HDRKID
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Greek author Homer wrote the Odyssey about an epic voyage.
Achilles sat on the shore and looked out to the wine-dark sea. Except that the sea is blue or cyan. It is not the color of wine. That would be like me saying that my blood is green. Instead our blood is red or crimson. Why was Homer wrong? Certainly, we can ponder this enigma. Greek Scholars do claim that Homer was blind and could not see. Other say that he was color blind and had a limited perception of the chromatic spectrum we use.
When Did the Wine Dark Sea Turn Blue? - Old Salt Blog
Researchers wonder if we could see BLUE as a color, why there were no words for it thousands of years ago. Primitive tribes often have words for white, black and red... even green. However, blue is not a part of their lexicon for some reason.
Blue was the Last Color Perceived by Humans | Mysterious Universe
Ancient Greek Color Vision | Serendip Studio
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ocean
Achilles sat on the shore and looked out to the wine-dark sea. Except that the sea is blue or cyan. It is not the color of wine. That would be like me saying that my blood is green. Instead our blood is red or crimson. Why was Homer wrong? Certainly, we can ponder this enigma. Greek Scholars do claim that Homer was blind and could not see. Other say that he was color blind and had a limited perception of the chromatic spectrum we use.
When Did the Wine Dark Sea Turn Blue? - Old Salt Blog
Researchers wonder if we could see BLUE as a color, why there were no words for it thousands of years ago. Primitive tribes often have words for white, black and red... even green. However, blue is not a part of their lexicon for some reason.
Blue was the Last Color Perceived by Humans | Mysterious Universe
Ancient Greek Color Vision | Serendip Studio
wine
ocean