Shield of Aeneas

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Iliad 2.299-332

... conquest of Troy is the ultimate telos. There are comparable themes in Virgil Aeneid 8.615-629, 729-731, featuring the Shield of Aeneas. Here in the Iliad, the telos or ‘fulfillment’ of th ... Continue reading

Iliad 18.590

... lles. Here I epitomize my relevant analysis in HC C§15, where I focus on a comparable crossover in the case of Virgil’s Shield of Aeneas in Aeneid 8. I start by focusing on arma ‘armor, arm ... Continue reading