Antilochus

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Antilochus

(ăntĭl`əkəs), in Greek mythology, young hero of the Trojan War, a favorite of Achilles. While protecting his father, Nestor, he was killed by Memnon. He was buried with Achilles and Patroclus.
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52) These lines are repeated in Book 13, in which Antilochos covers the corpse of Hypsenor with his shield to protect the body until it can be carried away to the ships.
The Aegis and the armour of Achilleus
One of his fellow soldiers gently holds and restrains him from going to the body, which reminds us of how Antilochos, who is the one to inform Achilles of Patroklos' death, holds Achilles' hands, for fear that Achilles will harm himself, as he weeps along with him (Iliad 18.
Mothers-in-Arms: soldiers' emotional bonds and Homeric similes
Nestor's son Antilochos has just given Achilleus the message that his closest friend, his trusted ally and brother-in-arms, had been killed wearing Achilleus' own armor.
Three initiations

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