Greek Myths

Who the Armour Belonged To

Iliad 12, the end of Ajax

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It was after the funeral of Achilles (chapter 57), and one thing was left in the camp. The god-made armour of Hephaestus.

Two men stood in front of it. Ajax and Odysseus, the two who had brought the body back together that day.

Ajax took it for granted that it was his, since he was the one who carried the body out. Odysseus told it differently.

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