Talk:Achillean

RFV discussion: May 2017
Rfv-sense "Of or relating to male homosexuals or male homosexuality". Tagged but not listed; I could only find one good cite, which I added. —Μετάknowledge discuss/deeds 08:18, 11 May 2017 (UTC)


 * I have added several more. This is cited. Kiwima (talk) 00:50, 12 May 2017 (UTC)
 * , your cites aren't quite sufficient. The second 1995 quote is using sense 1, and the 2004 and 2009 quotes are referring to a specific individual, . That only leaves two good cites. —Μετάknowledge discuss/deeds 04:06, 12 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Fair enough,, thanks for the clarifications. I have added two more quotes, although one of them is a bit mention-y. Kiwima (talk) 19:37, 12 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Great, I agree that it's cited now. —Μετάknowledge discuss/deeds 19:39, 12 May 2017 (UTC)

RFV-passed Kiwima (talk) 04:33, 19 May 2017 (UTC)

Meaning of "Achillean" in A.C. Hamilton's 1959 article
I shifted the Hamilton quotation to "Resembling or relating to Achilles, the hero of the Iliad." Hamilton's essay is explicitly comparing "The Faerie Queene" to the Iliad. In all instances where the word "Achillean" is used, it is meant to draw a direct comparison to Achilles, cf. "Against the Achillean spirit of revenge, Arthur argues that vengeance belongs only to God who only may punish the dead: " but gentle knight, / That doth against the dead his hand vpreare, / His honour staines with rancour and despight " (viii. 29). Unlike the helpless Priam who pleads prostrate before Achilles, Arthur confronts the Achillean figures with the sword. " 24.224.66.164 22:42, 3 November 2021 (UTC)