2007-07-03 10:21:55 · 16 answers · asked by Bruce W. 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I mean Nowadays
2007-07-03 10:23:47 · update #1
Yes, most NeoPagans worship the ancient Gods. The ones who worship Greek Gods are usually Hellenistic Reconstructionists, or they might be Wiccans who worship the Greek Pantheon, or they could just be Pagan with an emphasis on the Greek Gods. There are other types of reconstructionists as well, such as, Celtic and Kemetic (Egyptian).
2007-07-03 10:27:50 · answer #1 · answered by Caity S 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am not sure if the story of Socrates death is quite accurate, whatever, it doesn't matter. I think there is a danger in taking the stories of Gods too literally, likely more literally than the story tellers ever meant them to be. Keep in mind that many of the myths are meant as either explanations about real world phenomena or as cautionary tales. Some are made to do double duty. Try the story of Arachne as one example. It is a nice little story to remember that spiders make webs, it is also a morality tale against being too proud of your talents. Are Aesop's Fables true or not? That is a similar question. You and I know they can't be. Crows and foxes don't get into big discussions about grapes. Yet the story of the crow and the fox is very true as cautionary tale about human behaviour. Were there Ancient Greek Fundamentalists who could only think in concrete terms? Yes, maybe. Very likely there were. I think simple minded people will always be with us.
2016-05-17 10:39:09 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the closest you going to get to that is Greek/roman paganism. To much of the history of that era was destroyed during the religious war to accurately recreate the religion of that time. If you wanna devote yourself to that Pantheon just read into the myths of the area they offer clues into how worship was during that era.
2007-07-03 10:28:55 · answer #3 · answered by Loki 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure, you can be a (neo)Pagan with an emphasis on Greek deities. However, as for a specific central "organized" religion or organization that focuses on this, I don't know of one. There might be one out there though.
2007-07-03 10:26:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some pagans may have one or two of the gods as part of their personal pantheon but as for massive organized groups not to my knowledge
2007-07-03 10:24:58 · answer #5 · answered by John C 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Look in the English Department of any Liberal Arts College.
2007-07-09 08:21:28 · answer #6 · answered by Tsar 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course. Most of them live in Greece. It is a small but resilient religious sect; just one of the many branches of Paganism.
2007-07-03 10:25:56 · answer #7 · answered by xx. 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If there is let me know Bacchus and Aphrodite sound like fun gods..but every girl I meet seems to take after austere Athena..sigh
2007-07-03 10:24:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here's a website that directly answers that question:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6285397.stm
2007-07-03 10:34:42 · answer #9 · answered by aeseeke 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It appears that Yahoo hosts just such a group:
2007-07-03 10:26:49 · answer #10 · answered by Randy G 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋