One the pillars of western masculinity, the Iliad, is replete with the tears of heroes. Men -- sometimes quite violent and aggressive men -- have historically f

One the pillars of western masculinity, the Iliad, is replete with the tears of heroes. Men -- sometimes quite violent and aggressive men -- have historically felt quite free to use tears to express their anxiety and grief. "Agamemnon shed tears as it were a dark-running stream or cataract on the side of some sheer cliff." https://chs.harvard.edu/CHS/article/display/6812.iii-4-the-language-of-tears https://chs.harvard.edu/CHS/article/display/6812.iii-4-the-l...