The Epic of Homer The Iliad written in 800-700 BC shows a war between the Trojans and the Greeks. Achilles and Hector are two of the main characters in the poem involved in this war. Hector is on the Trojan side and Achilles is part of the Greek army. In the poem Homer uses anger to eradicate the fate of both men and also includes that of the Gods as the story is told. “In the absence of God, fate becomes the agent of punishment. Hector will have to pay for the inglorious death of Patroclus, just as Achilles will later pay for the death of Hector” (Bespaloff 43). That said, fate works in one's favor and time for these things to happen, regardless of whether the characters try to change the situation. Despite the similarities with great warriors, the couple two value systems are represented in the poem: the value system of war and the value system of domesticity. Both Achilles and Hector showed how they were caught between the value systems of war and that of domestic life. Although they represented both value systems, they started with only one. At first Achilles was part of the value system of war and later moved to the value system of domesticity. While Hector started with the value system of domesticity and later moved to the value system of war. These changes were due to my different upbringing and also things encountered in and out of battle. Homer states that the edge of Hector's shield touched his ankle and neck, which tells us he was protecting himself just in case. attacked. He also left his helmet behind as he ventured through the city of Troy. These gestures show that Hector is already involved in the war system. Only someone taking part in a war or battle would wear this kind of thing. If he hadn't been connected to this system, he probably would have unprotected himself upon entering the city. "This is a good time to cultivate your anger, you idiot! We're dying out there defending the walls" (210). This comparison with Hector and his brother also describes his change in value systems. He is encouraging his brother to fight and he also went to do the same before facing his wife and son. This indicates that Hector is completely converted to this system because he knows that he has a great chance of being defeated by Achilles in war. , but nevertheless he is still ready to undertake this dangerous act. “He was crossing it towards the plain when his wife ran out to meet him, his beautiful wife, Andromache” (128). Even after seeing his brother and hearing from the housekeeper that his wife had run like crazy to see if he was okay, he didn't visit her or his son. He considers himself as a military commander more important than being a family