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The Fallacy of the “Buddy Construction” on Ancient Heroic Duos
Author(s) -
Jenny Plecash
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
constellations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2562-0509
DOI - 10.29173/cons24108
Subject(s) - friendship , fallacy , trope (literature) , mythology , literature , aesthetics , history , sociology , philosophy , art , epistemology , social science
In this paper, I seek to examine three ancient literary couples to discover the nature of their relationships. Specifically, I will argue that Enkidu and Gilgamesh, David and Jonathan, and Achilles and Patroclus each participated in a relationship that went beyond the trope of heroic friendship. I will also examine how previous scholars portrayed these men in an attempt to remove homoeroticism from their mythologies.

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