Detailed quotes explanations with page numbers for every important quote on the site. A massive sacrifice is made to the gods, including the twelve trojans that achilles took captive the previous day. Dolon asks to be taken alive, and the achaeans use the opportunity to gather information from him. The next day, an achaean force led by meriones cuts timber for patroclus funeral pyre. Pdf downloads of all 1297 litcharts literature guides, and of every new one we publish. Summary and analysis book xxii summary with the trojans now secure in their city, hektor as their sole representative stands outside the city gates and prepares to meet achilles. The assembly now broke up and the people went their ways each to.
Dolon tells the two all about the trojan position, letting them know the best place to attack. I see, juno, said he, you mischiefmaking trickster, that your cunning has stayed hector from fighting and has caused. Home english literature classic books the iliad book xxi navigate here note book i book ii book iii book iv book v book vi book vii book viii book ix book x book xi book xii book xiii book xiv book xv book xvi book xvii book xviii book xix book xx book xxi book xxii book xxiii book xxiv. Achilles chases the man he believes to be agenor, but soon apollo reveals himself to achilles, taunting him for chasing a god. Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in the iliad, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. The men prepare for the funeral, putting on their arms and building patroclus pyre. At first patroclus pyre does not burn, but achilles prays to the gods of the west and north wind. Brave menelaus son of atreus now came to know that patroclus had. Achilles is angered that apollo has prevented him from gaining more glory, and begins running. Dolon passes by the hiding diomedes and odysseus, and the pair spring upon him, chasing him down. The sire of gods and men had pity on him, and looked fiercely on. In the tenth year of the trojan war, tensions are running high among the achaians a superancient name for the ancient greeks. First, the priest chryses comes to ask their leader, king agamemnon, to release his daughter, whom agamemnon was holding captive.
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