Does anyone still worship the gods of Ancient Greece?

Question

Serious question. Does anyone know of such a cult still existing in the world?

Answer 1

Although I would not call it a cult, the answer is yes, in Greece there is a group of persons that still believe in ''Dodekatheon'' (12 gods of ancient Greece).
I must emphasize that the official religion of Greece today is Christianism. Dodekatheon is NOT considered as the official Greece religion and yet is not even recognized (by law) as a religion. However, Greek laws state that despite the fact that the official Greece religion is Christianism, every individual living in Greece is free to believe in other religions. Based on that, this group of people claims from the state the right for their ''religion'' to be recognized as such. This of course comes in contraddiction with the official Greek church. Currently they are in court with the state and I am not aware of the final decisions (whether they managed to become a recognized religion).
This group of people immitates religional activities of ancient Greece which take place in the ancient temples. For the use of the ancient temples I know from the newspapers that they faced problems with the statal services (although they finally took some permissions) due to the fact that the ancient temples are considered archaeological sites and are protected.

That is all I know, for further info I have found the following sites which I believe are their official sites:

http://www.geocities.com/apollonios.geo/eea2.html
http://homepage.mac.com/dodecatheon/

Answer 2

Yes they do but perhaps in a different sense.
1. The Wiccan and Pagan people say they do.
2. Some of the Greek deities were transformed into Christian entities such as saints and angels.
3. The Greek deities have taken on the nature of personification and are often used in literature in this way. The best example is Aphrodite, the goddess of love. When we call Scarlett Johanson a love goddess we are saying that she personifies Aphrodite. If we fall in love with her, which is easy, we say we worship her. This means that we worship Aphrodite in her personification.

Answer 3

Well, many Wiccans worship the deities of Ancient Greece, such as Diana or Pan(ie: their horned god, etc).

Today Greece is a devout Christian nation.

Answer 4

Yeah some people still do worship the Gods of Ancient Greece such as my friend who is Greek....but I don't worship Gods I only worship one God.. :)

Answer 5

Yes many do. Many neo-pagan religious paths, such as Wicca, use aspects of ancient Greek religions in their practice; Hellenic polytheism focuses exclusively thereon, as far as the fragmentary nature of the surviving source material allows. It reflects neo-Platonic speculation (which is represented in Porphyry, Libanius, and Julian), as well as Classical cult practice. Other pagan paths follow gods and goddesses from many "mythologies", from Roman to Egyptian to Celtic to even Baltic. There many diferent pagan religions such as Dianic, Alexandrian or Gardnerian Wicca, Hellenismos or Religio Romana, Odinic Rite or Ásatrú, Senistrognata or Pàganachd. This includes many who call themselves Reconstructionists. Reconstructionist pagan religions include:
Baltic
Romuva is a Lithuanian Pagan tradition, while a Neopagan Latvian tradition is called Dievturiba.

Celtic
The historical religions and cultures of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, The Isle of Man, Brittany and Gaul.

Finnic
Finnish neopaganism
Ukkos faith
Taara Religion
Estonian Indigenous Religion/Estonian Native Religion

Graeco-Roman
In the United States, Hellenic Paganism (or "Hellenic Reconstructionism") is often called Hellenismos, and Roman Paganism often is known as the Religio Romana.

Ancient Near East
Reconstructionist approach to the Religions of the Ancient Near East. Please see full article Ancient Near East Paganism

Natib Qadish, Canaanite Paganism
The Temple of The First Covenant Surmerian

Slavic
Most Slavic neopagans follow customs of old Slavic religion and revere Slavic gods. Many use the Book of Veles as their sacred text. As a group these Slavic religions are known as Slavianstvo. Most Slavianstvo call themselves heathens rather than pagans. There is little information available in English about Slavic reconstructionists.

Thraco-Dacian
Despite the fact that very little is known about the ancient religion of the Dacians, various attempts of resurrecting the ancient cults have been made in Romania by different groups.

Germanic
Based on the Germanic paganism of the Norse and Anglo-Saxon cultures. Some Germanic Neopagans prefer the term heathenry.

The Íslenska Ásatrúarfélagið was established by Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson in the 1972. Odinic Rite was initiated by Else Christensen from 1969, under its present name founded 1973.

I myself practice Ásatrú, and therefore FOLLOW the germanic gods and goddesses of my ancestors. I hope this helps you.

BTW: The pagan community in the U.S. alone has grown by 1648% in the last 16 years, just like Christian numbers have shrank by 9% in the same time frame.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paganism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-Paganism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek_religion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanic_paganism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asatru

Answer 6

No, since the Greeks are Orthodox Christians.

Further comments:

I see that some other people found on-line information on development of paganism. I suppose that answers your question. You should realize, however, that this is a 20th century new-age-ish development and no one worshipped Ancient Greek gods for some sixteen hundred years. And these guys are obviously not Greek, because Greeks in Greece and elsewhere, including the USA (the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America -- www.goarch.org), are Orthodox Christians.

Answer 7

Reconstructionists are a group of neo-pagans–people who look to pre-Christian cultures for their faith–different branches of which worship the gods of ancient Norse, Roman, Egyptian, and Druid peoples. There are many followers in America

Answer 8

I take pleasure in the tales but wouldnt dare go beyond that point...I will definitely check back to see your answers cause that's amazing if such cult exists..i doubt it though.

Answer 9

answer: definite, there are pagans that worship gods from maximum each and every of the pantheons. Egyptian pagans - Kemetic pagans Greek pagans - Hellenist pagans Roman pagans - Roman reconstructionist pagans Norse pagans - Heathens, Asatruars, Reconstruction Heathens and so on. maximum do not "pray" yet honor the deities and definite, you are able to honor many deities quickly. those days maximum pagans do not pray to rain gods or sunlight gods. They honor deities who're representative of aspects - like the Greek God Apollo being equated with the sunlight. verify out the witchvox link besides as Wikipedia on the words I gave you

Answer 10

Yes people do still worship the old gods. I hesitate to call it a cult though. Of course, it's changed to reflect more modern points of view.