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| Name |
Archgallo |
| Day of Birth |
15 January |
| Current Residence |
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Musical Taste |
Manic Street Preachers, Radiohead, Interpol (band), Placebo (band), Coldplay. |
| Favourite Authors |
Terry Pratchett, Sylvia Plath, Homer, Douglas Adams, Percy Bysshe Shelley, George Byron, 6th Baron Byron. |
| Interests |
Writing (both active and the study thereof), the English language, dinosaurs, extinct languages. |
Third year student of the English language, finishing my Bachelor this year. My minor is Norwegian, hopefully I'll be able to edit some Norwegian pages next year.
(Homer - The Iliad, as translated by Robert Fagles)
μηνιν αειδε, θεα, Πηληιαδεω Αχιληος
ουλομενην, η μυρι Αχαιοις αλγε εθηκε,
πολλας δ' ιφθιμοθς ψυχασ Αιδι προιαψεν
ηρωων αυτους δε ελωρια τευχε κυνεσσιν
οιωνοισι τε πασι, Διος δ' ετελειετο βουλη.
εξ ου δη τα πρωτα διαστητεν ερισαντε
Ατρεδης τε αναξ ανδρων δαι διος Αχιλλευς.
(Rage - Goddess, sing the rage of Peleus' son Achilles,
murderous, doomed, that cost the Achaeans countless losses,
hurtling down to the House of Death so many sturdy souls,
great fighters' souls, but made their bodies carrion,
feast for the dogs and birds,
and the will of Zeus was moving towards its end.
Begin, Muse, when the two first broke and clashed,
Agamemnon lord of men and brilliant Achilles.)
