When the embassy finds Achilles in Iliad 9, he is sitting outside, singing songs: Iliad, 9.185-191 “They came to the dwellings and the ships of the MyrmidonsAnd they found [Achilles] delighting his heart with the clear-voiced lyre,A finely wrought one which was silver on the bridge,The one he chose as a prize after sacking the … Continue reading Achilles Sings the Hero Within: Stories and Narrative Blends in Iliad 9