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Hellenic Polytheism (Hellenic Reconstructionism) is a modern Pagan religious
movement that bases its worship and cultic practices on the traditional, polytheistic religion of Ancient Greece.
Although Hellenic Reconstructionism accepts personal gnosis as a part of
its spirituality, the predominant source of information comes from the works of Homer, Hesiod and other ancient writers. Ritual
practices are taken from these authors and from modern academic research on this religion. Where modernization of some ritual
elements is needed and understood, those elements are not presented as "ancient" fact. Combining unrelated cultural beliefs
(as opposed to historical syncretism) with those of the Ancient Greeks is unacceptable.
While Greek Reconstructionism is an attempt to recreate traditional Hellenic
worship, it is not an attempt to recreate Ancient Greek society.
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Personal Devoations for the mordern Hellenismos is personal and
as a result there is no system to follow for these Devoations although there is a general idea of how these devoations are
done but still there isnt any strict rules to say you must do this and then that. This leaves the mordern Hellenismos a free
hand to practice there devoations in a way which they feel best meets there needs.
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The Ancient Greek people worshipped the gods in many different
places thought the world and some of there sacred places are still visible today such as the Acropolis in Athens, Olympia
and Dodona. But there also worshipped the gods in private at home and in many othere places.
Today because there is to real Hellenic community for the modern
Hellenismos to live in and be part of most of devoations are done in private as the Hellenismos own altar or in a place where
they feel at peace.
Last updated on 7/8/2005, 1:00:10 PM
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