slaacaa to Lemmy Shitpost · 21 days agoThe most unrealistic part of Odyssey is the journey taking 20 yearsimagemessage-square103linkfedilinkarrow-up1774arrow-down16
arrow-up1768arrow-down1imageThe most unrealistic part of Odyssey is the journey taking 20 yearsslaacaa to Lemmy Shitpost · 21 days agomessage-square103linkfedilink
minus-squareAnUnusualReliclinkfedilinkarrow-up10·21 days agoThis guy was so bad at sailing, it’s astounding.
minus-squareanguo@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·20 days 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-up6·20 days 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-squareKratzkopf@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up11·20 days 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-up2·20 days agoThen why not sink his ship five minutes from his home?
minus-squareEnd-Stage-Ligmalinkfedilinkarrow-up4·20 days agoPoseidon was pissed off, not a complete asshole. Like not 100% anus - a bit less.
minus-squaremoakleylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·20 days agoZeus wouldn’t let him. Odysseus was fated to return home eventually.
minus-squarejrubal1462@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·20 days ago599/600 isn’t a terrible performance.
minus-squareAngryCommieKenderlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·21 days agoSeems to be decent at the sailing part. Navigation doesn’t seem to be even a minor part of his bailiwick
minus-squareAnUnusualReliclinkfedilinkarrow-up5·21 days agoSailing with no navigation skills is a risky endeavour, as he amply demonstrated.
minus-squareAngryCommieKenderlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·20 days agoNo argument there. I’m very glad to have had GPS whenever I’ve been on a boat/ship, but if I absolutely had to, the BSA taught me to use a compass and astrolabe with a current OSRS chart.
This guy was so bad at sailing, it’s astounding.
I mean, he was a victim of the wrath of Poseidon, not that much you can do about that when at sea.
True, that’s a fair point.
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.
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.
Zeus wouldn’t let him. Odysseus was fated to return home eventually.
599/600 isn’t a terrible performance.
Seems to be decent at the sailing part. Navigation doesn’t seem to be even a minor part of his bailiwick
Sailing with no navigation skills is a risky endeavour, as he amply demonstrated.
No argument there. I’m very glad to have had GPS whenever I’ve been on a boat/ship, but if I absolutely had to, the BSA taught me to use a compass and astrolabe with a current OSRS chart.