#hellenism resources

I just made a post on some of the basics, but I can throw you some places to look!

For general information about the gods:

Theoi

Greek Mythology Docu I enjoy!

Homeric Hymns

- side note on Homeric Hymns: these are a series of hymns written in Ancient Greece (debated if Homer wrote them or not) they’re good to get a grasp on gods and how the Greeks viewed them/praised them

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Once you decide on gods you’d perhaps like to try and worship then you can get into resources on the religion.

Hellenism 101 - Fel the Blythe

She is literally the reason I’m here rn I love her playlist sm

There is also a google drive by the amazing @atheneum-of-you which has a ton of book resources on Hellenism including some hymns which I recommend looking at!

It’s reposted somewhere on my page!

And again my number 1 recommendation is to start by just praying.

I have in my collection Daniel Ogden’s Greek and Roman Necromancy and Robert Temple’s Netherworld but I find there is still so little about him. I know there isn’t much to begin with but maybe you know some other you can share? Thank you! Love your page

Thank you so much! A lot of my resources are online, as in online books, translations, articles, academic essays, etc., so be warned. Some good resources (some are things I recommend, some are things others recommend) include:

Underworld Gods in Ancient Greek Religion (Mackin Roberts, 2020; Article)

Worshipping Hades Myth and Cult in Elis and Triphylia (Burton, 2018; Article)

Theoi.com’s Article on Hades

Arthur Fairbanks’ “The Chthonic Gods of Greek Religion”

Daniel Stoll’s “Searching for Hades in Archaic Greek Literature”

Jamie Waggoner’s “Hades: Myth, Magic, & Modern Devotion”