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Agape (1) love (of one's spouse or family); (2) brotherly love, affection, good will, benevolence |
| Agathos (1) of good constitution or nature; (2) that which is good; (3) pleasant, agreeable, joyful, happy |
| Agathos Daimon (or agathodaimon) good spirit, protective of individuals and families |
| Agon (1) struggle, contest, competition; (2) struggle between the characters in a play; (3) the place of contest, the arena or stadium |
| Aidos (1) a sense of shame or honor; (2) modesty; (3) reverence, regard for others, respect |
| Aion (1) age; (2) an indeterminate period of time; (3) an unbroken age, perpetuity of time, eternity; (4) the worlds, universe |
| Akousmata (1) things heard; (2) oral teachings |
| Aletheia (1) what is true in any matter under consideration; (2) truth as a personal excellence; (3) reality |
| Amphidromia (1) family festival in which a newly born child was introduced into the family, and receives its name; (2) welcoming ceremony; (3) naming ceremony |
| Anakyklosis (1) the cyclic movement of time; (2) a historical cycle; (3) macrocosmic cycle of eternal return |
| Anamnesis (1) recollection; (2) act of the soul recalling knowledge from past lives |
| Ananke (1) necessity; (2) destiny |
| Angelos a messenger |
| Anthropos a person, whether male or female |
| Aparchai first fruits offering |
| Aporrheton (1) forbidden: (2) (a religious) secret; (3) secret sacrifice |
| Apotheothenai deified mortals |
| Arche (1) the first principle; (2) first cause; (3) origin of all things |
| Archon (1) ruler; (2) chief magistrate |
| Arete (1) goodness; (2) virtue; (3) excellence |
| Arrephoros bearer of holy secrets |
| Asebia impiety, no reverence for the sacred |
| Askesis (1) process of training, discipline, and practice; (2) habitual practice of self-discipline; (3) freedom derived from ethical practice over theory |
| Astragaloi dice made from knuckle–bones and used in divination |
| Atoma (1) indivisible; (2) unbreakable; (3) the smallest, indivisible particles which make up all things, including souls (more in line with "strings" from Theoretical Physics than modern atoms) |
| Auletes musician |
| Autarkeia (1) self-sufficiency; (2) a perfect condition of life in which no aid or support is needed |
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Basileus (1) sovereign; (2) king |
| Basilinna queen |
| Bomos (1) raised altar (most often made of stone); (2) a stand |
| Bothros a trench or pit (used for sacrifices to chthonic Gods) |
| Boule (1) deliberation; (2) a council of citizens |
| Bouleuteria (1) council house; (2) communal building |
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Dadoukhos (pl. dadoukhoi) torch bearer |
| Daimon (latin: daemon) (pl. daimones) (1) lesser divinity; (2) a spirit; (3) tutelary spirit; (4) a guardian |
| Deimata (1) terrors; (2) panic; (3) terrifying events |
| Deipnon a feast or banquet |
| Demos (1) an area of land; (2) the people of a particular land; (3) (in a modern context often) may denote a religious group practicing Hellenismos |
| Didaskalia instruction: doctrine, learning, teaching |
| Dodekatheon (1) of the Twelve Gods; (2) Twelve Olympians; (3) temple of the Twelve Gods |
| Doron (1) a present; (2) a sacrifice, gift, offering |
| Drakones Dragons |
| Dromena (1) things done; (2) thing performed; (3) a ritual |
| Dynamis (1) power; (2) force |
| Dyspraxia (1) poor or bad action or practice; (2) misfortune |
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Eidolion (1) idol's temple; (2) place where an image is housed |
| Eidos (1) form or shape; (2) immutable genuine nature of a thing |
| Eirene (1) peace; (2) security, safety, prosperity, felicity from a harmonious life |
| Ekastasis (1) stepping out of one's self; (2) outside the body; (3) ecstasy |
| Eleutheria true liberty or freedom found in virtue |
| Entheos (1) in spirit; (2) God within |
| Enthusiasmos (1) God is within me; (2) being possessed by a deity |
| Epiphany appearance or manifestation of a God |
| Epistates (1) master; (2) supervisor |
| Episteme (1) knowledge; (2) science |
| Epoptes (1) one newly born; (2) title given those who completed initiation into the Eleusinian mysteries |
| Eros (1) passionate love; (2) sensual desire and longing |
| Ethike Arete habitual goodness, virtue, or excellence |
| Ethnikoi (1) ethnic, belonging to or deriving from the cultural, racial, religious, or linguistic traditions of a people or country; (2) pertaining to or characteristic of a people or group sharing a common and distinctive culture, religion, or language; (3) being a member of a group sharing a common and distinctive culture, religion, or language |
| Ethos (1) one's character; (2) habitual behavior |
| Eudamonia (1) well–being; (2) contentment; (3) happiness |
| Eukhe (1) a prayer; (2) pious hope |
| Eulogeo to bless |
| Euonomia good order |
| Eupraxia good action or practice |
| Eusebia (1) pious; (2) respectful; (3) reverence, loyalty, and sense of duty toward the Gods |
| Exegetai (1) explainers; (2) interpreter of sacred law |
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Gamos wedding |
| Gigantes (1) giants; (2) the earth-born |
| Gnosis esoteric or spiritual knowledge |
| Grammateus scribe |
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Hagia Hesychia holy silence |
| Hagneia purity |
| Harmonia harmony |
| Hedone (1) pleasure, enjoyment, delight; (2) desires for pleasures, physical enjoyment, and delights |
| Hekatomb (1) sacrifice of a hundred oxen; (2) any great sacrifice |
| Hellas Greece |
| Hellene (1) a Greek; (2) a practitioner of Hellenismos |
| Hellenion a Greek temple set in a foreign land |
| Hellenismos (1) Hellenism or Grecism, the devotion to or imitation of ancient Greek thought, customs, or styles; (2) a body of humanistic and classical ideals associated with ancient Greece and including reason, the pursuit of knowledge and the arts, moderation, civic responsibility, and bodily development; (3) name coined by the Emperor Julian to describe Hellenic polytheism; (4) the modern movement which attempts to reconstruct the Hellenic religion |
| Hena Kai Nea (1) the old and the new; (2) the last day of a festival calendar; (2) monthly festival for Hecate |
| Heortai (1) seasonal festivals; (2) festival proper; (3) holy day |
| Hermaion (1) a gift from Hermes; (2) lucky find |
| Heroi Hemitheoi semi-divine heroes |
| Heroon shrine or temple of a hero |
| Heros (pl. heroi) hero |
| Hestia the hearth |
| Hetaireia (1) society of friends; (2) a club |
| Hiereia priestess |
| Hierokeryx herald who announces the ritual by calling for silence |
| Hieron (1) filled with divine power; (2) a sanctuary |
| Hierophantes (1) displayer of holy things; (2) he who explains sacred things |
| Hieros (1) sacred; (2) consecrated to a deity |
| Hieros Gamos (1) holy wedding; (2) sacred marriage; (3) a coupling of a deity and a human |
| Hierothytai sacrificing priest |
| Hierus (pl. hiereis) priest |
| Historia history, an account of events |
| Hubris (1) excess pride or arrogance; (2) a wrong springing from insolence; (3) disrespect for the Gods |
| Hydrophoroi (holy) water carrier |
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Kakodaimon evil daimon (spirit) |
| Kanephoros the basket bearer |
| Katabasis (1) going underneath; (2) descent into the underworld |
| Katharmos ritual cleansing, purification |
| Katharsis purification, purgation |
| Kentauroi Centaurs |
| Khaire (pl. khairete) (1) hail; (2) farewell; (3) rejoice; (4) used as a hello or good–bye |
| Kharis (1) grace; (2) favor felt; (3) charm; (4) divine reward |
| Kharisma (1) divine favor or gift; (2) spiritual gift |
| Kharisterion (1) a thanksgiving offering; (2) in mark of recognition |
| Khernips (1) purifying water; (2) lustral water |
| Khoe liquid offering or libation (specifically one where the entire offering is given to the Gods) |
| Khthonoi earth or underworld deities |
| Kiste basket (used for sacred things) |
| Kledon accidentally significant utterance (a type of omen) |
| Kleidoukhoi key holder |
| Koinon common thing, communal |
| Komos (1) revelry; (2) communal ritual carouse (drunken merrymaking); (3) a nocturnal and riotous procession in honor of a deity |
| Kosmos (1) order, orderly arrangement, ornaments; (2) the Cosmos: the world, the universe; (3) the complete and harmonious order of existence |
| Kosmos Aisthetos (1) empirical or phenomenal world; (2) the world perceived by our senses |
| Kosmos Noetos (1) transcendental world; (2) spiritual world; (3) intelligible world |
| Kykeon mixture of water, barley and herbs |
| Kyklos (1) a circle; (2) a cycle |
| Kymbala cymbals |
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Liknon a winnowing fan or basket |
| Logos (1) word; (2) reason, logic; (3) the creative or formative principle of the Cosmos |
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Mageiros sacrificer |
| mania (1) madness; (2) obsessiveness; (3) frenzy |
| Mantis seer, diviner, soothsayer |
| Mathein learning; to learn |
| Megaron (1) big room; (2) great room |
| Metampsychosis (1) reincarnation; (2) transmigration of the soul |
| Miasma (1) ritual pollution or impurity; (2) spiritual defilements |
| Mimesis (1) imitation or representation; (2) depiction |
| Mneme (1) memory; (2) to remember a thing |
| Mousikos (1) relating to the Muses; (2) good musician |
| Myein to initiate into the Mysteries |
| Myesis initiation |
| Mysteria (1) mysteries; (2) sacraments |
| Mystes (pl. mystai) (1) an initiate; (2) one initiated into the mysteries |
| Mystikos (1) seeing with the eyes closed; (2) a mystic |
| Mythos (1) a traditional tale, story or narrative; (2) a legend |
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Naos (1) a temple; (2) sanctuary or cell of the temple |
| Nemesis (1) to give what is due; (2) divine vengeance or retribution |
| Neokoros (pl. neokoroi) (1) temple sweeper or caretaker; (2) a temple servant |
| Nomos (1) law; (2) custom; (3) tradition |
| Nomos Arkhaios ancient tradition, law, or customs |
| Noumenia the new moon (first visible sliver after the dark moon) |
| Nous (1) mind, intellect; (2) cosmic mind |
| Nymphia bride, bridal |
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Oikos (1) house, household; (2) a family |
| Oinokhoos wine pourer |
| Ololyge shout of exaltation (in ritual) |
| Olympioi (1) the Olympians; (2) the Shining Ones |
| Omophagia the eating of raw flesh |
| Orgia secret rites |
| Orgiophant a teacher or revealer of secret rites |
| Orthodoxy right opinion or belief |
| Orthopraxy right practice or action |
| Ouranian heavenly, celestial |
| Ousia (1) being or beingness; (2) essence |
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Paian a hymn of praise or thanksgiving to Apollo |
| Paideia (1) the upbringing of a child; (2) education |
| Paligenesia (1) rebirth; (2) renewal or regeneration; (3) restoration of fortune |
| Pannikhida an all night festival |
| Panspermia (or pankarpia) (1) all seeds; (2) mixture of fruits brought to the dead (the fruit is eaten, the seeds are left); (3) mixture of fresh water, oil, and fruits left for Zeus Herkeios Patroos in a pantry or cupboard |
| Paradosis (1) giving over; (2) tradition by instruction, narrative, precept |
| Paredros (1) one who sits beside; (2) a consort |
| Parrhesia (1) freedom of speech or frankness; (2) fearless confidence and boldness; (3) cheerful courage |
| Pathos (pl. pathea, pathe) (1) whatever befalls one, be sad or joyous (2) emotion of suffering |
| Patrios Nomos ancestral custom or tradition |
| Pharmakeus herbalist or druggist |
| Pharmakon (1) a drug, whether healing or noxious; (2) healing remedy, cure; (3) poison; (4) enchanted potion |
| Pharmakos (pl. pharmakoi) ritual scapegoat |
| Philanthropia (1) love for humanity; (2) benevolence |
| Phileo (1) to love; (2) signs of love; (3) to be fond of doing |
| Philos (1) friend; (2) to be friendly |
| Philosophia (1) love of wisdom; (2) philosophy |
| Philothytes (1) fond of sacrifices; (2) hospitable |
| Phratry (1) brotherhood; (2) kinfolk, clan |
| Phronesis (1) practical wisdom or knowledge, prudence; (2) moral thought as a personal excellence |
| Phthora (1) corruption; (2) destruction; (3) perishing |
| Physis (1) nature; (2) fundamental existence |
| Pistis fidelity or faithfulness |
| Pneuma (1) breath; (2) spirit |
| Pneumatophoros spirit borne |
| Poiese poetry |
| Polis (pl. poleis) city–state |
| Politeia (1) citizenship; (2) political thought |
| Pompe (religious) procession |
| Pragmata (1) deeds; (2) things perceived in terms of practice, not theoretical investigation |
| Praxis (1) a doing, action; (2) a practice |
| Protogenoi (1) first born Gods; (2) the basic components of the universe which emerged at creation: Earth, Air, Sea, Sky, Fresh Water, Underworld, Darkness, Night, Light, Day, Procreation and Time |
| Prutaneis president |
| Psukhopompos (1) conductor of souls to the place of the dead; (2) the spiritual guide of a (living) person's soul |
| Psyche (1) the soul; (2) the world or cosmic soul |
| Pyrphoros the fire bearer |
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Seven Pillars of Hellenismos term given to the seven obligations incumbent of every practitioner of Hellenismos. These obligations are Ethike Arete (habitual excellence), Eusebia (piety), Hagneia (purity), Nomos Arkhaios (ancient tradition), Sophia (wisdom), Sophrosune (soundness of mind/control of self), and Xenia (hospitality/reciprocity). |
| Sige silence |
| Soma body |
| Sophia (1) wisdom; (2) having gained knowledge, understanding, experience, good judgment, and intuitive understanding |
| Sophrosune (1) control of self, (2) temperance, restraint; (3) moderation |
| Soteria (1) salvation; (2) deliverance |
| Sponde drink offering; libation |
| Spondophoroi libation bearer |
| Stoicheia elements |
| Sunkretismos union or to unify |
| Symbolon (1) token; (2) sign |
| Sympatheia (1) to suffer together; (2) sympathy |
| Symposia a dinner or drinking party focused on the discussion of philosophy |
| Synesis (1) unification; (2) understanding |
| Synthema password |
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Telein (1) to make perfectly complete; (2) to initiate |
| Telete (1) performance; (2) sacred rite; (3) initiation |
| Temenos (pl. temene) (1) sacred space; (2) sacred grounds |
| Thanatos (1) death; (2) fatal |
| Thelema the desire to do something, will |
| Theoi the Gods |
| Theoi Agoraioi Gods of the agora (of the marketplace and assembly) |
| Theoi Daitioi Gods of feasts and banquets |
| Theoi Gamelioi Gods of marriage |
| Theoi Georgikoi Gods of agriculture |
| Theoi Gymnastikoi Gods of the gymnasium, athletics and the Games |
| Theoi Halioi Gods of the sea |
| Theoi Iatrokoi Gods of medicine and healing |
| Theoi Khthonioi (1) Gods of the underworld; (2) Gods of the earth |
| Theoi Ktesioi Gods of house and home |
| Theoi Mantikoi Gods of oracles, divination, and prophecy |
| Theoi Mousikoi Gods of music, dance and education in the arts |
| Theoi Nomioi Gods of the countryside, pastures, and wild forests |
| Theoi Olympioi Olympian Gods |
| Theoi Ouranioi sky or heavenly Gods |
| Theoi Polemikoi Gods of war |
| Theoi Polikoi Gods of the polis (city). |
| Theoi Thesmioi Gods of divine law and custom |
| Theoi Titanes Titan Gods |
| Theologia (1) discourse on the gods; (2) cosmology |
| Theophoretos God borne |
| Theoros (pl. theoroi) (1) sacred envoys; (2) priests |
| Thesauros (pl. tresauroi) treasury |
| Thiasos (pl. thiasoi) religious group or association dedicated to a specific deity |
| Thusia (1) a sacrificial victim; (2) animal sacrifice |
| Thymos (1) spiritedness; (2) ambition; (3) will to power |
| To Hen (1) the One; (2) the divine source |
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Xenia (1) guest–friendship; (2) concept of hospitality; (3) reciprocity |
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Ypato Symboulio Ellinon Ethnikon Supreme Council of Ethnikoi Hellenes (YSEE), an umbrella organisation in Greece established in 1997 to defend and restore the polytheistic, Hellenic tradition, religion and way in the modern world |
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Zoe (1) life; (2) the state of one who is possessed of vitality or is animate; (3) of the absolute fulness of life |