Guided by Athena, Achilles strikes the fatal blow against Hector and plunges his spear into the Trojan’s throat. Painting by Peter Paul Rubens, circa 1630, Museum of Fine Art, Pau, France.

New Total War Game, Troy, Covers The Trojan War; First Trailer Sees Achilles Fight Hector. The conflict between the Greeks and Trojans will be the backdrop of the next Total War.

There are no pacts between lions and men. Achilles versus Hector in the new A Total War Saga: TROY.

The choreography in the Hector and Achilles fight is a testament to the skill that the Troy production brought to the film’s action, no matter how big or small.

Equally knotty is that his two central heroes -- Achilles (Pitt) and Hector (Bana) -- ultimately must fight each other, and a friendly tie is not among the possible results.

The Greek superhero Achilles, left, is killing the Trojan superhero Hector (Homer, Iliad, bk 22). Painting by Evi Sarantea. I have been studying Greek history for a very long time.

At this stage, he weighs life against glory (the acclaim of others). But the second phase of his rage, against Hector for killing Patroclus — the point at which Achilles makes the final choice to stay ...

A revived Achilles adventures and journeys through Greece in this top-down action RPG. Our review of Achilles: Legends Untold.

Principals of the Trojan War, from left: Menelaus, Paris, Diomedes, Ulysses, Nestor, Achilles and Agamemnon. The illustration is by Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein from an 1842 book.

We see Patroclus, Achilles’ closest companion, stepping up to heal injured men as they come limping off the battlefield. We see Hector, the Trojan warrior, talking with his wife, smiling at his ...