So I'm watching a Ted Ed video about the Oracle of Delphi. It is said that if Apollo isn't in the mood to give prophecies, consulters will have to wait an entire month before they can try again.
And it's also canon that Apollo had ditched Delphi from time to time in favor of hanging out with Hyacinthus and delayed his work.
Imagine traveling to Delphi from somewhere far away and then having to wait another month or two longer because your god is busy fishing with his boyfriend XDDD
The video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wvdy0UQNO9E
“The myth of the original star-crossed lovers” - Shannon Zhao, April 28, 2022
Get to know the myth of the weaver and the cowherd, a pair of star-crossed lovers banished to opposite sides of the Milky Way.
In the court of the Jade Emperor, a young princess had a special skill: she could pluck clouds from the sky and spin them into the softest robes. But her craft was the same day after day, and she longed for new inspiration. So the Queen Mother granted her permission to visit Earth. The weaver soon fell in love with the land— and a cowherd. Shannon Zhao details the myth of the star-crossed lovers.
I can't believe I just made this but here's TED-ed riddles fanart. They're such a comfort watch even though I never try solving them. These two are from the "assassin association riddle" video.
never in my life will i love something nearly as much as I love those silly little 2010s youtubers who's content was merely trying to explain history/science to students
Its’s absolutely insane to me that there is quality educational content out there that is 100% free for the viewer on something as accessible as YouTube. Channels like SciShow, Crash Course, ASAP Science, Khan Academy, TED (and all its associated channels), etc are paving the way for the future of education. For centuries, academic knowledge was only available to the elite, people who could shell out tons and tons of money every year, and largely, it still is. But channels like this, just giving away free content is, or at least can be, the future. Just people helping other people better themselves, and that is beautiful. In a world where it seems that everything is going downhill, this makes me so incredibly happy.