Tuesday, October 03, 2023

What Is A Hero?



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[by shop5]


["Do you even remember them?
I remember all of them."
gifset by ivcychens]

“Name one hero who was happy."

I considered. Heracles went mad and killed his family; Theseus lost his bride and father; Jason's children and new wife were murdered by his old; Bellerophon killed the Chimera but was crippled by the fall from Pegasus' back.

"You can't." He was sitting up now, leaning forward.

"I can't."

"I know. They never let you be famous AND happy."

― Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles

[found here]

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