slaacaa@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 21 hours agoThe most unrealistic part of Odyssey is the journey taking 20 yearslemmy.worldimagemessage-square95fedilinkarrow-up1696arrow-down15
arrow-up1691arrow-down1imageThe most unrealistic part of Odyssey is the journey taking 20 yearslemmy.worldslaacaa@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 21 hours agomessage-square95fedilink
minus-squareanguo@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·14 hours agoI mean, he was a victim of the wrath of Poseidon, not that much you can do about that when at sea.
minus-squareSaledovil@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·14 hours agoWhich sort of paints Poseidon as incompetent. You’d imagine that the God of the sea would be able to reliably kill people at sea.
minus-squaremoakley@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 hours agoZeus wouldn’t let him. Odysseus was fated to return home eventually.
minus-squareKratzkopf@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up10·7 hours agoSounds intentional to have Odysseus suffer and long for home, instead of killing him off quickly. The gods want to be entertained as well.
minus-squareSaledovil@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 hours agoThen why not sink his ship five minutes from his home?
minus-squareEnd-Stage-Ligma@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 hours agoPoseidon was pissed off, not a complete asshole. Like not 100% anus - a bit less.
minus-squarejrubal1462@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 hours ago599/600 isn’t a terrible performance.
I mean, he was a victim of the wrath of Poseidon, not that much you can do about that when at sea.
Which sort of paints Poseidon as incompetent. You’d imagine that the God of the sea would be able to reliably kill people at sea.
Zeus wouldn’t let him. Odysseus was fated to return home eventually.
Sounds intentional to have Odysseus suffer and long for home, instead of killing him off quickly. The gods want to be entertained as well.
Then why not sink his ship five minutes from his home?
Poseidon was pissed off, not a complete asshole. Like not 100% anus - a bit less.
599/600 isn’t a terrible performance.
True, that’s a fair point.