Reading Notes: Homer's Illiad Part B

We start from last time at war for Troy, Achilles had withheld from fighting in this battle over disputes with Agamemnon. Patroclus had taken the place of Achilles to lead his men in battle, but had fallen in a bout against Hector & Sarpedon.

Both sides wished to retrieve the body of Patroclus and many men died in the attempts. After retrieving the armor of Achilles, Hector put on Achilles armor and this angered Zeus who swore Hector would pay for this deed. Achilles eventually heard news of Patroclus's death and wept. With courage from the words of the gods, Achilles made an appearance at the battle but didn't partake because he was without arms. Despite this, his presence stirred great fear in the enemies causing them to retreat three times. The Greeks were able to retrieve Patroclus' body. During the next day the Greeks sought to attack the city and its great walls. After the citizens and others had fled into city, only hector stood outside its walls. Achilles meet Hector in battle, and killed him with a spear to the neck. Achilles devised the most disrespectful manner to remove the body of hector from the battle field and did so. The King went to Achilles to offer a ransom for the body of his son with the help of the gods as to not be seen by any Greek. Achilles reluctantly agreed to give back the body of hector to king Priam. There was a nine day truce, and hector received the greatest burial the land had ever seen.

Fight for the body of Patroclus
Source



"Homer's Iliad" Retold by A. J. Church. Source

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