Stealing the Celestial Path.

Summary

Achilles triumphantly drags Hector's corpse behind his chariot, intending to honor his fallen friend Patroclus with a grand funeral. As the Greek warriors prepare a pyre, Achilles insults Hector's body, refusing to burn it and instead allowing dogs to devour it. The gods intervene, protecting Hector's corpse from desecration, inciting Apollo's wrath against Achilles. Meanwhile, a divine oracle announces the unexpected birth of a new god among mortals, shocking the gods and suggesting a potential threat to their authority. The atmosphere in Olympus shifts as they ponder the implications of this new development.

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