Hi Ben,
Thanks for this! I'd forgotten about this from the Iliad altogether.. Fantastic example.
Respectfully,
Andrew
On Mar 14, 2011, at 12:40 PM, Caduceus Books wrote:
> Greetings!
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> One example.
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> In the Homer's Iliad an eagle carrying a snake is struck by the serpent and drops it. The eagle represented the Trojans and the snake the Greeks, the discomfort of the eagle predicts the Trojans defeat.
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> My best wishes
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> Ben
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