The Iliad, Book 12: riassunto
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In Book 12, Hector leads the Trojans against the Achaean wall, accepts advice to attack on foot, but rejects Polydamas’s warning about an eagle and snake. With Jove supporting the assault, Sarpedon tears down a battlement, and Hector smashes the gates with a stone, sending the defenders fleeing toward their ships.
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- Polydamas advises an attack on foot because the trench blocks chariots, and Hector agrees.
- Asius keeps his horses and attacks an open gate, where Polypoetes and Leonteus resist his men.
- An eagle drops a struggling snake, prompting Polydamas to urge retreat, but Hector rejects his interpretation and threatens him.
- Sarpedon urges Glaucus forward, arguing that their privileges require them to lead the fighting.
- Ajax and Teucer reinforce Menestheus; Glaucus withdraws wounded, while Sarpedon tears away a battlement but meets determined resistance.
- Jove strengthens Hector, who breaks the gates with a huge stone and leads the Trojans inside as the Achaeans flee.
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Hector places fighting for his country above Polydamas’s reading of the birds. His refusal to retreat keeps the assault moving.
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Why does Polydamas first advise the Trojans to leave their chariots?
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