This feels like one of those "I'm so stoned" and TIL posts. Speaking of...
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Ganymede was a prince. He never boned Jupiter (or Zeus) as far as I know.
Someone's been reading the sanitised version of the story.
He was his cupbearer though.
No way they didn't bone
Can confirm. TIL that ancient Athenians were homophobic about Cretans though 😂. Damn Cretans trying to turn Greece gay.
Those cretins at it again!
You mean to say someone made that up !?!??!
Cuppin Zeus bawlz
Which ultra PG rated version did you read?
That's what happens when you get a bunch of super smart people in a room
It's like a Futurama joke that flies over most people's heads
This is what happens when people have a basic knowledge of history and basic background knowledge of their field of expertise.
That's not to minimize their intelligence and competence; that's to say that it is expected that astronomers would know the names and histories of major nearby celestial bodies.