Ancient Greek Ship Autism

yfw plane/train autism existed in ancient greece but it was with ships instead 25. Thrasyllus of the deme of Aexone suffered a strange new form of madness. He left the city and went down to live at the Piraeus. He imagined that all the ships coming into harbour there were his own. He made a list of them, attended when they departed once more, and was delighted when they returned safely to the harbour. For a long time he continued to suffer from this mania. But his brother, returning from Sicily, handed him over to a doctor to be cured, and in this way he recovered from the illness. He often recalled his mad hobby and used to say that he had never been so happy as when he rejoiced at the sight of ships which did not belong to him returning safely.

A screenshot of a social media post jokes that plane or train autism existed in ancient Greece, except the fixation was on ships. It quotes a passage about Thrasyllus, who imagined every ship entering the harbour belonged to him, catalogued them, and celebrated their safe returns. The punchline compares this ancient ship obsession to modern enthusiast interests in planes and trains, making it a reaction meme for intense special interests. EN: A screenshot of a social media post jokes that plane or train autism existed in ancient Greece, except the fixation was on ships. It quotes a passage about Thrasyllus, who imagined every ship entering the harbour belonged to him, catalogued them, and celebrated their safe returns. The punchline compares this ancient ship obsession to modern enthusiast interests in planes and trains, making it a reaction meme for intense special interests.

• @eternalclassic / 48740 2024-04-01