There is also the battle to protect nature, as Homeric heroes take on the role of eco-warriors in a physical ... the Iliad is but a snapshot of the Trojan war. Yet, this very transience suggests ...

Achilles is killed by a flukey arrow to the heel and Odysseus has a plan for a secret weapon to end the war - a wooden horse ... a group of the fiercest Greek warriors… ...

Patroclus returns to the battle wearing Achilles's armour but Hector spots him in the fray and the young warrior freezes. Their battle is short and soon Patroclus lies dead in the sand.