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[–] shadowspirit 63 points 1 year ago

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

[–] [email protected] 50 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 59 points 1 year ago

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

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago (2 children)

He was his cupbearer though.

[–] Zoboomafoo 39 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No way they didn't bone

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Can confirm. TIL that ancient Athenians were homophobic about Cretans though 😂. Damn Cretans trying to turn Greece gay.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

Those cretins at it again!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

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

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago

Cuppin Zeus bawlz

[–] TheBat 9 points 1 year ago

Which ultra PG rated version did you read?

[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

[–] nucleative 29 points 1 year ago

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

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year 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.