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The Iliad book XVI

The Iliad book XVI. By: Jamie G. and Kayla J. View of book XVI. Zeus decides to kill Patroclus for slaying Sarpedon, but first he lets him rout the Trojans. Hector taunts the fallen man, but with his dying words Patroclus foretells Hector’s own death.

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The Iliad book XVI

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  1. The Iliad book XVI By: Jamie G. and Kayla J.

  2. View of book XVI • Zeus decides to kill Patroclus for slaying Sarpedon, but first he lets him rout the Trojans. • Hector taunts the fallen man, but with his dying words Patroclus foretells Hector’s own death. • In Book XVI, Achilles gives orders to patolocus, disguised as himself, to rescue the ships. • Apollo aids Hector and the Trojans. • patrolocus is killed and the armor is taken by Hector.

  3. Plot Overview • Agamemnon, the leader of the Achaean forces, takes Chryseis as his prize, and Achilles, the Achaeans’ greatest warrior, claims Briseis. • With Zeus supporting the Trojans and Achilles refusing to fight, the Achaeans suffer great losses. • The Trojan war is going on for nine years. • When Achilles discovers that Hector has killed Patroclus, he fills with such grief and rage that he agrees to reconcile with Agamemnon and rejoin the battle. • After hector gets killed Achilles takes over.

  4. Major Characters • Achilles, Agamemnon • Diomedes ,Helen • Menelaos , patrolokos • Chryseis , Hector • Priam

  5. The hero achillies • The most powerful hero and warrior in the Iliad. • Proud and headstrong, he takes offense easily and reacts with blistering indignation when he perceives that his honor has been slighted. • Achilles is a hero because he fought against the Trojans and defeated Hector.

  6. View of major Characters • Agamemnon (also called “Atrides”)  -  King of Mycenae and leader of the Achaean army; brother of King Menelaus of Sparta. • Achilles - The son of the military man Peleus and the sea-nymph Thetis. • Diomedes (also called “Tydides”) -  The youngest of the Achaean commanders, Diomedes is bold and sometimes proves impetuous. • Helen - Reputed to be the most beautiful woman in the ancient world, Helen left her husband, Menelaus, to run away with Paris. • Menelaus -  King of Sparta; the younger brother of Agamemnon.

  7. View of major characters • Patroclus - Achilles’ beloved friend, companion, and advisor, Patroclus grew up alongside the great warrior in Phthia, under the guardianship of Peleus. • Hector -  A son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba, Hector is the mightiest warrior in the Trojan army. • Chryseis - Chryses’s daughter, a priest of Apollo in a Trojan- allied town. • Priam - King of Troy and husband of Hecuba, Priam is the father of fifty Trojan warriors, including Hector and Paris.

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