Mads "Y**i Advocate" Viande on Nostr: nprofile1q…t4lq3 right? the word is "wine-faced," it describes the appellant as ...

nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqa4gwhruv89l4qm8qfsv84rft0rngd4ry0h4f472pc5ns0qz5gfcsxt4lq3 (nprofile…4lq3) right? the word is "wine-faced," it describes the appellant as having the "face" of wine. so the lustre, the body, the value (which is what the translation 'wine-dark' emphasizes), even the metaphorical associations of wine are all available as readings. but there's been so much brouhaha about hue!

oxen, the other 'wine-faced' thing in Homeric Greek, *also* aren't usually red-violet as such. they do exhibit reddish browns. and photos of the Mediterranean during certain lighting and weather conditions do, in fact, look reddish-brown

it's the weirdest controversy