Good day to you all. I did it. I finished my first of the the Great Books. Yay! :-) But I'm really tired right now. I won't post anything for the last chapter until later today. Maybe the afternoon. But at least you get this chapter. Onward.
This chapter was simple. They bury Patroklos and play games in his honour. Very bare bones explanation. But I'll add some. An interesting event was Patroklos' appearance to Achilles. He basically came to say, "Bury me already!" So Achilles does.
The games were a fun part as well. They had chariot racing, boxing, wrestling, foot racing and archery. I will add that if he was still alive Hektor would've been great in the foot racing. Too soon? I'm not sure. They actually had a spear throwing challenge, but apparently Agamemnon is soooo good that Achilles just gave him the prize without the need for competition.
That's pretty much the chapter. It was fun though. If you came to know the characters throughout the book, you actually find yourself rooting for them during the games. I'm a huge fan of Odysseus. And we'll be seeing a lot of him in the next book, "The Odyssey." I should have a post for that tomorrow as well.
There is an interesting revelation in the final chapter. It alludes to how this entire thing got started. We all know it was over Helen. But there is a bit more to the story. That will all be in the next post. Then I'll make a summary post for the entire book. Good night to everyone out there. And bye.
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