Read the excerpts about Achilleus and Hektor from The Iliad of Homer.
Excerpt 1, Achilleus:
But brilliant Achilleus kept shaking his head at his own people
and would not let them throw their bitter projectiles at Hektor
for fear the thrower might win the glory, and himself come second.
Excerpt 2, Hektor:
I feel shame before the Trojans and the Trojan women with trailing
robes, that someone who is less of a man than I will say of me:
"Hektor believed in his own strength and ruined his people.”
Thus they will speak; and as for me, it would be much better
at that time, to go against Achilleus, and slay him, and come back,
or else be killed by him in glory in front of the city.
Which of the men’s traits is best established in the excerpts?
their intellect
their pride
their bravery
their loyalty
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Based on the excerpts, the best established trait of both Achilleus and Hektor is their bravery. Both men are portrayed as courageous warriors willing to face their enemies in battle and risk their lives for their respective causes.
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