The Burial of Horse-Taming Hektor: Ending the Iliad

This is one of a few posts dedicated to Iliad 24. The Iliad begins: “Goddess, sing the rage of Peleus’ son Achilles” Μῆνιν ἄειδε θεὰ Πηληϊάδεω ᾿Αχιλῆος And then it ends: “And so they were completing the burial of Hektor, tamer of horses” ῝Ως οἵ γ’ ἀμφίεπον τάφον ῞Εκτορος ἱπποδάμοιο Imagine if all we had of the … Continue reading The Burial of Horse-Taming Hektor: Ending the Iliad