Achilles…slit open [Tros'] liver, the liver spurted loose, gushing with dark blood, drenched his lap and the night swirled down his eyes as his life breath slipped away.
Iliad and Odyssey
Graphic depiction of Achilles' brutal killing of Tros in The Iliad, emphasizing the visceral horror of combat.
c. 8th century BCE
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