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The Achaeans drew close up to the wall of Ilius.
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“while the Achaeans with their shields laid upon their shoulders drew close up to the walls”
Book 22
Chapter 22
33 passages54 observations · 12 observed placesSHA 64659d4a80fe…
Passage 1
Lines 4–5
Source text
THUS the Trojans in the city, scared like fawns, wiped the sweat from off them and drank to quench their thirst, leaning against the goodly battlements, while the Achaeans with their shields laid upon their shoulders drew close up to the walls. But stern fate bade Hector stay where he was before Ilius and the Scaean gates. Then Phoebus Apollo spoke to the son of Peleus saying, ‘Why, son of Peleus, do you, who are but man, give chase to me who am immortal? Have you not yet found out that it is a god whom you pursue so furiously? You did not harass the Trojans whom you had routed, and now they are within their walls, while you have been decoyed hither away from them. Me you cannot kill, for death can take no hold upon me.’
Location presence
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Location presence
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Hector stayed before the Scaean gates.
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“But stern fate bade Hector stay where he was before Ilius and the Scaean gates”
·Direct
The Trojans were within Troy, resting against the battlements.
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“THUS the Trojans in the city, scared like fawns, wiped the sweat from off them and drank to quench their thirst, leaning against the goodly battlements”
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The Trojans rested against the battlements of the wall of Ilius.
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“THUS the Trojans in the city, scared like fawns, wiped the sweat from off them and drank to quench their thirst, leaning against the goodly battlements”
Claims for this passage
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Claims for this passage
The Achaeans approach the walls carrying their shields on their shoulders.
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“while the Achaeans with their shields laid upon their shoulders drew close up to the walls”
Apollo declares himself immortal and beyond Achilles’ power to kill.
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“do you, who are but man, give chase to me who am immortal? Have you not yet found out that it is a god whom you pursue so furiously? You did not harass the Trojans whom you had routed, and now they are within their walls, while you have been decoyed hither away from them. Me you cannot kill, for death can take no hold upon me”
Fate keeps Hector outside before Ilius and the Scaean gates.
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“But stern fate bade Hector stay where he was before Ilius and the Scaean gates”
The Trojans shelter inside the city scared, sweating, thirsty, and leaning against the battlements.
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“THUS the Trojans in the city, scared like fawns, wiped the sweat from off them and drank to quench their thirst, leaning against the goodly battlements”
Published summary
While the routed Trojans recover inside the city and the Achaeans approach the walls, fate keeps Hector outside, and Apollo reveals to Achilles that he has decoyed him away and cannot be killed.