Specific Incense to Offer Specific Olympian Deities in accordance to the Orphic Hymns
So this is something which I found on my Facebook Notes which I thought would be very useful to those practicing Hellenism and a bit stumped on what sorts of incenses to use. The Orphic Hymns specify particular types of incense to be offered to each deity. In cases where one is saying multiple hymns with differing instructions, one might either choose a single type or make a blend of all those indicated. Pure frankincense makes a good all-purpose offertory incense. The incense specifications from the Orphic text are as follows: Frankincense : Apollon, Ares, Artemis, Asklepios, Bakkhai, Dike, Eos, Hephaistos, Herakles, Hermes, Hygeia, Kouretes, Muses, Nike, Satyros, Silenos, Tethys, Themis, Titans Myrrh : Leto, Nereus, Poseidon Storax : Chthonic Hermes, Dionysos, Eleusinian Demeter, Erines (also frankincense), Graces, Kronos, Semele, Zeus Aromatic Herbs : Adonis, Athena, Eros, Eumenides, Fates, Hera, Hestia, Horai, Nereids, Nymphs, Okea...