borrowed heroic armor as proxy image

greek

• The Iliad THE FIFTH BATTLE AT THE SHIPS; AND THE ACTS OF AJAX. / BOOK XVI. / ARGUMENT / THE SIXTH BATTLE, THE ACTS AND DEATH OF PATROCLUS; lines 15362-15506 confidence: high

  Patroclus asks to lead the Myrmidons in Achilles' armor so that Troy will tremble and Greece may be relieved; the narrator says he begs Achilles' arms and death.

  Patroclus proposes wearing Achilles' arms so that Achilles' image will frighten the Trojans, and he later arms himself in Achilles' gear.

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