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Where are the following lines spoken? “I would have made your child immortal and ageless forever; I would have given him unfailing honor. But now he cannot escape death and the death spirits.” A. Parnassus B. Eleusis C. Athens D. Delphi E. Mt. Helicon

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Where are the following lines spoken? “I would have made your child immortal and ageless forever; I would have given him unfailing honor. But now he cannot escape death and the death spirits.” A. Parnassus B. Eleusis C. Athens D. Delphi E. Mt. Helicon

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The lines you quoted are from Homer's Iliad, specifically from Book 19, lines 326-329. They are spoken by the god Apollo to Thetis, the mother of Achilles. However, the location where these lines are spoken is not specified in the text. Therefore, none of the options A. Parnassus, B. Eleusis, C. Athens, D. Delphi, E. Mt. Helicon can be definitively chosen as the correct answer based on the information given in the Iliad.

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