#also i'm eternally annoyed whenever we discuss homeric haircolours without acknowledging that ξανθός is more faceted than just 'blonde'

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another claim in The Mighty Dead is that according to homer, "all the great greek heroes have blond hair, while the trojans are dark-haired". sir you're severely overstating how often homer refers to hair colour!! "all" is an INTENSELY bold word to use here

this is why it's taking me months getting through this book. every chapter there's like three things that make me go "no that's just not correct" and then i get angry and need a break