neo polytheist

Fresco from the Villa di Livia. Source: Lo Dolce Lume Oftentimes the philosophy of Epicurus and his followers (most notably the Ro...

Roman coin depicting Fides, minted 2nd century CE Source: romanmint.com One of my first posts on this blog, nearly five years ago, wa...

Miniture bronze statue of Venus (1st-2nd century CE) such as may have been placed on an ancient Lararium For me, the heart of Roma...

Bronze statue of Isis-Venus, 1st-2nd century CE When (some) Romans first came to worship Isis in the first century BCE they embrac...

Buddha statue from Ghandara (Pakistan), 1st-2nd century CE. Source: japanesemythology.wordpress.com Defining Bodhisattva Loosely put...

Bodhisattva of compassion, Avalolitesvara, holding a white lotus, Ajanta Caves mural, west central India, 5th century CE or earlier. S...

Source: buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhistworld I have been studying and practicing Buddhism on and off since my teenage years. As a ch...

"A Blonde Beauty" by Styka   The usual starting place, when looking to the written sources on Germanic Gods, is Snor...

18th century herm of Janus. Source: hadrian6.tumblr.com Janus is the God of the doorway and the gateway. He is the holder of the key...