How the War with Troy Began: Helen married a man named
Menelaus. Her father made the other princes in town promise that if someone
were to ever take her away that they would then help go save her. Of course she
then got taken away. This story was kind of a setup for the rest of the stories
I believe, so it wasn’t that interesting to me. I do look forward to the next
stories though.
The Quarrel: To me this seemed like a quarrel between
Helen’s Husband, and Agamemnon, which is his brother. I had a lot of trouble
following this story, mainly because of the way it was written. I believe this
quarrel will soon lead to something bigger though, and will find out very soon.
What Thetis Did for her Son: Thetis went and found Zeus in
Olympus. She came to ask him a favor, that her son Achilles will have honor.
Zeus says he will grant her wish. Zeus’s wife gets pissed cause she knows
Thetis was there. I really like Zeus in the story because he does his best to
be a great leader, even when everyone is against him.
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| Patroclus, mosaic detail, photo by D. & M. Hill |
Hector and Andromache: Hector came back from battle and
everyone was curious why. He requested something of Queen Hecuba to gather all
of the mothers of the city. I really like Hector in this story. He is my
favorite character. He is a very humble and noble person, as well as warrior.
The Embassy to Achilles:
Achilles is probably my favorite character in all of these stories. He
is very likeable to me at least and I enjoy a lot of his commentary. Again I
had some trouble following this story, probably due to the nature it was
written in.
The Deeds and Death of Patroclus: Patroclus is a shady
character in my opinion. I don’t think he is a very nice guy and I don’t like
what he does. Again I did like Achilles in this story and thought he always did
the noble thing.
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