Hektor faces Achilles when he loses his nerve and runs
around the city walls of troy 3 times. Zeus looks down upon Hektor and feels
sorry for him and tells Athena to go down and do what she wants without
restraint. Athena then confronts Achilles telling him to face Hektor and she
says to Achilles that she’ll persuade Hektor to do the same. Athena then
disguises as Hektors’ brother known as Deiphobus who came to Hektor to tell him
that they will go fight Achilles together (Priam had many wives so therefore he
had many children).Hektor is Thrilled that his own brother would come out of
troy to help fight Achilles with him. Hektor then confronts Achilles to say
“it’s time to end the chase”-N.S. Gill, about.com guide quotes. Hektor then
tries to make a pact between Achilles saying that they will return each other’s
bodies whoever dies. Achilles responds with “There are no binding oaths between
lions and men”- Book XXII of the Iliad. Achilles then hurls his spear at Hektor
but Hektor ducks and it flies past him. Hektor does not see that Athena had
retrieved Achilles Spear and then Hands it back to Achilles. Hektor taunts
Achilles saying that he didn’t know the future after all. Hektor then says it’s
his turn and he hurls his spear at Achilles which hits but glances of the
shield. Hektor then calls upon Deiphobus to bring him his lance but soon
realises that he was tricked by Athena and realises his end is near. Hektor
then draws his sword and swoops down on Achilles. Achilles knew the weaknesses
of Hektors amour and so with that knowledge Achilles finds a weak spot on Hektors’
amour and throws his spear swiftly into Hektors’ collarbone. Achilles then says
to the prince of troy that his body will be mutilated by dogs and birds. Hektor
then curses upon Achilles telling him that Paris will kill him at the Scaean
gates with the help of Apollo. Hektor then dies and Achilles pokes holes in
Hektors ankles and ties stings threw them and attaches the rope to his chariot
dragging his body in the dust.
Differences in the movie:
-In the movie Troy by Wolfgang Peterson the movie doesn’t
include the gods in way it is explained in the Iliad instead their names were mentioned.
I think the reason wolfgang didn’t include this was because he didn’t want to
make the movie to long and he probably didn’t have the budget to do so.
-In the Iliad it says that Hektor had ran away from Achilles
and ran around the walls of troy three times in the movies this wasn’t shown
instead he faced him with no fear. I think the reason Wolfgang did this was to
show that Achilles and Hektor were both equal.
-In the movie it doesn’t show Athena intervening between the
fight of Achilles and Hektor in fact she’s not even mentioned in the movie at
all. I think the reason Wolfgang didn’t include this was because this would
have extended the movie time by a lot.
-In the movie Deiphobus wasn’t shown or mentioned in the
movie at all. This is shown by the video of the fight scene at the bottom. I
think Wolfgang didn’t include him because this would extended the movie time by
a lot.
Similarities between the movie and the poem
-In the movie it feature one of the quotes from the Iliad
“There are no binding oaths between lions and men”- Book XXII of the Iliad.
-In the movie Hektor did get pierced in the collarbone by
Achilles Spear. I think the reason Wolfgang included this was to make sure he
was getting as much information on the fight as possible. This is shown by this
quote “Achilles strike him as he was coming on towards him, and
the point of his spear went right through the fleshy part of the neck, but it did not sever his windpipe so that he could still speak.’’
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