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The Unknown Technology in HomerAchilles and the Mēnis

The Unknown Technology in Homer: Achilles and the Mēnis [Achilles was the son of Peleus and Thetis, a sea-nymph. Their marriage was permitted on the condition that their son, who was yet to be born, would die in war. Thetis, to protect the infant from death, bathed him in the waters of Styx, to make him invulnerable (Figures 3.1 and 3.2). Chiron, the Centaur, was Achilles’s educator (Figures 3.3 and 3.4).] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

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Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Copyright
© Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010
ISBN
978-90-481-2513-5
Pages
25 –31
DOI
10.1007/978-90-481-2514-2_3
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Abstract

[Achilles was the son of Peleus and Thetis, a sea-nymph. Their marriage was permitted on the condition that their son, who was yet to be born, would die in war. Thetis, to protect the infant from death, bathed him in the waters of Styx, to make him invulnerable (Figures 3.1 and 3.2). Chiron, the Centaur, was Achilles’s educator (Figures 3.3 and 3.4).]

Published: Apr 9, 2010

Keywords: Structural Material; True Identity; Unknown Technology; Greek Army

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