CLA204H5 Chapter 21: CLA204- Chapter 21
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Cla204- chapter 21: the fall of troy and its aftermath. After hector"s death, allies from far afield came to assist the trojans. Penthesilea who led a contingent of amazons, was cut down by achilles: as she lay dying, he took pity on her, but the wound was mortal. The ugliest man who went to troy , derided achilles for killing a woman, so achilles killed him too. Paris, assisted by apollo, shot down achilles as he fought near the scaean gate. After a splendid funreal, the greeks burned achilles" body and mixed his ashes in the jar with those of patroclus. Achilles" armor was offered as a prize to the next- best warrior ajax. Although it belonged to ajax, odysseus claimed it. When he recovered his senses, he saw himself standing in the midst of a flock of dead sheep, covered in blood from head to foot. The greek commanders shook w. laughter at his folly.
