The Most Famous Shield in Literary History

Forged by a god yet wielded by a man

The Shield of Achilles is one of the most powerful items in literature.

It’s a story within a story, a vision of the universe itself, forged into metal by a god.

And it appears at a crucial moment in The Iliad, just as Achilles is about to return to battle- fueled by grief and rage.

To understand the shield, we have to understand Achilles. He is the great…