dysfunctionality in myth vs. functionality in ritual

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Iliad 23.001–064

While the Trojans are mourning Hector in Troy, I.23.001, Achilles and his fellow Achaeans have all returned to the ships beached at the Hellespont, I.23.001–002, and the hero now c ... Continue reading

Odyssey 22.437-479

At O.22.437–473, the disloyal handmaidens of the household are executed by hanging. There is considerable emphasis on the terror and suffering of these wretched women as they get s ... Continue reading