Angelo Nasios

12 - Why White Nationalists Love to use Ancient Greece for Hate w/ Dr. Curtis Dozier Listen now | A conversation with Curtis Dozier on his new book, The White Pedestal: How White Nationalists Use Ancient Greece and Rome to Justify Hate.

The White Pedestal: How White Nationalists Use Ancient Greece and Rome to Justify Hate by Curtis Dozier is a powerful exploration of how extremist movements weaponize the classical world.

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Panic in Late Modernity Christian fundamentalists vandalize a statue of Pan in Arcadia and the Constitution in the United States of America.

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Julian and Trump: Parallel Lives? Reviving the Gods and ‘Making America Great’: The fated failure of reactionary politics.

You may think it’s an odd comparison but it’s there.

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Some Birds Deceived Me: A Greek Lament (μοιρολόι) Despite being Christian for almost two thousand years, the Greeks in their folklore still see death as a bitter and comfortless occurrence imposing a reluctant departure.

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Hellenism Defined The Definition from the Modern Greek Dictionary

Throughout my work I always do my best to express what Hellenism means - it embodies the entire Greek culture… However it did not dawn one me to actually reference a Greek dictionary, why it didn’t, I don’t know. Sometimes the obvious thing to do escapes us.

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I have found out that JK Rowling is "inspired" by Athena in her anti-trans agenda.

I do not support this appropriation of Athena. Leave the Gods out of your BS.

Rowling should beware, for Athena brings "madness to the wicked"

11 - The Hieroglyphica - Hellenism between Horapollon and Today w/ Dr. Sasha Chaitow Listen now (106 mins) | A discussion with Sasha Chaitow about Horapollon's Hieroglyphica, the new translation, its reception along with ruminations on Hellenism - then and today.

New interview out with Dr. Sasha Chaitow

The Hieroglyphica - Hellenism between
Horapollon and Today

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Going on 5 years

Me: I won’t buy a book this month

Also me: Look at the new book I bought.

More open access :)

Got to love the defamation!

Magic and Heresy in Ancient Christian Literature Cambridge Core - Religion: General Interest - Magic and Heresy in Ancient Christian Literature

it's here! it's here! @vox-magica.bsky.social's amazing new Element in Religion in Late Antiquity is live and ⚡free⚡ to download for the next two weeks! get it!

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“In Julian’s context, Ἑλληνισμός does not refer to religion in the modern sense, but rather to the entirety of the Hellenic cultural, philosophical, and civic tradition, rooted in ancestral custom, paideia, theurgy, and divine imitation, but this complexity is completely lost in translation.”

Continuity, Adaptation, and the Layered Life of Greek Ritual: Clearing the Air A response to recurrent misunderstandings

Dr. Sasha Chaitow lays everything out very well on the topic of “continuity” - give it a read.

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Blocked. Shocker.

10 - the Orphic Hymns w/ Dr. Daniel Malamis Unraveling the Sacred Songs, Poetic Symbolism, and Esoteric Wisdom of the Orphic Hymns

In this episode, I interview Daniel Malamis on his book The Orphic Hymns Poetry and Genre, with a Critical Text and Translation. Daniel explores the Orphic Hymns, focusing on their poetic style, structure, and role in ancient religious rituals.

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Even if tongue-in-cheek, the colonial undertone needs unpacking here. Such humor does participate in a longer tradition of Western possessiveness over Greek antiquity and the implicit separation between Ancient Greek = universal, serious vs. Modern Greek = local, folkloric, funny.

The Ethnocentric Violence of Translation: Hellenismos in Julian's Letter to Arsacius How a 20th-Century Mistranslation of Ἑλληνισμός Shaped the Modern Reception and Misunderstanding of Julian’s Cultural Program in Modern Paganism

New Post: The Ethnocentric Violence of Translation: Hellenismos in Julian’s Letter to Arsacius

Who would have thought that a 20th century translation would cause such a headache!

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My endorsement for the new translation of the Hieroglyphica by Sasha Chaitow

NEW: My interview on the Diogenes’ Lamp Podcast.

Imagine finding a jumbled ball of cords that you need to untangle. The ball of cords in this talk represents Hellenism, and we did our best to untangle topics like cultural misappropriation and more.

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The Power of Laughter When we laugh, we recognize life's difficulties. We recognize the absurd, the unjust, and the painful, yet we also affirm our ability to rise above them.

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Echoing Socrates: Biden on Oligarchy The discussion on oligarchy resonates with Plato’s Republic. Indeed, Biden’s warning mirror many of the critiques in it.

In his farewell address to the nation on January 15th 2025, President Biden warned that oligarchy threatens the United States' democracy. In his address, he echos many of the concerns of Socrates in Plato’s Republic.

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The Adyton A new publication from spiritual seekers by Angelo Nasios

After successfully building my Hearth of Hellenism substack, I decided to create The Adyton.

The Adyton, as I see it in my mind, will be a space for me to explore other topics that interest me and do not fit into the theme and purpose of Hearth of Hellenism.

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Great to have you on to talk about pagan revivals!

Awesome. :)

Hearth of Hellenism | Substack A Home for Knowledge on Greek History, Religion, and Culture - Ancient/Modern and in Between. Reflections and commentary on Contemporary Polytheism as well.

@spencermcdaniel.bsky.social hi I would you like to do a podcast on the classical reception of Kaos are you interested?

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Is Hellenism Paganism? Many Pagans today think that Hellenism is interchangeable with Paganism. Why is this the case? The problem stems from what I believe to be a confusion and conflation of terms. Let's break it all down!

New post.

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