Discord And War

A practicing witch and Hellenistic polytheist’s blog dedicated to reblogging and sharing my findings to learn from.

[discord-and-war]

Hello! You can call me Vee. I use pseudonyms online on blogs I keep seperate from my real identity.

This is my blog about religion. If you are new to hellenic polytheism please feel free to message me. I've been practicing for a solid few years now. I would love to be helpful to people starting out.

I am 21, a trans guy, and an autistic wheelchair user. I worship the gods with personal focus on Ares and lean towards reconstruction rather than modern adaptation where possible.

I hope you like my blog.

(my own wheel of the year)

[khernipsandkathiskos]

Praying to the Theoi from the broom closet like🏺

[wordsmithic]

a Greek shower thought

I think it’s very sweet that we have kept “cherete” (χαίρετε) when we greet someone! The first thing we do when we meet someone is wish them to be happy!

[wordsmithic]

Romantic words for your lover

6 Romantic Greek Words for Nature and Affection

Words for the soul and the self

Forms of love (accurate!)

"Beloved"

Mediterranean Language Vibe Check

Charon means "happy" and Acheron is just a loud river

Words for the Mind

To visit (wholesome)

Galaxy

Words with "Book"

Greeting / Be happy!

Expressions with "Time"

Unreasonable Horse

Sin/Missing the mark

Funny Villager/Savage

Cold-blooded

Our "no" means "yes"!

Parthenopipa o.o

Company

A thousand kisses

Getting out of a spell

Club

10 Visceral Greek words

Romantic Greek words (nature and love)

10 + 1 Greek words for the Heavens

Powerful Greek words (pt1)

Powerful Greek words (pt2)

Sweet Daily Life Greek words

10 + 1 Greek words for the Divine

Greek words for Magic – Part 1

Greek words for Magic – Part 2

Greek words for the Spiritual World - part 1

Greek words for the Spiritual World - part 2

Interesting Greek words: (pt1) - (pt2) - (pt3) - (pt4) - (pt5)

11th Century Greek Grammar Lesson Poem

[starweaverblog]

We talked about the Greeks armour it's time about the Trojans armour in the movie because it's equally baffling and confusing...

The biggest issue is that they look like minimalist medieval or fantasy soldiers rather than Late Bronze Age Anatolians, the armor looks like molded plate instead of bronze scales, and the whole palette is washed-out beige.. They also feel too standardized and "faceless", whereas Trojan warriors would likely look closer to Hittite/Anatolian while also close to Mycenaean fashion

Again... historical accuracy in films barely gets a good representation especially when it comes to actual ancient civilizations. But again Hollywood being Hollywood loves aesthetic above all.

[greayworks]

This is Dimitrios Katsikis, a blacksmith and researcher who's armor reconstruction is so authentic and praised it's featured in museums. Christopher Nolan contacted him as a consultant but then left him on read, there is genuinely zero ZERO excuse as to why Nolans movie should look so bland and bad.

The Historically Accurate Greek Armors of Dimitrios Katsikis (Interview) | TheCollector

Dimitrios Katsikis, known online as "the modern Hephaestus", talks about his collection of handcrafted ancient Greek armors.

[gemsofgreece]

This is going to be a sensitive post:

This is a video of the Greek reporter Dimitris Konstantakopoulos taking an interview from the Turkish Cypriot political activist and columnist Oz Karahan. I cannot begin to describe to you how rare it is that we hear the voice of a Turkish Cypriot in Greek media, which means that I learned a lot from this interview that I am sure almost nobody outside Greece and Cyprus knows, despite it being critical to know, and thus I am making this post.

I have gathered all the most significant points of the interview in a summary, because it is a long video. I have of course added the actual video as well, in case one wants to fact check the summary I am making. The interview is in English, the English of the speakers is not perfect but it is fully functional. There are subtitles in Greek. So, here are the main points Oz Karahan makes IMO:

It is established that this interview is a risk taken by Karahan, who has been threatened, prosecuted and blacklisted by the Turkish state. Karahan shows no fear however and is fully determined. His driving motivation is the unification of Cyprus (between the Republic of Cyprus and the Turkish occupied northern part, which is illegally called the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus", an illegal mini-state which is only recognised by Turkey globally). He calls it "liberation from Turkey".

Actual Turkish Cypriots have become a minority in the northern part. One in ten people is an indigenous Turkish Cypriot, with their numbers being estimated at around 80,000 - 140,000, while the rest (~900,000) are settlers from Turkey sent there to reinforce the Turkish element and radicalise the Turkish sentiment.

Out of these settlers, the 40,000 - 100,000 are estimated to be Turkish soldiers, a very disproportionate number for such a small area, making it one of the most militarised areas in the world.

The term “Turkish Cypriot” is coined by the British, who implemented a “divide and conquer” strategy, which incited (if not created) the Cyprus problem. Context in very simple words: Cyprus was and partly remains a British colony and when the British saw that the inhabitants (especially the Greek Cypriots who were the majority) grew restless with the situation, they fostered animosity between Greek and Turkish Cypriots, pretty much turned them against each other so that they could keep controlling the area unobstructed.

Karahan expresses the conviction that the ancestors of the indigenous Turkish Cypriots were Greeks who converted to Islam during the Ottoman occupation. He adds that before 1900-1930 the Turkish Cypriots did not even know Turkish and some did not speak it up to 1950.

He explains how this was reversed once the Turkish Republic started sending Turkish nationalist teachers in Cyprus to teach the so called Turkish Cypriots.

He reports that the current relations of the inhabitants with each other (meaning between the indigenous Turkish Cypriots and the settlers from Turkey) are in fact very negative.

He says that there is an environment of fear and lack of freedom in the Turkish Cypriot community, while he also blames the Turkish state for a few assassinations of outspoken Turkish Cypriots. People are afraid to speak their mind outside their houses and sometimes even there. Indigenous Cypriots also have fewer job opportunities, especially in workplaces funded or controlled by Turkey.

He says that when the Cyprus crisis intensified in the 60s, some Turkish Cypriots attempted to convert to Christianity in an effort to make the situation clearer and prevent the British strategy of further dividing Greek and Turkish Cypriots. However, the Cypriot Church did not accept to covert them into Christianity. He speculates that the Church might have been pressed by the British.

He judges Greece and the Republic of Cyprus for their cowardly treatment of the Cypriot issue, in fear of provoking Turkey or risking their alliances in the west. As a result, people around the world know nothing about the situation in northern Cyrpus, which has been occupied for 51 years at this point. He draws a comparison with Palestinians and Kurds who speak up and make their situation known, while Cypriots have virtually no voice and many at this point even believe it's not worth the effort to even try.

He points out that he and all the Turkish Cypriots who try to react get minimal to no support. Turks are opposed to them, some Turkish Cypriots are either radicalised or know the truth but are too afraid to follow them and Greek Cypriots and Greeks are too afraid of what will go wrong if Turkey is fiercely and directly confronted with its wrongdoings.

There is a bit about Israel's potential participation in the further deterioration of the situation, as it seeks to increase its presence and influence on Cyprus, while Cyprus remains divided and weak. He expresses scepticism over the notion that Turkey and Israel are true rivals, because despite the hostility especially caused by what is happening in Gaza, they actually have extensive mutually dependent economic ties. He thinks Greece and Cyprus are wrong to put any trust in Israel that it would assist them, if Turkey ever attacks, because pragmatically Turkey is a more powerful sovereign state that one would want to have in its good side in the long run, whereas Greece (let alone Cyprus) are more or less puppet states of the US, and thus hardly count to be a country's important allies, especially since Israel is already one of the biggest US allies.

NOTE: These are Oz Karahan's opinions and positions regarding the Cyprus problem. As I said, you can fact check by watching the video. Please, don't follow with questions of whether I agree or not or whether this or that is right or wrong, because I was learning just as much as you perhaps are now by watching this video. I am not yet as well versed in the topic as I wish to be, however it's obvious that the video was very illuminating for me, which is why I felt more people need to see it. What I did is look up Oz Karahan a bit and also I read some threads in the Cyprus section on reddit, and it seems that Karahan's positions actually do reflect the sentiment of many if not most Turkish Cypriot reddit users, at least when they write with the freedom internet anonymity gives.

Also, a final note: whatever critique is done here, it is of course meant for the governmental policies of the countries and not for the civilians of all aforementioned states.

PS: Some may find the channel's name weird (Militaire) so I must clarify this channel has begun as a news platform specializing in matters of national defense, however it is a left-leaning democratic channel which welcomes all non-extremist and non-far right voices and it now tackles a variety of topics.

[alatismeni-theitsa]

I was reading the FAQ and saw the ask that says "what's wrong with saying you work with the greek gods," and as where I understand it can be seen as disrespectful, I personally say that not because I see them as colleagues or co-workers, but due to saying "I worship" or "Im a devotee of" it makes me feel as if I'm indebted to them and need to talk to them and worship them every single day even if I don't have the time. Would it depend on the intention? For I don't want to be disrespectful, I say it more as they are definitely my higher-ups that are there for me and willing to listen to my sorrows if I truly need it. I try to do my best research and speak to them and offer them things when I can yet still saying "work with" for my general peace instead of trying to lower their authority and divinity... should I stop saying that? As I've said before, I don't want to be disrespectful. Does it depend on the intention on how you say it?

I'm not going to do anon in case you'd like to message me personally and explain, I know I've typed quite a bit ^^"

Thank you for your time!

Hello! Thanks for passing by!

I think it would be best to use another phrase instead of "I work with". For example "I call upon them" would be nice. "I work with" is usually interpreted as more casual, and you cannot control how this is perceived. You don't have to worship every day, but if you worship them in general, it's still acceptable to say other phrases than "I work with".

[alatismeni-theitsa]

i know you’ve answered a few questions about veiling before, and gone into why greeks tend to see it as odd and old fashioned and why people veiling “because hellenic polytheism says so” is wrong, but i was wondering if you think there is a respectful/“correct” way to veil?

-someone trying to learn as much as possible about the ways Hellenic Polytheism has been westernized and avoiding that in my practice

My suggestion in this case would be that the person follows the veiling practice/tradition of their own culture, or the type of veiling/head-cover that it's acceptable where they live. I mean, they can still follow ancient Greek fashion on veiling, but I am not sure it would fit with their whole daily outfit. (And ancient Greek priests or laymen did not always veil, depending on the era)

As for the "proper" way to do it, there was not one definitive law. One can check how much hair the priests or ancient Greek/Roman women showed, and they can adopt it in their own veiling.

This is a short answer but I hope it has provided some guidance!

[alatismeni-theitsa]

The glaring absence of Greeks in Greek mythology productions is seriously pissing me off. "But there are no Greek actors to cast from-" shhh shut up. Since you all "can't find us" for some reason in foreign entertainment industries, let me help you by showing a fraction of the Greek talent pool that could easily partake in English productions, and already had famous parts in known productions. And all that with a few minutes on the internet - apparently a research too hard for the likes of Christopher Nolan.

You may already know Jennifer Aniston, John Aniston, Zach Galifianakis, and Maria Menounos:

There's also:

Melina Kanakaredes Constantinides

You will know her from roles in television such as in NYPD Blue, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, NCIS, Hawaii Five-0. Even better, for playing the Greek goddess Athena in Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. She also voiced Ariana in Blood of Zeus. She got nominated for two Emmys and won an award in TV Guide Awards.

Billy Zane

Besides the fact he has been getting roles in at least three productions for the last ten years, you may know him from playing Marc Antony in Cleopatra (1999), may have seen him for 3 episodes in Charmed (2005), or know him as John Justice Wheeler in the second season of Twin Peaks, or seen him as Marlon Brando in Waltzing with Brando (2025). Fun fact: He voiced Ansem in Kingdom Hearts (2002-2017).

His sister, Lisa Zane, had roles in many films and series, and also worked as a voice actress. She is a singer, and songwriter, too.

Michael Chiklis

Known for: Fantastic Four (2005, 2007), Gotham (2015–2017), Coyote (2021). Fun fact: he has a credit in the Simpsons for one episode. With multiple roles in film and television, he got many nominations and won four Awards (Emmy, Golden Globes etc).

Marie Avgeropoulos

She's most known for her role in The 100 (2014–2020), Tracers (2011), Supernatural series (2009). Nominated - Leo Awards for Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Motion Picture for the thriller Numb (2015).

Chris Diamantopoulos

Known for his roles in Silicon Valley, The Three Stooges, and Mickey Mouse. He has also appeared in Broadway, film, and TV shows such as The Office, Arrested Development, and The Middle.

Costas Mandylor (Kostas Theodosopoulos)

Some of his more notable roles: Frank Costello in the crime drama film Mobsters (1991). Alphonse Royo in Players (1991), Detective Lieutenant Mark Hoffman in the Saw franchise, Hondshew in Beowulf, and Jeriho in Gunslingers (2025). He appeared in Sex and the City, Charmed, Once Upon a Time, NCIS, The Last Ship, Lethal Weapon. Fun fact: In 1991 He was voted one of the most 50 most beautiful people on earth (in the 26th place :D) by the People Magazine and age has only made him better. If he can co-star with Jenna Ortega, he is relevant enough.

His brother Louis Mandylor (Elias Theodosopoulos) is also an actor. He's been appearing in multiple English television shows mainly in he US and AU. He played in My Big Fat Greek Wedding (1-2-3), he appeared twice on CSI: Miami. He and his brother Costas have acted alongside each other in the Charmed episode "Saving Private Leo" (2002). He was the Sherriff in Rambo: Last Blood and Chaplain Glover in Doom: Annihilation.

John Stamos

He's known for roles in Grey’s Anatomy, NCIS, Criminal Minds, and films such as Cabaret (2002) and Hairspray (2011). Beyond that, he's had a long career with five awards and many nominations.

Theo James (Theodore Taptiklis)

You may remember him as Four in the Divergent trilogy, Henry DeTamble in The Time Traveler's Wife, and Cameron Sullivan in The White Lotus. He also lended his voice to Hector in the Castlevania series for seasons 2–4. His career is long, and he's gotten four awards so far.

Natasia Demetriou + Jamie Demetriou

Natasia has appeared in various minor roles before starring as Nadja, a Greek Romani vampire, in the critically acclaimed series What We Do in the Shadows. For her role in What We Do in the Shadows she won one of her two awards.

Jamie, her brother, is a comedian, actor and screenwriter. He is known for his role as Bus Rodent in Fleabag and for creating, co-writing, and starring in Stath Lets Flats. Among his numerous appearances we can mention the one in Barbie as the CFO of Mattel and played “Nigel” in the Netflix movie “Back in action”. He has three Bafta TV Awards, and even more nominations.

More (gorgeous!) international actors of Greek descent along with some notable roles:

Theo Rossi: Sons of Anarchy (89 episodes)

Christos Vassilopoulos: The Last Ship (2017), Banshee (2013-2016), The Enforcer (2022)

Daphne Alexander: BBC's "Casualty" (2006-8). "House of Saddam" (HBO/BBC), "The Amazing Mrs Pritchard" (BBC), "The Sandman" (Netflix).

Melissanthi Mahut: Calliope in "The Sandman" (Netflix). She voiced and acted as Kassandra in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, and voiced the character of Athena in Immortals Fenyx Rising.

Stavroula Logothettis: The X-Files, La Femme Nikita

Antonia Gentry: Ginny & Georgia (Netflix)

Vassilis Koukalani: With multiple credits in Greek and foreign cinema, you may have seen him in Kandahar (2023) and Tehran series (12 episodes)

Stefania LaVie Owen: Sweet Tooth, Krampus, The Carrie Diaries

Elena Kampouris: Sacred Lies, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2, Before I Fall

Yorgos Karamihos: The Infiltrator (2016), Murphy’s Law (2022)

Yorgos Pirpassopoulos: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)

Evangelia Andreadaki: Poor Things (2023)

Ariane Labed: The Lobster by Lanthimos (2015), Assassin’s Creed (2016), Mary Magdalene (2018)

You're telling me NONE of them is suitable to play a Greek person/hero/god in a Greek mythology production? NONE of them is famous enough, or a good enough actor/actress? Really??

What about international directors who could offer insight into the Greek culture and coordinate the production so it can actually look Greek? You can't find them either?

Yorgos Lanthimos: The Lobster (2015), The Favourite (2018), Poor Things (2023). One of the most critically acclaimed directors today, leading the “Greek Weird Wave” movement.

Costa-Gavras: Missing (1982), Z (1969), Amen. (2002). Legendary political thriller director, worked in Hollywood and Europe. His son, Romain Gavras directed the critically acclaimed Athena (Netflix).

Alexander Payne: Sideways (2004), The Descendants (2011), Nebraska (2013). He's known for indie and Oscar-winning dramas.

Nick Cassavetes: The Notebook (2004) and other films. Son of Greek-American director John Cassavetes and actress Gena Rowlands.

Athina Rachel Tsangari: The Slow Business of Going, Attenberg and Chevalier. Co-production of Yorgos Lanthimos' films: Kinetta, Dogtooth, and Alps.

Sarah Naftalis: A television writer and script coordinator with two Emmy Awards. She has worked in What We Do in the Shadows series, They came together, the Snarky Sidekick TV series and the Adults TV series.

After all that, I hope you can suddenly "find" us ☺️

[alatismeni-theitsa]

A kind anon told me about Elias Koteas, a Canadian actor of Greek descent.

Elias has appeared in films and TV shows such as Crash, The Prophecy, Chicago P.D. amd The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008). Among many roles he also played Dominic Palladino in The Sopranos.

[alatismeni-theitsa]

And let's not forget:

Nicholas Galitzine (𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗶 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗲) has officially unveiled his transformation into He‑Man, offering fans the electrifying first glimpse of what promises to be a blockbuster live‑action revival. The British actor of Greek descent is best known for his roles in “Purple Hearts”, “The Idea of You”, and “Mary & George”, to name just a few.

[alatismeni-theitsa]

Continuing debunking the US' argument of "aaaactually we cannot find any Greeks in our movie industryyy ohhh we cannot put you in roles or other movie-relared positonssss".

Greg Yaitanes

Greg Yaitanes is an Emmy, and Golden Globe-winning director. He served as Co-Executive producer of HBO's "Game of Thrones" prequel, "House of the Dragon," for which he also directed three episodes including the critically acclaimed season finale. The final episode "The Black Queen," which featured the franchise's first-ever "dance of the dragons," drew HBO's largest global audience ever, surpassing the international viewership of "Game of Thrones."

Yaitanes most recently served as Executive Producer and Director on Apple TV+'s most viewed drama, "Presumed Innocent," from David E. Kelley, J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot and Warner Bros.

For more of his work see here.

[alatismeni-theitsa]

Continuing the thread:

Jim Kontos is known as a Unit Manager, Unit Production Manager, Producer, and Production Manager. Among others, he is known for X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), The Day After Tomorrow (2004), Upside Down (2012), mother! (2017), and the series Ghosts (2019).

And someone I should have mentioned earlier, because apparently y'all are blind to the existence of Greeks abroad in general:

Ted Sarandos (Theodore Anthony Sarandos Jr.), the freaking Netflix CEO!

[greek-mythologies]

There's also Katerina Konstas, a London-based Greek actress.

[alatismeni-theitsa]

Hello Theitsa! I wanted to say that your blog has helped me out a lot as a beginner helpol. I have a question,what are some things that violate Xenia other than the suitors example?

Hi and thank you! It's always good to know I'm making some difference out there!

This is going to be pretty brief but...... (Link)

I remember one more example:

Disguised as a mortal guest, Zeus visited King Lycaon in Arcadia to test his piety. Lycaon (or his sons in some variants) slaughtered a young boy (in some accounts, Lycaon's own son Nyctimus), roasted/boiled parts of his body, and mixed it into a meal or sacrifice served to Zeus. They did this in order to test the divine powers of the god. As a punishment, Zeus transformed Lycaon into a wolf, and this is the origin of lycanthropy myths in the area.

Some also consider a xenia violation the way King Pentheas of Thebes treated Dionysus when he was disguised as a newcomer in his town. His harsh treatment of "the stranger" had more to do with the king stopping "foreign worship" in his city. At the same time, it's still a "stranger" (xenos) that he's mistreating, so I guess it falls into the xenia violation category.

[alatismeni-theitsa]

Hello Theitsa! I wanted to say that your blog has helped me out a lot as a beginner helpol. I have a question,what are some things that violate Xenia other than the suitors example?

Hi and thank you! It's always good to know I'm making some difference out there!

This is going to be pretty brief but...... (Link)

I remember one more example:

Disguised as a mortal guest, Zeus visited King Lycaon in Arcadia to test his piety. Lycaon (or his sons in some variants) slaughtered a young boy (in some accounts, Lycaon's own son Nyctimus), roasted/boiled parts of his body, and mixed it into a meal or sacrifice served to Zeus. They did this in order to test the divine powers of the god. As a punishment, Zeus transformed Lycaon into a wolf, and this is the origin of lycanthropy myths in the area.

Some also consider a xenia violation the way King Pentheas of Thebes treated Dionysus when he was disguised as a newcomer in his town. His harsh treatment of "the stranger" had more to do with the king stopping "foreign worship" in his city. At the same time, it's still a "stranger" (xenos) that he's mistreating, so I guess it falls into the xenia violation category.

[screeching-0wl]

Hello Alan,

I wonder if you can give some suggestions for which Hellenic Pantheon to whom I can pray for protection during a travel? Since soon I will have my first solo trip, and despite all the planning, I can't help but feel anxious at the thought of having to walk alone on the street in a foreign city late at night. It'll also be of great help for me, if you could offer some advice on prayer/offering/gesture and name some related epithets of the said god or goddess.

Thank you so much as always for your brilliant blog, and have a great day! 💚

Hi there!

I'd suggest Hermes since he's the god of travel! Travellers would pray to him before their journey and ask for safety and protection. It's also possible the travellers sometimes offered him something they acquired during their journey.

Some epithets you could use are:

Hodios - of the journey/travel; the guardian of roads and travellers,

Eriounês - Luck-Bringing or Ready-Helper

Athanatos Diaktoros - Immortal Guide [or just Diaktoros - Guide]

Here are general posts about prayer: LINK1 ; LINK2

A cheat sheet for Hermes with some offering suggestions: LINK

I hope you have a safe journey! May Hermes keep you in his care! 💜

[screeching-0wl]

A guide to worship of Apollo - cheat sheets

Hellenic cheat sheets

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A guide to worship of Ares - cheat sheets

Hellenic cheat sheets

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[screeching-0wl]

🏛Hellenic cheat sheets🏛

In construction

Here are some cheat sheets with general information about the Greek Gods which you might find useful in worship but not only!

There is plenty of information I did not include. These are just simple cheat sheets. I could not fit everything in there but this might come in handy if you’re just starting out or want to get to know the Hellenic Gods.

For more information about them, I highly recommend you check out the websites or books I listed in sources!

PSA: Some of the things listed in offerings and associations section are more modern, thus could be regarded as UPGs/SPGs

⚡ The Olympians ⚡

Zeus

Hera

Poseidon

Demeter

Athena

Apollo

Artemis

Ares

Hephaestus

Aphrodite

Hermes

Hestia

Dionysus

Mount Olympus - Home of the Gods

Hyperborea

🦴The Underworld🦴

Hades

Persephone

Hekate

Hypnos

Thanatos

Erinyes

House of Hades & the Afterlife

🌱 Minor deities & daimones 💫

Nemesis

Eris

Phobos & Deimos - bonus info

Eros

Nike

Asklepios

Pan

Iris

Hebe

Priapus

Amphitrite

Aristaios

Thetis

Tyche

Mousai [Muses]

Moirai [Fates]

Charites [Graces]

Anemoi [The Winds]

🌾 Titan & Primordial Gods 🌌

Helios

Selene

Hekate

Eos

Leto

Themis

Rhea

Cronus

Nyx

Gaia

👑 Heroes & deified mortals ⚔

Achilles

Heracles

Asklepios

Ganymede

Dioskouroi

Adonis

Hyacinthus

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Authors to Watch Out For in Hellenismos (WIP)

I will only list the Hellenismos-related books by these authors.

Timothy Jay Alexander - creator of the so-called Pillars of Hellenismos. Homophobic and extremely ableist.

A Beginner’s Guide to Hellenismos

Hellenismos Today

The Gods of Reason: An Authentic Theology for Modern Hellenismos

Galina Krasskova - writes about paganism at large, usually Heathenry. Defends fascist neo-nazi organization AFA, sold Bacchic Lives Matter pin on Etsy, etc. Basically endless with this one. Just look her up on Tumblr.

Sacramentum: A Devotional for Dionysos

On Divination 

Devotional Polytheism

Honoring the Ancestors: A Basic Guide 

Ferryman of Souls: A Devotional to Charon

Magic and Religion 

Philosophy and Polytheism

Building Regional Cultus

Ancestors and Hero Cultus

Ecstatic Practices

In Praise of Hermes: Nine Days of Devotion to the God of Travellers, Mischief, and More

To Rejuvenate and Nourish: Nine Days of Prayer to Asklepios, God of Healing

Divination and Oracles

With Clean Minds and Clean Hands: Miasma - What It Is and How to Treat It

Honoring the Mothers: Novenas to the Mothers of Our Gods and Heroes

Combatting the Evil Eye

Unto Herself: A Devotional Anthology for Independent Goddesses 

Out of Arcadia: A Devotional Anthology in Honor of Pan

Guardian of the Road: A Devotional Anthology in Honor of Hermes  etc.

Edward P. Butler - Neoplatonic pompous academia. Defends Krasskova and has a big persecution complex (spends at least half his twitter presence railing on ‘monotheists’). Antisemitic.

Essays on Hellenic Theology

Essays on a Polytheistic Philosophy of Religion

Tony Mierzwicki - Misinformation I have yet to verify this personally, but it is telling that he publishes through Llewelyn, the New Age publishing house of misinformation. Apparently he puts a rant about GMOs in a book about Hellenismos, and has strange ideas about what it means to be Greek.

Graeco-Egyptian Magick

Hellenic Polytheism Today

Sannion/H. Jeremiah Lewis - Neo-Nazi. Seriously, he has Nazi symbols on his blog. And yes, he knows it’s a Nazi symbol, but he doesn’t care and made up UPG and spiritual justifications. Transphobic, basically everything possible. Here’s the book’s he’s written:

Ecstatic: For Dionysos

End to End

Everything Dances: Strange Spirits 3

Gods and Mortals: New Stories of Hellenic Polytheism

Going Forth

Hunting Wisdom: A Bacchic Orphic Diviner’s Manual

Masks of Dionysos: Getting to know the God through his Heroes and Heroines

Monstrous Things

Pandæmonium and Silence

Spirits of Initiation: A Study of the Toys of Dionysos

Strange Spirits Volume One

Tending the Bull: A tradition of Dionysian devotion

THIS IS NOT AN EXIT: Strange Spirits Volume II

Thunderstruck with Wine

What Flowers in the Dark: A Poetic Journey Through Anthesteria

Wine Dark

Sarah Kate Istra Winter/Dver - co-wrote articles with Sannion and very friendly with Krasskova. Cites Krasskova and encourages cultural appropriation of spirit animals.

Kharis: Hellenic Polytheism Explained

Komos: Celebrating Festivals in Contemporary Hellenic Polytheism

Patrick Dunn - possible cultural appropriation of Hoodoo ritual framework and definite appropriation of Qabbalah (seen here and here), both closed practices as well.

The Orphic Hymns

The Practical Art of Divine Magic

Rosemarie Taylor-Perry - cultural appropriation and general White fuckery towards closed indigenous traditions, claiming Dionysos is syncretic with deities from indigenous cultures.

The god who comes: Dionysian mysteries revealed

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