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[-] Asafum@feddit.nl 23 points 3 months ago

I'm an ignorant American, what's the significance of the bull/ox?

[-] Krik@lemmy.dbzer0.com 52 points 3 months ago

That woman on the bull is Europa (Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη, Eurṓpē), daughter of the Phoenician king Agenor, lived about 2000 BCE. The bull is the shapeshifted Zeus that is kidnapping Europa. They had sex and sired Minos, king of Crete. Minos is the one who feed the Minotaur by sending children into its labyrinth.

Yeah Greek mythology is weird.

[-] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

You know, I watched that show Netflix canceled, with Jeff Goldblum, and so I'm like, hey, that's right! Sure, could've paid attention in school, but better Nate than lever.

[-] asqapro@reddthat.com 5 points 3 months ago

Kaos is the show you’re thinking of.

The Longest Joke in the World is the Nate and lever reference (well worth the read).

[-] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Thanks, for some reason I was thinking Cronos, I dunno.

And yeah, I remember reading that joke what feels like 20 years ago at this point, someone put it in the ebaums forums, took like 20 separate posts because of char limits, and I couldn't stop telling the joke to people after that, it's just too perfect.

[-] tetris11@feddit.uk 2 points 3 months ago

For anyone who can't wait for the ending:
It was his sled from when he was a kid. There, I just saved you two long, boobless hours

[-] WhatYouNeed@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Why the fuck did netflix cancel season 2 of Kaos??

[-] pyre@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

it's in the terms of service agreement; you agree that they can use telemetry to determine what you like and whenever they detect that you like a show they will cancel it immediately.

[-] WhatYouNeed@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Not cancelled by christian fundamentalist who complained that no one should recognise any other god but theirs?

[-] dreugeworst@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago

lol a minute ago I wasn't even aware of this show and now I'm annoyed it's been cancelled. sounds like jist the thing for me

[-] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Probably because I share accounts with people and they're doing it to spite me.

[-] Uruanna@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

The bull that fathered the Minotaur was not Zeus, it was a gift by Poseidon who expected king Minos to sacrifice the bull to Poseidon. The king kept the gift and sacrificed another bull, Poseidon got pissed and had the king's wife screw the bull, giving birth to the Minotaur.

[-] qarbone@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Wait, I thought the minotaur was the son of the king of Minos' wife? Did gods do double-damage on his bloodline?

[-] Krik@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 3 months ago

I bet they did more than that.

The whole god/demigod/etc. ancestry is totally fucked up. Zeus copulated with every woman he could find, even his sisters!

[-] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 3 months ago

Anything with a pulse really. And probably some things without.

[-] Uruanna@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

You are correct, the bull that sired the Minotaur was not Zeus, and Europe was not the mother. That's a different bull-queen pair.

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