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Why did Achilles drag Hector's body around the city three times?
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∙ 14y ago
I believe it has to do with the three people he cared the most, these being Andromache his wife, his Father Priam and his mother...
One round per person, I remember the two women begging Priam to stop Achilles' madness and him being the last one to see the horrific scene...
This is just my interpretation tho
Xil Gutiérrez
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∙ 14y agoHe drag Hector around the city because he wanted to show off that he killed him
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