Getting right with Zeus

It appears that the Cult of Zeus is making a comeback in Greece. An organization called Ellinais has recently won a court battle to be established as an official religion. The right to celebrate weddings and other official acts will not be far off.

There has been huge hesitation on the part of the government to allow the group to repossess its ancient temples since these are all in a fairly broken-down state. Members of the Altar Guild are long dead or languishing in low-budget nursing homes. Rising damp is a ongoing concern and the recommendations of the last Quinquennial Review (117 B.C.) have not been acted on.

Nothing motivates religious bodies quite as much as the disposition of property, however, and the group appears quite adamant:

"We are Greeks and we demand from the government the right to use our temples," said high priestess Doreta Peppa.