Original Essays

These files are all in .pdf format.

Hestia -- The Overlooked Olympian by Anne
Written by a Hellenion member for websites with modern writings about the Immortals, this essay concerns Hestia, Mistress of the Hearth, and Her role not only in the family home, but also in the greater community.

Spirituality and Homer's Iliad by S.A. Victory
Written for a newsletter devoted to Hellenismos, this essay concerns finding universal religious themes in the Iliad. This link will take you out of hyperborean-demos.com to the website of Neokoroi, a Hellenic polytheist organization.

Original Devotional Poetry

Devotional poetry written by S.A. Victory. These files are all in .pdf format.

To Apollon
"Come my Dear One and bring thy
silver lyre. Thy muses are all..."

Fair Morning
"Fair morning, Selene, bright Lady of the moon; I give thanks for you silver light this past..."

For the Muses
"Come oh Muse do not forsake.
I sing of your Lords’ glories..."

In Praise
"Euai! Euai!
Oh, once more..."

Maenads
"Like thunder it moves, through, under,
around the bodies. Blending with the dancers..."

My Prayer
"Oh muse grant me words, and let me sing
of the Immortals..."

Old Stones
"What is this place,
this sacred way..."

The Choice
"He comes before us
this proud masculine beauty..."

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