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Time: 14:00

Date: 10/21/2025

Summary of question: For Hellenistic Pagans or other Pagans. Do you believe The Goddesses and Gods have freewill to tell Special Devotees or Religious followers what they can do as offerings?

Clarification I ask and as I will use. Let us keep any terms that could be vulgar and sexual. Directly tied to academic wording not vulgar wording.

Body and Deeper explanations

Background

In the past few days. I was scrolling on TikTok. Stumbled upon a video inviting people to a Hellenistic Pagan Discord and was going to scroll past because of the common dogma within current Pagan groups.

Though I turned to Hekate on the left of me and asked would you like me to join as a test. To them.

I openly stated my intentions in the intro and multiple times within new mythological updates.

Then I mentioned in one area. When a devotee mentioned about offerings. Someone said to never offer bodily fluids.

My response was similar: This is not always true. Though you have to know your relationship with them. Unless you are a special devotee or religious follower and you ask Aphrodite for example. It is unlikely to be a yes but in special circumstances. She would allow you too.

The issue with this case. Instead of focusing on The Goddesses freewill. They jumped to mob swarming with aggression. Then when being called out otherwise. They never mentioned the fact I made a statement of freewill.

Now main question

Let’s say someone were a religious follower extremely close to Aphrodite and this person was told by Aphrodite herself that it is ok for them to offer Semen or Equivalent for Ladies. Is this acceptable to share their testimony without being shamed or harassed by others?

In this specific scenario it is more directed to the energy of creation and pure life. Before complexities form, before biases form. A pure unformed, pure form of life.

Does this equal to disrespect and something fitting to take a Goddesses freewill away or would you be awed and ask questions?

If you were a warrior or prodigy tactician.

For Ares He may allow you to bathe your sword in your 500 operators of your enemies blood.

For Athena She may prefer the souls and collection of mass blood and success in a major tactical event. As such.

Hypothetical. Waiting on the ridges of a passing and laying down with light machine guns set up. Explosives on both sides to lock them in and guns made to shoot napalm. A terrifying thought but a strategic masterpiece.

Then she dissolves their bodies as matter to energy. Creating a surplus of power.

Are these all ok if they ask? If they demand? Or does their freewill not matter.

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