... the bright shield. (XVI. 702-04) However, even with this first incident, Patroklos does not appear to realize that he is not destined to win. No matter what kind of fury and rage Patroklos was in, he still knows that he does not stand a chance against the god,[Apollo] spoke, and Patroklos gave ground before him a great way / avoiding the anger ... : You must not set your mind on fighting the Trojans, whose delight is in battle, without me. So you will diminish my honor. You must not, in the pride and fury of fighting on, go on slaughtering the Trojans, and lead the way against Ilion, for...

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... accept any challenge, "Achilles put on his armor; he gashed his teeth, his eyes gleamed like fire, for his grief was greater than he could bear. Thus, then, full of fury against the Trojans, did he don the gift of the god." (Pg 236) Hector was another such man who had followed this arete code, he says, "Three times have I fled ... ...

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... Achilles brings grief to all the Achaeans by not entering the war with them at the ships because of his rage. Constantly, he is told to "beat down [his] mounting fury" and to "relent" (144). Odysseus even asks the fierce Achilles, "Have you no heart at all to fight the gutting fire form the fast trim ships? The spirit inside you ... ...

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... it is a matter of honor and he is not afraid of his destiny. He states: Let bygones be bygones. Done is done./ Despite my anguish, I will beat it down,/ the fury mounting inside me, down by force./ But now I"ll go and meet that murderer head on,/ that Hector who destroyed the dearest life I know./ For my own death, I"ll meet ... ...

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