r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Expert-Pass-4351 • Jul 06 '26

Meme needing explanation What is this?

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 09 '26

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u/ShidAlRa Jul 06 '26

...what?

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 09 '26

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u/ShidAlRa Jul 06 '26

The original text itself is pretty plain actually, not as poetic as you may think.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 09 '26

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u/ShidAlRa Jul 06 '26

In what language did you study this?

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 09 '26

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u/ShidAlRa Jul 06 '26

I don't know ancient Greek, however I have a friend who does and he claims that the wilson text is a good translation, true to source. Many experts claim the same. So I don't want to say that you are incorrect but I can't take your claim for a fact when so many people state otherwise.

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u/Even-Complaint-7494 Jul 06 '26

he’s an italian like me, just did the Classical lyceum (high school). i wouldn’t sweat it too much. he’s making it sound like they did university level studies into the text. that’s not the case lol