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Momus, the Greek god of trolls and forefather of haters

10/11/202610/02/2026 in Categories Greek mythology
Depiction of the Greek god Momus

We tend to think of keyboard warriors, social-media troublemakers, and negative TripAdvisor reviews as exclusive by-products of the modern age: a deviation born with Web 2.0 and free Wi-Fi. We …

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Postilla

Agamemnon promises: the Trojan campaign will be a walk in the park, and you will all be home for the summer holidays.

[#OnlyNineYearsAndAHorseStuffedWithAchaeans]

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