After the End
March 5, 2025
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March 5, 2025
After the End
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Brandon Van Dyck Episodes Around March 5, 2025
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After the End
Summary
<p>When we first met Aeneas, he wished he could have died at Troy. Today, we find out why. By all accounts, the honorable thing to do would have been to go down with the burning citadel of his fathers. But this ain't your daddy's <em>Iliad</em>, and one thing we're learning is that honor and glory don't fetch quite the price they used to. If there's anyone who understands that it's Neoptolemus, AKA Pyrrhus, AKA Achilles' hellspawn, AKA the living wages of Greek decadence. It's not a pretty sight. Plus: what should we make of the Septuagint?</p> <p> Use code HERETICS to get 20% off Field of Greens: <a href="https://fieldofgreens.com">fieldofgreens.com</a></p> <p>Order Light of the Mind, Light of the World (and rate it five stars): <a href="https://a.co/d/2QccOfM">https://a.co/d/2QccOfM</a></p> <p>Subscribe to be in the mailbag: <a href="https://rejoiceevermore.substack.com">https://rejoiceevermore.substack.com</a></p>
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