The backdrop of the story is an eternal war, 3000 years of bloody conflict from Troy to the “Great” War and into the present. In a crucial scene following the ultimate battle, Achaean hero Achilles has killed Hector, son of Trojan leader Priam, in revenge for the death of his beloved Patroclus. In his rage, Achilles is dragging the corpse of Hector back and forth over the battlefield, forcing the broken and grieving Priam to confront him and demand a proper burial. I have shortened the scene to its essence, but it’s as relevant now as it was all those centuries ago.