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A Homer Commentary in Progress

Iliad 7.177-7.180

Greg Nagy

Last updated at March 12, 2020, 4:44 p.m.

Read in Context

The field of nine Achaeans competing for the title of ‘best of the Achaeans’ in response to Hector’s challenge and to Nestor’s reproach is now narrowed down to three: Ajax, Diomedes, and Agamemnon.