Word: demigod
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Leonardo in those days was a handsome young demigod, so strong that he could break horseshoes with his bare hands. In any group he would have been the center; it was his misfortune to become the center of a group which numbered several effeminates. At 24 he was indicted for sodomy. He was acquitted, but only after a relentless inquisition...
...Sylvia? The downfall of this demigod is the inexorable theme of Parade's End. Christopher, despite his incomparable powers (or perhaps because of them), is a man saturated with humility, pity and chivalrous principles. With a world that is half gone to the dogs he will make not the smallest compromise; so the furious world sets out to hunt him down...