Alas, not me

  War must be, while we defend our lives against a destroyer who would devour all; but I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor...

By the time the Iliad  reaches Book 9 the war is going so badly for the Achaeans without Achilles that even Agamemnon is willing to beg...

Reconstruction of the Shield of Achilles by Kathleen Vail © All Rights Reserved If you've really read The Iliad  through, slogged...