Jul 13, 2023 · Hector Taking Leave of Andromache: The Fright of Astyanax by Benjamin West (1766). Metropolitan Museum of Art Public Domain. Though Hector and Ajax fought long and …

The Death of Hector. The Trojans being safe within the walls, Hector only stays to oppose Achilles. Priam is struck at his approach, and tries to persuade his son to re-enter the town. …

Jul 31, 2023 · Hector stripped the armor from Patroclus, but after a fierce battle, the Greeks managed to carry his body back to their camp. When Achilles saw his fallen friend, he was …

The Episodes of Glaucus and Diomed, and of Hector and Andromache. The gods having left the field, the Grecians prevail. Helenus, the chief augur of Troy, commands Hector to return to the …

Feb 9, 2023 · Andromache, daughter of King Eetion of Cilician Thebes, was the wife of Hector and mother of Astyanax. A devoted wife and mother, she lost her husband and son in the …

May 24, 2023 · A: Astyanax’s father was Hector, the eldest son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy, and thus the heir to the throne. He was a great warrior who led the Trojan forces …

Mar 1, 2023 · With Hector dead, Achilles holds a lavish funeral for Patroclus, complete with contests worthy of heroes (Book 23). In the final book of the Iliad (Book 24), the Trojan king …

Jul 5, 2023 · But he made the mistake of fighting Hector, the strongest of the Trojan warriors. Hector killed Patroclus and stripped Achilles’ armor from the body. Roman statue of Menelaus …

Juno and Minerva prepare to aid the Grecians, but are restrained by Iris, sent from Jupiter. The night puts an end to the battle. Hector continues in the field, (the Greeks being driven to their …

But Hector, from this scene of slaughter far, Raged on the left, and ruled the tide of war: Loud groans proclaim his progress through the plain, And deep Scamander swells with heaps of …