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Old gods were terribly mean (piefed.cdn.blahaj.zone)
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[–] TallonMetroid@lemmy.world 48 points 2 weeks ago

Hades also went to the father for permission first before doing anything, which by the norms of the time made him a perfect gentleman (certainly better than Mr. Let-me-secretly-impregnate-you-as-a-golden-shower, anyway). The mother's opinion on the matter was irrelevant.

This has been your periodic reminder that ancient Greece was spectacularly misogynist.