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===== The Tragedy of Achilles ===== | ===== The Tragedy of Achilles ===== | ||
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The story of the life and death of Achilles varies from account to account //(as things from Ancient Greece do)// but the core of the story is this: | The story of the life and death of Achilles varies from account to account //(as things from Ancient Greece do)// but the core of the story is this: | ||
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- Achilles dies, and his kill streak ends. | - Achilles dies, and his kill streak ends. | ||
- | The **historical Achilles** was likely a skilled Aeolian Greek warrior. This man was likely not supernaturally invulnerable at all, but nevertheless he succeeded in combat for a long time with normal human limitations. Achilles clearly had a reputation, which became the fuel for this legend. The tragedy here is that a violent state-sponsored mystery cult erased this man's already-epic story in favor of a conspiracy involving a haunted river, depriving us of valuable historical field data. | + | The **historical Achilles** was likely a skilled Aeolian Greek warrior. This man was likely not supernaturally invulnerable at all, but nevertheless he succeeded in combat for a long time with normal human limitations. Achilles clearly had a reputation, which became the fuel for this legend. The tragedy here is that a violent state-sponsored mystery cult erased this man's already-epic story in favor of a conspiracy involving a haunted river, |
===== Modern Combat Implications ===== | ===== Modern Combat Implications ===== |
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