Paganism is ... formal term for ancient Greek religion, centering around the worship of the twelve Olympic deities found in Greek mythology. Some people believe in Greek gods and follow Hellenic ...

The title of Paula Fredriksen’s “Ancient Christianities” says it ... other Christ followers, and also pagan gods.” In the eyes of the pagan majority, ex-pagans who became Christians ...

In it, Cahn puts forward the thesis that ancient Near Eastern gods like Moloch ... perhaps Pastor Cahn is right and pagan entities, long held at bay in the West – are empowered, and rush ...

Another god connected to oath-making and divination ... Slavic folklore in particular turned out a particularly fruitful ground of research: it turned out that the ancient pagan tales told many ...

go to the ancient island of Delos and just look at ... They didn't want to take the food that had been sacrificed to the pagan Gods home and eat it at their dinner tables because to do so might ...