On the eleventh day, when the fire had almost died all the way back down, the people of Troy put out the rest of the fire with their wine. His brothers and friends then collected his bones and wrapped them in soft purple robes. Colors have a great power in stories like this. Purple is a color that means power, and royalty, which is a great example of who Hector was and what he fought for. After they do this, they put the bones into a casket that is golden with color and put the casket into the grave. They do not then cover his bones with dirt to fill in the grave, but with stones all over, "A mantle of stones."(Iliad Book XXIV: 290) This did not have much of an impact of the story but seemed very interesting, why cover a casket in stones? These stones stacked on the casket was temporary until the tomb was to be completed, and then his bones in the gold casket would be placed there rather than under these stones. They then created the tomb, and after the tomb was finished, moved the casket into the tomb. After Hector was placed into the tomb, a feast was held in Priam's palace. After the feast, the eleven days of the funeral were over and the Trojans went back into battle with the Greeks. This is surprising, considering Hector was one of Troy's greatest warrior and is the son of Priam, their king. One would think that the funeral ceremony may be a bit
On the eleventh day, when the fire had almost died all the way back down, the people of Troy put out the rest of the fire with their wine. His brothers and friends then collected his bones and wrapped them in soft purple robes. Colors have a great power in stories like this. Purple is a color that means power, and royalty, which is a great example of who Hector was and what he fought for. After they do this, they put the bones into a casket that is golden with color and put the casket into the grave. They do not then cover his bones with dirt to fill in the grave, but with stones all over, "A mantle of stones."(Iliad Book XXIV: 290) This did not have much of an impact of the story but seemed very interesting, why cover a casket in stones? These stones stacked on the casket was temporary until the tomb was to be completed, and then his bones in the gold casket would be placed there rather than under these stones. They then created the tomb, and after the tomb was finished, moved the casket into the tomb. After Hector was placed into the tomb, a feast was held in Priam's palace. After the feast, the eleven days of the funeral were over and the Trojans went back into battle with the Greeks. This is surprising, considering Hector was one of Troy's greatest warrior and is the son of Priam, their king. One would think that the funeral ceremony may be a bit