Seeking freedom from the shackles of modern society, these Greeks are turning to ancient gods 🇬🇷
Members of Labrys – which aims to ‘restore the Hellenistic polytheistic tradition and the Hellenic world view’ – perform ceremonies near Athens Chanting, beating drums and playing pan flutes and askomadoura – bagpipes made from goat skins – the masked Dionysian revellers dance around a giant red phallus.
In a country where 98 per cent of Greeks are Orthodox Christian and polytheists are still seen as Satanists – with church officials describing them as “miserable resuscitators of a degenerate dead religion” – many worshippers still choose to stay out of the limelight.Computer engineer Ilias Troullinos, 54, who prefers to be known by his cult name Plethon, is a member the Supreme Council of Ethnic Hellenes – better known as YSEE – in Crete.
Worshippers of gods in Greek mythology aim to preserve, promote and practise the Hellenic religious tradition
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