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== Heracles had stomach cancer. == |
== Heracles had stomach cancer. == |
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In the Roman version of the 12 Labors myth, Hercules was attacked by a crab that distracted him from his tasks. Under the premise of the guess, the Romans heard "Heracles' task was made difficult by a bout with cancer" and thought that "[[Giant Enemy Crab]]" was a [[Rule of Cool|better]] translation than "[[What Do You Mean |
In the Roman version of the 12 Labors myth, Hercules was attacked by a crab that distracted him from his tasks. Under the premise of the guess, the Romans heard "Heracles' task was made difficult by a bout with cancer" and thought that "[[Giant Enemy Crab]]" was a [[Rule of Cool|better]] translation than "[[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|stomach pains]]". |
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* [[And Knowing Is Half the Battle|FYI]], the Latin word for crab is cancer. |
* [[And Knowing Is Half the Battle|FYI]], the Latin word for crab is cancer. |
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** Aye, based from the Greek for crab which was used to describe cancers. [[Sincerity Mode|Thanks]] for bringing that up, in case [[Fan Myopia|someone happened to not know the etymology]]. |
** Aye, based from the Greek for crab which was used to describe cancers. [[Sincerity Mode|Thanks]] for bringing that up, in case [[Fan Myopia|someone happened to not know the etymology]]. |