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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 72 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Mythology is fine. Mythology is part of historical cultures. We have Zeus and Prometheus and memes of that sort too.

[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 42 points 3 months ago (4 children)

My man, mythology is fine AF. Have you even SEEN Helen of Troy?!?!

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 22 points 3 months ago (2 children)

She made me launch a thousand ships, if you know what I mean

[–] MrPibb@lemmynsfw.com 19 points 3 months ago

That’s a lot of Seamen.

[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Just wear one of these

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 16 points 3 months ago

Helen of Troy

Casting agent in future portrayals: "Find me the blandest blondest white woman with no distinguishing facial features who could easily be swapped out with another without the audience noticing."

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago
[–] LunarLoony@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 months ago

I heard she walks like a gunslinger

[–] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 3 months ago

Fair enough I guess.