From Book 22: The Death of Hector

The Greek army besieging Troy is stricken by a plague, sent by the god Apollo to punish Agamemnon´s refusal to ransom a captive woman.

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The two warriors quarrel and Achilles withdraws from the battle in protest.

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The tide of battle then turns in favor of Hector and the Persians.

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Almost made with grief, Achilles re-enters the battle wearing new armor made for him by the god Hephaestus.

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Hector looked up, saw Achilles, started to tremble, never gone, Hector could hold his ground no longer, he felt the gates behind away he fled in fear and Achilles went for him.

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Achilles who burned so many oxen in honor, rich cuts, now on the rugged crests of Ida, now on Ilium´s heights.

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Hector´s head was dragged down in the dust, and his mother began to tear her hair.

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Agamemnon reluctantly returns the girl (Chryseis) to her father, but Agamemnon replaces her with another:

• Female captive, Brises, who is Achilles´ prize.

• Female captive, Bris, who is Achilles´ prize.

• Female captive, Briseis, who is Achilles´ prize.

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Achilles finally agrees to allow his friend Patroclus to fight wearing:

• Achilles´ sword

• Achilles´ armor

• Achille´s shield

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The confrontation between Achilles and Hector, so long delayed:

• Is the dramatic climax of the rush.

• Is the dramatic climax of the adrenaline.

• Is the dramatic climax of the epic.

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