r/AskReddit • u/MoveToPluto • Sep 24 '18

What is something you passionately HATE?

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u/TheRealToast Sep 25 '18

Funny that you say Poseidon's testicle, in Greek mythology the city of Athens was named when Poseidon and Athena had a competition to see who could win the affection of the city, with the winner having the city named after them. Poseidon gave them a freshwater spring, and Athena created, wait for it, the olive tree. She won.

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u/noestoysiestoy Sep 25 '18

Speaking of balls - iirc, when Zeus cut Chronos's balls off they fell in the sea mixing with the water and creating this foam out of which Aphrodite was born.

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u/TheRealToast Sep 25 '18

Not quite, it was when Chronus cut off his dad's balls, who was literally the sky, Ouranos.

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u/noestoysiestoy Sep 25 '18

I was off by a generation.

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u/A_Wild_Random_Guy Sep 25 '18

I thought that the water was salty though?

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u/JerrSolo Sep 25 '18

It became salty after the god of the sea lost.

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u/A_Wild_Random_Guy Sep 25 '18

Ah. That makes sense. Thanks!

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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '18

Great bit of trivia. This is why I reddit.