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Albion is the site of the junction of east–west highway NYS Route 31 (East Avenue and West Avenue) and north–south highway NYS Route 98 (Main Street). NYS Route 279 joins NY-98 immediately north of Albion. It is located 30 miles west of Rochester NY, and 43 miles northeast of Buffalo NY.
Homer mentions an Achaean attack upon the delta, and Menelaus speaks of the same in Book IV of the Odyssey to Telemachus when he recounts his own return home from the Trojan War. Some ancient Greek authors also say that Helen had spent the time of the Trojan War in Egypt, and not at Troy, and that after Troy the Greeks went there to recover her ...
Albion – The Village of Albion, the county seat, is at the junction of NY-31 and NY-98 at the north town line. Albion Correctional Facility – A New York prison for women is west of Albion village on NY Route 31. Bentons Corners – A former location south of Albion village. Eagle Harbor Station – A hamlet west of Albion village.
The Orleans County Courthouse Historic District is one of two located in downtown Albion, New York, United States.Centered on Courthouse Square, it includes many significant buildings in the village, such as its post office and churches from seven different denominations, one of which is the tallest structure in the county.
Achilles and Asteropaios thus engage in one-on-one combat, Asteropaios throwing two spears at the same time at Achilles. One spear hit Achilles' shield, while the other reached his right forearm and drew blood. [4] Asteropaios was the only Trojan in the Iliad who was able to draw blood from Achilles. However, he fails to kill Achilles, and is ...
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Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NY-6236, "Blott-Bartlett House, 135 West Bank Street, Albion, Orleans County, NY", 3 photos, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page HABS No. NY-6239, " Pratt Opera House, 114-120 North Main Street, Albion, Orleans County, NY ", 2 photos, 1 photo caption page
Later on in life, Achilles is killed by Paris when he is shot in his vulnerable spot, the heel. This is where the term "Achilles' heel" is derived from. Peleus gave Achilles to the centaur Chiron, to raise on Mt. Pelion, which took its name from Peleus. In the Iliad, Achilles uses Peleus' immortal horses and also wields his father's spear.