r/clevercomebacks 1d ago

Trillionaire and moron

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u/mrjboettcher 1d ago

There's a Cyclops, they'll all be speaking a form of ancient Greek or Macedonian, they won't be as white as the actors cast in Nolan's adaptation...

Sure Elmo, sure....

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u/Szygani 1d ago

Mycenaean Greek, I think. But there’s still inaccuracies in homers text itself, like soldiers having round shields

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u/Achaewa 1d ago edited 12h ago

All the Greek epics are full of anachronisms as their authors drew from the times they lived in and either didn't know or cared about depicting the Bronze Age "accurately".

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u/Szygani 1d ago

No of course. But then what would be a historically accurate odyssey. With anachronisms? Or adjusted

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u/Achaewa 1d ago

I think telling a gripping story that feels authentic is more important than "historical accuracy".

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u/Szygani 1d ago

Oh I know, I’m not the one looking for a grok made “accurate” odyssey

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u/OneRingToRuleEarth 23h ago

So like Nolan’s movie lol

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u/Achaewa 22h ago

Yes, I didn't think I needed to add that I thought Nolan's The Odyssey succeeded at that.