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[-] shadowspirit@lemmy.world 63 points 11 months ago

This feels like one of those "I'm so stoned" and TIL posts. Speaking of...

[-] RooPappy@kbin.social 56 points 11 months ago

Ganymede was a prince. He never boned Jupiter (or Zeus) as far as I know.

[-] Affidavit@aussie.zone 64 points 11 months ago

Someone's been reading the sanitised version of the story.

[-] 768@sh.itjust.works 30 points 11 months ago

He was his cupbearer though.

[-] Zoboomafoo@lemmy.world 40 points 11 months ago
[-] imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works 34 points 11 months ago

Can confirm. TIL that ancient Athenians were homophobic about Cretans though ๐Ÿ˜‚. Damn Cretans trying to turn Greece gay.

[-] Hupf@feddit.de 12 points 11 months ago

Those cretins at it again!

[-] Napain@lemmy.ml 9 points 11 months ago

You mean to say someone made that up !?!??!

[-] GBU_28@lemm.ee 22 points 11 months ago

Cuppin Zeus bawlz

[-] TheBat@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

Which ultra PG rated version did you read?

[-] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 51 points 11 months ago

That's what happens when you get a bunch of super smart people in a room

[-] nucleative@lemmy.world 29 points 11 months ago

It's like a Futurama joke that flies over most people's heads

[-] Rodeo@lemmy.ca 10 points 11 months ago

This is what happens when people have a basic knowledge of history and basic background knowledge of their field of expertise.

That's not to minimize their intelligence and competence; that's to say that it is expected that astronomers would know the names and histories of major nearby celestial bodies.

[-] TerminalEncounter@hexbear.net 15 points 11 months ago

Uranus' moons are named after Shakespeare characters which I always think is kinda fun!

[-] Affidavit@aussie.zone 6 points 11 months ago

Inb4 they all die a tragic but poetic death

[-] buh@hexbear.net 4 points 11 months ago
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