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A Homer Commentary in Progress

Iliad 18.80-82

Greg Nagy

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

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The restoration of honor for Achilles can now give him no pleasure, since the price for this restoration has been the death of the hetairos ‘companion’ who was most philos ‘near and dear’ to him.