#not just as a custodian of historical precedence but in all his subtle acts of persuasion
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i keep meaning to make an effortpost about nestor's role in the iliad. that book i read a year ago about iliadic paranarratives completely changed my view of that ancient prattler and i'm still thinking about it
#he's got us all fooled. he's actually super influential and holds so much sway within the central conflict#not just as a custodian of historical precedence but in all his subtle acts of persuasion#'aw what a sweet doddering old man' meanwhile he sets up odysseus to crash and burn at the embassy just to gather intel
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