HUMA 1105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Hector, Achilles, Simile
25 Mar 2014
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Ekphrasis-the visionary description of a visual work of art. In the opening, menelaos is standing over patroklos. There are no significant heroes killed in book 17. There is struggle and it is because of patroklos. Menelaos is reluctant to bring back patroklos"s corpse because hektor and his troops are fast approaching him. 91-93: menelaos knows he is going to outnumbered and he has to retreat. Achilleus"s armor was divinely made, the one patroklos wore. After menelaos retreats, hektor steps in and takes off patroklos"s armor. Aias then steps in and covers patroklos with his shield, patroklos"s now stripped corpse. 142-236: hektor then puts on the armor and urges on the trojans to retrieve patroklos"s corpse. 184: contradicts, the line apollo knocking off patroklos"s helmet. Apollo knocks off the helmet of patroklos; euphorbys knocks off his corset, hektor and then gives the finishing blow.
