Achilles' spear
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spear of Pelian ash · Achilles's spear · his father's spear · his spear · his terrible spear · the son of Peleus' spear · the spear
spoken of as
1 expressionSpear of Achilles2 mentions
Iliad (Greek)
He also drew his father's spear out of the spear-stand, a spear so great and heavy and strong that none of the Achaeans save only Achilles had strength to wield it;
in the texts
Iliad
Achilles' signature weapon of Pelian ash, used and set aside at several points during the river slaughter.
Forthwith the hero left his spear upon the bank, leaning it against a tamarisk bush, and plunged into the river like a daimôn, armed with his sword only.
Then Achilles, fain to kill him, hurled his spear at Asteropaios, but failed to hit him and struck the steep bank of the river, driving the spear half its length into the earth.
Achilles thrust at him with his spear, meaning to kill him, but Lykaon ran crouching up to him and caught his knees, whereby the spear passed over his back, and stuck in the ground, hungering though it was for blood.