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I could recognize him by touch alone, by smell; I would know him blind, by the way his breaths came and his feet struck the earth. I would know him in death, at the end of the world. (p. 134).
Madeline Miller's Song of Achilles is a testament to humanity of the gods – and the godliness of humans. Brilliant and beautiful Achilles is perverted by hubris: he is Aristos Achaion – best of the Greeks – and refused to fight in the Trojan War because Agamemnon stole Briseis, his slave won in the war. Ra ...more
Madeline Miller's Song of Achilles is a testament to humanity of the gods – and the godliness of humans. Brilliant and beautiful Achilles is perverted by hubris: he is Aristos Achaion – best of the Greeks – and refused to fight in the Trojan War because Agamemnon stole Briseis, his slave won in the war. Ra ...more
Truly beautiful, well written, heart warming. I greatly enjoyed this emotional expansion on the Iliad, blending all the details I wanted movies like Troy to share! A must read for fans of Greek mythology!
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