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one thing i have never really understood is "the wine-dark sea", used in several translations, as the Med is bright blue, or perhaps green or grey if things are

one thing i have never really understood is "the wine-dark sea", used in several translations, as the Med is bright blue, or perhaps green or grey if things are stormy.

krapp 4y ago
see this discussion on HN a week ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35709248 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35709248
- zabzonk 4y ago
  thanks, i missed that. can't say i was convinced by any of the arguments though. but i won't start them again.