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The Tragic Fate of Hector and the Fate of Troy

Explore the compelling stories of Hector, Cassandra, and Priam in the fall of Troy as detailed in Homer's 'The Iliad.' Discover the themes of loss, destiny, and the impact of choices made by key characters.

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The Tragic Fate of Hector and the Fate of Troy

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  1. Fate and Destiny HUM 2051: Civilization I Fall 2013 Dr. Perdigao October 23-25, 2013

  2. Revisions • Hector appears in dream, like Achilles in underworld? (960) • Hector’s story: “How changed / From that proud Hector who returned to Troy / Wearing Achilles’ armor” (960, L367-368). • “Trojans we have been; Ilium has been; / The glory of the Teucrians is no more” (961). • Cassandra’s story: “dragged / By her long hair out of Minerva’s shrine, / Lifting her brilliant eyes in vain to heaven” (963, L535). • Priam’s story: “in the very midst of death / Would neither hold his peace nor spare his anger” (967, L692-693).

  3. Revisions • “And my dear father’s image came to mind / As our king, just his age, mortally wounded, / Gasped his life away before my eyes. / Creusa came to mind, too, left alone” (968, L731-734). • Evoking pity • “Never before so clear—in a pure light / Stepping before me, radiant through the night, / My loving mother came: immortal, tall, / And lovely as the lords of heaven know her. / Catching me by the hand, she held me back” (968, L 773-777). • Controlling rage

  4. Aeneas, Anchises, Ascanius (past, present, future) http://www.wga.hu

  5. Creusa who? • Creusa’s words: “If you are going out to die, take us / To face the whole thing with you. . . . / When you have gone, to whom is Iulus left? / Your father? Wife?—one called that long ago” (971, L881-886). • Revision of Andromache’s words? Here, asking for new role but as forward-thinking as Lysistrata? • [972-974: journey, loss of Creusa, as shade, patterns of 3s]: What happens to Creusa? What is Aeneas’ reaction? Does this parallel his treatment of Dido? (i.e., how does “duty-bound” Aeneas treat women? [and you thought Odysseus was bad!])

  6. Laocoön and his Sons/The Laocoön Group www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/Arts/Laocoon/Laocoon.jpg(Book II, 958)

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