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Sisyphos

Zeus, up to his usual tricks, hauls off a young lady named Aigina to the island that later bears her name. Apparently Sisyphos witnessed the abduction, and when the girl’s father goes looking for her, Sisyphos tells him that Zeus is the culprit. The father of the gods is none too pleased at having his […]

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Snake Cartoon

What I like about this snake image is the way in which it’s playing on the idea of snake = rampant sexuality. The joke is based on the notion that untrustworthy men are known colloquially as snakes, which is an idea that goes all the way back to the idea of the serpent tempting Eve […]

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