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Sappho and her Friend

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[–] satanmat@lemmy.world 59 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I can't express how much I love this sub.

[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago

I love being aware of the ignorance of innocence or the willful ignorance presented in historical texts.

Like, yeah, maybe the fish women are just besties keeping each other warm in a drafty old house while their husbands are out to sea, but come on man, you know they sought each other's comfort in more than just their warmth.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 52 points 3 months ago

That paragraph reads like the writer knew but wasn't allowed to say.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 33 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If they both have fish bottom halves then they definitely aren't scissoring.

[–] philycheeze@sh.itjust.works 26 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I believe it would be a cloacal kiss

[–] alquicksilver@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I hate that "cloacal kiss" flows so well. It squicks me out but also has a good sound and my brain cannot handle the cognitive dissonance.

Basically, I'm now mad at you. 😂 (Mostly) kidding.

[–] philycheeze@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

You two should cloacal kiss.

[–] topherclay@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

It is similar to how when you say the word "poop" your mouth does the same motions that your butthole does when you poop.

And when you yell "explosive diarrhea" your mouth does the same...

"Cloacal Kiss" yeah I'm no scientist but I think the analogy holds true.

[–] WhatThaFudge 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)

A lot of times corpses of woman have been found buried with weapons and armors. The researchers always determine that these must've been decorative and never could they have been warriors buried with their gear.

It is after all HIStory!

[–] superkret@feddit.org 8 points 3 months ago

If they couldn't determine whether it was a man or a woman, they used to default to male when they found weapons.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 16 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Sharing a bed with strangers was pretty common. Most places to stay had one bed for all the guests to share.

But I don't think they posed like this.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 16 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Thanks for the smut. I'm into fish women now.

[–] Droechai@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I think they are called mer-maids nowadays

I get the impression people believe their ancestors were some how mentally stunted, like mind of a three year old type shit. Many were uneducated but they had all the cognitive ability as you or me. They might not of understood science but I'll tell you one thing they most certainly understood, fucking.

[–] androidul@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, with their lower lips.

[–] Rin@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)
[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Well given the written date of 1831, they likely only did sponge baths that focused on visible areas and full baths were a luxury of the wealthy that wasn't a daily affair, they definitely had a certain aroma common to their work.

[–] trslim@pawb.social 6 points 3 months ago

I hate that the idea of lgbtq people through out history is some kind of taboo or inconceivable idea. King Philip II, Alexander the Great's father, had a love affair with two seperate men, both named Pausanias, and was killed by one of them.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Obviously the first one was shopping for a bed and was asking for the opinion of the second one.

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

While naked; as was the custom at the time.

[–] Thcdenton@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Whatever they doing they look comfy

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

they were just friends and roommates.