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2. The Ancient Greek myth of Tithonius comes to mind.

Fri Dec 14, 2012, 09:11 AM

Dec 2012

He falls in love with the goddess Eos, and she begs Zeus to give Tithonius immortality. He gets it, but she forgot to ask for eternal youth, too.

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I'm not surprised PopeOxycontinI Dec 2012 #1

The Ancient Greek myth of Tithonius comes to mind. Odin2005 Dec 2012 #2

I don't think that you have to worry about that! Sam1 Dec 2012 #3

Of course not. Igel Dec 2012 #4

A correct link: muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 #5