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Banypaul's avatar

I thought your subheader was perfect. The ultimate tale of love and loss. It's those two things exactly that come together when Achilles and Priam share a meal. Both are hurt because of the other but instead of seeking revenge each seeks to alleviate the other's pain. Some have defined love as will the good of the other, and I can't think of too many better examples of this notion. Either way it's one of the great redemptive moments of Western literature in imo.

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maryh10000's avatar

Agreed. It has been interesting that I have read this classic for the first time in my late sixties. Well, better late than never.

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