He's Got the Whole World on his Shield

After the death of Patroklos battle is raging on. The mortals are fighting over the body. Hektor, as is his right, takes the armor off of Patroklos for his own. So now Hektor owns Achilles armor. The Trojans have the armor but continue to press forward for the body. After much fighting the Greeks are able to hold onto the body and carry it back to the ships. Now Achilles learns of Patroklos’ death and is distraught. His cries reach Thetis in the sea and she comes to Achilles aid. They grieve together. Songs are sung by all the sea nymphs over the death of Patroklos. It is clear to Thetis and Achilles now that he must go back to battle and fight for the Greeks. I worry for the Trojans, but it brings me a little peace of mind knowing that Achilles is destined to die in battle he in Troy. In the meantime, Thetis pulls some strings up here on Mt. Olympus, again, and gets brand new armor for Achilles from Hephaistos. He obtains a huge shield with his armor and it contains images of the entire cosmos. Matches the ego of Achilles for sure. Back in Troy Hektor again is refusing to listen to the advice of his peers. He wants Hektor to stay on defense. Hektor ignores this and pushes forward. Hopefully his determination will ensure success. Otherwise I will just have to step in and help my precious Trojans.

                This is a turning point in this war. It marks the point where Achilles has finally decided to come back to war. Thetis and Achilles have a big crying session together and it appears that it is over the death of Patroklos. However, it could be extreme grief knowing that this death ensures that Achilles will die young and here at Troy. Thetis now knows that her son will die soon. The actual death of Patroklos mirrors the death of Achilles. He was wearing Achilles armor, and was killed by Hektor and Apollo. It stands to foreshadow the death of Achilles and that he will die at the hands of someone like Hektor and with the Gods help. Achilles also received some help from the Gods as well. His armor was crafted by the Gods and contains images of everything in the world. This symbolizes how at this moment in time, Achilles is basically the center of the World. He is holding the whole world on his shield and now all the focus of this war will be on Achilles and his actions. We are at the Climax of this war and soon the outcome of this war will be known to all.

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