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Achilles will be the only son of an elderly king and his wife , who had both despaired of ever having a child and heir . When Achilles is born , he soon shows his eminent virtues in learning at school , in physical strength , and in ...
Achilles will be the only son of an elderly king and his wife , who had both despaired of ever having a child and heir . When Achilles is born , he soon shows his eminent virtues in learning at school , in physical strength , and in ...
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girl and the obstacles to the fulfilling of Achilles's and – as the story develops – the couple's mutual desire . The ( unnamed25 ) heroine is described in a detailed ekphrasis . At first she turns down Achilles's wooing .
girl and the obstacles to the fulfilling of Achilles's and – as the story develops – the couple's mutual desire . The ( unnamed25 ) heroine is described in a detailed ekphrasis . At first she turns down Achilles's wooing .
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death of many " positive " heroes , like Hector and Achilles , and , finally , to the destruction of the famous city of Troy . In this romance , the scene of Paris's initiation is very interesting . In a shipwreck with him as the only ...
death of many " positive " heroes , like Hector and Achilles , and , finally , to the destruction of the famous city of Troy . In this romance , the scene of Paris's initiation is very interesting . In a shipwreck with him as the only ...
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| Title | Kampos: Cambridge Papers in Modern Greek, Issue 7 |
| Contributor | University of Cambridge. Modern Greek Section |
| Publisher | Modern Greek Section, Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages, University of Cambridge, 1999 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 28 Apr 2008 |
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