The ancient religion, beliefs and practices of ancient Hellas (Greece) from textual and historical evidence. Deities@ (47) Heroes@ (15) Mythology@ (82) Olympics@ (5) Texts & Rituals (3) 1. A Hiera Mysteria - Historical overview of ancient Greek religion including calendar. 2. Marriage and Funerals in Athens - Jana Shopkorn's essay on ritual and ceremony in Ancient Greece. Includes links to numerous vase images. 3. Ancient Greek Religion - A church history study guide on ancient Greek Religion. 4. Biblioteca Arcana - Articles and documents related to the religion and rituals of the ancient Greeks and Romans, hymns, poetry and esoteric matter. 5. Dionysiac Mysteries and the Thesmophoria - The Dionysiac Mysteries and the Thesmophoria both gave women in Greece an opportunity to escape, even just for a short time, from the domestic women's sphere. By Lynne Aftuck. 6. Greek Religion - Essay investigates the religious practices of the ancient Greeks and describes their holy sites known as oracles. 7. Greek Religion at Thinkquest.org - Explores the polytheistic religion of the ancient Greeks, as well as their temples, oracles, gods, goddesses and myths. 8. Olympian Gods and Goddesses - Resources to research the gods and goddesses of Olympos. 9. The Ancient Greek World: Greek Religion - Brief description of ancient Greek religious attitudes from the University of Pennsylvania Museum. 10. The Greek City-State and the Religious Festival - A brief examination of the religious dimension of the ancient Olympic games, from the Perseus Project. 11. The Horned Owl Library: Hekate in Early Greek Religion - Robert Von Rudloff examines various faces of Hekate through her evolution. 12. The Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games - Multimedia article.

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