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Necrophilia in Popular Culture

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Necrophilia has been a frequent topic in popular culture.

In the Greek legend of the Trojan War, the Greek hero Achilles slays the Amazon queen Penthesilea in a duel.

Upon removing her helmet and seeing her face, Achilles falls in love with her and mourns her death.

The soldier Thersites openly ridicules Achilles and accuses him of necrophilia.

Achilles responds by promptly killing Thersites with a single blow. (In some traditions, Thersites' accusation is not unfounded - Achilles was so stricken by Penthesilea's beauty that he could not control his lust for her, even after her death.)

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VerPublishing
613929228X / 9786139292288
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31/12/2011
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140 pages
152 x 229 mm, 213 grams
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