Do Greek Pagans Still Exist?

Organizations and demographics (Greece/diaspora)
No official estimates exist for devotees worldwide. Outside Greece, religious organizations began to emerge around 1998, with some individuals claiming to have been engaging in some form of traditional practice since the 1970s.

Does Greek religion still exist?

While it is more than 2,000 years old, Hellenism – also called Hellenic ethnic religion, or Dodekatheism – which is the practice of worshipping ancient gods, has been growing in popularity since the 1990s. Learn more about the modern Greeks who worship the ancient gods.

Are there any pagans in Greece?

Greek Pagans are granted legal status as polytheism is officially a religion in Greece, according to the Supreme Council of Ethnikoi Hellenes (YSEE). ... Established in 1997, YSEE estimates that some 2,000 Greeks practice the Hellenic Ethnic Religion and another 100,000 have “some sort of interest.”

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