#also many a sharp swords in rhis stort

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I just read some Phanocles about the death of Orpheus which was like

Orpheus was in love with this cute boy Kalais, and because he was the first guy to like a guy and ignore the ladies, the women of the island got really mad and chopped his head off, strapped it to his lyre, and tossed them into the sea.

a [lengthy lacuna] later, 

his head washed up on the beach and was discovered by some men who felt bad for him and buried him with his lyre, which kept playing even when he’s dead. They realised what the women did and were horrified, so they started tattooing their wives as a punishment for killing Orpheus and that, my friends, is the origins of Thracian tattooing.

#classics #??? #phanocles #but like all stories about Orpheus are just WILD #eurydice? his death? argonauts? #SUN WORSHIP? #dionysus being VERY BITTER? #what a drama king #my life #but also like... wow problematic (way too extra) all over like #killing a boy just because he didnt find your gender attractive? tattoo all wives as punishment??? #also many a sharp swords in rhis stort #this story