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Hector refuses, wanting to talk with Achilles, in an attempt to resolve the altercation without bloodshed, though Achilles is not one to be placated after Hector slays his close friend, Patroclus. Achilles chases Hector around the gates of Troy three times. Apollo gives Hector strength so he can always stay in the lead. But whenever he nears ...
Hector: Cleon Polydamas: Evenor Paris: Odius ? Agamemnon Odysseus Agelaus Hector: Coeranus Hector: Halaesus Oenomaus Hector and Ares: Agapenor Patroclus Hector: Alastor ? Crethon Aeneas: Hippasus Agenor: Opheltius Hector: Ajax the Great suicide: Peneleos Eurypylus: Alcimedes ? Deileon Aeneas: Hippomenes Agenor: Opites Hector: Ajax the Lesser ...
Andromache (Ἀνδρομάχη), wife of Hector and later slave of Achilles' son, Neoptolemus after the war. Antenor (Ἀντήνωρ), a Trojan nobleman who argues that Helen should be returned to Menelaus in order to end the war. In some versions he ends up betraying Troy by helping the Greeks unseal the city gates.
Ultimately, Patroclus is killed in battle by Hector, and Achilles' armor is stripped from his body and taken by Hector as spoils. The loss of his companion prompts Achilles to return to battle, so his mother Thetis, a nymph, asks the god Hephaestus to provide replacement armor for her son. He obliges, and forges a shield with spectacular ...
Achilles chases Hector around the wall of Troy three times before Athena, in the form of Hector's favorite and dearest brother, Deiphobus, persuades Hector to stop running and fight Achilles face to face. After Hector realizes the trick, he knows the battle is inevitable.
Paris (Ancient Greek: Πάρις), also known as Alexander (Ἀλέξανδρος, Aléxandros), is a mythological figure in the story of the Trojan War.He appears in numerous Greek legends and works of Ancient Greek literature such as the Iliad.
Andromache Mourning Hector by Jacques-Louis David, 1783. In Greek mythology, Andromache (/ æ n ˈ d r ɒ m ə k iː /; Ancient Greek: Ἀνδρομάχη, Andromákhē [andromákʰɛ:]) was the wife of Hector, daughter of Eetion, and sister to Podes. [1]
Polydamas attempting to stop Hector attacking the Greeks, from John Flaxman's illustrations to The Iliad In Greek mythology , Polydamas ( / p ə ˈ l ɪ d ə m ə s / ; Ancient Greek : Πολυδάμας, gen. Πολυδάμαντος, Polydámas , Polydámantos ) was a lieutenant and friend of Hector during the Trojan War .