Summary of Iliad Book 18 Events

In book 18 of the Iliad, Achilles has a bad feeling that Patroclus is dead. Menelaus'messenger arrives and he gets the news. Achilles tears his hair in sorrow and curses. He will push aside his rage at Agamemnon and return to the fight. The only thing to live for now is killing Hector. Achilles'mother, Thetis, tells him not to go into battle until she returns. She will bring him new armor made by the goddess. Meanwhile, Hector and the Trojan fighters pursue Patroclus'body. Athena lends Achilles powers of the gods. He makes blood-curdling war cries from the Achaean wall, sending panic through the Trojans. Patroclus'body is brought inside. The Achaeans mourn, and Achilles vows Patroclus will not be buried until he kills Hector. Fearing Achilles'return, Polytomus recommends the Trojans return to Troy that night. Hector sends a message to the Trojans. says that he will never run from Achilles. Thetis asks Hephaestus, the god of fire, to make her son new armor, and he makes a breastplate, helmet, greaves, and a spectacular shield decorated with images of the heavens and the earth, peace and war, and life and death. In book 18, Patroclus'death changes everything for his dear friend Achilles. He realizes his rage against Agamemnon has led to the death of his greatest friend. He never thought that someone close to him would be the one who paid the price. He briefly wishes that all anger could be abolished from the world. He's not capable of letting go of anger himself, and he redirects all his rage at Hector. The shield that Hephaestus creates for Achilles is an instrument of war and a symbol of life. It is covered with scenes that show the scope of human existence. The entire halting advance of the Trojans, Patroclus'attack to push the and the aftermath of his death have happened in one long and bloody day. The evening provides a welcome break in the action. Both armies gather for the night in very different moods. The Achaean camp is somber, dominated by mourning for Patroclus'death. The Trojan camp led by Hector is optimistic.

In book 18 of the Iliad, Achilles has a bad feeling that Patroclus is dead. Menelaus'messenger arrives and he gets the news. Achilles tears his hair in sorrow and curses.

He will push aside his rage at Agamemnon and return to the fight. The only thing to live for now is killing Hector. Achilles'mother, Thetis, tells him not to go into battle until she returns. She will bring him new armor made by the goddess. Meanwhile, Hector and the Trojan fighters pursue Patroclus'body.

Athena lends Achilles powers of the gods. He makes blood-curdling war cries from the Achaean wall, sending panic through the Trojans. Patroclus'body is brought inside. The Achaeans mourn, and Achilles vows Patroclus will not be buried until he kills Hector.

Fearing Achilles'return, Polytomus recommends the Trojans return to Troy that night. Hector sends a message to the Trojans. says that he will never run from Achilles. Thetis asks Hephaestus, the god of fire, to make her son new armor, and he makes a breastplate, helmet, greaves, and a spectacular shield decorated with images of the heavens and the earth, peace and war, and life and death.

In book 18, Patroclus'death changes everything for his dear friend Achilles. He realizes his rage against Agamemnon has led to the death of his greatest friend. He never thought that someone close to him would be the one who paid the price.

He briefly wishes that all anger could be abolished from the world. He's not capable of letting go of anger himself, and he redirects all his rage at Hector. The shield that Hephaestus creates for Achilles is an instrument of war and a symbol of life. It is covered with scenes that show the scope of human existence.

The entire halting advance of the Trojans, Patroclus'attack to push the and the aftermath of his death have happened in one long and bloody day. The evening provides a welcome break in the action. Both armies gather for the night in very different moods. The Achaean camp is somber, dominated by mourning for Patroclus'death. The Trojan camp led by Hector is optimistic.

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