The quarrel between achilles and agamemnon in book 1 of homers iliad sets in motion a chain of events that will affect the tenth and final year of. The questions on this worksheet and quiz will test you on the events and characters in book 6 of homers the iliad. Hectors mother and father beg him to come inside troys walls. At the beginning of the 22nd book of the iliad, hector is standing alone. A supplementary powerpoint constructed to help understand the text, the iliad.
Achilles still chases apollo who turns and tells him that it. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Eventually, apollo lets achilleus know that he duped him. Book 22 hector now stands as the only trojan left outside troy.
At first, the mighty trojan considers trying to negotiate with. View and download powerpoint presentations on iliad summary ppt. After several feints, achilles lunges and stabs hektor in the throat. Lines 463465 standing over him, so theyd gloat and stab his body. It tells the story of the last year of the trojan war fought between the city of troy and the greeks. Thus the trojans in the city scared like fawns wiped the sweatfrom off them and drank to quench their thirst leaning against thegoodly battlements. The death of hector works cited josh williams and cormac cupples daist, rosemarie.
The start of it all three generations of misery and bloodshed started because a wedding planner. The iliad begins with the poet calling on the muse to sing of the wrath of. Hektor remains alone outside the walls as achilleus realizes that he. As all the troops of troy catch their breath within its walls, hector stands at the gates to withstand the coming raid. Summary of the iliad book 22 the death of hector free download as word doc. Achilles is able to rout the trojan forces, splitting their ranks. Hector is wearing achilles old armor, and the fact that achilles is able to pierce his old gear is a testament to achilles elevated prowess since the death of patroclus. Chapter summary for homers the iliad, book 22 summary. Top tips for effective video conferencing with prezi video.
Select a portion of lines 111156 which you find to best illuminate hectors character when he faces. The iliad background the epic form oral tradition provides form and structure to express the legend homers language, meter, and style are formulaic over time, bards developed common expressions, phrases, and descriptions that fit the rhythms of the epic verse line. Achilles routs the trojans and splits their ranks, pursuing half of them into the river known to the gods as xanthus and to the mortals as. Ppt iliad book 22 reading journal powerpoint presentation. Find powerpoint presentations and slides using the power of, find free. Then, his strength all spent, spake to him hector of the flashing helm. The quiz will test you on key characters and their. Theiliadis an epic poem written by the greek poet homer. The 5th world stage fencing championship 2012 categorie. Hektor is armed with only a sword, while achilles still has his spear. I implore thee by thy life and knees and parents, suffer me not to be devoured of dogs by. Greek ambassy book 9 then to hector book 22, and then by odysseus to the chief of the suitors.
Find a summary of this and each chapter of the iliad. Priam, overlooking the battlefield from the trojan ramparts, begs him to come inside, but hector, having given the overconfident order for the trojans to camp outside their gates the night before, now feels too ashamed to join them in their retreat. Even hector realizes the inevitability of his impending death. Priam sees him coming and cries out to hektor, who has stayed outside the walls to face the achaian warrior. He pushes half of them into a river known as xanthus to the gods. Structurally, this book has three early appeals to hektor, begging him to come inside the walls of troy, balanced late in the book by three laments for hektors death. In book 3 of homers the iliad, menelaus and paris attempt to end the war by engaging in a single combat for helen, but the interference of the. Powerpoint of achilles in books 1824 ares mars in latin is the god of war 315.
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