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Diomed’s bronze armour

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Diomed’s bronze armour
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Editorial note
The bronze armour Diomed directly exchanges for Glaucus’s gold armour.

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cuirass which Vulcan made him

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Claims

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·Direct

Diomed’s bronze armour, worth nine cattle, is received in exchange for gold worth a hundred.

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he exchanged golden armour for bronze, the worth of a hundred head of cattle for the worth of nine
·Reported

Hector identifies Diomed’s cuirass as Vulcan-made and hopes to strip it from Diomed’s shoulders.

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strip from the shoulders of Diomed. the cuirass which Vulcan made him. Could we take these two things
·Direct

Diomed’s cuirass stopped Ajax’s shield-piercing strike from drawing blood.

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Ajax pierced Diomed’s round shield, but did not draw blood, for the cuirass beneath the shield protected him

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·Direct
he exchanged golden armour for bronze
·Hypothetical
the cuirass which Vulcan made him

Passage preview

Book 6 · Passage 17

With these words they sprang from their chariots, grasped one another’s hands, and plighted friendship. But the son of Saturn made Glaucus take leave of his wits, for he exchanged golden armour for bronze, the worth of a hundred head of cattle for the worth of nine.