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Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! | Greek Mythology & the Ancient Mediterranean
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The Relationship Between David and Jonathan in the Old Testament
The Iliad is viewed as fitting in with this epic tradition that already existed, especially in Middle Eastern texts. The Epic of Gilgamesh for instance, or even the book of Samuel in the Old Testament. They absolutely fit that kind of thing where it's like, yeah, they were super close. There was a term for women who took on the penetrative role and it was like, tree up, database, trip bidders or something like that.
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