images of the the Ludovisi Ares, a 2nd Century AD Roman copy of a 4th century BC Greek original

#sculpture #sculptures #sculpting #statue #statues #greek #roman #history #arthistory #myth #myths #mythology #artist #artists #artlover #artlovers #rome #greece #museum #museums #artmuseum #artmuseums

Debunking Zswap and Zram Myths

https://chrisdown.name/2026/03/24/zswap-vs-zram-when-to-use-what.html

#HackerNews #Debunking #Zswap #and #Zram #Myths #Zswap #Zram #Myths #Linux #Performance #Optimization

Making up history.

I watched the Peaky Blinders film and was not impressed (beyond sets and set piece), but although I did not know about the ‘real’ Beckett (a villain in the piece), this article by his son was interesting and I think apposite. Making up heroic histories is no way to build a future.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/24/peaky-blinders-film-populist-times-nazi-father-world-war-two-film

#History #Drama #Thriller #Illusions #Myths

"Our eyes are just REALLY good"

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/1906791/our-eyes-are-just-really-good

you've probably seen the statue of #hercules wrestling with the Nemean lion (e.g., trying to give a cat a pill), but have you seen this, much more concerning one where he is.. skinning the lion?!

... the water nymph has the right idea--get the eff away from this dude 🙀

For more takes on the #labors and #myths of Hercules -- check out: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/hercules-myths-and-retconstellations/

📷 :https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/203957

#mythology #hercules #heracles #GreekMythology #StarLore #constellatioins #art #MetMuseum #museum #sculpture #classical #classics

'The Metamorphosis of the Dead Adonis' / 'The Birth of Apollo and Diana' by Marcantonio Franceschini, c.1700

#art #artwork #artist #artists #artlover #artlovers #myth #myths #Mythology #illustration #painting #paintings #artmuseum #museum #artmuseums #nature #artmuseum #naturelover #arthistory #arts

The Myth of the “Lost City”: Atlantis, El Dorado, Shambhala, and Utopian Legends

https://gobookmart.com/the-myth-of-the-lost-city-atlantis-el-dorado-shambhala-and-utopian-legends/