Do people still believe in the gods of Olympus?

Do people still believe in the gods of Olympus?

It has taken almost 2,000 years, but those who worship the 12 gods of ancient Greece have finally triumphed. An Athens court has ordered that the adulation of Zeus, Hera, Hermes, Athena and co is to be unbanned, paving the way for a comeback of pagans on Mount Olympus.

Does anyone worship the Greek gods anymore?

In 2017, the Greek government finally recognised Hellenism as an official religion, over 1600 years after the Ancient Hellenic religion was banned by Emperor Theodosius I.

Are Egyptian gods still Worshipped today?

Yes, there are people who still devotees of the ancient Gods in southern Egypt, and the worship of Isis transferred itself from Nubia to become the worship of Auset as Oshun in the Ifa religion in Yorubaland in Nigeria so it has spread to the New World as a continuous religion.

Does anyone still believe in Valhalla?

No, since “still believe” indicates a continuation of the a belief in Valhalla since the late Scandinavian Iron Age, and that belief died out during the Middle Ages. However, there have been a resurrection in the belief in Valhalla, so you could say that the belief in Valhalla have returned.

Are Hera and Zeus siblings?

Hera, in ancient Greek religion, a daughter of the Titans Cronus and Rhea, sister-wife of Zeus, and queen of the Olympian gods.

Does the Aztec religion still exist?

Contemporary Aztec (Nahua) villages vary enormously in the degree to which they continue to practice the ancient religion and follow the old gods. Some have lost their Aztec beliefs and practice forms of Catholicism or Protestantism that are very similar to religions practiced in Europe or North America.

Do people in Scandinavia still believe in the old gods?

Thor and Odin are still going strong 1000 years after the Viking Age. Many think that the old Nordic religion – the belief in the Norse gods – disappeared with the introduction of Christianity. Today there are between 500 and 1000 people in Denmark who believe in the old Nordic religion and worship its ancient gods.