Homer's epic The Iliad written in 800-700 BCE shows a war between the Trojans and the Greeks. Achilles and Hector are two of the main characters in the poem caught up in this war. Hector is on the Trojan side and Achilles is part of the Greek army. In the poem, Homer uses rage to uproot the fate of the two men and also includes that of God in the story being told. “In the absence of God, destiny becomes the agent of punishment. Hector must pay for Patroclus’ inglorious death, just as Achilles will later pay for Hector’s death” (Bespaloff 43). That being said, fate is on his side and it's time for these things to happen, no matter if the characters try to adjust that. Despite their similarities as great warriors, the couple In the poem, two value systems are represented: the value system of war and the value system of domesticity. Both Achilles and Hector showed how they were caught between the value systems of war and that of domestic life. Although they represented both value systems, they started with just one. Achilles was part of the value system of war in the beginning and later moved to the value system of domesticity. Whereas Hector started with the value system of domesticity and later evolved into the value system of war. These changes were due to my different upbringings and also things they encountered in and outside of battle. Homer states that the edge of Hector's shield was tapping his ankle and neck, which tells us that he was protecting himself in case he was hurt. attack. He also left his helmet behind as he ventured into the city of Troy. These gestures show that Hector is already caught in the war system. Only someone participating in a war or battle would wear this sort of thing. If he wasn't connected to this system, he probably would have removed his protection upon entering the city. "Now is a good time to feed your anger, you idiot! We die out there defending the walls"(210). This confrontation of Hector with his brother also depicts his change in value system. He encourages his brother to fight and he also went to do so before confronting his wife and child. This is an indication that Hector is fully converted to this system because he knows that he has a high chance of being defeated by Achilles in war. , but he is nevertheless always ready to undertake this dangerous act. “He was crossing it on the plain when his wife ran to meet him, his beautiful wife Andromache” (128). Even after seeing his brother and learning from the housekeeper that his wife was running like crazy to see if he was okay, he still didn't go to see her or his child. He considers being himself as a military commander more important than being a family.