slaacaa@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 17 hours agoThe most unrealistic part of Odyssey is the journey taking 20 yearslemmy.worldimagemessage-square88fedilinkarrow-up1611
arrow-up1611imageThe most unrealistic part of Odyssey is the journey taking 20 yearslemmy.worldslaacaa@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 17 hours agomessage-square88fedilink
minus-squareanguo@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·11 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-up6·11 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-up1·1 hour agoZeus wouldn’t let him. Odysseus was fated to return home eventually.
minus-squarejrubal1462@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 hours ago599/600 isn’t a terrible performance.
minus-squareKratzkopf@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up9·4 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-up2·3 hours agoThen why not sink his ship five minutes from his home?
minus-squareEnd-Stage-Ligma@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 hours agoPoseidon was pissed off, not a complete asshole. Like not 100% anus - a bit less.
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.
599/600 isn’t a terrible performance.
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.
True, that’s a fair point.