A podcast that takes a scholarly look at Ancient Greek religion, myth and how Hellenic polytheism lives and thrives today.
The place to be whether you're a new devotee, a seasoned practitioner, a classics nerd or just curious.
Hosted by Alexia, she’s half Greek and a practising Hellenic polytheist of over 22 years, known on TikTok as Alexia Costadina for cutting through Romanised myth, pop-culture nonsense and bad takes to get back to what the primary sources actually say.
Alexia also serves as High Priestess and founder of TĪD MŌNA Coven.
To learn more visit www.alexiacostadina.com (http://www.alexiacostadina.com/). To keep up follow @alexia_costadina_priestess on Facebook and Instagram.
Aphrodite deserves better so let’s take a journey through a corrective episode. We will look into her cosmological origins in Hesiod and her civic and even martial cult titles in some cities. Let’s discover how “love goddess” undersells such a complex deity. Send us Fan Mail
24 Oct 2026
7: Artemis & Apollo - Twins, boundaries and purity
Let’s take a deep dive into prophesy, plague and healing. Looking at the wild and the civilised. Together we will review the genuine cult evidence for both deities from Delphi and Delos to Brauron. Send us Fan Mail
10 Oct 2026
6: Athena & Ares - Two faces of war and one cities Patron
We will look into strategic wisdom vs raw conflict, Athena’s civic centrality to Athens and why Ares’ comparatively minor cult presence in Greece just doesn’t match his pop culture profile. Send us Fan Mail
26 Sept 2026
5: Zeus & Hera - Order, Oath and the politics of Marriage
Sovereignty, Xenia, oath-keeping and a fair look at Hera’s myths. A side to her that gets pushed aside so she fits the “jealous wife” archetype. Let’s deep dive into the cult evidence and the multiple faces of both deities so that we can honour and dedicate properly. Send us Fan Mail
12 Sept 2026
4: The Household and Hearth, starting a practise
Learn about the practicalities of how to set up a basic Hellenic Polytheistic shrine, first libations, structuring a devotional rhythm and Hestia’s central place in a domestic religion. Send us Fan Mail
29 Aug 2026
3: Greek vs Roman - Why Ovid isn’t your source
Listen to concrete side by side examples of Greek originals versus their later Roman literary reworks, and why that distinction matters for anyone trying to practise rather than just enjoy the stories. Send us Fan Mail
15 Aug 2026
2: Reading the sources - Homer, Hesiod and Homeric Hymns
Together let’s take a guided tour of the actual primary texts Hellenic polytheistic practitioners work from. We will look at what each is, when it was composed and what its reliable Send us Fan Mail
1 Aug 2026
1: What is Hellenic Polytheism, actually?
In this episode we look at orientation. Orthopraxy vs Orthodoxy, myth as literature rather than scripture, Greek vs Roman, sourcing and what modern practise involves. Setting the tone for the whole podcast. Send us Fan Mail
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