“As a stallion full-fed at the manger, stalled to long, breaking free of his tether gallops down the plain, out for his favorite plunge in a river’s cool currents, thundering in his pride”(B6,pg212).

In the end of book 6, we read that both Paris and Hector are heading to battle. They both are compared to a stallion (horse) that was finally able to break through the stable and runs off to the field.

To Hector, peace, family, and honor meant everything. He was ready to fight and die for honor over all else. He was one of the courageous warriors in the Trojan army and he was also conscious of his responsibilities to his people.  His wife Andromache begged him not to go, but he replied that this was his fate. Paris was also ready to leave Helen and head to battle with Hector. Paris was admired by the women of Troy but not by the warriors. They accused him of being a coward and also Helen but this time he finally got the strength and courage to face the Achaean army.  The thing I learned from book 6 is that the ultimate honor for a hero is to die in battle.