While Achilles is out of the war due to discord with Agamenon, Trojans take advantage of it so make it a chance to win the battle. Patroclus, dearest friend of Achilles, could go back to his home but chooses to get killed in a battle. Achilles’ grief and anger at Hector and Troy envelopes the sky and land. He finally returns to the war; finally it gets Trojans to refuge to behind the wall. As well as, the greatest warrior of Troy, Hector, gets killed by Achilles, and Greek seizes the chance to victory.
In Illiad, gods intervene in human’s dispute frequently, and that brings advantages to each side as which they are on. Situations are sometimes favorable for Greek or Trojans depending on their interventions. Death of Patroclus changes aspect of the war to be favorable for Greek, and I assume his death could be result of intention of gods standing on Greek side.
I agree with you. There were indeed many Gods’ / Goddesses’ interventions in the war. And, that determined each side’s destiny. Besides Achilles’ own extraordinary power and the tragic death of his dearest friend, his superior number of helps by the Gods and Goddesses contributed to his victory eventually.
Patrocluss death was planned by the gods for the return of Achilles to the battle. Achilles is best known for his strenght and also he can be portrayed as a brave, loyal. cocky, intelligent ,and even superhuman soldier. in the Iliad, we can notice Achilles experience emotions like rage, confusion, grief and a sense of individualism.He is also fiercely loyal to his friend patroclus, who dies in the battle while fighting Achilless place. However, Achilles shows us how barbaric he is by disrespecting Hectors body. At this point, we are confronting to an uncivilized society.