Jiang interprets Dante's allusion by linking Pallas and Athena to Romulus and Remus through the repeated structure of one twin killing the loved counterpart to found or secure power.
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Pallas and Athena
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"...I want to thank you for pointing this out. So Pallas and Athena were twins, right? And Athena had to kill Pallas in order..."
"...combine myths together. Okay? So you have the myth of Pallas and Athena. What he's saying is that that refers to the myth of..."
"...kingdom. So, according to my understanding, Pallas... The story of Pallas and Athena is a very Greek story. And it doesn't have, like, much......"
"...line is... It also reminds us of the legend of Pallas and Athena. Okay? Does that make sense?"
"...not a credible source, but it's valuable for basic understanding... Pallas and Athena were not in direct opposition. They were not fighting over a..."
"...in order to relate the two things. You're absolutely right. Pallas and Athena, Romulus and Remus... I didn't see the connection. And what Dante..."
"...is a hallucinating Athena. No one else can see her, okay? Pallas Athena, the terrible blazing of those eyes, and his winged words went..."
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