PROTEUS 8oz Greek god Old Man of the Sea Offering Candle - Sea & Ocean Scented with Fluorite and Blue Lotus Petals - Witch, Wicca, Pagan

8 oz Candle - Proteus - The Old Man of the Sea - Greek God

Scented and charged with positive energy. A perfect candle offering for Proteus, a clean, fresh blend of sea breeze and cologne with a lot of water and ocean notes. These are embedded with rainbow fluorite (blue, purple, green) crystals and dried blue lotus flowers, both sacred to Proteus.

Comes hand-poured into a stylish 8 oz black candle tin with a matching lid. Each candle is individually hand-poured and carefully constructed and is in itself an art piece as much as it is a spiritual tool.

Proteus, in Greek mythology, is the prophetic old man of the sea and shepherd of the sea’s flocks (e.g., seals). He was subject to the sea god Poseidon, whose dwelling place was either the island of Pharos, near the mouth of the Nile River, or the island of Karpathos, between Crete and Rhodes.

Proteus knew all things—past, present, and future—but disliked divulging what he knew. Those who wished to consult him had first to surprise and bind him during his noonday slumber. Even when caught he would try to escape by assuming all sorts of shapes. But if his captor held him fast, the god, at last, returned to his proper shape, gave the wished-for answer, and plunged into the sea. The word protean, one meaning of which is “changeable in shape or form,” is derived from Proteus.

Proteus was a primordial deity in Greek mythology, a protector of the seas, rivers, and other bodies of water. He was one of the figures that Homer called the Old Man of the Sea.

In a different myth, Aristaeus, son of Apollo and Cyrene, had beehives, but all of them suddenly died. He was then advised to go to Proteus and hold him in a similar fashion that Menelaus had done so that he would reveal what should happen next. Indeed, Aristaeus managed to capture Proteus, who then told him that the death of the bees was a punishment for causing the death of Eurydice. What he should now do was sacrifice twelve animals to the gods, and return three days later. So he did, and upon his return, he found a swarm of bees in one of the animals, which he captured and took back home.

Source: https://www.greekmythology.com/Other_Gods/Primordial/Proteus/proteus.html

Scent: A very watery fragrance with notes of the ocean and sea breeze along with a hint of men's cologne
Accents: Blue, Green, and Purple Fluorite crystals and dried blue lotus flowers

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Candle Instructions: Always keep wick trimmed back to under 1/4" (6.35mm) at all times, before and during burning. Do not burn for longer than 4 hours at a time. Discontinue use when the overall wax level falls to 1/4" (6mm) or less in the bottom of the container. Caution - the container can get scalding. Please burn on heatproof safe surfaces away from children and pets. Do not allow melted wax to contact skin as burns may occur.

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