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religio romana

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MochaRadha

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Anyone practice it or know about it.

How do they view non roman gods or other faiths

I seem to get more info or people talking about hellenism
 
Quintessence

Quintessence

Consults with Trees
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Hellenic polytheism does seem to be more common as far as reconstructionism goes, but I'm not sure if that's a bias in what I'm aware of or a true demographic phenomena. I haven't seen much in the way of resources at all, but then again, I also haven't looked for them. I wasn't aware of the Hellenic resources either until I started looking for them. In general, reconstructionists concerned with historical authenticity will rely much on historical documents and modern academic scholarship on Paganisms of antiquity. They would be referencing texts like The Hymns of Orpheus (which I love!).
 
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mimpibird39

mimpibird39

So Many Gods!
I practice Religio Romana! I can try to answer any question you or anyone else has.

The Romans were fine with other gods being worshiped in the Roman Empire as long as the Roman gods were also worshiped and placed first. For the Romans, religion and the state/empire were very closely linked together so honoring the gods also ment honoring the state/empire. There have been cases were the Romans adopted non-Roman gods too. Isis is a great example of this. A cult of the Egyptian goddess Isis was formed in Rome and became pretty popular. Epona is a Celtic-Germanic goddess who was also worshiped by some Romans. Images of her were placed at stables due to her connection with horses. The relationship between pagan Rome and Christianity however did not coexist as nicely.

Hellenism is more popular so you will find more people who follow that religion than Religio Romana.

Here are some links to check out:

Cultus Deorum (active facebook group)
Nova Roma (old site)
Nova Roma (new site)
 
Riverwolf

Riverwolf

Amateur Rambler / Proud Ergi
Premium Member
mimpibird39 said:
I practice Religio Romana! I can try to answer any question you or anyone else has.

The Romans were fine with other gods being worshiped in the Roman Empire as long as the Roman gods were also worshiped and placed first. For the Romans, religion and the state/empire were very closely linked together so honoring the gods also ment honoring the state/empire. There have been cases were the Romans adopted non-Roman gods too. Isis is a great example of this. A cult of the Egyptian goddess Isis was formed in Rome and became pretty popular. Epona is a Celtic-Germanic goddess who was also worshiped by some Romans. Images of her were placed at stables due to her connection with horses. The relationship between pagan Rome and Christianity however did not coexist as nicely.

Hellenism is more popular so you will find more people who follow that religion than Religio Romana.

Here are some links to check out:

Cultus Deorum (active facebook group)
Nova Roma (old site)
Nova Roma (new site)
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I also understand that after the Gallic Wars, the Gauls adopted a kind of synthesis of their native religion with Roman religion, giving birth to a lot of theistic and religious concepts that are still popular in modern Paganism (such as the Horned God and the Triple Goddess.)
 
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MochaRadha

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Ill most likely never follow a reconstruction faith as i do not see the gods as totally separate beings.still it is interesting to learn about.

Why is there no hellenic or roman wicca
 
Quintessence

Quintessence

Consults with Trees
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Premium Member
MochaRadha said:
Ill most likely never follow a reconstruction faith as i do not see the gods as totally separate beings.still it is interesting to learn about.

Why is there no hellenic or roman wicca
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There's not? Why do you think so? There's no problem at all with a Wiccan focusing on a specific pantheon for their path and at times I've seen that encouraged. :D
 
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