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Hellenic paganism, or more correctly Hellenismos (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 dodekatheoi (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 Hellenismos 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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Hellenic Wicca News, events, general overview and a flavor of Greek mixed with Wicca and Thelemic paradigms.
http://www.hellenicwicca.com

The Temple of Demeter Contains an introduction to both the Goddess herself and modern Hellenism, discussions on the genealogy and history of Demeter, in-depth theological explorations of the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, as well as general essays and poetry.
http://www.templeofdemeter.com

Tropaion A personal account regarding the Hellenic faith, way of thought and life, under the light of the divine Olympus.
http://www.geocities.com/markoulakis82/

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.
http://demipagan.freeyellow.com

Sons and Daughters of Hecate Dedicated to the Goddess Hecate in all of Her aspects.
http://pages.ivillage.com/sondaughter_hecate/sonsanddaughtersofhecate/

Temenos Theon An additional resource of information for Hellenismos, or Greek religion.
http://kyrene.4t.com/

Neokoroi Devoted to bringing back the ancient Greek temples.
http://www.winterscapes.com/neokoroi/

Hellenic Reconstruction Small directory of Hellenic links.
http://www.users.drew.edu/dadler/Hellenism.htm

Alexandria The Alexandria Society and "Alexandria: The Journal of the Western Cosmological Tradition."
http://cosmopolis.com/

Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns and Homerica On-line library of translated texts - Hesiod and Homer.
http://sunsite.Berkeley.EDU/OMACL/Hesiod/

The Shrine of the Goddess Athena Dedicated to the Goddess Athena.
http://www.goddess-athena.org/

The Temple of Hecate Online Online temple dedicated to the goddess Hecate constructed of graphics.
http://www.pacificnet.net/~spectre/Temple/

Eleusis - Recovering the Western Spiritual Tradition Dedicated to reviving ancient Greek and Celtic traditions.
http://www.eleusis.com

The Tholos An online base of contact information for other polytheists, online temples, and organizations.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Troy/1527/

Christian Persecutions Against The Hellenes A chronological summary by historian and author Vlassis Rassias.
http://www.wcer.org/members/europe/Greece/persec.htm

Cheiron Hellenic Information about the Hellenic religion, philosophy, mythology and more, also has information from other polytheist traditions.
http://www.geocities.com/athens/parthenon/6670/index.html

Technitai Dionusou - The Artists of Dionysos Devoted to the Greek wine god Dionysos, with information on ancient Hellenic polytheism, an online temple, links, and mailing list.
http://www.winterscapes.com/dionysus/

The Temple of Ares An online temple dedicated to Ares, God of War, including mythology, imagery and an essay on Hellenic polytheism.
http://www.geocities.com/the_temple_of_ares

How the Greeks Worshipped Their Gods Scholarly essay by Bestia Mortale, from Widdershins, on ancient ritualistic practices.
http://www.widdershins.org/vol5iss3/03.htm

Pagan Apologetics A collection of essays defending Hellenic polytheism and Paganism in general. Also includes some other religious essays.
http://paganapologetics.faithweb.com

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.
http://homepage.mac.com/dodecatheon

The Temple of Apollo Two stories of Apollo by a follower of the God, Kaatryn MacMorgan.
http://home.att.net/~macmorgan_design/septs/apollo/index.html

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.
http://www.angelfire.com/nj/persephone/index.html

Homepage of Pallas Athena Dedicated to the goddess Athena.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Ithaca/1736/

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.
http://www.hermeticfellowship.org/Dionysion/Dionysion.html

Sacred Geometry Everything you need to experience the genius of Sacred Pythagorean Geometry.
http://www.intent.com/sg/

The Wise Owl Discussion of the New Age as it relates to the Hellenic Tradition.
http://pub45.ezboard.com/bthewiseowl

Sannion's Sanctuary Contains personal writings, essays, rants about modern Paganism, and lots of material on Hellenismos, focusing especially on Dionysos, Apollo, and the Muses.
http://sannion.bravepages.com/

Druansha's Heart Hellenistic polytheism in Ancient Greece. Includes information on the pantheon, Pythagorean mysticism, creatures, Orphic Hymns, and rituals.
http://www.druansha.com/dru/welcome.htm

Temple of the Chthonic Triad The first online Temple of the Chthonic Gods Hades, Hecate and Persephone.
http://templeofhades.faithweb.com/

Thiasos Dionysos A community of Dionysos worshippers who have gathered to revive the ancient forms of worship for the God of wine and ecstasy.
http://www.winterscapes.com/thiasos/

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.
http://www.cs.utk.edu/~mclennan/OM/

Venice's Venus: Neopagan Sites of Goddess Venetian Aphrodite link to heathen rites among Asatru, Celts, Hellenic gods, Wicca and the New Age cyber meditation from the ancient Venets.
http://digilander.libero.it/paganvenice/index.html






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