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Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages

Five thousand religious, mystical, Indigenous and esoteric lineages from around the world — what they are, where they came from, and where to read more.

Source-linked and transparently qualified. Editorial standards and correction criteria are public.

Created and maintained by Ayara and Kyle Jonathan B@KJB_and_AYARA

Entries: 5,000
Candidate geography relations: 7,326
Candidate country vocabulary: 162

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Atlas 0102Open / public

Modern Orphic revival groups

Pagan & Reconstructionist Revival / reconstruction

Public geography: Greece
Period / origin: modern revival of ancient Orphic materials
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesGreece

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Atlas 0177Open / public

Hellenic reconstructionist polytheism

Pagan & Reconstructionist New religious movement

Public geography: Greece
Period / origin: Late 20th century onward
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesGreece

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Atlas 0521Scholarly / historical only

Andanian Mysteries

Historical Religions & Mystery Cults Historical religion / cult

Public geography: Greece
Period / origin: Hellenistic and Roman periods
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesGreece

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Atlas 0522Scholarly / historical only

Mysteries of Despoina at Lycosura

Historical Religions & Mystery Cults Historical religion / cult

Public geography: Greece
Period / origin: Classical/Hellenistic–Roman periods
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesGreece

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Atlas 1005Scholarly / historical only

Oracle of Zeus at Dodona

Historical Religions & Mystery Cults Historical religion / cult

Public geography: Greece
Period / origin: Early Iron Age—late antiquity
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesGreece

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Atlas 1144Community-bound / restricted

Athonite hesychast monastic tradition

Christian Mysticism Lineage / school

Public geography: Greece
Period / origin: Byzantine period–present
Evidence status: Directly cited

Candidate countriesGreece

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Atlas 1486Institution-specific

Supreme Council of Ethnic Hellenes

Pagan & Reconstructionist Order / organization

Public geography: Greece
Period / origin: Founded 1997; active
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesGreece

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Atlas 1487Institution-specific

LABRYS Hellenic Polytheistic Community

Pagan & Reconstructionist Order / organization

Public geography: Greece
Period / origin: Founded 2008; active
Evidence status: Related-entry source

Candidate countriesGreece

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Atlas 2581Community-bound / restricted

Great Lavra Monastery of Mount Athos

Christian Mysticism Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Greece
Period / origin: Medieval foundation within a living Athonite monastic landscape
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesGreece

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Atlas 2582Community-bound / restricted

Vatopedi Monastery of Mount Athos

Christian Mysticism Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Greece
Period / origin: Medieval foundation within a living Athonite monastic landscape
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesGreece

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Atlas 2583Community-bound / restricted

Iviron Monastery of Mount Athos

Christian Mysticism Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Greece
Period / origin: Medieval foundation within a living Athonite monastic landscape
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesGreece

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Atlas 2584Community-bound / restricted

Hilandar Monastery of Mount Athos

Christian Mysticism Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Greece
Period / origin: Medieval foundation within a living Athonite monastic landscape
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesGreece

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Atlas 2585Community-bound / restricted

Dionysiou Monastery of Mount Athos

Christian Mysticism Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Greece
Period / origin: Medieval foundation within a living Athonite monastic landscape
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesGreece

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Atlas 2586Community-bound / restricted

Koutloumousiou Monastery of Mount Athos

Christian Mysticism Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Greece
Period / origin: Medieval foundation within a living Athonite monastic landscape
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesGreece

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Atlas 2587Community-bound / restricted

Pantokrator Monastery of Mount Athos

Christian Mysticism Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Greece
Period / origin: Medieval foundation within a living Athonite monastic landscape
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesGreece

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Atlas 2588Community-bound / restricted

Xeropotamou Monastery of Mount Athos

Christian Mysticism Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Greece
Period / origin: Medieval foundation within a living Athonite monastic landscape
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesGreece

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Atlas 2589Community-bound / restricted

Zograf Monastery of Mount Athos

Christian Mysticism Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Greece
Period / origin: Medieval foundation within a living Athonite monastic landscape
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesGreece

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Atlas 2590Community-bound / restricted

Docheiariou Monastery of Mount Athos

Christian Mysticism Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Greece
Period / origin: Medieval foundation within a living Athonite monastic landscape
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesGreece

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Atlas 2591Community-bound / restricted

Karakalou Monastery of Mount Athos

Christian Mysticism Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Greece
Period / origin: Medieval foundation within a living Athonite monastic landscape
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesGreece

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Atlas 2592Community-bound / restricted

Philotheou Monastery of Mount Athos

Christian Mysticism Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Greece
Period / origin: Medieval foundation within a living Athonite monastic landscape
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesGreece

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Atlas 2593Community-bound / restricted

Simonopetra Monastery of Mount Athos

Christian Mysticism Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Greece
Period / origin: Medieval foundation within a living Athonite monastic landscape
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesGreece

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Atlas 2594Community-bound / restricted

Agiou Pavlou Monastery of Mount Athos

Christian Mysticism Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Greece
Period / origin: Medieval foundation within a living Athonite monastic landscape
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesGreece

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Atlas 2595Community-bound / restricted

Stavronikita Monastery of Mount Athos

Christian Mysticism Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Greece
Period / origin: Medieval foundation within a living Athonite monastic landscape
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesGreece

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Atlas 2596Community-bound / restricted

Xenophontos Monastery of Mount Athos

Christian Mysticism Sacred site / complex

Public geography: Greece
Period / origin: Medieval foundation within a living Athonite monastic landscape
Evidence status: Cluster-level source

Candidate countriesGreece

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