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Hera's Seduction of Zeus in the Marvel Classic Comics adaptation:

Hera's Seduction of Zeus in the Marvel illustrated adaptation:

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As much as Agamemnon hates it, sacrifices must be made, worse since his daughter is the sacrifice and rather than be a victim, taken to be sacrificed, Iphigenia rises to the occasion.

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Of course, being a prince rather than a king, Achilles can't have multiple wives.

Also, the fact the the Myrmidons were there clamouring for Iphigenia's sacrifice just has me imagining Patroclus being among them, Achilles seeing them and asking: "You as well, Patroclus?"

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From "Heavy Metal Presents: Ulysses." Aeolus is a large guy in a floating chair... Okay, then.

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Something interesting to note about the Marvel Classic Comics adaptation of the Iliad, there is no Andromache and Astyanax. Due to it being 52 pages a lot was left out and unfortunately, Hector's wife and son two such characters lost. As a result, the family he has to mourn him are his parents Priam and Hecuba and his brothers Paris and Aeneas, the latter being portrayed as a son of Priam in the comic.

There is no wife to say goodbye to her husband, but there are still parents and brothers.

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So, I'm looking at the Classics Illustrated adaptation of the Iliad and apparently, the Achaean camp includes what looks like a classical palace?

What the sideways ass?

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Although I love the Marvel Illustrated adaptation of the Iliad, I can't help think that from the front, Aphrodite's costume looks jarringly modern. Everyone else is costumed in the attire of classical Greece, then you have her looking like she's been walking down the streets of LA or something.

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Okay, but if Odysseus, Diomedes and Palamedes were all Agamemnon's second-in-command, then where does that leave Menelaus?

Also, the reason why you do not make a fifteen-year-old an admiral.

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In the "Ulysses and Circe" episode of "Mythic Warriors", Ulysses is not so much let go and escapes after getting his crew turned back and Circe turns out to be able to transform into animals at will, with her even turning into a gargantuan octopus to prevent Ulysses from leaving.

It might be Circe at her most horrifying.

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While "Mythic Warriors" never had an Achilles centered-episode, the character did have two minor appearances.

He appears here as a child in the "Jason and the Argonauts" episode as a contemporary of Jason, though whether he is the brown-haired boy or the red-haired one, is uncertain, as when he does speak, his mouth is not shown moving, but Chiron does refer to him by name.

He also makes a posthumous appearance in the "Ulysses and Circe" episode alongside his cousin Ajax. Circled below, the only way to tell which is which is by Ulysses looking to them when he addresses them. They seem to have the exact same animation model.

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The fact that Paris doesn't even object when he is told everything highlights just how much of a bastard he is. He doesn't care that Helen is married to Menelaus, he doesn't care that what he will do will start a war. Aphrodite just says she can get him his bride and he has no problems whatsoever with it.

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I can't believe I never pointed this out, but there is quite the flaw when it comes to character design here. Patroclus is supposed to pretend to be Achilles, but while he has the same build and may know all of his moves, he has a completely different hair colour and his beard is completely different, both of which would be perfectly obvious due to the helmet not covering it up.

Besides the text dictating that he must be believed to be Achilles, how would anyone who had been fighting alongside them and against them for the past nine years ever believe Patroclus to be Achilles?

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Something that those following me might not know is that I have a YouTube channel where I alternate between Vtubing and non-Vtubing. I game and do readings, with both the Odyssey and the Iliad on the list of what my virtual persona will be reading, while my regular self has done a reading of "Tales of the Greek Heroes" by Roger Lancelyn Green and is currently doing a reading of "The Tale of Troy" by the same author.

Now, it wasn't until tonight that I did something I don't typically do unless it is for a watchalong video. I created a thumbnail and because so many people here on Tumblr showed interest in my posts covering the Marvel Classic Comics adaptations of the Iliad and the Odyssey, I wonder should I do a video covering one of them? Thus, I created this. It isn't great, not by any stretch of the imagination.

I hope that people might show interest in this. Maybe they will. Maybe they won't. Who can say? Still, I hope people would be interested in this.

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The Wounding of Agamemnon and the Deaths of the Sons of Antenor.

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I remember once reading a review where someone said they wanted to see Paris stabbed in the face after this. I am in full agreement.

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Earlier evidence of the Judgement having been something Paris made up. He simply heard Troilus refer to Helen as the most beautiful woman in the world and asked how'd he like to be married to her with Paris being taken by the idea.

He knows Menelaus is married, but he still has no problem seducing another man's wife to get her to run away with him.

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I am not writing an AU where one of the others dies, I was just imagining what it would be like. I do not have an AU where Achilles lives either.

"Three who are dearest to me of the Achaeans."

Am I the only one imagining an AU of what if it had been Ajax, Odysseus or Phoenix whom Hector had killed instead of Patroclus?

I'm already asking the question of what if Achilles had survived the war, saving that for my story "Eochaid mac Enna in the Days of Menelaus", but as a literal question where Eochaid is told of the prophecy, only to in turn ask Achilles what if the prophecy should turn out false and he should win his everlasting glory and survive the war? Personally, I'm torn between Achilles being unsure or just being to the point and basically say: "Then I shall live."