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A Homer Commentary in Progress

Iliad 16.804-16.806

Greg Nagy

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

Read in Context

As Apollo strips away the protective armor from the body of Patroklos, piece by piece, the hero is being prepared for his ritualized death. At this moment, Patroklos is possessed by atē ‘aberration’, I.16.805.