The Three Gs And Their Meanings The Iliad’s book eighteen shows a strategically different way of storytelling. Achilles, the hero of the story, begins in this book as a worried and mourning hero after the death of one of his closest friends, Patroclus. Achilles, hurt by his friend’s death, destines himself to avenge his friend to a potential glory. In short, Achilles’ story is strategically played out differently from other Greek works of literature. Grief is a major strategy in the storytelling of this book. In the first paragraph we learn of Patroclus’ death, he is a close friend of Achilles, who is the main hero of the book. First hearing the confirmation of his friend’s death, Achilles’ clawed the ground for its dirty, and poured it over