In books 16-18 of the Iliad, there seems to be a ridiculous amount of trouble over the fallen heroes' armor. My thoughts are, why are all these soldiers freaking about a dead person's armor when they should be focusing on surviving a huge battle? It's almost as though the armor is more important than the person wearing it.
To assuage my curiosity about the importance of armor, I looked up the definition of it. Here's what I found:
A defensive covering, as of metal, wood, or leather, worn to protect the body against weapons.
A safeguard or protection
In war, the main thing in a person's mind is not dying, therefore they're going to do anything they can to protect themselves. The armor Patroclus was wearing was Achilles' armor, therefore it must have been nigh on impenetrable. I feel a little better about the mad scramble for armor now that I looked up its definition.
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