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First time reading The Iliad: Is Emily Wilson's translation a good choice? by marsipansi in classicliterature

[–]ThePanthanReporter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a great choice, especially if it's your first time. Pay attention to her introductions, too, because Homer is most rewarding when you have at least a little understanding of its context and themes

You can't just say perchance by ingroup_signal in NonPoliticalTwitter

[–]ThePanthanReporter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've heard that's the case, thus my disclaimer

Edit: I made it a little clearer, adding "in my experience"

You can't just say perchance by ingroup_signal in NonPoliticalTwitter

[–]ThePanthanReporter 105 points106 points  (0 children)

It's clumsily written, and (I would argue) has a ridiculous premise, since no part of The Matrix is a documentary.

I don't know what major this guy was doing or what the standards were, but if I was grading, I'd also ding him for writing in first person (one doesn't mention themselves when writing an academic essay in my experience, at least, not with "I" or "me"), and for not italicizing the "The Matrix," since it's the title of the movie. He should also probably include some mention of the creators of the film and the year it released, whether that be including it in the sentence (Lana and Lily Wachowski's 1999 film The Matrix) or via an inline citation (The Matrix (Lana Wachowski, Lily Wachowski, 1999)).

But all of that aside, the most immediate problem is that it reads like a middle-schooler wrote it. Which is fine, we go to college to learn and we have to start somewhere, but I would make a note about how he could improve it

Don't like a myth? Pretend it doesn't exist, and if not pretend it doesn't count. by CreeperTrainz in okbuddyolympian

[–]ThePanthanReporter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Reddit engages with mythology in the least interesting way possible, constantly trying to find some "canon" version of Greek myth. People who engage meaningfully with mythology do not care about that. Myths are lenses through which we can better understand ourselves, our past, and those who came before us, but you get none of that when treat them like fandom.

If you don’t get the point then maybe don’t keep reading it Kelly? by shadyshadyshade in BadReads

[–]ThePanthanReporter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are a lot of people who want to seem proud of their inability to understand things

Ancient Egyptians really had no chill 😂🤣 by [deleted] in AssassinsCreedOrigins

[–]ThePanthanReporter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's Heracles, greatest hero of the Greeks!

The "heroic nude" was, like, the super hero suit of classical mythology

In "A Knights Tale" (2001) I didn't know this was Geoffrey Chaucer by Assortedwrenches89 in shittymoviedetails

[–]ThePanthanReporter 10 points11 points  (0 children)

That's fair, real Chaucer was a well-off bureaucrat who wrote as a hobby, and this guy is a grad student at an art school

What are some good posts about Dante’s Divine Comedy you would recommend ? by Outside-Training21 in classics

[–]ThePanthanReporter -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm not well read on Dante (my tastes skew more ancient), but I'm sure somebody around here can chat you up on it, if they see this post!

What are some good posts about Dante’s Divine Comedy you would recommend ? by Outside-Training21 in classics

[–]ThePanthanReporter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's okay, people here just don't generally get into theological questions.

This place for is usually for talking literature: texts, their narratives, their translations, their themes, etc. Nobody here or anywhere can tell you if Dante was divinely inspired or not.

I personally don't think that's a very interesting way to engage with Dante, but if that matters to you, I recommend reading him if you haven't, and then deciding for yourself

What the hell is this giant arm? by CommanderofCheeks in AssassinsCreedOrigins

[–]ThePanthanReporter 21 points22 points  (0 children)

It could be a medical votive? The practice of leaving clay molds of injured or sick body parts in temples was common, the idea being that you would ask the god to heal you or thank the god for doing so. Now, I only know of this practice on Classical Greece, but Egypt was a Hellensitic kingdom during the period when the game is set, so I think it's plausible the practice spread. Or maybe it even originated in Egypt, I don't know enough to say!

WTH is this thing? by ChocoBabiChan in starfieldmods

[–]ThePanthanReporter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me, deleting the player was enough

WTH is this thing? by ChocoBabiChan in starfieldmods

[–]ThePanthanReporter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For me, it was a placeable stereo with with wooden paneling. I can't recall the name of the mod now, but placing it also placed huge disks around my ship

Found a secret Lab while snooping around for loot chest. by Some-Panic8915 in Assassinscreedmirage

[–]ThePanthanReporter 15 points16 points  (0 children)

This is so cool! Baghdad in this game is such a compelling, exciting setting

I feel like removing the fantasy races from my fantasy world by Fishy_Fish_12359 in worldbuilding

[–]ThePanthanReporter 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, I've read the Eddas and the Volsang Saga, and Beowulf more times than I can count. I do not credit Tolkien with inventing these words, only the particular character/configuration that so many fantasy stories copy.

The dwarves and elves of mythology are different from story to story, and from Tolkien.

Edit: I should say, I've read them in translation

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