Post by ApusApus on Aug 4, 2016 22:09:20 GMT
"The Ancient Gods of Greece Aren't Extinct"(<- link)
"James Head gives his personal interpretation of the Greek Polytheist religion in the 21st Century."
An Article on Hellenic worship today.
"An ancient Athenian was once asked where his altars of Zeus, Herkios and Agathos Daemon were located. His answer was to give the address of his home, adding that: ".... and I am worshiping there as my ancestors have before me".
Estimates of the followers of the ancient religion in Greece vary between 1 and 2% of the population which translates to somewhere between 100,000 and 200,000 followers. However, the memberships of the various "organised groups" in Greece is very small and does not reflect these estimates in any way.
A reason for this is that many people who follow the Gods see it as a personal relationship with the Gods and pray and worship in the privacy of their own homes with family or friends. Another factor has been discrimination in Greece over the years which has kept many followers "in the closet". Happily this discrimination has dissipated greatly since Greece became a full member of the EU and many followers are now "coming out"."
Full article in the link above!
(Please overlook the typos for the sake of the content.)
"James Head gives his personal interpretation of the Greek Polytheist religion in the 21st Century."
An Article on Hellenic worship today.
"An ancient Athenian was once asked where his altars of Zeus, Herkios and Agathos Daemon were located. His answer was to give the address of his home, adding that: ".... and I am worshiping there as my ancestors have before me".
Estimates of the followers of the ancient religion in Greece vary between 1 and 2% of the population which translates to somewhere between 100,000 and 200,000 followers. However, the memberships of the various "organised groups" in Greece is very small and does not reflect these estimates in any way.
A reason for this is that many people who follow the Gods see it as a personal relationship with the Gods and pray and worship in the privacy of their own homes with family or friends. Another factor has been discrimination in Greece over the years which has kept many followers "in the closet". Happily this discrimination has dissipated greatly since Greece became a full member of the EU and many followers are now "coming out"."
Full article in the link above!
(Please overlook the typos for the sake of the content.)