Organizations
Hellenion
"Hellenion is an online Hellenic polytheist organization started with the
intent of drawing together the classical Pagan community in the
hopes of promoting fellowship, free exchange of ideas, scholarship,
and spirituality with the eventual intent of having offline rituals and
gatherings."
(from the Hellenion website)
Hellenion has been recently (2001) incorporated and is now accepting
membership applications.
The Classical Religion Society
Founded by Omphalos member Bruce Nelson, The Classical Religion Society
is a non-profit educational association created to support the revival
of classical Greek and Roman religious traditions. The Classical
Religion Society offers workshops and classes on classical religion in
the Kansas City area, and in concert with Eleusis Publications prepares
books and journals on classical themes. Contact us at 17304 Morning Deer
Road, Linwood, Kansas 66052 or on the Net at
eleusis@sprintmail.com.
Thiasos Olympikos
"Thiasos Olympikos is a Hellenic group, which provides
regular festivals and ceremonies in celebration and honoring
traditional Greek cycles, seasons, and the Gods.
Among their celebrations are the Pyanepsia and Rustic Dionysia, the
Lenaia Festival (theatrical brilliance inspired by the Season of
Dionysos), Men's and Women's mysteries, etc.
Contact them at
Thiasos Olympikos, c/o Rhinoceros Lodge, Post Office Box 1140, Cobb,
California, 95426-1140.
More information can be found on the
Rhinoceros Lodge web page.
They publish a newsletter
The Serpentine Leopard.
The Church of All Worlds (CAW)
CAW is not specifically Graeco-Roman in orientation, but its
ecumenical brand of Neopaganism makes it very friendly to
both of these traditions.
CAW is a sponsor of
the Panathenaia,
the Eleusinian Mysteries,
and a number of other festivals.
More information can be found by visiting
CAWeb, the CAW homepage.
Nova Roma
NOVA ROMA is an organization dedicated to the study and
restoration of ancient Roman culture.
The centerpiece of the activities of NOVA ROMA is the Religio Romana;
the ancient faith of the people of Rome.
More information can be found by visiting
the Nova Roma web site.
The Julian Society
"The Julian Society is a non-denominational religious order dedicated to the
advancement of Pagan religion. Our membership
shares many different traditions of Pagan worship while remaining united
through the common bond of the ideals the Emperor
Julian championed. We continue to carry on the work which Julian began centuries ago;
restoring Pagan religion so that it may
again take it's rightful place as a major world religious system."
(from their
website)
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Last updated:
Mon Dec 29, 2008
