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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ILIAD: BOOK 18. THE SHIELD OF ACHILLES, by HOMER Poet's Biography
First Line: So the men fought on like a mass of whirling fire
Last Line: Bearing the brilliant gear, the god of fire's gift
Subject(s): Achilles; Mythology - Classical; Shields; Trojan War
First Line: So the men fought on like a mass of whirling fire
Last Line: Bearing the brilliant gear, the god of fire's gift
Subject(s): Achilles; Mythology - Classical; Shields; Trojan War
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