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A Homer Commentary in Progress

Iliad 16.419

Douglas Frame

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

Read in Context

analysis of the parallelism between Nestor and Patroclus (as in Nestor’s second story), with regards to Patroclus’ failure to turn back from battle as Achilles commands and here specifically Patroclus’ state of mind (which mirrors Nestor’s)