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In the movie "Troy," Brad Pitt's character says that the gods "envy us" because we are mortal and that "any moment could be our last." Is there anything like that in ancient writing/philosophy/stories, or is it just another Hollywood good-guy line?

by /u/Jehu86 in /r/AskHistorians

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