Book 21 Flashcards
Name of book
Achilles fights the river
Achilles fighting
drives the Trojans to the river Scamander whose waters become choked with bodies
death of lycaon
a man he had previously spared
he now kills him saying “even Patroclus died, who was a far better man than you”
Achilles new vision of things
“look at how big and handsome I am…yet death and inexorable destiny are waiting for me as well”
Scamander’s actions
tries to drown AChilles
Achilles fear
afraid of being drowned, an un-heroic death
SAving Achilles
Hera saves him while Hephaestus dries it up until it relinquishes
Achilles attacking the city
He kills Trojans up to the city but is distracted by Apollo in the form of Agenor a Trojan who runs away
The gods are
fighting against themselves
What this book shows about Achilles personality
he is much crueler, doesn’t care for life anymore, for him death and glory is all there is, VALAR MORGHULIS
What this book shows about Achilles strength
he arrogantly challenges the god scamander
shows him as a natural force
Scamander calls him “more than a man£
End of the book
the TRojans running for the city, only trying to save themselves
