Spotlighting that dramatic moment when Achilles' terrifying cry of grief rends the Trojan sky, Tom Hillman erases the ages between ancient and modern heroes...Continue reading
Guest Post: Achilles’ Violent Shouting by Tom Hillman
Iliad
Guest Poem: “Sandals on the Ground” by John Flanagan
After keeping this treasure buried for over a year, the time has finally arrived to share this terrific poem about the Trojan War by John 'Poet' Flanagan. With its intriguing perspective from the enlisted soldier's point of view, Sandals on the Ground is classic. ...Continue Reading
Guest Post: Analyzing Military Tactics in the Iliad by Manousos Kambouris for KORYVANTES
With a clear love for the topic, Dr. Manousos Kambouris takes Homer's Iliad at face value and expertly analyzes military tactics in the Trojan War for potential historicity as well as practical realities. ...Continue Reading
Guest Post: Heroes of Troy and Mycenae – Illustrated – by Barry C. Jacobsen
The Trojan War was a seminal event in both Greek and Roman history and legend; and few episodes in Classical mythology have attracted more attention from artists, writers, or filmmakers than this famous war. ...Continue Reading
Dear Ajax, Telamon WAS A Tough Act To Follow
In search of Homer's influence throughout the ages, I have been researching a Medieval fresco in the town of Sienna, Italy. Hoping for a relationship between these frescoes and the Shield of Achilles, I found myself, instead, on the Mycenaean trail of Jason and his all-star band of Argonauts. ...Continue Reading
Guest Post: Achilles’ Kleos In Logue’s War Music by Melissa Beck
Logue’s elimination of any and all connective words puts an exclamation point on the reason, the only reason, that Achilles stepped foot on the beach of Troy in the first place—to gain kleos. ...Continue Reading
It All Comes Together When His Head Bursts Into Flames
![Achilles' Head Bursts Into Flame. [Iliad 18.204-214] By K. Vail. Source: Wikimedia Commons](https://theshieldofachilles.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/achilles-head-burts-into-flame.png?w=705&h=435&crop=1)
It all comes together when Achilles' head bursts into flames. Life and death, revenge and hate, righteousness and evil, glory and fate. The voices of the Muses strain to the point of breaking as their song empowers Achilles with supernatural radiance. ...Continue Reading
THE SHIELD OF ACHILLES 