Dodekatheism
nounUK /dəʊ.dɛk.əˈθiː.ɪ.zəm/ · US /doʊ.dɛk.əˈθi.ɪ.zəm/
Etymology Borrowed from Greek δωδεκαθεϊσμός (dodekatheïsmós, “worship of twelve [Olympian] gods”).
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Uncommon Synonym of Hellenism (the modern-day revival of the polytheistic religious system of Ancient Greece)
- Hellenismos aka Dodekatheism, Hellenism, Hellenic Polytheism or Hellenic Reconstructionism is the modern adaptation of the Ancient Hellenic (Greek) religion.2016, Rachel Patterson, The Art of Ritual, Collective Ink, →ISBN, page 183:
- Others, focusing on the twelve deities from Mount Olympus, refer to their tradition as either Dodekatheism or Olympianism.2018, Tony Mierzwicki, Hellenismos: Practicing Greek Polytheism Today, Llewellyn Worldwide, →ISBN, page 11:
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- Others consider themselves as followers of Dodekatheism or Olympianism.2021, Samantha Leaver, Pagan Portals - Hellenic Paganism, Collective Ink, →ISBN, page 15:
- Derived terms
- Dodekatheist, Dodekatheistic