TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agoThe Suitors in The Odyssey were the children of all the men Odysseus took to war. They all died. And on return to Ithaca Odysseus killed all their sons.message-squaremessage-square22linkfedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down15
arrow-up146arrow-down1message-squareThe Suitors in The Odyssey were the children of all the men Odysseus took to war. They all died. And on return to Ithaca Odysseus killed all their sons.TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square22linkfedilink
minus-squareJax@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up14·10 days agoWait, wait, you mean accurate to the source material or historically accurate? Because it was never real. Discussing the historical accuracy of the Odyssey is like discussing the historical accuracy of ‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’.
minus-squareSkullgrid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·10 days ago Discussing the historical accuracy of the Odyssey is like discussing the historical accuracy of ‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’. So here’s this giant wooden horse. And we … put our soldiers in there to cause massive damage
minus-squareMîm@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up4·10 days ago Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’ Just reminded me: I wanted to watch it when it came out. But didn’t manage to and forgot until now. Is it any good?
minus-squareJax@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·10 days agoIt’s fun, in a ‘this is trash’ sort of way
Wait, wait, you mean accurate to the source material or historically accurate?
Because it was never real. Discussing the historical accuracy of the Odyssey is like discussing the historical accuracy of ‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’.
So here’s this giant wooden horse. And we … put our soldiers in there to cause massive damage
That’s what a vampire would say 👀
Just reminded me: I wanted to watch it when it came out. But didn’t manage to and forgot until now. Is it any good?
It’s fun, in a ‘this is trash’ sort of way