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After a battle is finished, Hector returns to Troy. Andromache, his wife, meets him at the gates with thier son and begs him not to fight anymore. Hector tells her that he must fight so that he doesn't lose his honor, and explains that he already knows that Troy will be taken. Then he blesses his son and asks Andromache not to watch any more of the battles.
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Odysseus and Diomede decide to go into the Trojan camp to either cause confusion or gain information. When they arrive there, Diomede kills Rhesus, the leader of the Trojan's allies. Meanwhile, Odysseus steals Rhesus's horses, who are the brothers of Achilles's horses. Both of the men barely escape the camp, but return to the Greeks camp safely.
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Dolon "The Wolf" is a soldier and spy for the Trojan army. He had offered to go into the Greeks camp and kill Odysseus and Diomede, as well as gather information, if he got to keep Achilles's horses. However, he is caught by the two he was trying to kill and is forced to tell them everything he knows. After he tells all of the Trojan secrets known to him, he is killed.
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After their leader, Rhesus, is killed by Diomede, the Thracian soldiers decide to go home. This seriously hurts the Trojans, because they were counting on having the Tharcians as allies. The men were full of sorrow as they went home. Strange, new horses had to pull Rhesus's chariot home, because his other horses were stolen by Odysseus and Diomede.
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In a skirmish, many of the Greek leaders were wounded. Agamemnon was wounded by Iphidamas' brother, which caused him to withdraw from the battle. Diomede was wounded by Paris' arrow, so he had to withdraw as well. A soldier's spear pierced Oddyseus' side, which caused him to also exit the battle.
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Achilles is still upset about Brieseis being stolen from him, so Agamemnon offers to return her and his treasure. Achilles is still very upset, and refuses the offer. Achilles decides to fight again just to get revenge.
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After Agamemnon stole Briseis, Achilles refused to fight. Instead, he sent Patroclus out to battle. Patroclus kills Sarpedon, the son of Zeus. Patroclus disobeyed Achilles by continuing the fight after the battle was won, and Hector kills him.
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The first person Achilles attempts to kill in the battle is Aeneas. He is about to kill Aeneas, but does not get the chance because the gods snatch him away. Aeneas' fate was to found a new nation, so he could not die.
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Achilles rushed out to battle to extract revenge for the death of his friend, Patroclus. Hector was the only Trojan brave enough to meet Achilles on the field of battle. Achilles chased Hector around Troy three times before Hector faced him to make a bargain for his funeral. Achilles, only caring for revenge, kills Hector. Hector is then stripped of his armor and dragged around Troy by chariot.
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After spending two days on the burial of Patroclus, Achilles proclaims that games shall be held in Patroclus' honor. The games consisted of a chariot race, boxing, wrestling, a foot race and a competition with the javelin. The javelin throw was not carried out due to unequal competition. Every contender in the games received prizes for their participation, with the finest prizes going to the winners. Even though the games were great, Achilles still mourned the death of his friend.
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The goddess Iris comes to Priam from Olympus to tell him that he should go to the Greek camp to buy back Hector's body. She tells him that the gods will keep him safe. Priam sets out to the camp with his treaure, leaving an anxious city behind him. Hermes then appears to Priam in the form of a young squire of Achilles. Hermes guides Priam to Achilles, where Priam begins to beg for Hector. Achilles and Priam both cry for their losses. Achilles then accepts the ransom, which brings him peace.
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After a twelve day funeral for Hector, the queen of the Amazons, Penthesilea, joined the Trojans in their fight. With a new resolve, the Trojans set out to attack the Greek camp. The Greeks suffered from the surprise attack, and were soon pushed back to their camp. Achilles sets his sights on Penthesilea and kills her. Achilles is somewhat saddened about the killing, because he thought the queen could have made a wonderful bride.
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Apollo, disguised as a man, offers a poisoned arrow to Paris, telling him to "shoot for Troy's sake". Paris launches the arrow, which hits Achilles' heel, the one place where he is vulnerable. Achilles, the great, invincible hero of the Greeks, falls to the ground, dead.
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Memnon, the enormous son of the dawn goddess, and the Trojan king's nephew, joins the Trojans with his army. The Trojans' spirits and morale rise, hoping that Memnon could be the one to defeat Achilles. Memnon kills many Greeks and is a great threat to their army.
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With an audience of the gods, Memnon and Achilles meet in combat, seeming equally matched. Achilles runs Memnon through with his sword, and Memnon falls to the ground, dead. Memnon's forces flee, and the Greeks rush toward the open gate of Troy, sure of victory.
