Agamemnon, Hector, Achilles, and Odysseus are to be put to the test once again to reveal who is the greatest hero. ... Hector is possibly the only sensible character in the war. ... Hector loved his family and fought with nobility but died tragically. Achilles is the hero of the Trojan War. ... He is also guilty of disgracing Hector's corpse. ...
Achilles was filled with so much grief and rage when he discovers that Patroclus was killed by Hector. ... Hector was not expecting Achilles to rejoin the battle. ... Achilles takes revenge for his friend by killing Hector in single combat. ... Zeus sends Hermes to Hector's father, King Priam, whom encouraged by his grief, recovers Hector's corpse from Achilles, and with Hector's funeral during a twelve day truce granted by Achilles. 2. ... Hector - A child of King Priam and the older brother of Paris, Hector is the mightiest and bravest warrior in the Trojan armed force,...
A hero in Agamemnon's expedition called Achilles was the son of Peleus and Thetis. ... But when his friend Patroclus was killed by Hector, Achilles decided to return to the war and revenge for his death. After Achille killed Hector, Achille was then killed by Paris on his heel. ...
The Illiad The Illiad is a tale of heroes and gods, it is a story of Achilles, of his anger and determination. And of his slaying of the Trojan Hector. ... One example of this is when hector the mighty warrior of Troy, accepts the challenge of the goddess Pallas Athena to a combat. ...
