The virtue of Philoxenia (literally “love of the stranger”) is one that has been enshrined as a part of Hellenic culture since the Classical Era. It is one of the reasons why I as an individual felt compelled to sign onto the The Xenia Declaration and blog about it https://greekrevivalistmommy.com/2019/11/07/xenia-declaration/. I had HOPED that Hellenion would have signed…
About 14 years ago, I commented in a thread that Xenia — and more importantly Philoxenia — was DEMANDED in Hellenismos. I was challenged on what my source was (I was actually basing it on how even MODERN Greek culture remembered Xenia, but that is not how I ended up defending my stance). How I ended up…
Modern Hymn to Hekate Hail to you Hekate Trivia, Guardian of the crossroads, Keeper of the keys of the cosmos. You watch over the dispossessed, the homeless, the marginalized. Your portion at the dark of the moon falls as a gift to those in need. Let your torches light our way as we work to…
I am making this as a personal statement and NOT as a representative of Hellenion — who I am also a member of — and I want to make this very clear because at this point, I am a former member of Hellenion’s Boule. Over the past year, I have been watching with increasing horror…
Thankfully, the folkish elements in Hellenic Polytheism are not as prominent or prolific writers as the ones found in the Nordic community. However, there remains the idea that you “should not” worship gods that are not from the ethnic heritage you are descended from. To put it as politely as I can, that’s BULLSHIT. I’ve said…
Over the past few months, not only have I been attending school at the local community college, but I have come to understand that I am most likely someone who is an (professionally undiagnosed/self-diagnosed) autistic woman. Yes, there are people who do not accept self-diagnosis for autism, but having researched it in regards to my…
As people know I honor all of the Olympian Theoi, including Ares. I know it might sound odd to people when they consider that my primary devotion is to Hestia, Demeter, and Hera. However, today in the United States is Memorial Day — a day which is traditionally celebrated on the last Monday in May.…
Much has been made of the alleged reason that Aphrodite chose to wed Hephaestus. According to one of the most “popular” tellings of the mythology, she chose him above the other suitors on Olympus — even Ares, because “he worked late” and therefore allowed her time for her dalliances. Ares, in many ways, is a…
Not too long ago, I read a blog post (which unfortunately, I cannot find now to link to) which pointed out that much of our desire for “clergy” in the modern sense is very different than the type of priests and priestesses who existed in the pre-Christian Greek and Roman world. In a very real…
A few days ago, I was inspired to write a post about Kronos being involved in mystical experiences. In the act of swallowing his children he, in essence, gave them an experience of rebirth after a period of mystical incubation. I knew when I made the post that there was something relating to this which…
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