Saturday, February 24, 2018

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"Achilles Tying Hector's Body to His Chariot," vase, circa 510 BC, by an unknown Attic Black-Figure vase painter.

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As I've been reading Caroline Alexander's translation of The Iliad, I've posted a brief synopsis of each book I complete on Twitter. Here are my collected Twitter synopses of books twenty-one through twenty-four.

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BOOK 21

12 captured for blood debt. Lykaon begs. River Scamander attacks Achilles. God fights god. Trojans retreat.

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BOOK 22

Priam beseeches Hector to come into Ilion. Running and pursuit. Hector falls at Achilles' hand. Keening.

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BOOK 23

Funeral feast. Shade of Patroclus visits. Funeral pyre. Chariot races. "Painful boxing." More games & prizes.

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BOOK 24

12 days of dragging Hector's corpse. Eagle omen. Priam supplicates. Ransom. Hector returned. Funeral. End.

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