• SanguinePar@lemmy.world
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    2 hours ago

    If you want a really interesting look at the Narcissus story I can’t recommend highly enough a podcast called Alex Andreou’s Podyssey, which covers the story in it’s very first episode. It’s a fascinating deep dive in the story, and the podcast as a whole is excellent. Well worth a listen.

    Confusingly there is also a podcast app called Podyssey, so you could listen to one on the other if you wanted 😁

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Did Mickey Mouse really have big ears?

    Narcissus was an allegory for anyone who focused too much on their own appearance, there wasn’t a literal dude that experienced the story in real life.

    Whether or not the person is objectively or even subjectively attractive doesn’t matter.