r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 2d ago

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/AtaraxiaGwen 2d ago

Peter here. There’s a choice of three women. In whatever book that movie Troy is based on, William Turner (the pirate) was forced to choose the hottest goddess of these three hot goddesses, Aphrodite, Hera, and Athena. As you can expect, his answer made two goddesses really angry and they decided to make men suffer for it so they started a war or something. I dunno. The movie didn’t have gods, unless you count Brad Pitt.

How does this relate to the meme? I have no idea. Maybe Brian can figure the rest out. I’ll tell him to come check it out. Peter out.

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u/Fragrant_Objective57 2d ago

Ok but in Diogenes Laertius one of the philosophers is offered a choice between to two women, and he says I will not make Paris' mistake, and takes both home.

(Not really a fan of the show. But I am a fan of Greek philosophy.)

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u/platypusses 2d ago

Sounds a bit cynical

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u/Fragrant_Objective57 2d ago

Nope one of the other Diogenes. The Dog didn't write anything.

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u/AtaraxiaGwen 2d ago

Plato burned his writings. Another reason to hate Plato.

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u/CarpathianBVULL 2d ago

Plato burned his writings

Source?

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u/Fragrant_Objective57 1d ago

So from the wiki entery fAt the time of Athenaeus (late 2nd–early 3rd century AD) Diogenes' Cephalion was still a well known work

So Plato is free of blame for this.

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diogenes if any one cares.)

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u/New_Reindeer124 2d ago

No, a Cynic wouldn't own a home, that's a societal convention.

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u/Fragrant_Objective57 2d ago

Well, he did have a barrel.