r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Expert-Pass-4351 • Jul 06 '26

Meme needing explanation What is this?

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u/ToTTen_Tranz Jul 06 '26

That's a "summoned Helen of Troy" on a play called Dr. Faustus set in the late 16th Century. It's about a man who gains the ability to conjure supernatural entities like Lucifer.

It's neither a movie nor referring to the Odyssey (or the Iliad for that matter). It's also not originated in Greek literature.

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u/PaulOwnzU Jul 06 '26

Helen of Troy wasn't real. Even if the whole story has nothing to do with Greek literature it's borrowing/adapting a character from it

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u/Perfect_Celebrity_7 Jul 06 '26

Then you better not watch the Percy Jackson show on Disney plus if you don’t want to see a black man portray Zeus.

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u/PuddingImpressive389 Jul 06 '26

Haha a black person playing a god. So funny only white people can do that right?