this post was submitted on 05 Oct 2024
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[–] PugJesus 35 points 1 month ago

Explanation: Hades, the Greek god of the underworld, trapped his wife-to-be, Persephone, in the underworld by having her eat pomegranate seeds, binding her to the place. This is obviously very uncomfortable by modern standards, and even some later Greek myths re-interpret it as being a kind of willing elopement against her mother's will rather than kidnapping-by-trickery.

[–] Okokimup 7 points 1 month ago

I will gladly go to hell for a continuous supply of pomegranates.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

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[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

How is this history, unless you believe the Greek myths to be literally true?

[–] PugJesus 12 points 1 month ago

Mythology is part of ancient cultures. Unless you're interpreting history extremely narrowly as "Events and dates" and not "The study of past societies", it fits.