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Kid’s studying Greek mythology and I learned something new today.
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Kid’s studying Greek mythology and I learned something new today.


Apr 28, 2021, 11:38 AM

I’m sure you are all familiar with the term Achilles heel from Greek mythology. Well I didn’t know that the myth was that Achilles mother had taken him to the River Styx so he would be invulnerable. But because Thetis, another mythological character, held him by the heel when he dipped him in the river, his heel was the only vulnerable part of his body. Of course in battle Achilles was struck in the heel and it was his only source of weakness that caused him to fail. Interestingly enough, in Greek mythology there was another character named Bophades who also only had one vulnerability. So just like today we hear the term Achilles heel, we are also familiar with the term Bophades nuts.

True story.

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I'm glad he's taking ownership of his education.***


Apr 28, 2021, 11:43 AM



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I had heard the first part about Achilles because I am an


Apr 28, 2021, 11:45 AM

educated Man. However, can you tell me more about Bophades? That story sounds nuts, to be honest. Kinda hairy with the details, you need to get deeper into it and really squeeze out the story. Did it involve sea men? I know they traveled via sea alot back then.

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He traveled to Africa where he met the king of the Sugondese


Apr 28, 2021, 11:46 AM

tribe.

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Bruh, Greek mythology was before Africa existed, everyone


Apr 28, 2021, 11:47 AM

knows that.

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Oh yeah? My little one is in K-5.


Apr 28, 2021, 12:08 PM

On the way to school this morning she told me they were studying butterflies. She said they start off as caterpillars, then form a chrysalis, and then the butterfly comes out. I was impressed. All this from a SC public school education.

She also told me that butterflies have four wings. I had no idea, or either used to know and have long since forgotten. It's true, according to google. And we all know google knows everything.

Once again, impressed.

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MauldinT, where are you???


Yeah. But what about the deez nuts joke?***


Apr 28, 2021, 12:12 PM



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