Comment by p-e-w
1 month ago
I used to be interested in the prophecies of Nostradamus a lifetime ago. You may be surprised to learn that “Hister” is a name mentioned in those prophecies that is commonly claimed by believers to refer to the future Adolf Hitler.
Academics usually take it to mean the Danube river instead, but in conspiracy/New Age contexts, the association with Hitler is prevalent, and mentioned in several pop culture works, including at least one feature film.
The name is coming from "HISTory on STERoids". When I checked the name, I found only a beetle and part of the Danube called "Hister".
Literally the first thing I thought of. Is he trying to reference an Antichrist?
I’m pretty sure it’s just an unintentional name collision. The vast majority of people are unaware of this name’s connotation in Nostradamus, unless they happen to have read or watched some pop culture work that references it.