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Q: Why does The Iliad end with the burial of Hector?
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How did The Iliad end?

The Iliad ends with a description of Hector's burial.


Is Hector a heroe from The Iliad?

Yes Hector is from the Iliad.


What are Achilles' and Hector's similarities in The Iliad?

glory in battle, tragic characters, fight till the end


Who is the main Trojan characters of the poetry The Iliad?

Hector - acting chief of the Trojan forces - is by far the most important Trojan in the Iliad. Hector's death marks the end of the poem, and the last line is: These were the funeral rites of Hector, tamer of horses. Other important Trojan characters in the Iliad include Aeneas, Paris, Priam, and Hecuba.


Who would be the Roman equivalent of Iliad's Hector?

The Latin translation of the Iliad also used the name Hector: http:/www.thelatinlibrary.com/ilias.html


Was hector in The Iliad immortal?

No. Hector is the son of Priam and Hecuba, who are both mortals.


What is Hector's last name from The Iliad?

not spicifed in the books


What is the method of finding Hector?

Read the Iliad, by Homer.


How did hector of Trojan war die?

Hector was killed in single combat with Achilles according to the Iliad.


Who is the first to see hector body form Iliad?

Cassandra


Iliad did Zeus decide the fates of Hector and Achilles?

No, the Fates did


What unforgivable act does Achilles commit at the end of The Iliad?

Achilles gets very angry at Hector for killing Patroclus his brother so he decides to get back at him. So he kills Hector, and drags his precious body around on the back of his chariot, while the whole town was watching in astonishment. Then he took him, so that he could not have his proper burial. Achilles was supposed to leave his body on the battlefield, but he was so enraged.