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Does Hector ask Achilles to return his body to his family if he dies if so why?
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Yes, he did ask Achilles to return his body, but he didn't state why, and Hector did died.
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What does hector ask Achilles to promise him before they fight once and for all?
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.
What did Achilles do to Hector's body after killing him?
Achilles tied Hector to the back of his chariot and dragged him around the city of Troy while shouting "I killed Hector". After persuasion from Priam he agrees to return the body for its weight in Trojan gold.
How did Achilles dishonor Hector after Hector's death?
Tied his body to a chariot and drag it in circles round the city of Troy.
What happened to Hector's body in The Iliad?
Hector was beheaded by Achilles and after that Achilles dragged his body behind his chariot in front of the walls of Troy. Hector's body was later returned to his father who burned him ceremoniously.
What does Achilles do with hector after he kills him?
Achilles cuts holes in Hector's heels, laces a girdle Ajax gave him through them and fastens Hector's body to his chariot. He drives around the city and all through the Greek camp with Hector in tow. For twelve days he abuses Hector's body, but Aphrodite and Apollo keep the body from being damaged. Eventually the gods intervene and Thetis asks her son to allow Priam to retrieve his son's body. Priam is protected by Hermes as he enters the Greek camp and Achilles, moved by a father's devotion, allows Hector to return to Priam and offers a truce of twelve days for Hector's funeral. This is the end of the Iliad.
What does hector ask Achilles to promise him before they fight once and for all?
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.
What does Achilles refuse to promise the dying Hector?
Hector begged Achilles - not to spare his life, but to treat his body with respect after killing him. Achilles then refused to return Hector's body to his father.
What did Achilles do to Hector's body after killing him?
Achilles tied Hector to the back of his chariot and dragged him around the city of Troy while shouting "I killed Hector". After persuasion from Priam he agrees to return the body for its weight in Trojan gold.
How did Achilles dishonor Hector after Hector's death?
Tied his body to a chariot and drag it in circles round the city of Troy.
What happened to Hector's body in The Iliad?
Hector was beheaded by Achilles and after that Achilles dragged his body behind his chariot in front of the walls of Troy. Hector's body was later returned to his father who burned him ceremoniously.
What does Achilles do with hector after he kills him?
Achilles cuts holes in Hector's heels, laces a girdle Ajax gave him through them and fastens Hector's body to his chariot. He drives around the city and all through the Greek camp with Hector in tow. For twelve days he abuses Hector's body, but Aphrodite and Apollo keep the body from being damaged. Eventually the gods intervene and Thetis asks her son to allow Priam to retrieve his son's body. Priam is protected by Hermes as he enters the Greek camp and Achilles, moved by a father's devotion, allows Hector to return to Priam and offers a truce of twelve days for Hector's funeral. This is the end of the Iliad.
When did Hector die in the Trojan war?
It is believed that Hector died in a duel with Achilles, in the tenth year of the Trojan War. Achilles first stabbed Hector in the shoulder. Hector fell to his knees and Achilles went for his final stab in Hector's stomach. (This was all after a long fight between them that went for some time). After Hector had died, Achilles tied Hector's feet to Achilles' carriage and ridded off with Hector's dead body dragging behind him.
How is hectors body abused by the Greeks?
After Achilles killed Hector, he drags Hector's body around the walls of Troy. In the Iliad, it describes how Achilles drilled holes in Hector's heels and strung ropes through them in order to attach it to his chariot. Also, the Greeks poked, kicked, and generally abused Hector's body when Achilles brought it back to the Greek encampment.
Who finally got hector's body ready for burial?
Achilles
How does Priam convince Achilles to return Hector's body?
Achiles' mother Thetis, ordered by the Gods, was sent down to reason with him. So when Priam arrived he offered ransom's and Achilles gave the body back due to the Gods orders.
What happened to Hector in the Trojan war?
Hector, the eldest son of King Priam Mother of gago merwyn and sister of Gago jermaine and brother of Paris, was the greatest warrior in the Trojan army. He challenged Achilles to single combat, both had scores to settle, Achilles for the death of his beloved cousin, Hector for the death of three of his brothers. They fought fiercely but eventually Achilles killed Hector.Hector's last request was to be returned to his family to be buried honourably, Achilles refused and tied Hector's corpse to the back of his chariot and rode around the city. Every day Achilles did the same, until King Priam came forth from the city and begged Achilles to return Hector's dead body. Achilles was so moved by the weeping old man that he returned the corpse and declared a twelve day truce for Hector's burial to take place.
Who kills hector in Trojan the war?
Achilles killed Hector in a sword fight then he dragged Hector's body behind his chariot around the city of Troy. Minor point: he killed him with a spear.
