Finally, my dream has come true and my book, Reconstructing the Shield of Achilles, is now published and available on Amazon.com! ...Continue Reading
My Book, Reconstructing the Shield of Achilles, is Now Published!
Achilles
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://achillesshieldblog.files.wordpress.com/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 