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Neoptolemus

Son of Achilles, who fought at Troy and later became king of Epirus.

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First appearance: victory odes

Neoptolemus shows up with force in VII For Sogenes of Aegina. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Aiakid hero whose death at Delphi is recounted as fulfilling fate.
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  • Other

Character groups

  • Victors, patrons, and mythological figures
  • Protagonist

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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

The emotional and psychological peak occurs in the revelation that the flute’s music—celebrated as Midas’s vic…

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