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Hi, I wanted to ask a question to those of you who have a devotion to Hermes, Apollo, or another Hellenistic deity.
My son is beginning to connect with Hermes and Apollo, and he is looking into how to address them in prayer. He has read that, if the deity is Olympian, one prays by raising the hands upward, and that if the deity belongs to the Underworld, the hands are directed downward, but we are not sure whether this is correct or whether there are nuances.
How do you do it? Do you follow any specific form of prayer, gesture, offering, or greeting?
My son is beginning to connect with Hermes and Apollo, and he is looking into how to address them in prayer. He has read that, if the deity is Olympian, one prays by raising the hands upward, and that if the deity belongs to the Underworld, the hands are directed downward, but we are not sure whether this is correct or whether there are nuances.
How do you do it? Do you follow any specific form of prayer, gesture, offering, or greeting?