<< the greatest warrior of his time, was a practising
homosexual>>
Consider that this was before heterosexuality and
homosexuality had been invented... But Achilles does indeed
have real flaws: he goes into uncontrolled wrath easily, he
is stubborn, he is a bad judge of people, he is ready to
blame others, and so on. The Greek gods were lenient with
male heroes as long as they were brave. Apollo came down to
stop the fight between Hector and Ajax and conveyed Zeus's
approval to both of them. The only virtuous hero (in the
modern Hollywood sense) is Patroclus, who however does not
get top billing from Homer.
Best,
MrT
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from old materials, but the battered tenement may, with care,
be long sustained by props" -- From Becklard's
Physiology.
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