Iliad
Iliad is a Greek epic poem about a short episode of the Trojan War: the wrath of Achilles and its consequences for Achaeans and Trojans. Its centre is not the whole war, but a crisis of honour, authority and heroic fame.
Achilles bandages the wounded Patroclus. Both figures were wearing linothorax plates reinforced with scales,and Patroclus ' untied left shoulder pad straightened up. Image from a red-figure vase from Vulci,circa 500 BC.Achilles and Hector
The opposition between Achilles and Hector joins personal glory, family duty and the fate of the city. Patroclus' death transforms Achilles' anger and leads to the final encounter with Hector.
Additional sources and visual checks
The Iliad is checked through text, heroic ethics, funerary scenes, weapon descriptions and vase-painting. The gallery adds visual parallels to the Trojan cycle without turning the article into a general war overview.
For source checks: - Perseus Digital Library - Beazley Archive - LIMC online
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Achilles bandages the wounded Patroclus. Both figures were wearing linothorax plates reinforced with scales,and Patroclus ' untied left shoulder pad straightened up. Image from a red-figure vase from Vulci,circa 500 BC.
The Siege of Troy. Relief amphora. Mykonos. Around 670-640 BC.
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