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Noah McGarvey Dolan
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Book XIX: wherein Achilleus moves on to the 'argue-with-your-horse-over-your-swiftly-approaching-death' stage of grief
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Noah McGarvey Dolan
is on page 350 of 599
Need to look into what translation - if any - Shakespeare had available. Ajax and Hektor spur on their respective lines in chapter 15, each with opening remarks that land, to my ear, close to those of Antony and Henry V. Here's Hektor:
"Trojans, Lykians, Dardanians who fight at close quarters,
be men now, dear friends, remember your furious valor"
— Jun 16, 2026 11:51AM
"Trojans, Lykians, Dardanians who fight at close quarters,
be men now, dear friends, remember your furious valor"
Noah McGarvey Dolan
is on page 245 of 599
mules are better than oxen when it comes time to yoke the beasts to plow the land
— Jun 06, 2026 11:09PM
Noah McGarvey Dolan
is on page 125 of 599
How did high school me find this boring? Book Five opens with a spear through a charioteer's chest and then proceeds to reel off another dozen spearings in gruesome detail.
— May 28, 2026 10:31PM
