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* [[Greek Mythology]] has Philoctetes, who was either bitten by a serpent or accidentally scratched by one of Heracles's Hydra-venom-tipped arrows before the siege of Troy. Philoctetes was not caused pain by the scratch, but the never -healing wound stank like a mountain of corpses, which was unbearable during a prolonged siege, as there was no way to escape it. Philoctetes was exiled to an island, taking the quiver of Hydra-venom-tipped arrows with him (they were his property, having been a gift from Heracles). When the gods tell the Greeks that the only way the [[Trojan War]] can be won is with his bow, the Greeks swallow their pride and beg Philoctetes to return.