Death Of Achilles Research Paper

Yesterday was a grim day for all Greeks everywhere as the famed warrior and friend of Achilles, Patroclus, died, and entered into the house of Hades. He was brutally slaughtered by the Trojan prince, Hector and the God of light and archery, Apollo. Patroclus entered the battle to inspire the soldiers and to save the Greek ships by wearing his friend 's armor, accompanied by the Myrmidons. He fought against the Trojans bravely and killed many of them, including Zeus 's own son Sarpedon. He chased the Trojans all the way to the gates of their city, where he met his demise. He was disoriented by Apollo, who struck him on the head, while Hector took the fatal blow. Eyewitnesses report that with his dying breath, Patroclus foretold the death of the man who took his own life. "Death and doom are close upon you (Hector), and they will lay you low by the hand of Achilles." While the hero 's soul was going into Hades, his body was being fought over by the two opposing sides. Achilles ' armor was stripped off Patroclus and is currently worn by Hector. Finally, in the middle of the fight, two soldiers escaped with the body, saving it for a proper funeral pyre. It currently lies in the middle

When great Achilles, who had refused to take part in the war because of a slight he suffered by Agamemnon, heard the news of his friends passing he said, "It was like my whole world went black. I felt like I lost a part of myself. We were raised together and he was my best friend. I will kill that man, before I am dead, I swear it to the gods in Olympus." All this he tried to communicate to his soldiers at arms, but they reported that they only "heard a wail that was loud enough to wake the dead." It certainly called the mother of Achilles, Thetis, from the deep sea, to his side. She promised that she would have armor made for him by Hephaestus, so that he would not go into battle without armor. Achilles uttered another loud wail that scared off a company of Trojan soldiers and