antiquariaetrusci:flores-et-dracones:#THIRD FUNERAL LAMENTATION #hector is the only one who doesn’t
antiquariaetrusci:flores-et-dracones:#THIRD FUNERAL LAMENTATION #hector is the only one who doesn’t suffer from the helen textual shudders #that’s canon that’s homer #they see each other as human beings because they both aren’t just that #and it’s such an important relationship #not more important than helen-worship but important because of it (via antigonic)‘Helen was the third to lead their lamentation: 'Hektor, dearest to my heart by far of all my husband’s brothers - my husband is godlike Alexandros: he brought me to Troy, and how I wish that I had died before that! This is now the twentieth year since I came from there and left my own native land. But in all that time I have never heard a hard word from you or any rudeness. But if anyone spoke harshly to me in the house - one of your brothers or sisters or your brothers’ fine-dressed wives, or your mother (though your father was always kind to me as a real father) - then you would speak winning words to them and stop them, through your own gentle-hearted way and your gentle words. And so I weep in anguish of heart both for you and for my own ill-fated self. There is no-one else now in the broad land of Troy to be kind to me and a friend, but they all shudder with loathing for me” (Iliad book 24)Hector is so fascinating, because when you get down to it, he’s a really good guy. And not just by Greek epic warrior standards. Yes, he is big and strong and has money and is really, really good at that whole fighting thing. But he also is “gentle” and deeply cares; about his wife, his son, his parents, his city, and this woman that he, by all rights, should dislike. Hector isn’t an ideal warrior, he has things that Achilles does not and can not. He has his family and a life off of the battlefield. These things allow him to care about and sympathize with Helen, and he is special because he does. Both Helen and Hector’s home lives are especially kicked around by the gods, they have a shared understanding.So when Hector strips Achilles’ armor from Patroclus, starts wearing it, and starts behaving like Achilles, it is so freaking tragic. His hamartia (if you want to call it that) of being a little hot-headed and not always listening to the advice of others becomes magnified as soon as he gets that armor, and it kills him. -- source link
#troy movie#hector#helen#thank you