I posted this prayer on my blog for prayers and rituals but I am also posting it here with a bit of commentary. A few years back, I wrote a lot of […]
The Peplos of Athena
One of the traditions associated with ancient Athens’ greatest festival, the Panathenaia, was the presentation of a new peplos to Athena Polias on the Acropolis. This was no mere symbolic gift; the […]
Festivals: The Chalkeia
The Chalkeia was held in Athens on the last day of Pyanepsion; it was a festival of smiths and artisans honoring Hephaistos and Athena. The festival appears to have included a procession, […]
New in my Etsy Shop: Travel Prayer Beads
Sometimes I add something to the shop simply because I want one. This is one of those times. This design is meant to be carried on your travels; it is easily hung […]
Greek Pagan Basics: Finding a Ritual Calendar
For a modern Hellenic polytheist, a ritual or festival calendar is, while not strictly a necessity, certainly very helpful. You can clearly honor the gods outside of festivals; for many if not […]
Festivals: The Genesia
The Genesia was held as a public festival honoring the dead on 5 Boedromion in Athens. It is uncertain how the Genesia related to private or family rites honoring individual ancestors (held […]
My Etsy Shop: Custom Orders
I try not to have too many posts in this blog that are mainly or mostly commercial; after all, I’ve got a whole other blog for that (which you can see here […]
Greek Pagan Basics: Honoring the Dead
For a lot of modern pagans, this is the time of year when it is especially appropriate to honor the dead. The Irish Samhain, widely observed in the modern pagan community, the […]
My Eiresione
Here is my wildly inexpertly-crafted eiresione, made from a fallen apple branch, wound with wool I spun (also inexpertly :)) last year, with small vials of wine, olive oil and honey tied […]
Festivals: Pyanepsia
On 7 Pyanepsion in Attica, Apollo was honored at the Pyanepsia (Pyanopsia, Puanepsia), a festival that takes its name from a dish of beans and grains traditionally offered and eaten on this […]
Hearthfire Handworks 