Achilles as the son of Thetis has a special relationship which allows him to communicate with the gods by way of Thetis's favor in the eyes of Zeus (Il. 1.490) Both characters are headstrong warriors; the epics do relate their preeminence in battle. ... In book I, Patroclus is shown to be obedient to Achilles (Il. 1.408), but slightly before that Achilles refers to him as diogenes, which is an obvious sign of respect. ... In the story of Gilgamesh and Enkidu, the characters have a series of adventures in which we further watch the development of their relationship. The first event involv...

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These physicians who generally refused to assist suicide because they believed that those acts were morally wrong and that such actions an inappropriate practice and that in their religion beliefs such deeds would "violates God's authority over life, which is God's gift.... Throughout the early period of the colonies and later the United States, there were no specific laws created regarding assisted suicide as a manner of death, because religious belief largely prohibited even consideration of any such practice. ... As time evolved, changes in people's mindset were leading ...

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