husband Menelaus. Achilles Prince of Phithia, along with Patroclus, was recruited to fight for the Greeks, even though it is prophesized that Achilles will die, but only if Hector dies first. The story is tragic, as both armies are equal to each other, and neither can gain the upper hand and they clash for nine long years. This goes on until Achilles falls out with Agamemnon, the King of Mycenae. Achilles refuses the to fight and the Trojans fight their way into the enemy camp, led by their formidable prince, Hector of Troy. Patroclus, seeing the pain of the Greeks, takes Achilles ’ s armour and drives the Trojans out of the Greek camp. In the process, Patroclus is killed by Hector. Achilles then takes revenge on Hector and kills him, sealing his fate. He is later killed with an arrow through his heel, thus the saying, ‘ Achilles ’ heel ’. There is an ongoing speculation over whether the Iliad is real or based on real - life events, but I would recommend reading it. Even in one of our earliest pieces of literature, we have evidence of people who are gay.
Lord Byron
Lord Byron was a bisexual poet and adventurer. He was born in 1788 and got an education at Trinity College, Cambridge. He was the father of Ada Lovelace the
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