Pyrrhus' pursuit of Polites rewrites the Iliad: Polites becomes Hector, Pyrrhus replaces Achilles, and the death occurs under the eyes of Priam and Hecuba.
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Iliad Rewrite
Pyrrhus' pursuit of Polites rewrites the Iliad: Polites becomes Hector, Pyrrhus replaces Achilles, and the death occurs under the eyes of Priam and Hecuba.
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"Okay, so Pyrrhus is a son of Achilles, okay? So this is a rewriting of the ending of the Iliad, where Priam and Achilles..."
"Comes racing through spheres Through enemy fighters Fleeing down the long arcades And deserted hallways Badly wounded Pyrrhus hot on his heels A weapon..."
"So again, this is a rewriting of the Iliad where now Polites becomes Hector, right? Because remember, Achilles kills Hector at the gates of..."
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