Achilles and Hector @achillesandhector - Tumblr Blog

An unfortunately placed stone makes for quite a drag...

Interesting Facts

After the war, Hector’s son, Astyanax, was thrown off a building

It was said that Achilles’s immortal horses could speak

After the fall of Troy, Andromache left with Neoptolemus

The cool story of why he has the heel of a 98 year old woman

Allusions

Achilles Heel, Achilles and Hector both in Troilus and Cressida, Achilles in Ender's Shadow

Sources

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/iliad/summary.html

http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/achilles

http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/grecoromanmyth1/g/hector.htm

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/3581/Achilles

http://ansible.wikia.com/wiki/Achilles

http://www.funtrivia.com/en/humanities/the-trojan-war-12930.html

Descriptions

Achilles was the most powerful warrior in the Iliad and the army of Agamemnon, proud and headstrong. He took offense to things easily, and has wrath like a god.

Hector was the Trojan prince, and the greatest fighter in Troy.He was courageous, noble, and was known for his civil nature. He was thought of as bold and peace loving.

The Story of Achilles and Hector

Near the end of the Trojan War, Patroclus, Achilles' beloved comrade, goes out into battle wearing Achilles' armor. Recognizing the ensignia, Hector fights and kills Patroclus. When news of this reaches Achilles's ears, he is enraged, causing him to go on a rampage killing every Trojan in his path, and ending with Hector. After killing Hector, Achilles ties him to a chariot in order to disgrace his corpse, dragging him around Troy multiple times, and Achilles finally relents to the Trojans, allowing them the body to give Hector a proper burial.