In book 16, Patroclus is killed by Hektor with a fatal blow to the abdomen. Hektor believes that he has killed Patroclus, but in his dying words, Patroclus accuses Hektor of being simply a piece of puzzle in his death. Looking back in the epic, it is clear that Hektor is merely a tool in the hand of Patroclus’ true assassin. The mighty Zeus is responsible for the death of Patroclus, not Hektor. One of the first reasons one can argue that Zeus killed Patroclus goes all the way back to Thetis’ request to Zeus to vindicate Achilles. It is know that as soon as Zeus agrees, he knows that Patroclus will die because Zeus states that Patroclus will die twice before his actual death. If it was fated for Patroclus to die by vindicating Achilles, Zeus