Hellenic Wicca

[Kadynas]

Any others? :) I pretty much share all the beliefs of Wicca, but work only with the Greek pantheon.

[Regulus]

I've been interested in Hellenic Wicca. I already work almost exlusively with the greek pantheon.

[sweet nothings]

I'm interested in a lil of everything but I am deffinatly interested in the greek pantheon

[Kadynas]

Some interesting websites I've found... (although some of these deal with Hellenistic Reconstructionism rather than Wicca). :)

www.hellenicwicca.com
www.goddess-athena.org
www.hellenion.org
www.promachos.org

Even though the planets have the Roman names, my path also blends pretty heavily with astrology. The Greek gods not represented by the Roman-named planets have asteroids named for them that seem to work quite well. :)

[SylverStar]

I'm not Wiccan, but I work with mostly Artemis, Apollo, Athena, and Aphrodite. I like the number 4 and they speak to me most. I pretty much work with them equally.

[Crispy]

I don't consider myself Wiccan either, but I do have a strong affinity for/work with the Greek pantheon. I'm also into Greek Reconstructionism which Kadynas provided some good links for above. :spinner:

[softlyserpentine]

i am also not really a wiccan {more of an eclectic witch, though i do incorperate some wiccan structure with my rituals}, but i work exclusively with the greek pantheon, too :)...i haven't come across any really good sites yet {i don't really trust a lot of internet information}...but i love doing my own research on hellenic reconstructionism and classical philosophy and it's become really big part of my path...it's nice to see others that are interested in this :)...

:erin

[The High Queen of Faerie]

Any others? :) I pretty much share all the beliefs of Wicca, but work only with the Greek pantheon.

that is the most awesome thing ever...

me too! :D

OMG, lol, -so- cool, we should all get together and chat or something. i'd love to organise a little group or whatever, because really... i'm interested in talking to others on this path.

i tried to get into greek reconstructionism and it didn't work :p

[Kadynas]

that is the most awesome thing ever...

me too! :D

OMG, lol, -so- cool, we should all get together and chat or something. i'd love to organise a little group or whatever, because really... i'm interested in talking to others on this path.

i tried to get into greek reconstructionism and it didn't work :p
That'd be cool! :D I really like the Hellenic Wicca site I posted above, but sadly it's not very active. I check it every once in awhile and there's like 3 new posts here and there. I've just always felt a strong connection to the Greek deities, which has only strengthened with my interest and study of astrology. Athene is my Patron/Matron/whatever you call it. :)

I will make the distinction though that I don't "force" the Greek pantheon to fit Wiccan "tenets" or anything. Since there's so much out there about the Greeks (and Romans, by extension) I try to follow the deities as close as I can to the way they used to be worshipped. I mean, I won't be sacrificing any bulls to Poseidon in the near future, but neither would I try to turn him into a Green Man or Horned God. :lol:

[The High Queen of Faerie]

That'd be cool! :D I really like the Hellenic Wicca site I posted above, but sadly it's not very active. I check it every once in awhile and there's like 3 new posts here and there. I've just always felt a strong connection to the Greek deities, which has only strengthened with my interest and study of astrology. Athene is my Patron/Matron/whatever you call it. :)

I will make the distinction though that I don't "force" the Greek pantheon to fit Wiccan "tenets" or anything. Since there's so much out there about the Greeks (and Romans, by extension) I try to follow the deities as close as I can to the way they used to be worshipped. I mean, I won't be sacrificing any bulls to Poseidon in the near future, but neither would I try to turn him into a Green Man or Horned God. :lol:


yeees, i know what you mean! :p in guided meditation, actually, we were supposed to picture the 'mother goddess' and that was when aphrodite made herself known to me :0 it was interesting, lol.

i think patron is for male deities... matron for female, yes? in that case, my patrons are eros, hypnos, and thanatos... and my matron is aphrodite.

i've really looked a lot about the hellenic reconstructionism... and couldn't make it fit! i'm too into wicca ;) it's great to see i'm not the only 'hellenic wiccan' out there!

[Athena-Nadine]

To add to Kadynas' list of resources:

http://www.loggia.com/myth/index.html A good site for accurate mythology

http://www.theoi.com/ Excellent information on the gods, heros, daimones, and monsters (also the largest single source of Ancient Greek texts)

Kadynas, if you haven't read them yet, I suggest Walter Burkert's books, Greek Religion (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0674362810/qid=1094140845/sr=ka-1/ref=pd_ka_1/102-7762552-9360150) and Structure and History in Greek Mythology and Ritual (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0520047702/qid=1094140845/sr=ka-2/ref=pd_ka_2/102-7762552-9360150). They are wonderful primers of Greek religious practices and history. :)

[-Sky-]

I'm really interested in the Greek Path too,after all it is my heritage since I am Greek and remain true to my ancestors.One of my matron goddesses is Artemis.
But generally the path I am mostly focused on is the celtic one.

~Anna

[The High Queen of Faerie]

I'm really interested in the Greek Path too,after all it is my heritage since I am Greek and remain true to my ancestors.One of my matron goddesses is Artemis.
But generally the path I am mostly focused on is the celtic one.

~Anna

awesome! :D :p

[Kadynas]

To add to Kadynas' list of resources:

http://www.loggia.com/myth/index.html A good site for accurate mythology

http://www.theoi.com/ Excellent information on the gods, heros, daimones, and monsters (also the largest single source of Ancient Greek texts)

Kadynas, if you haven't read them yet, I suggest Walter Burkert's books, Greek Religion (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0674362810/qid=1094140845/sr=ka-1/ref=pd_ka_1/102-7762552-9360150) and Structure and History in Greek Mythology and Ritual (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0520047702/qid=1094140845/sr=ka-2/ref=pd_ka_2/102-7762552-9360150). They are wonderful primers of Greek religious practices and history. :)
For some reason I can't touch your karma, but thanks for the books, I'll definitely have to add those to my reading list. :D

Old Stones, New Temples was a pretty good read too.

[The High Queen of Faerie]

For some reason I can't touch your karma, but thanks for the books, I'll definitely have to add those to my reading list. :D

Old Stones, New Temples was a pretty good read too.

i keep trying to get that >>; not working too well, i can't find it anywhere, even on amazon

[Kadynas]

Amazon's where I got it from... And "Mysteries of Demeter" too... :)

[The High Queen of Faerie]

Amazon's where I got it from... And "Mysteries of Demeter" too... :)

last time i checked amazon, they didn't have any available!

[-Sky-]

awesome! :D :p

Thanks Viviene!It's good staying true to your ancestors' religion like I think.And I love Greece but not that much Modern Greece.Modern Greeks have forgotten where they come from and were prosylitised(sp?) in Christianism.I just feel connected to Ancient Greeks and all their teachings.

Love,
~Anna

[The High Queen of Faerie]

Thanks Viviene!It's good staying true to your ancestors' religion like I think.And I love Greece but not that much Modern Greece.Modern Greeks have forgotten where they come from and were prosylitised(sp?) in Christianism.I just feel connected to Ancient Greeks and all their teachings.

Love,
~Anna


i find it so cool that you're greek, lol :p and yeah, one of my uncles is greek... and he follows that greek orthodox church thing and him and his wife think that all spirits and stuff are from the devil... they'd have heart attacks if they found out i'm a witch!

it's kindof sad imo that -most- cultures around the world have forgotten their ancestry, or at least choose to ignore it.

[lovepoet]

Xaire!

I'm half greek/half english and somehow I'm 1/8th gypsy too (I know that adds to more than 100%!)

Anyhow, greetings to you all, I'm lovepoet and I run http://www.hellenicwicca.com (http://www.hellenicwicca.com) I've not really promoted it heavily since most of my energies go into running the 'live' NJ group behind it rather than the on-line one. Since I'm currently in Cyprus, land of Aphrodite herself for a while, an the NJ group is on hiatus for a bit, perhaps the time is ripe to put more energy into Hellenic Wicca on-line?

There is one obvious remedy to an infrequency of posts ;) and you, dear reader have it within your power to apply that remedy.

So come on, I invite you all over to begin a veritable posting bacchanalia on the subject of Hellenic Wicca.

You have heard of Greek hospitality, yes?

[The High Queen of Faerie]

Xaire!

I'm half greek/half english and somehow I'm 1/8th gypsy too (I know that adds to more than 100%!)

Anyhow, greetings to you all, I'm lovepoet and I run http://www.hellenicwicca.com (http://www.hellenicwicca.com) I've not really promoted it heavily since most of my energies go into running the 'live' NJ group behind it rather than the on-line one. Since I'm currently in Cyprus, land of Aphrodite herself for a while, an the NJ group is on hiatus for a bit, perhaps the time is ripe to put more energy into Hellenic Wicca on-line?

There is one obvious remedy to an infrequency of posts ;) and you, dear reader have it within your power to apply that remedy.

So come on, I invite you all over to begin a veritable posting bacchanalia on the subject of Hellenic Wicca.

You have heard of Greek hospitality, yes?


hello. :) i'll check out that site...

[Soulsong]

CUEW Hellenic Wiccan Book of Light (http://home.att.net/~macmorgan_design/septs/hellenic/bol.html)

I found this site by accident some time ago. :) Most of the rituals are general, non God/dess-specific, but there are a few specifically Hellenic ones. I keep waiting for more to be added! They are all tradition specific, however, being on a CUEW site.

Old Stones, New Temples is hard to find because it was self-published, and the author is now Christian. Consequently, it is now out of print. I do occasionally see used copies on Amazon or Half.com. Don't give up, they're still out there!

[The High Queen of Faerie]

CUEW Hellenic Wiccan Book of Light (http://home.att.net/~macmorgan_design/septs/hellenic/bol.html)

I found this site by accident some time ago. :) Most of the rituals are general, non God/dess-specific, but there are a few specifically Hellenic ones. I keep waiting for more to be added! They are all tradition specific, however, being on a CUEW site.

Old Stones, New Temples is hard to find because it was self-published, and the author is now Christian. Consequently, it is now out of print. I do occasionally see used copies on Amazon or Half.com. Don't give up, they're still out there!


thanks for the site!

and that's interesting to know about the author. hmm :p

[Kadynas]

thanks for the site!

and that's interesting to know about the author. hmm :p
Yes I hadn't heard that... I just got the book a year or so ago I think.

And if you go to love poet's site (www.hellenicwicca.com) towards the bottom of the main page is an Amazon ticker with a lot of good books to check out. :) He's also written some amazing poetry to the deities that you may be interested in.

[The High Queen of Faerie]

Yes I hadn't heard that... I just got the book a year or so ago I think.

And if you go to love poet's site (www.hellenicwicca.com) towards the bottom of the main page is an Amazon ticker with a lot of good books to check out. :) He's also written some amazing poetry to the deities that you may be interested in.

all right, thanks! :)

[lovepoet]

Yes I hadn't heard that... I just got the book a year or so ago I think.

And if you go to love poet's site (www.hellenicwicca.com (http://www.hellenicwicca.com/)) towards the bottom of the main page is an Amazon ticker with a lot of good books to check out. :) He's also written some amazing poetry to the deities that you may be interested in.
Aw...I'm blushing now! Thank you Kadynas, I appreciate the plug!

:spinnysmi

[nako]

Many greetings,
I'm a new pagan and i'm Greek. For two years now i've been trying to choose with what kind of wiccans i want to be. Since, as you may know,in this country no other religion but orthodox cristianism is accepted , for me it's been very difficult to find sources exept for the net. So it's really nice to see that someone does something about hellenic wiccans! Thank you for it!

[Kadynas]

Aw...I'm blushing now! Thank you Kadynas, I appreciate the plug!

:spinnysmi
You're most welcome! :) By the way, how's the Apollo thing going? You let me see the Aphrodite stuff... anxious to see Apollo's since he's one of my "main" deities. :)

[Pandoras]

Awesome thread! I too work almost exclusively with the Greek pantheon. Below is a photo of my altar before I changed it for Samhain. It's Hera, Aphrodite, Athena, and Artemis.

Thanks for the links! I'm always looking for things like that, but have a hard time finding them.

By the way, tarot enthusiasts should look at the Mythic Tarot, which uses Greek mythology. The Major Arcana are the Gods. The Minor Arcana suits represent follow a story. Cups are the myth of Eros and Psyche, Swords are the Oresteia, Wands are Jason and the Golden Fleece, and the Pentacles represent the story of Daedalus.

[Kadynas]

Oooo I'd love to know where you found that great statue of Athene! :) I so rarely see any that I like. :)

[Pandoras]

ebay!

[Kadynas]

Aw...I'm blushing now! Thank you Kadynas, I appreciate the plug!

:spinnysmi
Ummm... lovepoet? Just went to look at the site, and I think you've been hacked! :hairraise

[Hærfest Leah]

Ummm... lovepoet? Just went to look at the site, and I think you've been hacked! :hairraise


Yep that definitely looks hacked to me. I have a strong draw to this area also but just haven't been able to read up on it yet.

[Anubis RainHawk]

I'm not a hellenic Wiccan, but the Greek Gods do really inerest me. I am very interested in Pan, Gaia, Posiden, Apollo, and Artemis. Most of all, I am really interested in Hecate. She seems to be a very minor deity, but that makes Her more interesting.

Anubis RainHawk

[Loopaleigh]

I can't believe I haven't posted in this thread yet! I also love the greek pantheon and use it almost exclusivly. I do have some other influences so I consider myself eclectic...but the Olympians are the ones I most strongly identifly with.
I just tried lovepoets site and it seems to still be down or redirected of something.

[Bix]

The Greek pantheon seems to be focused on learning knowledge and the arts rather than just survival and war all the time. So, that's on eof the big reasons I love it. I've always been interested in Greek mythology.

[MorningDove030202]

Hey all! I'm into the greek gods too.. I think I've mentioned this before...LOL

I've got some info on Athena at my web site if anyone wants to take a peek. I'm looking forward to the rising of Hellios this winter solstice! I'm tired of this cold weather al ready!

I took clasicial mythology in college and it was very informative, if anyone has the oportunity to take such a class I recomend it.

Dove

[Alkhemia]

The Greek pantheon seems to be focused on learning knowledge and the arts rather than just survival and war all the time.

I don't mean to be pedantic, but while knowledge and skill are components of Hellenic religion, survival and war are too. :) From a Homeric standpoint, kleos aphthiton (fame everlasting) can only be achieved through heroic glory on the battlefield. This glory is the main reason why Achilles chooses to die rather than live out his life in obscurity (although he changes his feelings on this question in The Odyssey). The fame from heroic deeds is the only thing that affords mortals a semblance of immortality - that, and being remembered as a hero on the "lips of all men."


Alkhemia

[Bix]

That is true...but to me, the Greeks seemed to focus a lot on philosophy and learning as well as battle. *shrugs* Maybe I'm just getting the wrong impression.
I don't mean to be pedantic, but while knowledge and skill are components of Hellenic religion, survival and war are too. :) From a Homeric standpoint, kleos aphthiton (fame everlasting) can only be achieved through heroic glory on the battlefield. This glory is the main reason why Achilles chooses to die rather than live out his life in obscurity (although he changes his feelings on this question in The Odyssey). The fame from heroic deeds is the only thing that affords mortals a semblance of immortality - that, and being remembered as a hero on the "lips of all men."


Alkhemia

[Bix]

Does anybody happen to know what exactly happened to the hellenicwicca.com site? It kinda vanished. :(

[ObsessedFae86]

This may be a little off topic but I hope I'm posting it in the right spot. There are some of us who are Hellenic Wiccan. I am one of those. A problem arises with the sabbats and how to celebrate them since they are mainly Celtic. I think I may have found a nice little solution
http://www.cs.utk.edu/~mclennan/BA/SF/SF.html

[Kadynas]

This may be a little off topic but I hope I'm posting it in the right spot. There are some of us who are Hellenic Wiccan. I am one of those. A problem arises with the sabbats and how to celebrate them since they are mainly Celtic. I think I may have found a nice little solution
http://www.cs.utk.edu/~mclennan/BA/SF/SF.html

Thanks for the link! :)

For me it's never been much of a problem, as the Wicca festivals are astronomical/astrological in origin. The solstices and equinoxes are when the Sun reaches the 00 degree of the Cardinal signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra & Capricorn) and the "cross-quarters" are at 15 degrees of the Fixed signs (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio & Aquarius). And since the Greeks were responsible for a LOT of the astrological framework, it was always a nice fit for me. Now the names... that can feel a little out-of-synch. :lol:

It's been awhile since I started this thread... Over the years I've been leaning more towards Hellenic Recon, and luckily there are some new books coming out to feed my exploration of it. But I still call myself a Hellenic Wiccan. Maybe it's for lack of a better label? It's been kinda frustrating lately, as so many take issue to that label... Recons think I'm insulting the gods, even though those who know me better know that I lean Recon where Recon & Wicca differ; and lately there's a new crop of initiated Wiccans who not only feel that their Wicca is the only "true" Wicca, but that their god and goddess are distinct entities known only as "Lord & Lady" and that deities from other pantheons do not exist in their path!

So I've been trying to decide what I should call myself yet again... I know I'm Hellenic something! :lol: I've never "mixed & matched" deities. From the beginning, it has always been the Greek pantheon. I put more weight on the Delphic Maxims than I do the Rede, although I see no reason both can't co-exist alongside each other. I'm not much for magic or spellwork either. I only do rituals to honor the gods; if I want something I ask them for it in prayer and then put out as much effort as I can myself. So what is it about Wicca that I can't seem to part with? That's pretty much where I'm at in my path... trying to decide if I should just go "full-on Recon", or if I really am practicing a mixture of both Hellenismos and Wicca that doesn't offend the sensibilities of either.