V. The Outer Rim of Achilles’ Shield:
MIGHTY OCEAN CURRENT
Outer Rim: MIGHTY OCEAN CURRENT. From the Shield of Achilles by Kathleen Vail
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“Lastly, encircling the solid shield’s rim, power fiercely shone
In wave after wave, as Hephaistos made the mighty ocean current.”
[Homer’s Iliad, Book 18, Lines 607-608, Vail’s translation]
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THE SHIELD OF ACHILLES 