Achilles seems like he is a individualist and selfish because he only cares about his own personal life and feeling towards the war and Hector seems more heroic to the public in Iliad. Hector chooses to die for his honor and reputation while Achilles choose to fight for Patroclus. The two heroic characters face their fates differently. At the end of his fight, he is defeated by furious Achilles. The Mortal Hero An Introduction to Homers Iliad by Seth L. I’ll be much better off facing Achilles, either killing him or dying honorably before the city.”(Homer. The story opens nine years into the war, which basically started. He leads the assault that finally penetrates the Achaean ramparts, he is the first and only Trojan to set fire to an Achaean ship, and he kills Patroclus. Although he meets his match in Achilles, he wreaks havoc on the Achaean army during Achilles’ period of absence. However, he did not deny his fate even after his parents’ persuasion. The Iliad is an epic poem, written by Homer, that covers the quarrels and fighting near the end of the Trojan War. Hector is the mightiest warrior in the Trojan army. Hector also knows that he would face death if he defeats Patroclus because the greatest hero, Achilles would chase him down. As the result of Achilles’ absence in the war and underestimation of Hector, Achilles’ beloved friend Patroclus faces his death by Hector who is fighting for his glory and honor, so Achilles re-joins the war with his rage which is the reason of participating his last war and dies. Achilles assumes that “Hector wouldn’t come out farther from his wall than the oak tree by the Western Gate.”(Homer Ⅸ. In addition Achilles underestimates Hector’s honor which is his priority of war. Therefore, he refuses to re-join the war against his own fate.

Moreover, Achilles knows that he would face his dark death which is his fate if he participate the war. Therefore, he had no reason to fight with the Trojan. In the book Ⅸ, Achilles refuses to re-join the war between Greek and Trojan due to several reasons and he does not want to fight for the glory and honor of being a Greek. In this old text, The Iliad written by Homer also addresses the particular topic. The ineluctable fate is well known in most of literature.

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