armor of Achilles

... scribed as ‘equal to Ares’ is Patroklos. Besides sharing such an epithet, Hector and Patroklos will also be sharing the armor of Achilles: first it is Patroklos who wears this armor when he ... Continue reading

When Zeus sees Hector putting on the armor of Achilles, he nods his divine head, thus signaling his will, which in this case is a specific plan to make into a part of the overall narrative a specia ... Continue reading

tradition of Achilles armor, two occasions when he was given armor made by Hephaistos (one here), in context of comparing Achilles with ArjunaThe armor that was given to Achilles b ... Continue reading

The armor of Achilles, which had covered the body of Patroklos and which is now about to cover the body of Hector, is not just ‘immortal’: it is ‘immortalizing’. It ... Continue reading

... r, two occasions when he was given armor made by Hephaistos (one here), in context of comparing Achilles with ArjunaThe armor of Achilles has been stripped from the body of Patroklos by Hect ... Continue reading

The goddess Thetis proceeds to bring for Achilles the armor that was made for him by the god Hephaistos, I.19.003, and she finds the hero embracing the body of Patroklos and weepin ... Continue reading

Achilles finally puts on the armor that had been made for him by the divine artisan Hephaistos. What dominates the visualization of this armor is the Shield.Achilles finally puts o ... Continue reading