Lore Actually
30: The Song of Achilles: Why It Works, Why It Hurts
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Madeline Miller’s The Song of Achilles came out 15 years ago, and somehow we’re only getting emotionally destroyed by it now.This week, we’re talking about why a story we already knew still managed to hurt this much, how Patroclus changes the way we see Achilles, and why Miller’s version of Greek mythology works so well for a modern audience. We also get into Greek gods being petty and…