Mastodawn

Via Negativa May 9

Daddy Prometheus

Meditations on Prometheus. Read for more details.

https://vianegativa6.wordpress.com/2026/05/09/daddy-prometheus/

Daddy Prometheus

Meditations on Prometheus. Read for more details.

Via Negativa

Jüdische Studien Mar 2

#HybridEvent | Annual Montefiore Lecture - Hindy Najman on Scriptural Vitality and the Shaping of Jewish Tradition | #UniversityofSouthampton | Registration: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scriptural-vitality-and-the-shaping-of-jewish-tradition-tickets-1980718355922?aff=web

#Judaism #Hellenism #language

March 3, 2026 | 18:00 GMT | Hybrid

Win

Mar 1

Hmmm, is it bad for me to try and understand the summary of, let's say, Book 1 of an EPIC POEM (The Odyssey), because I don't fully know the backstory behind the Ancient Greek gods?

Or should I read the Iliad first?

Damn

#literature #hellenism #ancientgreek #classics

Maria De Agosto Feb 27

#Cleopatra #hellenism #romanempire #genderjustice
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/feb/27/scholar-seductress-alchemist-who-was-the-real-cleopatra

Scholar, seductress, alchemist: who was the real Cleopatra?

The Egyptian queen has fascinated me from childhood, but following the archives led only to ancient gossip and Roman propaganda. Fiction was the way to liberate her from misogynist myth

The Guardian

Jonathan Emmesedi Dec 30

https://lab.imedd.org/en/when-hellenism-and-zionism-aspired-to-nation-statehood/

It's fascinating to compare and contrast Hellenism and Zionism.

#History #Hellenism #Greece #Zionism #Israel #Nationalism

When Hellenism and Zionism aspired to nation-statehood - iMEdD Lab

As empires collapsed, two ethnic ideologies sought a nation-state.

iMEdD Lab

🐦‍🔥nemo™🐦‍⬛ 🇺🇦🍉Dec 5

Alexander’s empire 🇬🇷➡️🇮🇳 sparked Hellenism—a mix of Greek 🇬🇷 culture with Persian, Egyptian & Mesopotamian influences 🌍. He embraced local customs, promoted marriages 💍, & founded Greek cities 🏛️. After his death, his heirs deepened this blend, spreading Greek language 📚 & culture far and wide. Hellenism shaped history for centuries! #FunFact #AlexanderTheGreat #Hellenism #History #AncientWorld

https://humanitieswest.org/alexanderalexandria-the-flowering-of-hellenistic-culture/

https://www.worldhistory.org/article/94/the-hellenistic-world-the-world-of-alexander-the-g/

Alexander/Alexandria: The Flowering of Hellenistic Culture - Humanities West

Herbst Theatre, San Francisco Alexander conquered the vast Persian Empire and founded Alexandria before dyingin his 33rd year, in 323 BCE. In the aftermath, Greek literature, learning, and artintermingled with Egyptian, Iranian, Babylonian, and Hebrew cultures. Nowhere didthis convergence of cultures emerge more dramatically than in Alexandria, which becamethe royal seat of Hellenistic Egypt. Its […]

Humanities West