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When he becomes a young man , he is described in terms of a military leader and heir to his father's throne . But his real nature is an erotic one . We are informed about this fact at an early point in the romance ( see Smith's ...
When he becomes a young man , he is described in terms of a military leader and heir to his father's throne . But his real nature is an erotic one . We are informed about this fact at an early point in the romance ( see Smith's ...
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The ( unnamed25 ) heroine is described in a detailed ekphrasis . ... There follows a description of their life together : the girl's family gives in , the couple marry , and in a sequence of scenes Achilles's great strength is proved ...
The ( unnamed25 ) heroine is described in a detailed ekphrasis . ... There follows a description of their life together : the girl's family gives in , the couple marry , and in a sequence of scenes Achilles's great strength is proved ...
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Yannakis is described as “ óuoppov " ( " fair " ) , the Crab is compared to an angel and his brothers are " tapauopoa nahikápia " ( " very handsome youths " ) . The final result of all fairy tales , masculine or feminine , is the same ...
Yannakis is described as “ óuoppov " ( " fair " ) , the Crab is compared to an angel and his brothers are " tapauopoa nahikápia " ( " very handsome youths " ) . The final result of all fairy tales , masculine or feminine , is the same ...
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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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