curatedtumblr·Curated TumblrbyThe Picard Maneuver Protecting your grain in 700 BCView original on lemmy.world783Comments31Reply
AnUnusualRelic lemmy.world1Hide 1 replyHas there been any serious research into 700 BCE buttock decorating? Asking for a friend.67Reply
EEvil_Shrubbery replylemm.eeThey "are totally not incels, you just don't know them, they go to a different planet, they abduct me on the regular, so much you wouldn't believe, all the probes" ...9Reply
TTexas_Hangover replylemm.ee7Hide 7 repliesZeus can find what?? Leaving out crucial information here!23Reply
AAceticon replylemmy.worldFrom the whole paragraph, that would be 70 sons. Makes sense as Zeus was well known for his affairs with mortal women using various disguises.1Reply
ddylanmorgan slrpnk.net2Hide 2 repliesI’m wondering if Hesiod was referring to jewelry, fancy clothes, or tattoos.27Reply
FFiniteBanjo replylemmy.todaySomething something sparta stuffing a fox under their tunic, I don't remember how it goes.1Reply
ssomeguywithacomputer lemmynsfw.com3Hide 3 repliesWhat kind of buttock decoration methods did they even have in 700bc?25Reply
ZZombiFrancis sh.itjust.works1Hide 1 replyI always interpreted this as a willful mistranslation considering what a granary looks like.17Reply
llarvyde replysh.itjust.worksBack in the day being rich means owning lots of land and harvesting lots of crops from it. Grain means money.22Reply
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2000 year later and things haven't changed:
Ngl, I would give a few bags of flour ...
Has there been any serious research into 700 BCE buttock decorating? Asking for a friend.
Here is his friend. Anything please?
Next week on: Ancient Incels
They "are totally not incels, you just don't know them, they go to a different planet, they abduct me on the regular, so much you wouldn't believe, all the probes" ...
Zeus can find what?? Leaving out crucial information here!
What can't you read‽ Zeus can find 70!
I doubt he can find 1.198 × 10^100^
Bruh is a god, I think he'll manage.
Nah it's Zeus, he'll say "fuck it" after not too long.
70 what?
Just 70, silly! Come on, get with the programme!
From the whole paragraph, that would be 70 sons.
Makes sense as Zeus was well known for his affairs with mortal women using various disguises.
I’m wondering if Hesiod was referring to jewelry, fancy clothes, or tattoos.
Butt plugs. The kind with the jewels. Or tails.
Something something sparta stuffing a fox under their tunic, I don't remember how it goes.
What kind of buttock decoration methods did they even have in 700bc?
Grain.
The sacred texts! What did they say?
The words are ancient and clear: never trust a big butt and a smile.
I always interpreted this as a willful mistranslation considering what a granary looks like.
I think that's how they said "gold digger" ~2700 years ago
Hesiod, Works and Days (370) or 373. Also Wikipedia.
Is grain code for seed?
Back in the day being rich means owning lots of land and harvesting lots of crops from it. Grain means money.
I don't think decorated butt means it's a big butt
Watch out! She's after your seed!
Wait a second.... were there even buttocks in 700 BC?