Angelo Nasios
@angelonasios.bsky.social
Historian | Author | Mýstis | Mántis ~ Writing / Podcasting - Hearth of Hellenism and The Adyton. My interests focus on ancient history, religion, and a dash of esotericism.
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Angelo Nasios
@angelonasios.bsky.social
· Jun 18
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
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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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Who would have thought that a 20th century translation would cause such a headache!
open.substack.com/pub/angelona...
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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Hellenism Defined
The Definition from the Modern Greek Dictionary
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July 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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.
open.substack.com/pub/angelona...
open.substack.com/pub/angelona...
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"
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"
July 22, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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"
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"
New interview out with Dr. Sasha Chaitow
The Hieroglyphica - Hellenism between
Horapollon and Today
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The Hieroglyphica - Hellenism between
Horapollon and Today
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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.
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July 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
New interview out with Dr. Sasha Chaitow
The Hieroglyphica - Hellenism between
Horapollon and Today
open.substack.com/pub/angelona...
The Hieroglyphica - Hellenism between
Horapollon and Today
open.substack.com/pub/angelona...
Me: I won’t buy a book this month
Also me: Look at the new book I bought.
Also me: Look at the new book I bought.
July 17, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Me: I won’t buy a book this month
Also me: Look at the new book I bought.
Also me: Look at the new book I bought.
More open access :)
And available in Open Access: this wonderful cooperation between classicists and social psychologists in a unique, innovative volume. In Coimbra, we met the book’s happy co-editor Luuk Huitink:
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July 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
More open access :)
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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!
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
Magic and Heresy in Ancient Christian Literature
Cambridge Core - Religion: General Interest - Magic and Heresy in Ancient Christian Literature
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July 16, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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!
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
“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.”
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!
open.substack.com/pub/angelona...
Who would have thought that a 20th century translation would cause such a headache!
open.substack.com/pub/angelona...
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
open.substack.com
July 17, 2025 at 1:54 PM
“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.”
Dr. Sasha Chaitow lays everything out very well on the topic of “continuity” - give it a read.
open.substack.com/pub/thyrathe...
open.substack.com/pub/thyrathe...
Continuity, Adaptation, and the Layered Life of Greek Ritual: Clearing the Air
A response to recurrent misunderstandings
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July 17, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Dr. Sasha Chaitow lays everything out very well on the topic of “continuity” - give it a read.
open.substack.com/pub/thyrathe...
open.substack.com/pub/thyrathe...
Blocked. Shocker.
July 14, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Blocked. Shocker.
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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angelonasios.substack.com/p/10-the-orp...
10 - the Orphic Hymns w/ Dr. Daniel Malamis
Unraveling the Sacred Songs, Poetic Symbolism, and Esoteric Wisdom of the Orphic Hymns
angelonasios.substack.com
July 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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.
angelonasios.substack.com/p/10-the-orp...
angelonasios.substack.com/p/10-the-orp...
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.
July 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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.
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!
open.substack.com/pub/angelona...
Who would have thought that a 20th century translation would cause such a headache!
open.substack.com/pub/angelona...
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
open.substack.com
June 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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!
open.substack.com/pub/angelona...
Who would have thought that a 20th century translation would cause such a headache!
open.substack.com/pub/angelona...
My endorsement for the new translation of the Hieroglyphica by Sasha Chaitow
March 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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.
open.substack.com/pub/angelona...
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.
open.substack.com/pub/angelona...
February 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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.
open.substack.com/pub/angelona...
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.
open.substack.com/pub/angelona...
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.
open.substack.com/pub/angelona...
open.substack.com/pub/angelona...
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.
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January 23, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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.
open.substack.com/pub/angelona...
open.substack.com/pub/angelona...
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.
open.substack.com/pub/theadyto...
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.
open.substack.com/pub/theadyto...
The Adyton
A new publication from spiritual seekers by Angelo Nasios
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January 19, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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.
open.substack.com/pub/theadyto...
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.
open.substack.com/pub/theadyto...
Great to have you on to talk about pagan revivals!
I'm pleased to be on @angelonasios.bsky.social's latest podcast talking about the history of pagan revivals.
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09 - The Afterlife of Paganism w/ Dr. Robin Douglas
Paganism in Europe was not defeated by Christianity. It never went away. In this interview Robin talks about the "persistence" model for examining the many revivals of paganism across the centuries.
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January 12, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Great to have you on to talk about pagan revivals!
@spencermcdaniel.bsky.social hi I would you like to do a podcast on the classical reception of Kaos are you interested?
angelonasios.substack.com/podcast
angelonasios.substack.com/podcast
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.
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December 19, 2024 at 4:21 PM
@spencermcdaniel.bsky.social hi I would you like to do a podcast on the classical reception of Kaos are you interested?
angelonasios.substack.com/podcast
angelonasios.substack.com/podcast
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she’s your favrotie vampire’s favorite vampire
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