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Eranoi & Thiasoi Eranos of Artemis Mounykhia - click for profile Eranos Agriotheios - click for profile Hermekate Eranos - click for profile In keeping with our mission to encourage "real life" worship, we support the formation of eranoi* (local Hellenic pagan groups) and thiasoi (groups devoted to one god in particular). Requirements for being a group under the Neokoroi umbrella are few. There need to be at least two members of the group total (and at least two who belong to Neokoroi). The group should generally support our basic tenets. And the members should meet as often as possible for ritual and other activities. That means the members should be close enough to each other that meeting is not impossible. For more detailed guidelines, view the PDF below. To affiliate your group with Neokoroi, fill out and send in the application. When groups affiliate themselves with Neokoroi, they will be profiled here on this page. They will also be asked to check in annually and give a brief report of what they've been doing. Neokoroi Eranoi & Thiasoi Guidelines Eranos/Thiasos Application *While thiasos is a common term, both in ancient and modern times, eranos is less commonly used. However, we feel it is an appropriate term for the type of group we envision, and more accurate than the frequently used "demos" which really only has political connotations. Eranos means 1) a meal to which each contributes his share; 2) a kindness, favor; 3) a society of subscribers to a common fund, a club. Considering that the lynchpin of ancient Hellenic ritual was the sacrificial rite, which culminated in a shared meal (between worshippers and the gods), it's meaningful to our purpose, which is to have groups that share ritual and also general friendship.