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... Achilles and Odysseus , Achilles is not only a mighty warrior but a masterly orator ; while Odysseus is a man of noble deeds , he is preeminently the man of wise counsel . It would seem that acquaint- ance with lyric poetry was mainly ...
... Achilles and Odysseus , Achilles is not only a mighty warrior but a masterly orator ; while Odysseus is a man of noble deeds , he is preeminently the man of wise counsel . It would seem that acquaint- ance with lyric poetry was mainly ...
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... Achilles in the Iliad , he hates worse than the gates of hell ; and thus the dé- nouement and the reconciliation of Philoctetes must be effected by the appearance of Hercules as ' deus ex machina . ' Is this a study of character ...
... Achilles in the Iliad , he hates worse than the gates of hell ; and thus the dé- nouement and the reconciliation of Philoctetes must be effected by the appearance of Hercules as ' deus ex machina . ' Is this a study of character ...
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... Achilles that he will wait for his vengeance all his life if need be , " so long as breath remains in my bosom and my good knees have their strength . " Even in Homer there is no particular relevance in the mention of the knees ( save ...
... Achilles that he will wait for his vengeance all his life if need be , " so long as breath remains in my bosom and my good knees have their strength . " Even in Homer there is no particular relevance in the mention of the knees ( save ...
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