Book 13 of the Iliad is the continuation of  a day of fighting that begins with book 11 and does not actually end until book 18 (see below for more). Where book 12 so the momentous breaching of the Achaean Wall and book 14 features the seduction of Zeus, 13 turns out to appear a … Continue reading The Iliad’s Longest Day: Starting to Make Sense of Book 13