Troy, Iraq, and Gay Marriage
“A King who fights his own battles. Wouldn’t that be something to see.” (Achilles, in front of King Agamemnon of Greece, and the Kind of Thessalay, and both their armies, after Achilles has been summoned by Agamemnon to fight in single combat against the Thessalonian hero, to determine which King will control Thessalay.
“War is old men talking, and young men dying. You know this. Ignore the politics.” (Odysseus to Achilles, trying to persuade Achilles to re-enter the seige of Troy.)
“Don’t waste your life following some fool’s orders.” (Achilles to Patriclus, trying to persuade Patroclus not to fight in Agamemnon’s war against Troy.)
“When does it end?” Priam’s niece–Achilles’ prisoner–to Achilles, after learning that Achilles intends to fight Hector, her cousin, after learning that Hector has killed Patriclus, Achilles’ cousin.
Achilles replies, “It never ends.”
(collected by Keith Russell)
Oh, and Achilles and Patroculus were having butt sex. Thigh sex at the least. And Achilles used to wear dresses. The Gay Marriage bit in the title is a bit of a stretch, it was more like man-boy love before you got married. Homosexuality was, however, a big part of classical culture.
The Mahavamsa (a history of Sri Lanka) is full of conflicts between generals and kings. Usually, the more bloodthirsty and unscrupulous would win. Our current (elected) ruler Mahinda Rajapaksa has had his own general conflicts, namely with one Sarath Fonseka. In the old days Fonseka would have staged a coup, as in literally try to cut of Mahinda’s head, and Mahinda would – if that failed – tie him to four elephants and split his parts asunder. Can’t do that shit anymore. Instead Fonseka ran for office and lost and Mahinda tossed him in jail.
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