I saw Oedeipus' mother, beautiful Epicaste,
Who unwittingly did a monstrous deed,
Marrying her son, who had killed his father.
The gods soon brought these things to light;
Yet, for all his misery, Oedipus still ruled
In lovely Thebes, by the gods' dark designs.
But Epicaste, overcome by her grief,
Hung a deadly noose from the ceiling rafters
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                                          But sleep
That masters all had no hold on Achilles.
Tears wet his face as he remembered his friend.
He tossed and turned, yearning for Patroclus,
For his manhood and his noble heart,
And all they had done together, the shared pain,
The battles fought, the hard times at sea.

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Happy Valentine's Day, my lovelies!

There's really nothing cooler than listening to the Two Towers soundtrack while reading The Iliad. I just. I am so in love with this text, with the characters, with the significance of honor, of glory.

*glee*

Achilles/Patroclus = OTP! Until, you know, death.

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