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[–] MechanicalJester@lemm.ee 14 points 6 months ago (11 children)

He also apparently likes getting stoned

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago (10 children)

I forget, how does Medusa work? Do you turn to stone when she looks at you, or when you look at her?

[–] MechanicalJester@lemm.ee 9 points 6 months ago (2 children)

When you look directly at her, presumably her face.

[–] big_fat_fluffy@leminal.space 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It's a metaphor for the intellect. A hundred competing thoughts, like writhing snakes. You are frozen by indecision.

But that's mythology for you. Literalised metaphors and vice versa.

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Ooh. What other metaphors have I missed from Greek mythology. Is the minotaur a penis? Are sirens prostitutes? Is the cyclops a penis? Etc.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Voldemort seems to be doing exactly that in this comic, with no ill effects. I wonder if he has some sort of immunity due to being a parselmouth...

[–] Scubus@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Likely the horcruxes. Or, getting turned to stone is a euphemism and voldemort is impotent due to his experiments, which we do have some evidence for.

Or maybe turning to stone is a euphemism and he's bricked the fuck up, but just out of frame.

Ah, I had not considered the potential effects of the horcruxes.

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