The Iliad: Book XXII

1. Achilles is being compared to a a stallion. Lines: 26-29. No more words--he dashed toward the city, heart racing for some great exploit, rushing on like a champion stallion drawing a chariot full tilt, sweeping across the plain in easy, tearing strides.
2. Achilles is being compared to the star Orion's Dog. Lines: 31-36. And old King Priam was the first to see him coming, surging over the plain, blazing like the star that rears at harvest, flaming up in its brilliance, far outshining the countless stars in the night sky, that star they call Orion's Dog.
3. Homer chose these two similes because Achilles is ready to fight Hector and is very angry because it says that King Priam saw him and said he was brighter than any of the stars which mean that he is obviously not trying to hide, and he is not afraid to fight. Also it says that he rushed on like a stallion which means that he is ready to get there. The tone of the battle is going to be very violent and Achilles is going to win. Lines 26-29, 31-36. (Lines have been written on previous two questions) Lines 44-47. Oh Hector dont just stand there, dont, dear child waiting that man's attack--alone , cut off from friends! You'll meet your doom at once, beaten down by Achilles, so much stronger than you.
4. Priam pulled out his hair and Hecuba loosened her robes and showed Hector her bare breast. Lines 90-96. So the old man groanded and seizing his gray hair tore it out by the roots but he could not shake the fixed resolve of Hector. And his mother wailded now, standing beside Priam, weeping freely, loosing her robes with one hand and holding out her bare breast with the other.
5. Hector thinks about giving Helen back to Achilles, but decides not to because Hector thinks that Achilles will kill him anyway. Lines: 136, 147-148: why, I could promise to give back Helen, yes. I must not go and implore him. He'll show no mercy, no respect for me, my rights--he'll cut me down.
6. The battle begins when Hector leaves the walls of Troy and Achilles chases him. Lines 164-165: He left the gates behind and away he fled in fear--and Achilles went for him, fast sure of his speed.
7. When Hector shouted to Deiphobus for a spear, Deiphobus was nowhere near Hector. 345-350: So Hector shouted out to Deiphobus bearing his white shield--with a ringing shout he called for a heavy lance--but the man was nowhere near him-vanished-- yes and Hector knew the truth in his heart and the fighter cried aloud,"My time has come"
8. Achilles has Athena and Zeus on his side. Lines 255-260: Athena rushed to Achilles, her bright eyes gleaming, standing shoulder-to-shoulder, winging orders now:"At last our hopes run high, my brilliant Achilles--Father Zeus must love you--we'll sweep great glory back to Acheas fleet, we'll kill this Hector, mad as he is for battle!
9. Achilles dragged Hector's dead body behind a chariot. 467-469: Piercing the tendons, ankle to heel behind both feet, he knotted straps of rawhide through them both, lashed them to his chariot, left the head to drag.
10. Andromache fainted when she saw Hector being dragged to Achaea's warships. Lines 545-549. Saw him dragged before the city, stallions galloping, dragging Hector back to Achaea's beaked warships--ruthless work. The world went black as night before her eyes, she fainted, falling backward, gasping away her life breath.