. i'm autistic and kinda struggle to think in the abstract at times, so meditating is really difficult.

are there items or candles or something i could use to get a yes or no answer from him?

Hello! Im new to paganism/hellenism and have recently been looking into polytheism. I recently came across apollo and feel drawn to him. I have not done any worship specifically of him yet, but what would be the best place to start? Offerings, prayers, etc? What are signs or could be signs hed want to work with me? Thanks!

I’ve been in an incredibly stressful situation since Thursday, but Apollo, along with a few other spirit friends warned me of what was coming and how to handle it. While it won’t be resolved overnight, I am grateful for the support, and in so many ways feel loved and encouraged. I know exactly what to do, and how to logically move forward given their warnings and guidance. I’m so glad that I was told to put something into writing (a message sent to a friend), because it gave me credibility to another person. I know this is vague, but I’m just filled with gratitude and love. Picked Sunshine a bouquet of poppies, dandelions, and a yellow rose this morning as a thank you.

today was a really good, beautiful day and I want to thank Lord Apollo for shining on me

Just feeling thankful and blessed to have a job that’s outside today in the sunshine. I feel Apollo’s blessing and protection when the sun warms my skin ☀️

So basically, I had a dream about bees. Not specifically bees, it had other animals too, but it was centered around it. In the dream, I was wearing a necklace with a pendant made out of bee stingers, from already dead bees.

Through the dream, I saw a lot of dead AND alive bees, plus, for some random reason, itialian food? The dream was that I was basically in the mountains for a service project and living with this guy that has a lot of flowers and stuff, and has alot of bees. He collects the dead bees and makes necklaces out of their stingers, and gave me one. I was also swarmed by a bunch of bees. This was just the Center of the story, the start and the ending is rlly iffy, and since this is the part I remember the most clearly, it must’ve been a sign.

I associate bees with Apollo, and I gen have absolutely no idea what he’s trying to convey, but due to the fact I remember the dream, and the pendant, rlly clearly, it’s obviouse that it was him to was behind it

Any thoughts?

I had been struggling creatively lately. My visual art wasn't going well. Today, I prayed to Apollo. I asked him for health, and also for help with my creative pursuits. I tried to draw again, but I still wasn't feeling it. I felt like I should try composing some music, and I quickly - within a few hours - finished a piece that I really like! I had been having trouble with music lately too, but today was different. It flowed so naturally. Thanks, Apollo, for guiding and assisting me as I created music!

Aaahhh so yesterday was a very big day for me. So for some context I am a music major (junior). Tho I am technically a performance and theory major I love composing and want to do it for a living. I had the opportunity to premiere a piece of mine with my school’s chamber orchestra, which is a big deal since this had never happened in the school’s recent history (less to say I was really excited ). The piece itself is called Delphi - Quest for Light, and tells the story of how Lord Apollon guided sailors from Crete to Delphi. It is dedicated to Lord Apollon. I made an offering the previous night and asked for his blessing. The performance went extremely well! Not only that but the sun went down as we were playing, like it was completely unplanned but it finished setting as we finished playing and you could see the light through these beautiful stain glasses that our concert hall has. It was the most beautiful experience of my life and I am extremely grateful for it. Anyway I just wanted to share.

I'm looking for the best one for him as my offering, please help.

Hey ! I was wondering if I was the only one that after doing my more ritual stuff for Apollon on my altar, I was always want to dress up super fancy and do my makeup as if I was about to go out. (I usually only dress fancy and do makeup to go out)

I’ve liked this singer since I was a child so I’m inclined to say my feeling that the Great Apollon likes this song is upg, however if you take a listen to it, you should be able to feel His warm glow as I so easily and automatically do when it comes on. Very peaceful, it captures the essence of the light in my eyes. Hope someone enjoys.

A little bit of morning light coming through the window too ✨🌞

How’s everyone doing on their journeys? I just wanna hear some personal takes like in what ways can you feel the Great Apollon’s love in your day to day? Or what are some big moments recently that made you feel connected or amplified your love? Me personally, I am a 20year old daycare teacher, and I tend to find myself struggling with frustration & anger with the 2 year olds, however lately, more and more every day, I feel a GREAT BIG sense of love from the beloved Phoibos. Every day moments occur that blow my mind but I want to share one story that fills me with glee when I think about it. So I live in an area that is big on celebrating Mardi Gras, and our class was gifted a bunch of stuffed animals back in February for our celebration, and the kids picked out a few to keep (we let the moms take the rest home) including a crab with the letters AML. For days I played with this crab with the kids, I loved it because it was so soft and cute, I liked it way more than any other toy we had, and I figured AML was just some kid’s initials or something, but every time I looked at it, the words “all my love” would pop in my head like someone was telling me. One day my curiosity got to me and I HAD to google it (on this particular day I had been praying to Him all morning giving thanks and love in the sunshine and such) and when I say my jaw DROPPED to see it stood for Apollo’s Mystic Ladies! I never would’ve guessed in a million years that Apollon had something to do with Mardi Gras, but it’s a group of women that dress up as crabs and dance in the Mardi Gras parades around the Gulf Coast. ALSO wanna point out that I googled this mere days after i attended my very first Mardi Gras parade where I saw the AML of our town dressed as crabs dancing, and I made note of it since me and my friend both were unsure of who they were and why they were crabs (we didnt see their sign so we were just curious and forgot abt it). Anyways, pieced it all together, I was amazed though I was a little confused about why they’re named for Apollo so i shrugged it off, thanked the Gods for the great sign of support & that I’m not alone when I feel struggle. A couple weeks later i was reading about Him and made stronger note of the myth of him and Daphne, which I’d read before but didnt impact me strongly until then, and then a couple days later the AML thing was still confusing me (“why crabs??? why mardi gras?? Phoebus Apollo WHAT is the significance??”) so I did more googling to find that the AML group originated in Daphne, Alabama! Just wanted to share as this is one of my personal experiences thats tickled me the most. Sometimes I’ll find myself zoning out in the room bc of overstimulation and then I’ll look up and a kid will have the crab right in front of me or itll be on the shelf like staring at me haha. I love it so much actually. Like Whatre the odds of all the classrooms i went to, i got put in the one that received the stuffed animals (no other class did) and out of the 5 toys the kids picked it was a sign from Him? Im realizing more every day to stop questioning the odds and just accept that the Gods are looking out for me and its literally just straight up awesome! Praise the Great Phoibos! I hope everyone’s doing well :) Lemme hear some stories!!!

Apollo was the first got I decided to worship and make an altar for, mainly because I'm a band student with family in the medical field and I love summer, but also because he was my favorite greek god when I was younger. But recently I feel like he's nit really there for me as much as other gods I pray to, which caused me to pray to him a little less thiugh i still do tend to greet him every day. Yet today I felt like he had heard my prayer, asking for help with a solo I've been working on as today was the event, and I actually felt heard as the sun seemed to be shining through my window more as I prayed. But he couldn't help me because I wasn't allowed to even play because of me being sick for the last few days, so I didn't have another copy for judges. This didn't help me feel more connected to hom, even if the sun was still shining very bright as I left the place and if I saw a crow while getting into my car. I feel like he wanted to help yet he couldn't and that it's my fault he couldn't and my fault we will continue to be disconnected. How do I fix this disconnection? Do I apologize for prayingf to him to help with something that couldn't happen because of me?

It hurts but lovely. I love it! It actually inspired me to have another tattoo so right now I'm getting the second tattoo on my back in a tattoo studio.