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A Homer Commentary in Progress

Iliad 16.087–16.096

Greg Nagy

Last updated at March 12, 2020, 4:45 p.m.

Read in Context

Achilles tells Patroklos not to go beyond the limits that he sets for him in these verses. If Patroklos does exceed these limits, as he will, he will lose his shared identity with Achilles.