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About AingealOreiad

Hellenistai.com's resident peace-nick, NeoPlatonist and fence-sitter. I've been pagan since I was 12 (1992), but Eclectic Wicca didn't feel right, so I began exploring Recon traditions in 2001. After being ignored (for all intents and purposes) by the Celtic pantheon, which I looked into due to ancestral ties, I reflected on the passion for the Greek mythos I had as a child. This reflection in 2002 made me realize that these are the Gods I feel a connection with, that are most worthy of my worship. I am currently a full-time graduate student in College Student Development & Counseling, while moonlighting part-time as a volunteer with my local Girl Scout council.

[film] Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)

Posted on 2010/11/14 by AingealOreiad

I really should have reviewed the book by Rick Riordan first, but I don’t have a copy that is easily accessible, and don’t feel comfortable reviewing a book that is not fresh in my mind. Percy Jackson is the epitome … Continue reading →

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Odysseus: A Life–Charles Rowan Beye (Book)

Posted on 2010/10/11 by AingealOreiad

Paperback: 224 pages Publisher: Hyperion (February 16, 2005) Language: English ISBN-10: 0786888369 ISBN-13: 978-0786888368 The above is the information about the paperback version . There are hardcover and audio versions as well. Beye, professor emeritus of Classics at the City … Continue reading →

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A Beginner’s Guide to Hellenismos (Book) – Timothy Jay Alexander

Posted on 2010/10/09 by AingealOreiad

Lulu Press, Inc; 1st edition (June, 2007) ISBN-10: 1430324562 ISBN-13: 978-1430324560 Paperback; 216 pages Only three months passed between publishing his first book and this one. The short time makes one wonder about his reasoning–was this done to flood the … Continue reading →

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Hellenismos Today (Book) – Timothy Jay Alexander

Posted on 2010/09/20 by AingealOreiad

Lulu Press, Inc; 1st edition (April, 2007) ISBN-10: 1430314273 ISBN-13: 978-1430314271 Paperback: 140 pages Tim Alexander is probably one of the most controversial figures within the community of people that worship the gods of Greece, yet he has written three … Continue reading →

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Timberlake Wertenbaker – The Love of the Nightingale (Play)

Posted on 2010/09/06 by AingealOreiad

This play was commissioned for the Royal Shakespeare Company and first performed in 1989. It is a feminist retelling of the Greek myth of the rape of Philomela. In 2007 it was adapted into an opera of the same name … Continue reading →

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Mythology: Greek Gods, Heroes, & Monsters (Ologies Series) – “Lady Hestia Evans”

Posted on 2010/08/20 by AingealOreiad

Candlewick Press, Edited by Dugal A. Steer; 2007 ISBN: 9780763634032 Lady Hestia Evans is the original author of this book, which was written in 1825. She was highly inspired by Lord Byron, and wrote this book as she followed in … Continue reading →

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Mary Zimmerman’s Metamorphoses

Posted on 2010/08/03 by AingealOreiad

I would love to assume that most of those reading this have read, or are at the very least familiar with Ovid’s Metamorphoses. For those that aren’t, I highly recommend it, despite it’s Roman overtones, if only for the fact … Continue reading →

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