Homer's Iliad by AJ Chuch
After Patroclus fell both sides fought over the body and arms
with Hector succeeding is stripping Achilles arms from him. True to the lioness
upon his shield Ajax stood before the stripped body of Patroclus and fought
back Hector and the Trojans. After a fight with Glaucus, Hector rushes to put
on the armour of Achilles and return to battle, upon seeing this Zeus states
that it will cost him.
As the fight for the body intensified Menelaüs sent for Achilles,
telling him that Patroclus and the Trojans were trying to take his body.
Hearing about the death of Patroclus he wept, for he was the friend that
Achilles loved above all others. Thetis
hears his cries and asks what is wrong. Achilles tells her about the death and
that the only thing he wants is to kill Hector and avenge his friend. She reminds
him that when Hector dies, he will swiftly follow him. In his grief he didn’t
care about death, only vengeance.
Even with Apollo’s help Hector cannot escape from Achilles, he
is chased 3 times around the city. When Hector finally decides to fight him, it
is a good fight, but Achilles strikes for a weak point in the armour Patroclus
was wearing. (Maybe wearing the armour you took from a dead guys isn’t very
smart)
