What's the Difference between The Iliad the Book and Troy the Movie?
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In the Movie |
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Briseis remains with Achilles until after his death. |
Briseis returns to Troy with Priam. |
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Agamemnon survives the war and is later killed by his wife, Clytemnestra. |
Agamemnon is killed by Briseis during the sack of Troy.
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Many of the Greek gods appear at several points to assist or hinder the Trojans and Aecheans. |
The only deity that appears is the goddess Thetis, warning Achilles that if he participates in the Trojan War he is doomed to die in it. |
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Patroclus is Achilles' lover |
Patroclus is his cousin
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