This line shows that the grief of the Achaeans during the Battle of the Ships qualifies as ákhos, which signals le transfer du mal, or 'a transfer of evil':
the ákhos of Achilles leads to
the ménis of Achilles leads to
the ákhos of the Achaeans
See the comments on I.01.188, I.01.407–412, I.01.503–510, I.01.509, I.01.558–559, I.09.003, I.09.008–009, I.11.317–319.