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minus-squarecholesterollinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·2 months agoSaturn is also the Roman name of one of the titans from Greek mythology (Cronos). It was prophesized that Cronos would be overthrown by one of his children, so he would eat them. The drawing is based on a famous painting by Francisco Goya.
minus-squareBladeFederation@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoAnd fun fact: Goya never named it that. People just assumed. Somewhat related, he had a lot of mental health issues.
minus-squareatro_city@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoWow… and still that’s tame compared to the bible. I’m impressed.
Saturn is also the Roman name of one of the titans from Greek mythology (Cronos). It was prophesized that Cronos would be overthrown by one of his children, so he would eat them. The drawing is based on a famous painting by Francisco Goya.
And fun fact: Goya never named it that. People just assumed. Somewhat related, he had a lot of mental health issues.
Wow… and still that’s tame compared to the bible. I’m impressed.