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  2. Achilles - Wikipedia

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    Achilles' Wrath is a concert piece by Sean O'Loughlin. [99] Temporary Like Achilles is a song on the 1966 double-album Blonde on Blonde by Bob Dylan; Achilles Last Stand is a song on the 1976 Led Zeppelin album Presence. Achilles, Agony and Ecstasy in Eight Parts is the first song on the 1992 Manowar album The Triumph of Steel.

  3. Balius and Xanthus - Wikipedia

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    Achilles' comrade-in-arms Patroclus used to feed and groom these horses. In the Iliad, it was told how, when Patroclus was killed in battle, Xanthus and Balius stood motionless on the field of battle and wept. Late 19th-century fresco by Franz von Matsch (1861–1952) in the Aquileon: the chariot of Achilles drags the body of Hector.

  4. Achilles and Patroclus - Wikipedia

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    Achilles bandages the arm of Patroclus. The relationship between Achilles and Patroclus is a key element of the stories associated with the Trojan War.In the Iliad, Homer describes a deep and meaningful relationship between Achilles and Patroclus, where Achilles is tender toward Patroclus, but callous and arrogant toward others.

  5. Achilles' heel - Wikipedia

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    In the myths surrounding the war, Achilles was said to have died from a wound to his heel, [5] [6] ankle, [7] or torso, [5] which was the result of an arrow—possibly poisoned—shot by Paris. [8] The Iliad may purposefully suppress the myth to emphasise Achilles' human mortality and the stark chasm between gods and heroes.

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    Image credits: Flares117 Another interesting fact about the family who couldn't sleep comes from Redditor u/Potatoe_expert.Science writer and author of the book about said family The Family That ...

  7. Archicebus - Wikipedia

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    Archicebus achilles was named for being the oldest-known primate skeleton (as of 2013) and for its distinguishing calcaneus (heel bone). [5] The generic name, Archicebus, was constructed from arche (ἀρχή), the Ancient Greek word for "beginning", and cebus, the Latin version of the Ancient Greek kêbos (κῆβος), which refers to a long-tailed monkey.

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    Image credits: tyrion2024 The story of Masabumi Hosoto, the only Japanese Titanic survivor, is a fascinating one. Interestingly, Japan didn't celebrate his survival, as the local media condemned ...

  9. Myrmidons - Wikipedia

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    Achilles In Greek mythology , the Myrmidons (or Myrmidones ; Ancient Greek : Μυρμῐδόνες , Murmidónes , singular: Μυρμῐδών , Murmidṓn ) were an ancient Thessalian tribe.

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