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The Death and Afterlife of AchillesJonathan S. Burgess

Greek Mythology and Religion

The Death and Afterlife of Achilles

by Jonathan S. Burgess

A study of the traditions about Achilles' death, which the Iliad foretells but does not narrate, and of his afterlife in myth and cult. Burgess draws on the Epic Cycle, art and later sources.

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