Portal:Hellenismos

Hellenismos Portal

Introduction Symbol used by Hellenism followers. Hellenism (Greek: Ἑλληνισμός, Ἑllēnismós), the Hellenic ethnic religion (Ἑλληνικὴ ἐθνική θρησκεία), also commonly known as Hellenismos, Hellenic Polytheism, Dodekatheism (Δωδεκαθεϊσμός), or Olympianism (Ὀλυμπιανισμός), refers to various religious movements that continue, revive or reconstruct ancient Greek religious practices, publicly, emerging since the 1990s. The Hellenic religion is a traditional religion and way of life, revolving around the Greek Gods, primarily focused on the Twelve Olympians, and embracing ancient Hellenic values and virtues. In 2017, Hellenism was legally recognized as a "known religion" in Greece. Among them, the members are called Ethnikoì (National). Selected article The culture of Greece has evolved over thousands of years, beginning in Mycenaean Greece, continuing most notably into Classical Greece, through the influence of the Roman Empire and its Greek Eastern successor the Byzantine Empire. Other cultures and states such as Latin and Frankish states, the Ottoman Empire, the Venetian Republic, Genoese Republic, and British Empire have also left their influence on modern Greek culture, but historians credit the Greek War of Independence with revitalising Greece and giving birth to a single entity of its multi-faceted culture. Selected biography Thales of Miletus (/ˈθeɪliːz/; Greek: Θαλῆς, Thalēs; c. 624 BC – c. 546 BC) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher from Miletus in Asia Minor, and one of the Seven Sages of Greece. Many, most notably Aristotle, regard him as the first philosopher in the Greek tradition. According to Bertrand Russell, "Western philosophy begins with Thales." Thales attempted to explain natural phenomena without reference to mythology and was tremendously influential in this respect. Almost all of the other pre-Socratic philosophers follow him in attempting to provide an explanation of ultimate substance, change, and the existence of the world—without reference to mythology. Those philosophers were also influential, and eventually Thales' rejection of mythological explanations became an essential idea for the scientific revolution. He was also the first to define general principles and set forth hypotheses, and as a result has been dubbed the "Father of Science", though it is argued that Democritus is actually more deserving of this title. In mathematics, Thales used geometry to solve problems such as calculating the height of pyramids and the distance of ships from the shore. He is credited with the first use of deductive reasoning applied to geometry, by deriving four corollaries to Thales' Theorem. As a result, he has been hailed as the first true mathematician and is the first known individual to whom a mathematical discovery has been attributed. Also, Thales was the first person known to have studied electricity.Thales of Miletus (/ˈθeɪliːz/; Greek: Θαλῆς, Thalēs; c. 624 BC – c. 546 BC) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher from Miletus in Asia Minor, and one of the Seven Sages of Greece. Many, most notably Aristotle, regard him as the first philosopher in the Greek tradition. According to Bertrand Russell, "Western philosophy begins with Thales." Thales attempted to explain natural phenomena without reference to mythology and was tremendously influential in this respect. Almost all of the other pre-Socratic philosophers follow him in attempting to provide an explanation of ultimate substance, change, and the existence of the world—without reference to mythology. Those philosophers were also influential, and eventually Thales' rejection of mythological explanations became an essential idea for the scientific revolution. He was also the first to define general principles and set forth hypotheses, and as a result has been dubbed the "Father of Science", though it is argued that Democritus is actually more deserving of this title. In mathematics, Thales used geometry to solve problems such as calculating the height of pyramids and the distance of ships from the shore. He is credited with the first use of deductive reasoning applied to geometry, by deriving four corollaries to Thales' Theorem. As a result, he has been hailed as the first true mathematician and is the first known individual to whom a mathematical discovery has been attributed. Also, Thales was the first person known to have studied electricity. In the news Hellenism's main news source from Greece: YSEE (translated to English) Selected image Rhea rides on a lion, Pergamon Altar, Pergamon Museum, Berlin. Did you know? Pythagoras studied in the East, including at Mt. Carmel. He and the community (near) there had similar rare practices of ethics (and dress,) and later Socrates described some as virtuous and philosophical. Likewise, a similar community South of Mt. Carmel later kept a text of Plato's Republic, a dialogue in which Socrates spoke. This interaction has influenced various spirituality near the Eastern Mediterranean to the present day. Subcategories Hellas (Greece) • Troad Ancient Greek culture • Religion in Greece • arts in Greek mythology & paintings depicting Greek myths • Ancient Greek philosophers • Hermetism & history of science • Ancient Greek literature & poems • Homer & Iliad & Odyssey • mythology & mythographers & religion & Greek deities • Olympus • Classical oracles • Ancient Greek philosophy • Pythagorean philosophy • Presocratic & Classical Greek philosophy • Socratic dialogues & agnosticism • Platonism & gnosticism • Hellenistic philosophy and religion • Neoythagoreanism • Neoplatonism • Greek mythology understanding and criticism Tetractys: Pythagoras' symbol of enumeration such as in category theory of ideal forms Topics Basic: Greece • Greek culture • Greek language & alphabet Ancient thought/literature: Theogony • Works And Days • Titans • Titanomachy • The Library • Mount Olympus • Twelve Olympians • Hermetism • Delphic Maxims • Argonautica • Orphic & Homeric Hymns • Epic cycle Ancient religious traditions: amphidromia • iatromantis • libations • orthopraxy • votive offerings Ancient places, events: Athens & Agora & Acropolis & Parthenon & Democracy & Battle of Salamis • Sparta & Timocracy & Battle of Thermopylae • Delphi & Pythia & Sibyl • Thebes • Greek temples • ancient persecution of Hellenism • Greek War of Independence Ancient thinkers & ideas: Hermes Trismegistus • Thales • Pythagoras • Euclid • Archimedes • Socrates & Plato & Aristotle • Ammonius Saccas • Plotinus • Hypatia • philosophy • science • logic • mathematics • liberal arts • drama • politics • Republic Great ancient leaders: Pericles • Leonidas • Themistocles • Alexander The Great Great ancient playwrights: Sophocles Great ancient sculptors: Polykleitos • Lysippos • Scopas • Phidias Modern reconstruction movement: Hellenism (religion) • Ellinais • Hellenion • Supreme Council of Ethnikoi Hellenes Related portals Greece Ancient Greece Classical civilization Philosophy Science Religion Spirituality Greek mythology Olympics Theatre Wicca Heathenism WikiProjects Wikiprojects related to the Greece project Classical Greece and Rome • Philosophy • Science • Spirituality • Mythology • Egyptian religion (Hermes-Thoth) • Neopaganism (for those who mythology and hymns are new to) Things to do Make a wikiproject Hellenismos and a Hermetism portal. Make a wiki page explaining how to do 'selected articles/biographies, pictures.' Add more info on texts, sects, calendar, rituals, prayers, relevant persons, culture including all the arts. Associated Wikimedia

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