Gimme That Old-Time Religion: A Growing Number of Greeks Bow To Zeus, Apollo, and Hera
Talk about nostalgia!
Public Radio International has a pretty entertaining piece from Greece about the Return of the Hellenes,
… a movement trying to bring back the religion, values, philosophy and way of life of ancient Greece, more than 16 centuries after it was replaced by Christianity.
Remember the good old days? Neither do they, but that doesn’t prevent them from worshiping the dodecatheon, including the long-moribund deities Zeus, Apollo, and Hera. The New Hellenes don’t pray to the old gods, they say, but they do hold them worthy of veneration (as representations of things like beauty, health, and wisdom), and some revivalists offer them sacrifices such as flowers, fruit, milk, and honey.
more: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2013/06/23/gimme-that-old-time-religion-a-growing-number-of-greeks-are-reviving-zeus-apollo-and-hera/
A very interesting read!
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and replied there, so I'll repost my shared links here. And it is a great article. I noticed, too, that the "more links" at the bottom is from the "Cheiron Hellenic Pagans." It's a dead link, so here's the site I found (also archived.)
I'm not in any religion, but I do support the revival of this one. I hope it becomes popular again.
And for further research, here are a few other links on the topic:
Theoi Project
Hellenion
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