Yasou, The format of the hymn/prayer is in accordance with ancient tradition. The person calling upon the deity would begin with the recitation of the...
Thanks for the source, LOL Egyptian, Greek and Demotic--well.... I can handle the Greek, maybe a bit of the Egyptian if it's Middle Egyptian, but no Demotic...
Hi I have a poem I wrote about Apollo a few months ago. Hope you like it. I will also post a picture, which was one of the year's best pictures, from 2003, I...
following kirios museos' good suggestion i've acquired the greek magical papyri in translation, and have uploaded a hymn to hermes which i randomly found in...
Yasou, Wonderful! We are so thrilled to see you are finding some useful information from the book. Xariete, Museos and Gypsy Duarchy - Church of Thessaly ...
i've added this prayer for oracles to the "ancient material" folder here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hellenic_hymns/files/Apollo/Ancient%20Material/ it's...
Yasou Michael, We have made it our practice to alter many of these prayers to coincide with our own system of belief. We see these prayers as ancient...
Being a purist and authenticity maven, I'd say leave it unaltered, but put editorial comments advising of its unusual contents. ... -- - Ted -- Molon labe. Ie...
Xairete All, I second Autolykos' suggestion. Go ahead and include them in the ancient material's category, in their entirety, if you think the pieces have...
Hey all, Sorry for any crossposting. I know that this groups mostly for hymns and prayers, but, we're singing/praying before something. So, I still thought...
31. POEM TO ATHENA ERGANE By G. Osborne I Waggle Dance For my Queen Bee All day heavy work To make Sweet Honey Listen to my humming wings Bringing her sugar...
Thanks for this Glaucus ( : Now why do I have the urge to try to turn it into Attic Greek <g> don't mind me--too much Greek composition. best, Karen, co-mod...
Yasou, Just wanted to let everyone know that our website is revamped and updated for those who want to check it out. We've also started our own publishing...
Are you here of the impression the gods were believed-in in the prechristian world in the same way as we think of god now, ie as a person? Or do you think...
Khaire -- Short answer: Yes. In addition, since they are real, they still exist, no matter what folks who practice other religions think (and they are not...
xarin exw, Julia. Yes, dominant religions have done much to destroy other more natural and sophisticated religions like the Hellenic. In the Greek, moreover,...
... i certainly don't think the ancients thought of the gods simply as pretty metaphors: you don't offer cult to a metaphor. the ancients would have varied...
also two versions of the homeric hymn, plus three short pieces, two from the presocratic philosopher empedokles, and one a song from the imperial period. ...
Greetings I belive the Gods and Goddesses are spiritual beings come to earth to help humanity grow and ascend. I also believe they, like humans, they are ...
The gods are ancient and primal. They are deathless and altogether human. For their power, they have things to learnand ways to grow too. They have survived...
First off, I want to apologize for cross-posting, please forgive me. Some of you may remember a while back, a small group decided to form a new group,...
Xaire, Welcome to HellenicHymns. You won't find much discussion or list traffic here as this list was primarily designed to serve as a clearinghouse for poems...
Hi I got this link from another group and thought that people here will be interested. <http://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/news/ci_5704923> It's an article...
