Does Hellenismos have a professional priesthood?
While there can be those in an official role as priest, no professional priesthood stands between worshipers and the Gods. A priest, within Hellenismos, is not a holy man, and the office is not one that requires any unusual qualifications or any requisite for a priest or priestess to have a special education or esoteric knowledge. More specifically, a priest acts as humanities’ representative to the Gods, not as the Gods’ mouthpiece on Earth. In fact, the family handles most rites of passage such as welcoming ceremonies, weddings, and funerals. The head of the household is the familys priest. The priests in Hellenismos have a restricted function in the religious life of practitioners, and anyone can petition the Gods or perform sacrifices.
