This is one of a few posts dedicated to Iliad 18.    Achilles does not receive the news of Patroklos’ passing until the beginning of book 18 thanks to the prolonged struggle over the bodies in book 17. Antilokhos (Antilochus, Nestor’s son), who, according to other traditions, plays a role similar to Patroklos in the lost Aithiopis … Continue reading Schrödinger’s Companion: Productive Dissonance in Iliad 18