KHARIS: Hellenic
Polytheism Explored
Links
General Websites
- Sannion's
Sanctuary - includes intellectual writings as well as
beautiful poetry, hymns, retelling of myths, etc.
- Sponde.com - great
site with hands-on advice for practicing Hellenismos
- Thiasos
Olympikos - wonderful site, well-written rituals, honest
to the spirit and history of Hellenic paganism.
- Biblioteca
Arcana - mythology, ritual, divination and much
more: a wonderful resource with excellent scholarship.
- A
Hiera Mysteria - information on ancient Greek history and
religion, in-depth and well researched.
- Temenos
Olympicos - mythology, ritual, gods, festivals, theology,
etc.
- The
Dionysion - the fruits of extensive research into topics
like the maenads, ecstasy, theatre and more.
- The
Hellenic Polytheist Directory - list of Hellenic pagans by
region
- The Hellenion
Proto-Demos tes Hagnes Persephones - lots of useful
articles and links
- HMEPA
- aligns the ancient calendar with our current date and shows
festivals.
- The
House of Hades - information on all things chthonic in the
Greek tradition
- Journal
of Hellenic Religion - for the study and practice of the
ancient Greek religion, namely the Hellenic faith, cult and way of
life, in modern western societies.
Groups & Lists
- Thiasoi
Directory - list of Hellenic groups that invite
participation, both general and specific to one god
- Neokoroi - The
Temple-Keepers, a group of hard polytheists dedicated to
strengthening Hellenismos, also has an email
list and publishes a quarterly
newsletter.
- HellenicPagan
- open list discussing everything about ancient Greek
paganism.
Research
- Perseus
Project - online collection of ancient texts from Greece
and Rome
- The Theoi
Project - an alphabetical guide to Greek gods, spirits and
monsters.
- Photo
Gallery - images of sacred sites in Greece
- The
Ancient Greek World Index - daily life, history, religion,
etc.
- Women
in Greek Myths - extensive listing of heroines,
goddesses, nymphs, etc. with a great image gallery
- Mythologies
- for those fascinated by ancient myth, mystery religions and
the origin of modern myths
- Deities
and Sanctuaries - handy reference, matches gods with their
holy places
- Ancient
World Web - links to sites about mythology, daily life,
history, and everything else about ancient times.
- Ancient
Greek Music - all published fragments of ancient Greek
music, with sound files.
- Classical
Myth: The Ancient Sources - includes images, texts
and attributes of the gods.
- Ancient
Greek Costume Links - self-explanatory
- Ancient
Greek Tutorials - online language study with audio files
to help with pronounciation
- The
Delphic Maxims - a complete list in English and
Greek.
- Ancient
Greek Religion - a vast collection of links and
resources
- Ancient
History - a list of various web sites which may be
of interest to students of ancient history.
- The
Orphic Lamellae - quotes formulae from the Orphic
Mysteries
- Didaskalia
- ancient Greek theatre today, includes journal, list of
performances and other resources.
- Greek
Gematria Database - helps you calculate numerological data
of ancient Greek words
- Winged
Sandals - excellent flash site on ancient Greece for kids,
has really cool Pythian oracle
- Homer
in Performance - listen to clips of Homer being read aloud
in ancient Greek
- The
Golden Verses of Pythagoras - words to live by
- A Day
in Old Athens - every aspect of daily ancient life
- The Greek
Calendar - extensive entry on the ancient calendar
system
- Oracle
of Delphi - and other ancient oracles
- Sacred
Texts - a number of texts reproduced online, also has
writings from other cultures
Shopping
- Hellenic Art
- ancient Greek statues (life-size!), Byzantine icons, weaponry,
bronze idols, vases and artifacts
- Greekshops.com
- sells ancient Greek replicas, apparel, books, folk art,
Byzantine icons, etc.
- Greek
Treasure - statues, vases, frescoes, mosaics
- Ancient
Empires - statues, busts, bookends, etc. in an ancient
Greek theme
- Talaria
Enterprises - statues, wall hangings, vases.
- Portara
Gallery - ancient replicas, wall art, and a great
selection of Greek folk dolls of goddesses and nymphs.
- Magical
Omaha - Greek god and goddess statues
- Schoenhof's
- bookstore out of Cambridge, MA, specializing in
foreign/ancient language resources
- Sacred
Source - makes reproductions of ancient statues, at very
good prices. They sell pendants, books and garden statues as well.
Also check out the Goddess
Gallery.
- Lark in
the Morning - catalog of historical and multi-cultural
musical instruments (panpipes, frame drums, etc). They have great
pictures and occasionally a music sample. Also check out the
Ethnic
Musical Instruments Co.
- Midnight
Muse - sells statuary, prints and jewelry. Also includes
quotes
and images
of Dionysos.
- Ballantrae
Reprint - stocks reprints of very rare, out-of-print books
on occult and pagan topics
- Kessinger
Publishing - rare reprints of out-of-print texts, often on
ancient religion subjects
Miscellaneous
Reconstructionist Religions