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no oath compelled Achilles to wage war
too young to bid for Helen's famous charms
let Menelaus chase his truant whore
he'll cuddle in Patrokleus' arms
for Homer, love of women leads to strife
a prize like Helen's no cause to be proud
we all admire Odysseus' wife
but she's the shining stand-out in this crowd
the two Atreides were each betrayed
their fancy wives were famously unchaste
each bought a cuckold's horns for bride-price paid
while he sought glory laying Asia waste
Achilles lived in glory his brief days
the hero wise enough to swing both ways