Book 22

• Priam and Hecabe fail to dissuade Hector

  Achilles running towards city eagerly

  Old Priam sees him and tell Hector not to face him alone

  Emotional manipulation, says daughters will be dishonoured
• How does Hectors mum try to convince him to stay

  Say he will not get a proper burial and will be eaten by dogs instead - lack of respect
• Hectors considered his situation

  only cares about glory and what others think of him
• Achilles chases hector round the walls

  Achilles superpower is speed = like a hawk

  Hector is dove

  Zeus asked if they should save hector, but Athena says not to save him as he was doomed this death

  Athena went down
• Athena incites Hector to fight

  Hector is receiving divine support, as Achilles cant take over him

  Achilles tells men not to shoot hector as he wants the glory

  Athena goes to Achilles telling him to rest and she will trick Hector

  Disguised as hectors brother (deiphobus) - tell shim to fight face to face
• The death of hector

  Realised deiphobus is athena and he has been deceived

  OpeNing in Patroclus armour at throat, and achilles kills him

  Begs to get a burial
• Achilles drags hectors corpse

  rips Patroclus armour from him = geras

  other soldiers hurt hectors body

  Achilles leadership shown:

  devoted and love for Patroclus

  (ARCHAENS AND ARGIVES are Greeks)

  (Hector is Trojan)
• Book 22 - 24

  hector body take to camp, food for dogs

  gods protect it because it is sacrilegious and disrespectful