Modern Pagans Honor Zeus in Athens
A clutch of modern pagans honored Zeus at a 1,800-year-old temple in the heart of Athens on Sunday the first known ceremony of its kind held there since the ancient Greek religion was outlawed by the Roman empire in the late 4th century. Watched by curious onlookers, some 20 worshippers gathered next to the ruins of the temple for a celebration organized by Ellinais, a year-old Athens-based group that is campaigning to revive old religious practices from the era when Greece was a fount of education and philosophy.
