Some of the things that people have mentioned to me since the posting of the blog on Hestia being at the “center” of the oikos is that the oikos ITSELF is central to any sort of society — it is at the center of what it means to be civilized.  Without the stable center that…

In the “ordinary” view of Hestia’s role in the Order of the Olympian Theoi, She is usually overlooked as she is not what people think of as an “important” goddess. She is not flashy. She is quiet, and it is that quietness that makes people unaware of her importance in the combined roles of the…

As you can see from the over-arching name of my blog, I am a Revivalist-type Hellenic Polytheist as well as being a mother.  I like to research, as far as I am able, the history of festivals or traditions that I include in my faith practice. As such, I approach modern “additions” carefully. I don’t…