Achilles watches as a battle against the city of Troy progresses.
He observes a group of men coming back, one of whom appears to be carrying the body of his lover Patroclus.
Grief-stricken, Achilles first tries to commit suicide by slashing his throat, only to realize he had given his sword away.
Achilles holds Patroclus's body and mourns his loss, rebuffing any effort to help or comfort him including from Odysseus and his beloved companion Briseis.
Achilles finds great solace in holding Patroclus's dead body and longs for his own death.
Achilles loudly calls out Hector's name, who was the one that killed Patroclus, as he rushed back into the battlefield.
In the ensuing combat, Achilles battles the river god Scamander, who tries to prevent Achilles from reaching Hector.
Achilles is able to defeat Scamander and continue his quest for Hector's life.
Achilles and Hector ultimately face-off in a grove near Troy's walls, where Achilles kills Hector.
Achilles drags Hector’s body back with him and refuses any feast or honour extended by Agamemnon.
Despite his mother Thetis's request, Achilles refuses to stop dragging Hector's corpse around the walls of the city, attracting Apollo's wrath.
Achilles and Thetis have a argument where Thetis admits to taking joy in Patroclus's death.
Thetis, disgusted by Achilles's grief and his unwillingness to let go of Patroclus's body, disowns him and leaves Achilles with Hector's body and his grief for Patroclus.