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“Her later life was lived amid a set of shadows and reflections of all that she had lost in the catastrophes of her early life. And if the shadow of happiness fell short of happiness itself, it was more than she had ever expected to find when she lay prostrate on the shores of Troy, weeping for her beloved child.”
― A Thousand Ships
― A Thousand Ships
“I did not see the worst of him. Even at his best he was not an easy man. But he was a friend to me in a time when I needed one”
― Circe
― Circe
“There’s comfort in stories which don’t change, even the sad ones.”
― Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths
― Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths
“Yes, but hate is a bad root. It takes its place in your heart and it grows
and grows, letting everything rot.”
― Clytemnestra
and grows, letting everything rot.”
― Clytemnestra
“I stayed silent. I realised that when I had seen all those suitors clamour in the hall for Helen, I had believed they were there because they loved her, but I had been wrong. They hated her. They hated her because she was so beautiful and because she made them want her so much. Nothing brought them more joy than the fall of a lovely woman. They picked over her reputation like vultures, scavenging for every scrap of flesh they could devour.”
― Elektra
― Elektra
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