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“You want nothing but your war, to prove that you lead the Greeks. “

“ The greatest of them all, “ he said quietly.

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wow wow wow wow???
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“My children came from my body; their flesh was born of mine.”

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THIS IS SO F SAD

i’m all about women’s right & wrongs but girl….

“And Achilles, a fighter, being the one to take my gentle girl?”

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oh my darling Iphigenia… you were just a girl got caught in men’s war.

hm

i read few reviews saying Elektra’s POV kinda horrible, i wouldn’t go that far but yes her POV does feel more bland in comparison to Helen’s & Cassandra’s

tantalus, what an odd coincidence

for a book titled “ Elektra “ you’d thought she’d be the main narrator most of the times.

spoiler : so far she’s not.

“Apollo loves Troy, I am the queen – any vision that comes from the god is for the good of the city. It isn’t a gift to me; it isn’t something I sought out. It isn’t for us to ask for such a thing.”


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it’s always Apollo or Hermes ( i’m binge watching PJO )

“The greatest of all the Greeks. Thank you, Clytemnestra.”

And then I saw it, just before he stepped back between the columns, back towards the sounds of revelry from within the palace. Just the flicker of a smile, curving his stern mouth at last.

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eeee i like this kind of thing

“I’ve heard the stories about my aunt Helen, and have never felt envy. Look at where her beauty led her. ”

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que ; The men start wars yet Troy hates Helen.