... constantly refers to events that have yet to occur and to fated outcomes. Patroclus's return to battle foreshadows Achilles' return to battle, for example, and Hector's taunting of the dead Patroclus foreshadows the desecration of his own corpse by Achilles. Also, Achilles and Hector themselves make references to their own fates-about which they have been informed; technically, only Hector's references foreshadow any event in the poem itself ... to engage in any meaningful discussion about either of these heroic characters without mentioning the gods, thus this paper has sought to represe...

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