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the meaning of “gold” and“gifts”
Hello,Everyone
I don't know the meaning of“gold”and“gifts” below:
Achilles and his gold
Hercules and his gifts
Thanks a lot for advance :D
Apr 10, 2017 3:07 PM
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For questions like this - please put in the context. It will make it a lot easier for people to help you.
These are lyrics from a song by the Chainsmokers. Here, it is a literal meaning. They are refering to stories about Achilles (who is a hero from Greek mythology) that mentions gold* and stories about Hercules (also a hero from Greek mythology) that mentions his talents (probably his physical strength). Another word for talents is "gifts."
The next two lines mention modern heroes and stories about them.
*Off the top, I can't think of any stories about Achilles and gold, so I'm not sure which story they're referring to, but it makes the song rhyme.
April 10, 2017
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These words probably have their ordinary dictionary meanings. There is no other context and so there is no reason to think that they have deeper meanings.
April 10, 2017
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