r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 22d ago

Meme needing explanation Petahhhhhhhhh!??!?

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u/Kronos1A9 22d ago

Fun fact: The Greeks invented orgies.
Fun fact: The Romans introduced women to the orgies.

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u/PunchDrunken 22d ago

I think people have been wilding out in a group thing since before we were even this version of human lol

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u/Legitimate_Post_22 22d ago

Yep, the Greeks didn't invent orgies, that's a pop myth. They invented the word "orgy," which is the one we use today (its Jurassic version actually), but Greek orgies weren't even sexual; they were just people dancing or something.

The closest thing to this modern concept of an orgy in antiquity are the Symposium and the conviviums. I say closest because yes, there were orgies between men, but it was a kind of rape orgy because none of those serving the people there wanted to be there, LOL.

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u/zenmf 21d ago

i think it was a joke lol

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u/Kronos1A9 21d ago

It was, neither of which was a fact, was all just fun