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ruby08
ruby08
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Where in the  "The Iliad" does it talk about Hektor and Achileus?

i cant find the page number and what section its on.

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Posted by ruby08 on Wednesday December 31, 2008 at 1:44 PM and tagged with achileus, book 8, characters, hektor, iliad.

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  1. giorgiana1976
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    In the end of the book 8, Trojans and Hektor are ready to start the attacks against the Greeks and after that, burn their ships, very next day. Homer characterized the atmosphere as being tense, Greeks being swept by panic (9.1-3, 13). In this part of the story, Thetis asked Zeus to show that Greeks need desperately Achilleus's involvement, and Zeus responsed at request by growing Trojans' strength(1508-510).

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    Posted by giorgiana1976 on Thursday January 1, 2009 at 4:58 AM