Running from the Better Man: Type-Scenes and the Chase in Iliad 22 (opens in new tab)

Soon after Hektor decides to face Achilles, he loses his nerve and runs. The epic lingers on the moment. Homer, Iliad 22.157-170 “They both ran around that point: One chasing, one fleeing.In front, there was a good man trying to get away, but a much better man was pursuing.Quickly. They weren’t struggling over a sacred … Continue reading Running from the Better Man: Type-Scenes and the Chase in Iliad 22