Hellenismos Pagan Religion and Spirituality
Hellenismos Pagan Religion and Spirituality
Hellenic paganism, or more correctly Hellênismos (Hellenic polytheism), is the worship of the pre-Galilean deities of the Aegean and Mediterranean by people identifying closely with the ethnic spirituality of Hellenic speakers found in the geographic region and surrounding areas. The worship of such Gods include the core pantheon often referred to as the dôdekatheoi (The Twelve Gods) who are the focus of devotion such as Zeus, Athena, Apollon, Artemis, Aphrodite, Hera, Hestia, Dionysos, Hephaistos, Poseidon, Hermes, Demeter, etc. Deities can be worshipped according to the orientation of a worshippers beliefs and/or needs - one does not have to believe in all the Gods. However, Gods such as Mithras, Isis, and others of later antiquity are not normally considered part of the Hellenic pantheon even though they were highly "Hellenized" after the eastern conquests of Alexander the Great. Hellenic temples are the homes in which the Gods visit but are not like churches as congregations are held at the outside front altar not inside. Most Hellenic polytheists utilise shrines and altars as temples are costly to construct. The trend in modern Hellênismos is towards unifying disparate groups under a common clerical structure and a sharing of resources to an authentic reconstructive set of practices. Hellenic polytheists have almost always felt isolated from the current pagan revival and for good reason. For the most part Hellenic polytheists are neither wiccans, witches, ceremonial magicians or new age spiritualists rather people seeking wisdom and enlightenment in the historical recreation of a path in which we have one of the largest corpus of archaeological and textual evidence for any theological system.
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The Stele, Homepage of the Omphalos - The Omphalos is a networking organization for Graeco-Roman Polytheists. The Stele contains many resources for followers of Greek or Roman traditions.
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Cheiron Hellenic - Information about the Hellenic religion, philosophy, mythology and more, also has information from other polytheist traditions.
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The Temple of Ares - An online temple dedicated to Ares, God of War, including mythology, imagery and an essay on Hellenic polytheism.
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Alexandria - The Alexandria Society and "Alexandria: The Journal of the Western Cosmological Tradition."
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Dodecatheon - Official site of the traditional polytheistic Hellenic religion of the Dodekatheon, news, free articles, pictures, movies, about Greek religion, classical Hellas and religious freedom.
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Tropaion - A personal account regarding the Hellenic faith, way of thought and life, under the light of the divine Olympus.
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The Dionysion - dedicated to serving as a general resource for votaries of the God Dionysos and His Mysteries, and as a specific resource for the thriving Pacific Northwest Dionysiac community and for the Alexandrine Temple of the Hermetic Fellowship, located in Portland
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Homepage of Pallas Athena - Dedicated to the goddess Athena.
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The Shrine of the Goddess Athena - Dedicated to the Goddess Athena.
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Underworld Stories - Information on the Hellenic idea of the Underworld, as well as mythology on Persephone, Hades, and other prominent deities associated with the Underworld.
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The Almond Jar - Philosophy, culture and practice on the homepage of a nonhierarchical post-baby boomer Graeco-Roman Christo-Pagan group primarily dedicated to Aphrodite Urania, the Hellenic goddess of Celestial Love.
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Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns and Homerica - On-line library of translated texts - Hesiod and Homer.
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The Tholos - An online base of contact information for other polytheists, online temples, and organizations.
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Temenos Theon - An additional resource of information for Hellenismos, or Greek religion.
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The Wise Owl - Discussion of the New Age as it relates to the Hellenic Tradition.
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Pagan Apologetics - A collection of essays defending Hellenic polytheism and Paganism in general. Also includes some other religious essays.
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