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1. inter spem et metum, non omnis moriar by oasisofataraxy

   Fandoms: The Iliad - Homer, The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller, HOMER - Works, The Silence of the Girls - Pat Barker  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Rape/Non-Con
   • Gen, M/M
   • Work in Progress

   11 Aug 2025

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Rape/Non-Con
   • Achilles & Briseis | Hippodameia (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)
   • Briseis | Hippodameia & Patroclus of Opus (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)
   • Achilles & Briseis & Patroclus (Song of Achilles)
   • Achilles/Patroclus of Opus (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)
   • Achilles & Patroclus of Opus (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)
   • Briseis | Hippodameia & Cassandra (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)
   • Briseis | Hippodameia & Everyone (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)
   • Briseis | Hippodameia (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)
   • Briseis (Song of Achilles)
   • Achilles (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)
   • Patroclus of Opus (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)
   • Cassandra (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)
   • Mynes of Lyrnessus (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)
   • Helen of Troy (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)
   • Paris (Song of Achilles)
   • Greek Army at Troy Ensemble
   • Trojan City Ensemble
   • Background & Cameo Characters
   • The Olympians (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)
   • Canon Compliant
   • Canon Continuation
   • Pre-Canon
   • During Canon
   • POV Female Character
   • Feminist Themes
   • Femininity
   • Trojan War
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • War
   • Sexual Slavery
   • Religious Imagery & Symbolism
   • References to Ancient Greek Religion & Lore
   • paris bashing
   • POV Briseis | Hippodameia
   • Women during War
   • BAMF Briseis | Hippodameia
   • Reference to Silence of the Girls
   • Dead Dove: Do Not Eat
   • Historical Inaccuracy
   • Inaccurate Ancient Greek Religion & Lore
   • Beauty Standards
   • The Patriarchy
   • Power Imbalance
   • Power Dynamics
   • Between foreign warriors and slave girls
   • Author regrets nothing
   • Married Life
   • Misogyny
   • What does it mean to be a woman?
   • Introspection
   • Character Study
   • Hymns
   • Story
   • Rape/Non-con Elements
   • Rape Aftermath
   • Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con
   • Feminism during war
   • The Devastation of being a girl in a world that hates girls
   • Rape

   Summary

   inter spem et metum, non omnis moriar

   between hope and fear, I will not wholly die

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   Namely, Briseis. Briseis will not die, not because she wishes to live, but because she is a girl during war, and tragedy is seeping through her body.

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   English

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