#'this is either an epigram with great depth or a limited rep of a cult with more layers than the author knows of or cares to incorporate'

[pu-butt]

AP 7.354, more like:

#medea #classics #greek anthology #mythology #the way this epigram is like 'oo im about this corinthian cult where we propitiate these kids bcs medea sucks' #and then you look into the the cult and the reason it existed in the first place was bcs the CORINTHIANS killed those kids #and then parmeniscus went 'actually the reason medea kills the kids in euripides' play is bcs the corinthians paid him to write that👀👀' #which is a bit sensationalist but i do like a good conspiracy theory #either way i ended up writing sth like #'this is either an epigram with great depth or a limited rep of a cult with more layers than the author knows of or cares to incorporate' #and my thesis advisor went like 'a very honest conclusion' #so i've decided to take that as a positive 😂