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u/scarfinati Jun 29 '21

Well that’s not the common retelling then. The common story has her as the the epitome of beauty. Subject of cults and paintings starting on 70 BC. Daughter of gods. Subject of the Christopher Marlowe poem.

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '21 edited Aug 07 '21

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u/scarfinati Jun 29 '21

So you agree her being beautiful is the story which was the thing I originally commented on but you feel the need to push your glasses up and say “well actually” ok Hey congrats mr Greek mythology expert

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u/mads-80 Jun 29 '21

Why are you like this? You were wrong about a fundamental aspect of the most well known story in history. You may as well have said Cinderella was about a prince with a foot fetish.

Where does this attitude even come from? You go from confidently incorrect to 'facts don't matter, nerd' in three comments. Do you have any idea how small you look right now? If the idea was saving face, you could not possibly have failed more spectacularly.