The Illiad

Very complete - 4º English 1 H Stephen Wong Iliad Important Characters: Agamemnon                  king of Mycenae; brother of Menelaos Hektor                           Prince of Troy; son of Priam and Hekuba Achilles                           greatest warrior of the Achaian army Aias                                    song of Telamon; he has brute strength and courage Menelaos                           husband of Helen; brother of Agamemnon Paris                                    a prince of Troy; also son of Priam and Hekuba Priam                           King of Troy; very old man Helen                           wife of Menelaos; most beautiful woman …showed first 75 words of 1547 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1547 total…body has been lying on the ground untouched.         For nine days, Achilles drags Hektor's corpse around the dead body of Patroklos. Zeus then orders that Hektor have a suitable burial. Priam talks to Achilles and moved him with memories of home and parents so Achilles agrees to give Priam Hektor's body. Hektor's body is placed on a mound and burned. They placed his bones in a golden chest, then buried it in a shallow grave.