In a nutshell, Achilles (or Achilleus) kills Hector because Hector kills Petroklos, Achilles' friend. As a result of Agamemnon dishonouring Achilles by expropriating his slave girl, Briseis, Achills laments to his mother, the nymph Thetis, of the indignity he had suffered at Agamemnon's hands. Thetis instructs her son to withdraw his aid from the Achaean forces, while she endeavours to call upon Zeus, who promises her a means by which Achilles' honour can be restored. Zeus choreographs the following days of the Trojan war to allow the Trojans to come to the brink of destroying the Achaean army, thus emphasizing their need of Achilles and his armies to succeed in the war. Agamemnon relents and sends envoys to plead with Achilles to return, but Achilles is adamant and continues to withhold his assistance. At the most dire moment, Patroclos, Achilles' dearest friend, assumes Achilles' armour and leads his armies into battle, momentarily driving off the Trojans, but ultimately leading to Patroclos' death by the great Trojan prince Hector's sword. Achilles returns to battle to avenge Patroclos' death. To allow Achilles to regain the honour he had lost at the beginning of the epic, Zeus allows Hector to be killed by Achilles, thus satisfying the promise Zeus had made to Thetis.
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In the epic poem "The Iliad" by Homer, Achilles kills Hector during the Trojan War. Achilles seeks vengeance for the death of his close companion Patroclus, which leads to a fierce battle where he ultimately defeats Hector in single combat.
Yes he does. Iliad, book 7, describes their single combat in which Hector is almost defeated but the duel is interrupted by a "herald of Zeus". Interestingly enough, to end their aborted duel they exchange weapons as gifts, Hector receives Ajax's war-belt and Ajax receives Hector's sword. Achilles lashes Hector's body to his chariot with the war-belt as he drags his corpse around the walls of Troy. Ajax, ashamed at losing the arms of Achilles, commits suicide with Hector's sword.
In The Iliad, Book 22, Hector tells Achilles that should he (Hector) be victorious in their battle he will return Achilles' body to Greece and asks that should he die at Achilles' hand, Achilles should return Hector's body to Troy. Achilles refuses.
Some Gods favored the Greeks, others the Trojans. Athena favored the Greeks when she helped Achilles fight and kill Hector.
In Book 24 of the Iliad, Zeus distributes gifts from two great jars of fate to decide the fates of Hector and Achilles. Zeus shakes the jars to select the outcome: the golden talons for Hector's favor and the black fatal destiny for Achilles. This symbolic act highlights the idea of fate and destiny as predetermined by the gods in Greek mythology.
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Original Answer: It is not possible to compare a book (the Iliad) with a city (Troy). Improved Answer: I believe the question is referring to the book (the Iliad) and the movie (Troy). Here are some similarities: Thetis warns Achilles of the prophecy that he will die if he goes to war in Troy but his name will live on forever. Helen is taken by Paris which starts the Trojan War. Achilles kills Hector King Priam sneaks into the greek camp to request the body of Hector from Achilles. Aeneas is said to be the founder of a new Troy. Paris kills Achilles with an arrow The twelve days of funeral games for Hector and Patroclus are recognized. Hector kills Patroclus. Two coins are placed on the eyes of the deceased for the boatman. Agamemnon and Achilles are at war with each other. Hector has touching scene with his baby son. Patroclus and Achilles were cousins. Hector kills Patroclus wearing Achilles armor.
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Odysseus is called to fight in the Trojan War in Book 2 of The Iliad, where he is described as the "man of many wiles."
The Iliad as the book that told about Agamemnon The Iliad is the book that told about Agamemnon