... his effrontery. As a side note, this episode has some parallels in the Iliad. Diomedes injures Aphrodite, who is analogous to Ishtar; both wounded love-goddesses complain to their father Anu/Zeus and their mother Antu/Dione, who are both generic words for "Mr. God" and "Mrs. God". A second instance of parallelism occurs when Achilles battles with the river Scamander, personified as ... person that made living the mortal life worth living. Patroclus on the other hand thinks of his glory that he might achieve if he kills the Trojans and Hector, he goes from his concern for the other Greek...

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