Bye Bye Hektor

Achilles and Hektor are now facing off outside the walls of Troy. Achilles has just found out that he was tricked by the gods in order to spare more Trojans and his anger is pointing straight to Hektor. Hektor ran around the city’s walls for three times until he stopped running and turned around to fight Achilles because he was tricked. Since he was wearing Achilles old armor, I think it was a mistake to fight him as Achilles knows the armor's weak spots. Nevertheless, the pride of the Trojans went down with a spear right through his throat. After Achilles killed him, he stripped off his former armor and dragged the body around the city. Hektor, however, did tell Achilles about his impending death before his last breath.

After killing Hektor, Achilles and I as well as many other Achaeans spent most of the day weeping for the loss of Patroklos.  In memory of him, he decided to hold funeral games. I tied Odysseus in wrestling and I also tied Diomedes in combat. As a result, I won many gifts straight from Achilles.

Priam has arrived at Achilles house to recapture the body of his son, Hektor. The body has been dragged through the dirt, but the gods have preserved it through oil and protected it from predators. Priam offered Achilles ransom and also talked about love for his own father as Achilles has killed many of Priam’s sons. This was the first time I saw Achilles fully aware of the anguish he has caused for the Trojans and as a result,  decided to give back the body. Priam and his men ended up sleeping over, but left in the middle of the night with Hektor’s body. As part of the agreement, we will not fight for 11 days as the Trojans mourn the death of Hektor.

The battle between Achilles and Hektor