Olympic gods
deity sky single tradition · 1
The Olympic gods are deities who reside in the sky. Worshippers would gesture toward the sky where the Olympic gods resided while performing sacrifices. The animal sacrifice was roasted with the smoke traveling upward toward the sky, in the direction of the Olympic gods.
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- chthonic deities
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“direction of the Olympic gods. Once cooked, the worshippers would feast on the sacrifice with the idea that they were sharing this meal with the gods. The worshippers would eat the consumable portions of the animal and burn the rest for the god. While performing the sacrifice, worshippers would raise their palms open and upward, again gesturing toward the sky where the ouranic gods resided. Chthonic”
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