(Lattimore, 1967:63).

             Achilles threatens to return home, since he is not being awarded his fair share of the prizes and resents his leader taking the booty and demanding his own girl, Briseis, as a substitute for the girl demanded by the oracle of Apollo.

             By the end of the first book of the epic, Achilles has retired to his tent to sulk, leaving the dispirited and war-weary Achaians to struggle against the Trojans, now aided by the favor of Apollo and Zeus. Rather than join in this struggle, he "continued to waste his heart out sitting there, though he longed for the clamor and fighting." (Lattimore, 1967:72) Achilles" behavior stands in stark contrast to that of Hector, the champion of the Trojans, who soldiers on in spite of premonitions of his own death and the destruction of Ilion. There is nothing childish or sulking about hector, who combines the qualities of a great warrior with those of a gentle husband and loving father. Honor demands that he face the invincible Achilles in single combat to avenge the deaths of his brothers and fellow Trojans, yet he also feels the pain his death will inflict on Andromacho and his family: "All these things are in my mind also, lady; yet I would feel deep shame if like a coward I were to shrink aside from the fighting; and the spirit will not let me, since I have learned to be valiant and to fight always among the foremost ranks of the Trojans." (Lattimore, 1967:165).

             These contrasting attitudes perfectly illustrate the two models of heroism found in The Iliad, with Achilles unashamed to sulk and hand back for the sake of a petty quarrel, and Hector nobly advancing in to battle in spite of compelling motives to save himself and his family. Hector is a true leader in the traditional mold, inspiring by personal example and encouraging his men with stirring speeches. In all of this heroic behavior, there is nothing false or selfish, since Hector legitimately glories in the honor that comes from selfless leadership.