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Quotation from The Campaigns of Alexander by Arrian
“There is indeed a report that Alexander pronounced Achilles fortunate in getting Homer as the herald of his fame to posterity”
The Campaigns of Alexander, Book I, Chapter 12, trans. E. J. Chinnock (1884)
At Troy Alexander crowns Achilles' tomb while Hephaestion crowns Patroclus; Arrian notes Alexander envied Achilles his Homer.
Citation: "There is indeed a report that Alexander pronounced Achilles fortunate in getting Homer as the herald of his fame to posterity" — Arrian, The Campaigns of Alexander, Book I, Chapter 12, trans. E. J. Chinnock (1884). (id the-campaigns-of-alexander-q3)
