Greek gods?

Question

Are they still worshiped? wat was there religion called?

What part of the world are they worshiped?

Answer 1

Yes they are.. they fall under the paganism umbrella.

Answer 2

The greek gods are still worshiped still in greece as well as some crazy guys in other countries.In greece they are called 12-gods-believers because the original greek gods that lived on Olympus were 12.If someone wants to be an original member of their religion he has to change his name and the most prefered names are names from greek ancient history and mythology but there is no such rule since ancient greeks chose their name in any way they wanted.Their religion was not really called with a name since in most cases people believed in gods that may were from egypt,persia, rome or greece ,all together.Moreover cities had gods that someway of supported these cities.For example athens had Athena and Poseidon and most people believed in these 2 gods.Additionaly,you would not get asked "Whats your religion?" but "Which gods do you worship?"

Answer 3

Imma only checklist a gaggle considering the fact that i comprehend approximately em': Zeus Poseidon Hades Demeter Hera Hestia Apollo Artemis Athena Aphrodite Hermes Hephaestus Dionysus Ares Phobos Deimos Eros Hercules Tanthanos Tartarus Gaea Nyx Hermera Nike Iris Eris Chaos Hecate Kihone Aeolus

Answer 4

There are some that still worship the old Greek Gods. I believe that it is called Olympian Paganism. Some pagans sometimes worship the gods under the Greek names and sometimes under other names like Egyptian,Roman,Celtic,Germanic,etc.

Answer 5

Yes, they are.

Their original worship and religion persists, and is now called Hellenic Reconstructionism. In ancient times, I doubt it had a formal name, although the worship of individual gods was called their Cult---Cult of Aphrodite, Cult of Zeus, and so forth. Beyond that, religious festivals and observances were simply part of the life of the community.

Their pantheon is also venerated by various Wiccans and Neopagans, but that's not really the same as the ancient Greek religions, whose festivals and principal deities, exhaustively documented, varied among city states.

Answer 6

Its called Creco-Roman Religion
As early Christians rose to political power, the public aspects of Greek religion and culture were systematically exterminated, plunging Europe into the Dark Ages. The religion survived only in rural areas to be periodically revived.

The European renaissance was primarily the rediscovery and reintroduction of the culture and learning of ancient Greek religion and society by western Europe. Many neo-pagan religious paths, such as Wicca, use aspects of ancient Greek religions in their practice; Greek reconstructionism or Hellenismos focuses exclusively thereon.

Answer 7

There are Greeks who are reclaiming the beliefs of their ancestors, including recently winning the legal right to worship the Olympian Gods at temples in Greece. They are known as Ethnic Hellenes, or Ethnikoi.

http://www.ysee.gr/index-eng.php

There are also neopagans who honor the Greek Gods, but not in the same way - for example, I primarily use the names of the Gods from the Greek pantheon, but I am Wiccan, not Hellenic or Ethnikoi.

Answer 8

Ancient Greek religion was called "Hellenismos" or "Hellenistic religion".
It is still practised in certain areas of Greece, and has had various revivals along the centuries.
For more details see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek_religion

Answer 9

It falls under Paganism and they are worshiped anywhere that someone is willing to worship them.

Answer 10

I have in fact seen somebody who does. Gotta give her points for originality. You can call it "Greek Paganism" I suppose. I've also seen various Neo-Pagans who incorporate Greek mythology into their own things.

As for "where", well this isn't a congregational thing. It's something you largely find only solitary practitioners for.

Answer 11

Yes, some people still worship them. and it was a form of Paganism