Aditya Mukerjee ๐Ÿฆฆ ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ @chimeracoder.bsky.social ยท Apr 27

Imagine being Vibennius' son. 2000+ years later, nobody even knows your name, but they're still talking about how much of an insatiable power bottom you were.

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mjfgates ยท Apr 27

Every time I run into Catullus, I wonder why his poetry doesn't get translated as gangsta rap.

Aditya Mukerjee ๐Ÿฆฆ ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ ยท Apr 27

this is honestly a pretty good comparison! Catullus was basically like the Kendrick Lamar or Eminem of his day (except gayer) bsky.app/profile/mjfg...

William ยท Apr 27

A friend who is an archaeologist showed my a book on erotic Sumerian poetry. "And Inanna said to Enki, plow my fields.."