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From [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[mythology]], he was a [[human]] and a [[Troy|Trojan]] who was [[romantic love|loved]] by the [[Greek god|goddess]] [[Eos]], who granted him [[immortality|eternal life]] but didn't grant him eternal [[youth]]; as a result, he becomes [[aging|older]] and older [[forever]], becoming more [[decrepit]] and [[infirm]], and who eventually pleaded for [[death]]. The tale illustrates the differences between humans and gods.
From [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[mythology]], he was a [[human]] and a [[Troy (ancient city)|Trojan]] who was [[romantic love|loved]] by the [[Greek god|goddess]] [[Eos]], who granted him [[immortality|eternal life]] but didn't grant him eternal [[youth]]; as a result, he becomes [[aging|older]] and older [[forever]], becoming more [[decrepit]] and [[infirm]], and who eventually pleaded for [[death]]. The tale illustrates the differences between humans and gods.

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Tithonos [r]: From Greek mythology, he was a human and a Trojan who was loved by the goddess Eos, who granted him eternal life but didn't grant him eternal youth; as a result, he becomes older and older forever, becoming more decrepit and infirm, and who eventually pleaded for death. The tale illustrates the differences between humans and gods.