Hellenism: Ancient Greek Polytheistic Religion

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Hellenism is a traditional ancient greek polytheistic religion. Those who believe in Hellenism believe in the twelve Olympian gods; Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Hades, Hestia, Athena, Apollo, Artemis,Aphrodite, Hephaestus, Ares, and Hermes (although there is speculation if other gods are more important than these). They typically believe these gods lived on Mount Olympus, a mountain in Greece, that at the time, was too high for anyone to visit.

Their beliefs are similar to the Romans. The Roman gods; Jupiter, Juno, Neptune, Pluto, Vesta, Minerva, Diana, Apollo, Venus, Vulcan, Mars, and Mercury match up almost exactly to those gods. Each god represents the same thing. They each have the same symbol as well.

In addition to worshipping the gods,

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