slaacaa@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 20 小時前The most unrealistic part of Odyssey is the journey taking 20 yearslemmy.worldimagemessage-square95fedilinkarrow-up1695arrow-down15
arrow-up1690arrow-down1imageThe most unrealistic part of Odyssey is the journey taking 20 yearslemmy.worldslaacaa@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 20 小時前message-square95fedilink
minus-squareSaledovil@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·14 小時前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.
minus-squaremoakley@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 小時前Zeus wouldn’t let him. Odysseus was fated to return home eventually.
minus-squareKratzkopf@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up10·7 小時前Sounds 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 小時前Then why not sink his ship five minutes from his home?
minus-squareEnd-Stage-Ligma@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 小時前Poseidon was pissed off, not a complete asshole. Like not 100% anus - a bit less.
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.