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The Shield of Achilles
The Shield of Achilles In Book XVIII of the Iliad, Homer describes the construction of Achilles’ shield by Hephaestus, god of technology. This shield is...
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WHY ACHILLES RESPECTED THE IKETIS(BEGGAR) PRIAM, WHO ASKED FOR THE BODY OF HECTOR: MERCY AND IKESIA(BEGGING) IN ANCIENT GREECE
In ancient Greece, kneeling before someone and declaring some form of submission was worse than losing your life. People would rather die proud and free...
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Achilles Drags the Body of Hector to the Greek Camp
Achilles Drags the Body of Hector to the Greek Camp Iliad Book XXII Now, come, you sons of Achaea, raise a song of triumph!...
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You're gonna do WHAT to your daughter?
Achilles, Clytemnestra, Iphigenia, and Agamemnon. The moment in Greek myth when Agamemnon reveals to Achilles that he has not actually brought his daughter Iphigenia to...
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Talking horses
In classical mythology, the marriage of Peleus to Thetis was celebrated with a banquet with (almost) all the gods of Olympus. The gods each gave...
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Achilles the hero
Achilles One of the central ideas of the Iliad is the honor that soldiers earn in combat. For an ancient Greek man, the ability to...
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Hero deaths
Achilles: Died from an arrow striking his heel. Hercules: Died from centaur blood acid. Icarus: Picture of hot wings.