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 authetic 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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  • Alexandria
    The Alexandria Society and "Alexandria: The Journal of the Western Cosmological Tradition."
  • The Shrine of the Goddess Athena
    Dedicated to the Goddess Athena.
  • The Tholos
    An online base of contact information for other polytheists, online temples, and organizations.
  • Cheiron Hellenic
    Information about the Hellenic religion, philosophy, mythology and more, also has information from other polytheist traditions.
  • The Temple of Ares
    An online temple dedicated to Ares, God of War, including mythology, imagery and an essay on Hellenic polytheism.
  • Pagan Apologetics
    A collection of essays defending Hellenic polytheism and Paganism in general. Also includes some other religious essays.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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, Oregon, USA.
  • 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.
  • Tropaion
    A personal account regarding the Hellenic faith, way of thought and life, under the light of the divine Olympus.
  • Temenos Theon
    An additional resource of information for Hellenismos, or Greek religion.
  • Homepage of Pallas Athena
    Dedicated to the goddess Athena.
  • The Wise Owl
    Discussion of the New Age as it relates to the Hellenic Tradition.
  • Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns and Homerica
    On-line library of translated texts - Hesiod and Homer.
  • 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.
  • Web Search

  • Hellenismos FAQ (The Cauldron: A Pagan Forum)
    URL : www.ecauldron.net/dc-faq.php
    Information on Greek/Hellenic Reconstructionist Paganism. The Cauldron is an active, friendly virtual community for members of Pagan religions and their friends, ...[2008/11/06]
  • Pagan Subculture | Hellenismos.us
    URL : hellenismos.us/?tag=pagan-subculture
    Hellenismos.us. The Hellenic Polytheist Website. Posts Tagged Pagan Subculture' ... copouts., Ethics, excuses, Hellenic Polythiesm, Hellenismos, Pagan Subculture ...[2008/11/09]
  • Pagan Community | Hellenismos.us
    URL : hellenismos.us/?tag=pagan-community
    Hellenismos.us. The Hellenic Polytheist Website. Posts Tagged Pagan community' ... Hellenismos.us Glossary of Terms, in Timothy Jay Alexander ...[2008/11/15]
  • Hellenic Polytheistic Reconstructionism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    URL : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellenic_Polytheistic_Reconstructionism
    Hellenismos FAQ (The Cauldron: A Pagan Forum) ^ Supreme Council of Ethnikoi Hellenes ... Group tries to restore pagan worship MS-NBC (August 2004, interview with YSEE ...[2008/11/21]
  • Mind-N-Magick Pagan Forum - Hellenismos Today
    URL : www.mind-n-magick.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1177696372/all
    The Mind-N-Magick Pagan Forum and online community group discussions ~ Hellenismos Today ... popular Pagan website Mind-N-Magick.com, "Hellenismos Today" is ...[2008/10/17]
  • Hellenismos Today by Timothy Jay Alexander (Book) in Religion ...
    URL : www.lulu.com/content/802744
    Hellenismos Today by Timothy Jay Alexander (Book) in Religion & Spirituality : Hellenismos is the ancient Greek ... Hellenismos, but any Pagan ...[2008/11/25]
  • Mind-N-Magick Pagan Forum - What is Hellenismos?
    URL : www.mind-n-magick.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1179027091
    The Mind-N-Magick Pagan Forum and online community group discussions ~ What is Hellenismos? ... http://paganwiccan.about.com/od/hellenismos/Hellenismos. ...[2008/10/30]
  • Hellenismos: Pagan at Canadian Content
    URL : canadiancontent.net/dir/Top/Society/.../Pagan/Hellenismos
    Canadian Content explores Hellenismos. Includes free listings and information about Hellenismos from the CanConDir. ... Pagan - Hellenismos. Hellenismos (Pagan) ...[2008/11/07]
  • What do "Paganism" and "Pagan" mean?
    URL : www.religioustolerance.org/paganism.htm
    ... (past and present) of the term "pagan" complete with references and links to ... Other Neo-pagans follow Hellenismos (ancient Greek religion), Religio Romana ...[2008/12/02]
  • Oracle of Delphi
    URL : www.webring.com/hub?ring=oracleofdelphi
    Webring for Greek pagans, Greek polytheists, Greek Wiccans, Hellenic Wiccans, Hellenists, Greek religion, Greek history, Hellenismos, Greek reconstructionists, ...[2008/11/24]
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