The last couple of weeks i had various kind of discussions on social media on religion. One person came up to me and stated that I had to read Plotinus or Iamblichus before engaging in religion. This is really arrogant…
I will sing of Zeus, chiefest among the gods and greatest, all-seeing, the lord of all, the fulfiller who whispers words of wisdom to Themis as she sits leaning towards him. Be gracious, all-seeing Son of Kronos, most excellent and…
This year marked the first time i participated in a religious festival called Heliogenna. It went great. I enjoyed it and felt closer to the Gods by doing it. Not that before i didn’t feel close to Them. I did.…
in Ancient Hellas, Hellenic polytheism encompasses the Euleusinian mysteries, Dionysian and Orphic mysteries, but also state festivals which were different from city-state to city-state. There were temples which were considered the house of the deity or deities on Earth, shrines,…
I saw the latest Thor movie called Thor: Love and Thunder, which had a great villain. Gorr was a great villain who had understandable motivations for doing what he does and I think Kratos would be jealous and proud of…
I have discussed Aidoneos, the Hellenic God of the Underworld and riches. Now I will talk about Dis Pater: the Roman God of the Underworld also known as Pluto or apparently Rex Infernus who was associated with fertile agricultural land…
The Theoi Project list a obscure myth where Persephone as Cura/Proserpina created mankind. Jove/Jupiter(Zeus) gave it life. There was a dispute over who would name the newly created being and They took it to Saturnus (Kronos) and he decided that…
Who is Ploutonas? Ploutonas is the Greek God of the Underworld. He is basically another name for Aidoneos(Hades). Since Aidoneos was feared and people were afraid to speak his name, they gave Him other names. Ploutonas or Plouton is one…
as I watched the latest YouTube video of aliakai over why are we afraid to be pagan, something hit me. While we can have discussions on the nature of the Gods, but there is a problem between revivalists and reconstructionists.…
the notion that myth is also religion is ridiculous. Myths are stories which in a time were used to describe certain things like how the world was formed, how mankind came to be, etc….Than you have pure theological stories about…