Greek altars

[Ryd Firedreamz]

I'm moving to a different house. That house has a limited backyard space and I was wondering if I can have an indoor greek altar? I've always read that the greeks all had their altars outdoors because they thought the gods would'nt see them. Will it be alright to have an indoor altar?

[Fiamma]

I'm moving to a different house. That house has a limited backyard space and I was wondering if I can have an indoor greek altar? I've always read that the greeks all had their altars outdoors because they thought the gods would'nt see them. Will it be alright to have an indoor altar?


I've never heard that. Of course you can have an indoor altar. I have altars in my house to Apollo, Hestia, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore...and used to have one to Selene, which may or may not get reconstructed. My roommate has one to Hermes.

Check out this site for some good basic info: http://sponde.com/

[Ryd Firedreamz]

Alright thanks. I've read it in Ancient Greek Religion by Jon D. Mikalson. It's a scholarly book but it still has some useful information for modern Greek Polytheists.

Thanks for the link.

[Fiamma]

Alright thanks. I've read it in Ancient Greek Religion by Jon D. Mikalson. It's a scholarly book but it still has some useful information for modern Greek Polytheists.

Thanks for the link.


not familiar with that book.

check out Burket''s Greek Religion, and Religion In The Ancient Greek City...don't remember the author, but I mentioned it in the last few days in 2 other threads in this section.

[Arion]

I'm a Witch, not a recon, but I still honour Greek deities, and yes, I use indoor altars. There's nothing wrong with honouring the gods indoors if it isn't possible to work outdoors.
I've read it in Ancient Greek Religion by Jon D. Mikalson
That's a good book! We don't necessarily have to do everything like the ancients though. Sometimes ya gotta make due.

[Fiamma]

Alright thanks. I've read it in Ancient Greek Religion by Jon D. Mikalson. It's a scholarly book but it still has some useful information for modern Greek Polytheists.

Thanks for the link.


no problem

also, if you check out this page (which is linked from sponde.com), you can see many different temple photos and floor plans which show both indoor and outdoor altars

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0039&layout=&query=toc&loc=Perachora%2C%20Triglyph%20Altar%20of%20Hera%20Akraia

[Theres]

i like the Mikalson book, but i don't remember it saying that.
in fact almost every Greek home had an altar in it, often to Hestia.

[ObsessedFae86]

I am not a recon but I do honor the Greek deities. I did have one altar to Persephone and Demeter(which may be reconstructed) and it was indoors with a Hestia altar in the kitchen. I didn't have a true altar outdoors but I just used a slab of stone in the yard for outdoor rites.

[ModernKnight]

I'm moving to a different house. That house has a limited backyard space and I was wondering if I can have an indoor greek altar? I've always read that the greeks all had their altars outdoors because they thought the gods would'nt see them. Will it be alright to have an indoor altar?

A sacrificial altar would be outdoors, but shrines (both individual and temple shrines) would be indoors. There's certaintly nothing wrong with sanctifying a statue (or statues) of gods and worshipping indoors.