Khernips

What is It & How to Make ItKhernips are, at their most simple definition, a form of cleansing. Before you learn about khernips, you should first understand what “miasma” is. This is an important concept in Hellenic polytheism, as miasma needs to be...

Homeric Hymn 18: To Hermes

I sing of Cyllenian Hermes, the Slayer of Argus, lord of Cyllene and Arcadia rich in flocks, luck-bringing messenger of the deathless gods. He was born of Maia, the daughter of Atlas, when she had made with Zeus, — a shy goddess she. Ever she avoided the throng...
Homeric Hymn 6: To Aphrodite

Homeric Hymn 6: To Aphrodite

I will sing of stately Aphrodite, gold-crowned and beautiful, whose dominion is the walled cities of all sea-set Cyprus. There the moist breath of the western wind wafted her over the waves of the loud-moaning sea in soft foam, and there the gold-filleted Hours...

Book Review: Greek Religion by Walter Burkert

Before picking up this book, you should be prepared with the following knowledge: this book is lengthy and very dry. It is not a book that can be breezed through and probably would not appeal to everyone. Don’t let that scare you away though! It’s also an...