s to fight. The Trojan assault carries on. Hector breaks through wall, Menaces the Greek ships and sets one on fire. Patroklos, anguished by the plight of the Greeks, urges Achilleus to give him his armor and his men so he can fight the Trojans. Achilleus complies, and Patroklos and the Greeks drive back the Trojans to their walls, where Patroklos is killed by Hector. At last, Menelaus and the Greeks recover Patroklos' body and fall back to the ships. Tormented by the death of Patroklos, Achilleus vows revenge and prepares for battle. At the request of Thetis, Achilleus' mother, Hephaistos ( god of Smiths ) makes a brilliant set of armor for Achilleus. Who was advised not to fight, but fated to die, goes on to fight and dies. Meanwhile, Hector was advised not to fight, but fated to die goes on to fight and dies. The use of the gods in Homer, is in order to give color, variety and fictional diversity to the story. In the Iliad the gods are completely human in their behavior and often considerably less noble than the leading characters of the epics. They argue violently among themselves, are cle
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