this post was submitted on 03 Sep 2026
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[–] BooBees@fedinsfw.app 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

“Follow me for more recipes, like and subscribe, ding that bell!”

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 9 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

What does Saturn have to do with human consumption?

[–] cholesterol@lemmy.world 33 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Saturn is also the Roman name of one of the titans from Greek mythology (Cronos). It was prophesized that Cronos would be overthrown by one of his children, so he would eat them. The drawing is based on a famous painting by Francisco Goya.

[–] BladeFederation@piefed.social 9 points 2 weeks ago

And fun fact: Goya never named it that. People just assumed. Somewhat related, he had a lot of mental health issues.

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 3 points 2 weeks ago

Wow... and still that's tame compared to the bible. I'm impressed.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Ironic choice for a painting that was never intended to be seen by anyone but the artist.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

And yet it also seems highly apropos. Goya was paid handsomely to paint the out-of-touch elites of the Spanish royal court, yet he used his private sketchbooks and prints to expose their greed, ignorance, and vanity. This seems like a modern take on that sort of thing.