About this episode

The episode narrates the dramatic return of Achilles to battle, culminating in his confrontation with Hector during the Trojan War.

Coming up, Achilles prepares to return to the battlefield, armed with an extraordinary new suit of armour forged by the god Hephaistos himself. As he charges back into the war, the Trojans are thrown into fear and the long-awaited confrontation between Achilles and Hector draws ever closer. We’ll also hear Helen’s memories of Hector and Troy, before the story builds towards one of the most famous and dramatic encounters of the entire Trojan War. Save the playlist for all episodes - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Previously, the war at Troy reached a desperate turning point. With Achilles still refusing to fight, Agamemnon led the Greeks into battle, but he was badly wounded, and soon Diomedes, Odysseus and other great warriors were forced from the fighting as Hector drove the Trojans ever closer to the Greek ships. The Trojans smashed through the Greeks’ defences, and with Hector calling for fire, it seemed the ships—and the Greeks’ last hope of ever returning home—might be destroyed. Unable to watch any longer, Patroklos begged Achilles to let him enter the battle wearing his famous armour, hoping the Trojans would believe Achilles himself had returned. Achilles agreed, but warned his beloved…

Topics covered

• Greek mythology
• Trojan War
• battle
• Achilles
• Hector
• heroic confrontation

Keywords

• Achilles
• Hector
• Trojan War
• battlefield
• Hephaistos
• Patroklos
• Greek mythology
• war
• armour

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hephaistos, Agamemnon, Diomedes, Odysseus, Sarpedon

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