CLAS 220 1st Edition Lecture 8 Iliad 17-201. Who kills Patroclus?—Hector 2. Which Greek hero protects Patroclus body as it lies in the field? – Menelaus3. Who is Achilles’ mother?—Thetis 4. Who makes new armor for Achilles? – Hephaestus5. What happens to Patroclus’ body once it is returned to Greek camp?—is remains miraculously undecayed Achilles response –Achilles return to the battle- Patroclus kills Sarpedon- Hector kills Patroclus- Achilles kills Hector- Paris kills Achilles (after Iliad ends) End of Iliad- Achilles re enters- Gets revenge on Hector- This isn’t enough for him because Patroclus is still dead- Book 23: Funeral games for Patroclus- Book 24: Meeting with Prim,- These last two books re-integrate Achilles into the human world- Theme is the care for the dead- even if it is your enemy Menelaus takes care of Patroclus’ body once he dies in battle (compared to a cow who has just given birth for the first time) Hector takes Achilles armor off of the dead Patroclus, but leaves the body (Menelaus retreats from the body) Zeus gives Hector great power- so he can also achieve kleos – his wife will never see him in Achilles armor or ever again so the power is his compensation Audomedon (Achilles’ charioteer) enters the fray (he tears out a mans guts with his hands) Antilokhos (Nestor’s son) reports Patroclus’ death to Achilles These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.Achilles has great grief- grieves like a woman grieves for her dead husband (beats his breats, covers his face in ashThetis (Achilles mom) also Grieves for Patroclus’ death (along with nymphs) Achilles shouts and scares the Trojans while he waits for Thetis to bring him new armor The Trojans plan what to do once Patroclus dies and they realize Achilles is going to enter batter Ekphrasis- the description of a work of visual art in a work of literatureHephaestus makes Achilles a new set of armor upon the request of Thetis. On Achilles shield- City of peace (no war, but not everyone in the field is happy) – City of War (city being besieged) Care for Patroclus’ body—Thetis keeps him from rotting while Achilles is at war Achilles Abandons his rage—reconciles with Agamemnon (gets all the loot he was promised andhis girl Bristles back) Meleager- (story from the embassy scene) The horse speaks (Xanthus) – the only time they talk is to remind Achilles of his own death (they can also see the future) Zeus allows the gods to return to battle – they sit on a hill and watch the battle Achilles and Aineias (Aphrodite’s son) enter
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