The Iliad begins with the rage of “murderous, doomed” Achilles on the eve of battle and ends with the funeral of Hector, killed by Achilles. As you point out, ...

Near the end of the story, we see the terrific grief of Achilles, when Hector kills his closest friend, Patroclus. Achilles had quit the Greek army after his argument earlier with Agamemnon, ...

Because Achilles and Patroclus cared for each other very deeply, Patroclus's death threw Achilles into a rage, driving him back to the battlefield to kill Hector even though it would lead to his ...

And Achilles versus Hector, the Trojan prince who kills Patroclus, Achilles’s closest friend. The high moment of the poem is arguably the encounter between Achilles and Hector.

After Achilles kills Hector, he strips him naked and drags his corpse behind his chariot three times around the walls of Troy. Brutality engenders brutality. When Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023 ...

Achilles must find out what has happened during the intervening decade, uncover the secrets of his rebirth, seek out his fellow Myrmidons, and kill loads and loads of monsters in as gory a fashion ...

Madeline Miller’s lyrical first novel, The Song of Achilles, is a love story told from the viewpoint of Patroclus, a relatively minor character in The Iliad, yet the tragic fulcrum of the Trojan ...

The War that Killed Achilles, By Caroline Alexander. Reviewed, Brandon Robshaw. Sunday 02 January 2011 01:00 GMT. Comments. ... offering explanations of such puzzles as why Hector, ...

The War that Killed Achilles By Caroline Alexander Faber £20, 320 pages FT Bookshop price: £16. ... such as Achilles and Hector, during the legendary siege of Troy.