Shield of Achilles
Shield described in Homer's Iliad / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Shield of Achilles (disambiguation).
The shield of Achilles is the shield that Achilles uses in his fight with Hector, famously described in a passage in Book 18, lines 478–608 of Homer's Iliad. The intricately detailed imagery on the shield has inspired many different interpretations of its significance.