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A Homer Commentary in Progress

Iliad 17.194-17.197

Greg Nagy

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

Read in Context

The armor that was given to Achilles by his immortal mother is immortalizing, whereas the armor that was given to him by his mortal father, the ash spear, symbolizes the hero’s mortality. On the ash spear, see the comment on I.16.140–144.