This is one of a few posts dedicated to Iliad 18.  One of the clearer examples of narrative judgment in the Iliad comes in the midst of book 18. After Achilles has announced his return by screaming three times, the Trojans retreat and hold an impromptu assembly. The assembly forms without a command; Polydamas addresses it first … Continue reading The Personal Political: Hektor, Polydamas, and Trojan Politics in Iliad 18