Son of Troy

I return. Tell me what has happened while I was away. Is everyone all right? Has anything of importance happened?

I return to school on Wednesday.

[Filter: Family, plus Briseis and Iphigenia]

How are you all? Are you doing well? I was worried when I did not hear from you at all.

WRITE TO HECTOR



[[Just...write him a letter and he'll respond as soon as the letter reaches him in KY.]]

There's been an accident on the ranch. Two horses died and another is sick. I'm going to Kentucky to see them and I will be back as soon as I can.

I do not think I will be getting reception down there, but you may write -- if you need to.

[Filter: Andromache, Iphigenia, Cassandra, Paris]

Take care of each other.

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I probably should not. Tales have been told of Pandora and how her curiosity led to suffering for the whole of humanity. While I do not think I have such a power in my hands, it still seems that too much curiosity is to tempt the wisdom of the gods...and yet, if they have allowed the creation of a means for us to gain knowledge, then should we not take advantage of it?

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My mother. A slave. My wife. A concubine. My son...

Where is the honor in what you have done? Was it not enough that you toppled Troy and took all her gold? Did you have to desecrate our women and children too? Merciless Greeks. You deserve none of our sympathy but all of our loathing.

He was a child and you destroyed him.


If Cronus' plan was to cause the greatest possible amount of suffering, then he has succeeded with me.

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And still...if I had not been so foolhardy. If I had not been weak. I could have stopped all this.

I am to blame.

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WHAT

Someone please tell me this is a joke and I am not entering my class with this preconception in the heads of my students.

This is insanity.

Also, that man looks nothing like me.

I start class in a month, according to this letter I received. Apparently, I am now Professor Philippe Troas with a Master's degree in Classical Literature, specifically Greek epics. I am not...worried about sharing the stories of the gods with mortal children but concern fills me when I think of what else they have asked me to do.

Beyond my duties as professor, I am supposed to coach the school's Fencing team. What do I know of fencing (which, apparently, is not to create a barrier around an item, it is a game played with swords)? I know how to wield a weapon, yes, but that does not mean I understand the intricacies of this 'sport'.

Does anyone know of a method in which I can learn all the rules and forms of the sport before the 20th of July? There seems to be a scheduled practice on that day and I am supposed to...instruct young mortals on the proper technique.

Elysium this is not.

I have wandered the fields for far too long and yet...I do not know for how long. It could have been centuries, it may have been seconds. Coming back from death...it is strange. I felt cold and then I felt again. There is no feeling in Elysium. There is not the pain of Tartarus...but there is nothing...no joy either.

A man introduced himself to me as the Apartment Manager and welcomed me to New York. That is a strange name for a place. If this is the new York, what happened to the old one? Was it ravaged? Like my home? Tell me. Do any of you know the fate of Troy? My father? My mother? My brothers and sisters? My wife? My SON?

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Achilles ♦ Hector's killer. Hector does not remember what happened after his death. He merely remembers having been tricked by Athena and led to slaughter. His last memory is of Achilles coming to slay him. He has a lot of respect for the man.

Andromache ♦ Hector's wife and the mother of his son Astyanax. He was always faithful to her and never chose another after her. He loved her intensely. The only thing that tore him away from her side was his duty to Troy.

Apollo ♦ Despite all the crap that Apollo's done to Hector's family, Hector is still loyal to Apollo and his worship. Hector will always honor Apollo despite strong indications that he messed Cassandra up.

Athena ♦ Frankly, Hector thinks she's a right ol' bitch. RAWRfais, Athena, RAWRfais.

Cassandra ♦ One of Hector's favorite siblings, Hector always tried to believe Cassandra but could not because of Apollo's curse. He loved her, however, and hoped that the gods would someday restore her sensibilities. He listens to her - or tries to --- as much as the curse allows.

Deiphobus ♦ Hector respects his brother Deiphobus in the sense that he was a good warrior and a valiant fighter. Nowhere near as good as Hector but, nevertheless, a strong soldier and general.

Paris ♦ Manbitch. Hector never harbored too much affection for Paris for the two of them were hardly interested in the same things. However, as Paris was one of his full siblings, he had compassion for him. Post-war, however, there are several strong feelings against Paris but he still cannot bring himself to hate family.

TBC

.the myth;
» God(dess): Hector
» Reference: Peitho on Wikipedia
» Family: {mother & father} Priam & Hecuba ; {spouse} Andromache
» Played By: Viggo Mortensen
( No son of Troy will ever submit to a foreign ruler. )