 In "Iliad 23", Achilles organizes a series of athletic competitions to honor Patroclus, the fallen Achaean hero.The games also served as a break-point in the Trojan war following the crucial return of Achilles to the battlefield and the death of Hector.Following the burial of Patroclus, Achilles declares to the assembled Achaean Army that funeral games will be held in honor of Patroclus.