Iliad Book 22

• Who does Achilles chase and why?

  Apollo -> he believes Apollo is Agenor (disguise)
• What does Apollo do to humiliate Achilles?

  He reveals himself + mocks Achilles for chasing a god so he can prevent Achilles from gaining kleos
• Where does Achilles go after he realises that Apollo has tricked him?

  To Troy's walls
• Who is Hector waiting for outside of Troy? Why?

  Achilles -> to kill him
• What does Priam do when he sees Achilles coming? How does Hector respond?

  Begs Hector to come inside -> Hector ignores him
• What does Hector consider doing while waiting for Achilles? Why does he realise it won't work?

  Considers negotiating with Achilles -> realises his anger is unstoppable
• What happens when Achilles approaches Hector?

  Hector loses his nerve + runs
• How many times does Achilles chase Hector around the entirety of Troy?

  3
• What does Zeus consider doing for Hector? Who stops him and why?

  Helping Hector -> Athene stops him because Hector is fated to die
• What does Zeus do to seal Hector's fate?

  Tips the scales of fate in Achilles' advantage
• Who helps Achilles corner Hector and how?

  Athene -> disguised herself as Deiphobus and tricked Hector into facing Achilles (he thought Deiphobus would back him up
• What does Hector ask Achilles as he faces him to fight?

  He asks Achilles to agree that the winner won't desecrate the loser's body
• How does Achilles react to Hector's pre-duel request?

  He rejects it
• What is the fight sequence between Hector and Achilles?


  Achilles throws his spear at Hector + misses -> Athene hands the spear back to him

  Hector strikes Achilles' shield but his spear bounces off -> he turns to look for Deiphobus but he's gone = Hector realises he's been tricked

  Achilles + Hector charge at each other + Achilles hits a soft spot on Hector's neck
• What is Hector's dying request?

  For Achilles to give his body back to Troy
• How does Achilles react to Hector's last words?

  He refuses + tells Hector that his body will be fed to Achilles' dogs -> the other Achaeans then gather to take turns at stabbing Hector's body
• What does Achilles do with Hector's body once he is dead?

  He drags it on the back of his chariot (by putting leather straps through slashes between the tendons in Hector's ankles) through the dust back to camp
• What does Priam say about Hector's death?

  "there is one I mourn still more with a bitter sorrow that will bring me to the grave - Hector"
• Why does Andromache go outside to investigate?

  She senses Hector's death + hears wailing
• What is the last thing Andromache sees before collapsing to the ground?

  Hector's body being dragged away by Achilles' chariot
• What does Andromache lament after collapsing?

  That Astyanax will grow up an orphan