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Jan 24, 2022 30 min

Classical Studies 101 - The Iliad - Cha 18

from 34 Circe Salon -- The Parallax Hosted by 34 Circe Salon, 34 Circe Media, Sean Marlon Newcombe

One of the most lyrical chapters in the Iliad, in chapter 18, Achilles grieves over the death of Patroclus and steels himself to return to battle. His loving mother, the goddess Thetis, commissions the god Hephaestus to fashion him new, resplendent armor for the battle he is about to wage and Homer paints a picture of the preparations in some of the most amazingly vivid passages ever written.

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One of the most lyrical chapters in the Iliad, in chapter 18, Achilles grieves over the death of Patroclus and steels himself to return to battle.

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