Book 22 Iliad
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- Hektor, please don't fight Achilleus. Stay within the walls of Troy; it's the only way we can keep you safe. (logos)
- Greek value: honor and glory
- I have to fight him, so I can achieve honor and glory.
- I'll help you fight Achilleus. You are the best warrior in Troy. (ethos) You can defeat him.
- Deiphobos! My favorite brother!
- King Priam and Queen Hekabe try to convince Hektor to stay in Troy, safe from Achilleus' wrath. However, Hektor doesn't listen to their advice because he is determined to fight.
- Please return my body to my people so I can receive a proper funeral.
- Now that Hektor is dead, I am ready to accept my own death.
- Hektor gets chills when he sees Achilleus of the swift feet (stock epithet) standing outside the city in his new armor. Hektor starts to run around the perimeter of the city, and Achilleus chases him.
- Through divine intervention, Athena transforms into Hektor's brother. She then talks to Hektor, giving him a false sense of confidence. She tricks Hektor into thinking his brother will help him fight.
- Achilleus drives his ponderous spear through Hektor's neck. In Hektor's last moments, he speaks to Achilleus and asks him to return his body to the Trojans for proper burial.
- Greek value: funeral rites
- The Greeks despoil Hektor's corpse by stabbing it repeatedly. Then, Achilleus attaches the corpse to his chariot and rides through the city of Troy, with Hektor's dead body dragging along the ground.
- The Trojans mourn Hektor's death greatly. Andromache is filled with sorrow, because she worries about her future and their son's future.
- I am heartbroken! (pathos) My husband is dead! Now Astyanax and I will have difficult lives filled with many hardships.
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