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In this article I analyse how the weep that Achilles and Priam share in the 24th song of the Iliad enables to resolve the conflict due to the struggle of the body of Hector and, furthermore, it is a precedent to consider the possibility of solving the warlike conflict between Trojans and Acheans. First, I propose how the weeping acquires a social function in the song, as it operates like a motif for the negotiation between Achilles and Priam. Then, I suggest how the weeping has therapeutics effects over the characters and makes the common recognition of his sufferings possible. Finally, and based on the above, I explore how the hospitality in this scene, which is the consequences of the shared emotions and the recognition of common sufferings, makes both characters capable of seeing and being in one another.

Duke Scholars

Author Maria Paula Molano Parrado