Read the excerpts about Achilleus and Hektor from The Iliad of Homer.Excerpt 1, Achilleus:But brilliant Achilleus kept shaking his head at his own people and would not let them throw their bitter projectiles at Hektorfor fear the thrower might win the glory, and himself come second.Excerpt 2, Hektor:I feel shame before the Trojans and the Trojan women with trailing robes, that someone who is less of a man than I will say of me: "Hektor believed in his own strength and ruined his people.”Thus they will speak; and as for me, it would be much betterat that time, to go against Achilleus, and slay him, and come back,or else be killed by him in glory in front of the city.
Read the excerpt from The Iliad of Homer.Hektor kept his eyes on him, and avoided it,for he dropped, watchful, to his knee, and the bronze spear flew over his shoulderand stuck in the ground, but Pallas Athene snatched it, and gave itback to Achilleus, unseen by Hektor shepherd of the people.
Read the excerpt from The Iliad of Homer.Then in answer the goddess grey-eyed Athene spoke to him:"Father of the shining bolt, dark misted, what is this you said?Do you wish to bring back a man who is mortal, one long sincedoomed by his destiny, from ill-sounding death and release him?Do it, then; but not all the rest of us gods shall approve you.”
Read the excerpts about Athene and Achilleus from The Iliad of Homer.Excerpt 1, Athene:Then in answer the goddess grey-eyed Athene spoke to him:"Father of the shining bolt, dark misted, what is this you said?Do you wish to bring back a man who is mortal, one long sincedoomed by his destiny, from ill-sounding death and release him?Do it, then; but not all the rest of us gods shall approve you.”Excerpt 2, Achilleus:But looking darkly at him swift-footed Achilleus answered:"No more entreating of me, you dog, by knees or parents.I wish only that my spirit and fury would drive meto hack your meat away and eat it raw for the things thatyou have done to me. So there is no one who can hold the dogs offfrom your head, not if they bring here and set before me ten timesand twenty times the ransom, and promise more in addition . . .”
Read the excerpt from The Iliad of Homer.Deeply troubled [Hektor] spoke to his own great-hearted spirit: "Ah me! If I go now inside the wall and the gateway, Poulydamas will be first to put a reproach upon me,since he tried to make me lead the Trojans inside the city on that accursed night when brilliant Achilleus rose up,and I would not obey him, but that would have been far better.Now, since by my own recklessness I have ruined my people . . .”
Read the excerpt from a story."Shhhh! Quiet down,” Micah whispered to his friends as they crouched behind his sofa in anticipation. "She’ll be here any minute.” In the dim light of the bedecked room, the group waited expectantly."I wonder why the house is so dark,” I thought as I climbed the porch steps. I inserted my key into the lock and opened the door.
Read the excerpt from The Iliad of Homer.Remember every valour of yours, for now the need comes hardest upon you to be a spearman and a bold warrior.There shall be no more escape for you, but Pallas Athenewill kill you soon by my spear. You will pay in a lump for all thosesorrows of my companions you killed in your spear’s fury.”
Read the excerpt from The Iliad of Homer.But when for the fourth time they had come around to the well springsthen the Father balanced his golden scales, and in themhe set two fateful portions of death, which lays men prostrate, one for Achilleus, and one for Hektor, breaker of horses,and balanced it by the middle; and Hektor’s death-day was heavierand dragged downward toward death, and Phoibos Apollo forsook him.
How is Apollo different from Athene in The Iliad of Homer?
Read the excerpt from The Iliad of Homer.But if they are dead already and gone down to the house of Hades,it is sorrow to our hearts, who bore them, myself and their mother, but to the rest of the people a sorrow that will be fleetingbeside their sorrow for you, if you go down before Achilleus. Come then inside the wall, my child, so that you can rescuethe Trojans and the women of Troy . . .
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