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A personal religious blog from an Hellenic polytheist (ancient Greek pagan) who loves big cities and Paul Weller.
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Urban Hellenistos On Hellenic polytheism, urban life, and Modernism

English - Hellenic Polytheism, Urban Life, Modernism
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Urban Hellenistos · 3M ago

For those who missed it in Of Thespiae

I will no longer be updating this blog, for the time being. This may change in a few years, but the fact is, while I still have considerably much to say about urban spirituality, I feel I can best communicate … Continue reading →
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Urban Hellenistos · 10M ago

The United $tates os not a Christian Nation

The Apotheosis of George Washington is painted inside the eye of the rotunda of the Capitol building in Washington D.C. Present, we see Athene, Poseidon, Hermes, Hephaistos, and Demeter on the outer ring, and in the centre, beside Washington is … Continue reading →
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Urban Hellenistos · 10M ago

Gaia comic

Mother Gaia by *humon on deviantART
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Urban Hellenistos · 11M ago

Good news for Hellenic women and “teh dredded m00nbl00dz”

It’s not miasma. I’ve reasoned this before, but didn’t feel arsed to citing a source before. Today, I was looking through old threads in a LiveJournal community, and came across a thread discussing this topic, and some-one in the comments … Continue reading →
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Urban Hellenistos · 12M ago

Ruadhan’s Further Adventures in Over-Thinking Pagan Identity Crisis 2011 — NOW WITH GRAPHS!!!

OK, so I was commenting on some-one (even though it’s likely being screened for no reason I can figure out, but whatever), and I realised something: There are two working definitions of “pagan” that most people seem to use to … Continue reading →
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Urban Hellenistos · 12M ago

More on the word “Pagan” and the Inter-Pagan&Polytheist community

(Expanded from a comment responding to my last entry) I still have so many really mixed feelings about this issue. On one hand, I can see some remaining usefulness in “pagan” as a vague label. I’ve also had a lot … Continue reading →
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Urban Hellenistos · 12M ago

More on the word “Pagan” and the Inter-Pagan&Polytheist community

(Expanded from a comment responding to my last entry) I still have so many really mixed feelings about this issue. On one hand, I can see some remaining usefulness in “pagan” as a vague label. I’ve also had a lot … Continue reading →
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Urban Hellenistos · 12M ago

So, I’m really not that invested in the term “Pagan”, eh?

I’ve read a few of the recent posts around the pagan blogosphere on the relevance of the word “pagan” and the “pan-pagan” community. Normally, I try to eschew simply re-stating the thoughts I share with others, especially if they’ve done … Continue reading →
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Urban Hellenistos · 12M ago

So, I’m really not that invested in the term “Pagan”, eh?

I’ve read a few of the recent posts around the pagan blogosphere on the relevance of the word “pagan” and the “pan-pagan” community. Normally, I try to eschew simply re-stating the thoughts I share with others, especially if they’ve done … Continue reading →
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Urban Hellenistos · 1Y ago

Painting

It’s been a while since I’ve done a painting for the theoi — perhaps tellingly, my last one is Narkissos, left unfinished after my surgery in 2008 went awry. I’ve been feeling the push to paint again quite recently, and … Continue reading →
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