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We build a statue, 300 feet high with twin watercannons firing acid from the tearducts. That's your fucking altar right there. All shall kneel and perish

This is the only thing going in the altar now.

The golden apple was used to mock vain gods... why do people insist on using that symbol for Eris?

To remind everyone that vain gods still need a good mocking

Well said!

To me, it is also a symbol representative of chaos in general and the need for mockery, whether it be for vanity, for greed, for humility. Things need to be parodied to understand the fallacies inherent in them and the apple is that for me.

She's there when you laugh at another's misfortune.

So, the dickbag Eris.

Kinda sorta. I mean, she's a bitch, don't get me wrong on that. But it's usually the bitchiest folks that touch upon the truth that needs to be heard.

I've found a lovely little spot around me that'd be perfect for a semi-public altar for Eris. I'm a little stuck on what might be useful to put up on it.  So far, I know I'll be putting a cheaply bound copy of the Principia, an empty box for a DVD of midget porn, a plastic apple painted gold, some gold candles, and as many Pope cards as I have the patience to print out.

What would YOU put on this altar?

Historical eris was a deity noted for riding shotgun in aries' chariot, shrieking in laughter while riding through knee-deep blood. As enyo, she was responsible for razing cities to dust, burning whole populations alive, and generally fucking things up.
she was hardly worshipped; only the thracians (iirc) had a cult for her, and thats because they loved going to war.

So what to put on an altar to eris? Blood. Blood of people youve killed for personal gain. Ashes of the villiages youve put to the sword and burned to the ground. Weapons...because why not? And salt. Salt was expensive to ancients, and its as good a thing as any for a goddess who delights in salting the earth and making sure whole populations rue the day they discovered agriculture.

I cant fathom what eris would do with midget porn or that other junk. Shes not some goddess of hippydom and slapstick...shes the madder and orgiastic aspects of aries but with a vagina and more passive-aggressive.

For you, that might work, but that's not my Eris. To me, she's the personification of cosmic irony and absurdity. She's there when you laugh at another's misfortune. She's the oddity of everyday experience. While war images are a part of her persona, for me, that's not the totality of her existence. Humor is an essential part of what she is because life is pretty damn funny after taking a second to think about it. The staring contest with the abyss is the only one where you win by laughing.

I included an empty porn box to represent the disappointment of pure depravity, though in retrospect, that symbolism is probably lost on anyone outside of my head. Which is hopefully everyone, but you never know.

Now, I could be wrong on all of this. I've only been studying this shit for about a year. My opinions may change. But this is how I see it at this point in time.

I've found a lovely little spot around me that'd be perfect for a semi-public altar for Eris. I'm a little stuck on what might be useful to put up on it.  So far, I know I'll be putting a cheaply bound copy of the Principia, an empty box for a DVD of midget porn, a plastic apple painted gold, some gold candles, and as many Pope cards as I have the patience to print out.

What would YOU put on this altar?

This is a fact-mining mission from the Illuminati!

I didn't see you at the last meeting...

I think I accidentally walked into the AA meeting. Surprisingly it's not a fun place to be when drunk. You'd think a place full of alcoholics would have a raging party!

This isn't an introduction thread! This is a fact-mining mission from the Illuminati! I KNOW YOUR SECRETS AND YOU CAN'T FOOL THE GREAT MUFFINS, YOU IMBECILES.

Is that enough for you spags?