Because there is no mention of Helen in part B, I have a thought to include her in some way, maybe as a prize or ransom to Achilles for Hector's body. This might lead to a whole new conflict between Achilles and the Greeks who are there to fight and retake Helen. I could build upon the relationships between the sons/daughters of the Greek gods and have them hold off the Greeks and then possibly become allies to the Trojans? This is just a thought, but a possible plot twist, seeing as Achilles and Hector seem destined to fight each other and this is a plot that I don't necessarily want to change.
Apollo plays an instrumental role in this story as well, because of his interventions which keep the city of Troy safe from Achilles when he is pursuing Agenor near the gates of Troy's wall. Apollo and Athena both, are experienced tricksters, one tricking Achilles, and the other tricking Hector, which ultimately leads to his death. I have a mind to possibly use their characters in order to trick Zeus to meet their own means during the Trojan war. However, despite their obvious biases, the gods never act out explicitly against Zeus, except for Hephaestus, who learned his lesson long ago. Hephaestus might be a possibly catalyst who I could use to jump start Athena and Apollo's insurrection against Zeus.
Finally, good ole King Priam has a great love for his son Hector, whom he cherishes above all his other sons. With this information, I could change the entire story of the Iliad by having Hector's character rebuke Paris and make him leave Troy and/or go back to Sparta and give Helen back, but then again that wouldn't make for a ver good storyline. Unless, Paris ended up enraged by this, which is definitely possible, and becomes allies with King Agamemnon in order to get revenge on this brother. All different avenues of approach to this story that I might end up exploring.
Bibliography: Homer's Iliad by A.J. Church
Image: Achilles slays Hector by Peter Paul Rubens
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