Back In My Day

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of Phyleus, the spear-famed, closing upon him
struck him with the sharp spear behind the head at the tendon,
and straight on through the teeth and under the tongue cut the bronze blade,
and he dropped in the dust gripping in his teeth the cold bronze.”
Examples of aggression and viciousness are also given in the Odyssey. In this, most say that Odysseus was justified in doing what he did, but it is still brutal fighting. The best example of viciousness is given when Odysseus finally returns home and has to defeat the suitors:
“Odysseus’ arrow hit him [Antinoos] under the chin and punched up to the
feathers through the throat. Backward and down he went, letting
the winecup fall from his shocked hand. Like pipes his nostrils
jetted crimson runnels, a river of mortal red, and one last kick
upset his table knocking the bread and meat to soak in dusty blood.”
These two examples might not be the same as a gang war or a drive-by in the middle of ...

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