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Iosif Lazaridis

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Research Associate @harvardheb and @hmsgenetics studying history with ancient DNA.

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Recasting Odysseus and Athena. ... ἐγὼ δ' ἐν πᾶσι θεοῖσι μήτι τε κλέομαι καὶ κέρδεσιν· οὐδὲ σύ γ' ἔγνως Παλλάδ' Ἀθηναίην, κούρην Διός, ἥ τέ τοι αἰεὶ ἐν πάντεσσι πόνοισι παρίσταμαι ἠδὲ φυλάσσω 1/2

Recasting Odysseus and Athena. ... ἐγὼ δ' ἐν πᾶσι θεοῖσι μήτι τε κλέομαι καὶ κέρδεσιν· οὐδὲ σύ γ' ἔγνως Παλλάδ' Ἀθηναίην, κούρην Διός, ἥ τέ τοι αἰεὶ ἐν πάντεσσι πόνοισι παρίσταμαι ἠδὲ φυλάσσω 1/2

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The Homeric verbs κατανεύω and ἀνανεύω (moving one's head down/up = yes/no) signify how Greeks and neighbors physically indicate agreement/disagreement. Literally down/up-nod. Zeus and Athena demonstrate Iliad (Iliad 1.524: assent to Thetis and 6.311: denial of Theano)

The Homeric verbs κατανεύω and ἀνανεύω (moving one's head down/up = yes/no) signify how Greeks and neighbors physically indicate agreement/disagreement. Literally down/up-nod. Zeus and Athena demonstrate Iliad (Iliad 1.524: assent to Thetis and 6.311: denial of Theano)

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Prometheus' Gift: the story of Greek Philosophy An exploration of ancient wisdom, from its mythic origins to its greatest masters to its final defenders Narrated in English, with voices of 61 figures in Greek or Latin Intro here, full Video on Youtube:

Prometheus' Gift: the story of Greek Philosophy An exploration of ancient wisdom, from its mythic origins to its greatest masters to its final defenders Narrated in English, with voices of 61 figures in Greek or Latin Intro here, full Video on Youtube:

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Strabo, in his native Amaseia in old age (early 1st c. AD) speaks of Macedonia With English subtitles.

Strabo, in his native Amaseia in old age (early 1st c. AD) speaks of Macedonia With English subtitles.

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Claude made this rendition of the Homeric Hymn 28 to Athena. I requested 7-string phorminx, male voice, reconstructed pronunciation, respecting the hexametr, and few minor decisions. All in <2h as I was getting provisions for the upcoming Nor'easter. I had very low hopes but...

Claude made this rendition of the Homeric Hymn 28 to Athena. I requested 7-string phorminx, male voice, reconstructed pronunciation, respecting the hexametr, and few minor decisions. All in <2h as I was getting provisions for the upcoming Nor'easter. I had very low hopes but...

Iosif Lazaridis

90,062 views • 5 days ago

Lupita Nyong'o time travels to the 8th c. BC and uses the opportunity to ask her question to Homer. She is introduced to the Poet as Helen, but Homer, while he cannot see well, doubts it. With English subtitles.

Lupita Nyong'o time travels to the 8th c. BC and uses the opportunity to ask her question to Homer. She is introduced to the Poet as Helen, but Homer, while he cannot see well, doubts it. With English subtitles.

Iosif Lazaridis

73,999 views • 2 months ago

Athena at Samos scans the dawn horizon over Mycale. In 479 BC, the allied Hellenes led by the Spartan Leotychidas and the Athenian Xanthippus trapped the remnants of Xerxes' great fleet in the strait of Mycale, dragging the ships ashore and turning the Persian fleet to ash.

Athena at Samos scans the dawn horizon over Mycale. In 479 BC, the allied Hellenes led by the Spartan Leotychidas and the Athenian Xanthippus trapped the remnants of Xerxes' great fleet in the strait of Mycale, dragging the ships ashore and turning the Persian fleet to ash.

Iosif Lazaridis

10,438 views • 13 days ago

Constantinople, May 28, 1453 The last Roman Emperor Constantine XI addresses his notables and troops. (Excerpts from the Major Chronicle).

Constantinople, May 28, 1453 The last Roman Emperor Constantine XI addresses his notables and troops. (Excerpts from the Major Chronicle).

Iosif Lazaridis

103,162 views • 9 months ago

Athena introduces herself in several dialects of Greek and in English. In order: 1. Doric 2. Attic 3. Ionic 4. Aeolic 5. Arcado-Cypriot 6. Ancient Greek with the received pronunciation 7. Modern Greek 8. English

Athena introduces herself in several dialects of Greek and in English. In order: 1. Doric 2. Attic 3. Ionic 4. Aeolic 5. Arcado-Cypriot 6. Ancient Greek with the received pronunciation 7. Modern Greek 8. English

Iosif Lazaridis

102,765 views • 11 months ago

Athena: From Homer to the Stars Ἀθηνᾶ: Ἀπὸ Ὁμήρου εἰς τὰ Ἄστρα An audio-visual sequel to Βίος Ἀθηνᾶς (A Life of Athena) and a preview of Ἔνοπλος Νοῦς (Mind in Arms) Featuring 3,500 years of history, and a helpful narrator with an uncanny resemblance to the goddess

Athena: From Homer to the Stars Ἀθηνᾶ: Ἀπὸ Ὁμήρου εἰς τὰ Ἄστρα An audio-visual sequel to Βίος Ἀθηνᾶς (A Life of Athena) and a preview of Ἔνοπλος Νοῦς (Mind in Arms) Featuring 3,500 years of history, and a helpful narrator with an uncanny resemblance to the goddess

Iosif Lazaridis

65,343 views • 10 months ago

The last two lines of the Odyssey recited by two (?): a wise man and Wisdom herself. (English, modern Greek, ancient Greek) My English translation: Pallás Athena child of Zeus, the aegis bearing king, In corp'ral form like Mentor she, and in her speaking too. 1/2

The last two lines of the Odyssey recited by two (?): a wise man and Wisdom herself. (English, modern Greek, ancient Greek) My English translation: Pallás Athena child of Zeus, the aegis bearing king, In corp'ral form like Mentor she, and in her speaking too. 1/2

Iosif Lazaridis

29,269 views • 4 months ago

Dramatization of Scene #103. πρώτη δ᾽ ἐν πολέμῳ τερψαμένη ὠρχήσατο κούρη And the maiden, delighting in war, was the first to dance In Pontic Greek with subtitles. Lyrics from: and

Dramatization of Scene #103. πρώτη δ᾽ ἐν πολέμῳ τερψαμένη ὠρχήσατο κούρη And the maiden, delighting in war, was the first to dance In Pontic Greek with subtitles. Lyrics from: and

Iosif Lazaridis

14,488 views • 2 months ago

The Apotheosis of Homer An encomium to the Poet and an exegesis of his theology and ethics. Featuring my original English translations of Homer, the modern Greek rendition by I. Polylas, and the words of Aristotle, Dio Chrysostom, and Plato. In English/Greek.

The Apotheosis of Homer An encomium to the Poet and an exegesis of his theology and ethics. Featuring my original English translations of Homer, the modern Greek rendition by I. Polylas, and the words of Aristotle, Dio Chrysostom, and Plato. In English/Greek.

Iosif Lazaridis

15,076 views • 2 months ago

The poet of the Odyssey begins his story on year 10 since the sack of Ilium, when Odysseus is detained in Ogygia, seemingly forgotten by the gods. But at least one remembers (Hom. Od. 1.48-50). In modern Greek (transl. Dimitris N. Maronitis) with English subtitles.

The poet of the Odyssey begins his story on year 10 since the sack of Ilium, when Odysseus is detained in Ogygia, seemingly forgotten by the gods. But at least one remembers (Hom. Od. 1.48-50). In modern Greek (transl. Dimitris N. Maronitis) with English subtitles.

Iosif Lazaridis

17,457 views • 3 months ago

The Odyssey does not end in an act of violence but with the prevention of a violent act and the restoration of peace. For it is Wisdom herself that guides Odysseus' hand when he must reclaim his household and she who stays it when he must guard the peace of his kingdom. 1/6

The Odyssey does not end in an act of violence but with the prevention of a violent act and the restoration of peace. For it is Wisdom herself that guides Odysseus' hand when he must reclaim his household and she who stays it when he must guard the peace of his kingdom. 1/6

Iosif Lazaridis

22,447 views • 6 months ago

Behold and Hear: An audiovisual anthology of the immortals of ancient Greece Ἴδετε καὶ Ἀκούσατε: Εἰκόνες καὶ Φωναὶ τῶν τῆς ἀρχαίας Ἑλλάδος ἀθανάτων

Behold and Hear: An audiovisual anthology of the immortals of ancient Greece Ἴδετε καὶ Ἀκούσατε: Εἰκόνες καὶ Φωναὶ τῶν τῆς ἀρχαίας Ἑλλάδος ἀθανάτων

Iosif Lazaridis

27,872 views • 11 months ago

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