The story begins in the Shire, where the Hobbit Frodo Baggins inherits the Ring from Bilbo, his cousin and guardian. Gandalf the Grey, a wizard and old friend of Bilbo, strongly advises Frodo to take him away from the Shire, accompanied by his gardener and friend, the wise Sam Gamgee, and two cousins, Meridoc Brandybuck (Mary) and Peregin Took (Pippin). . Along the way, Aragon, Isildur's heir, convinces them to take him on as their guide and protector. They flee the city of Bree after narrowly escaping an assault, which later takes place on Weathrop Hill, wounding Frodo with a Morgul blade. Aragorn leads the hobbits towards the elven refuge of Rivendell, while Frodo gradually succumbs to his wound. The Ringwraiths almost reach Frodo at Bruien's Ford, but the floodwaters summoned by Elrond, lord of Rivendell, rise and overwhelm them. Frodo recovers in Rivendell under the care of Elrond. The Ring must be destroyed, but this can only be done by returning it to the flames of Mount Doom in Mordor, where it was forged. Frodo volunteers to take on this arduous task, and a "Fellowship of the Ring" is formed to help him: Sam, Merry, Pippin, Aragorn, Gandalf, Gimli the Dwarf, Leagolas the Elf, and Boromir, the Man, son of the L The ruling administrator Denathor of the kingdom of Gondor flees after a battle with the others against the Orcs and decides to continue the search alone, although Sam guesses his intent and arrives with the Fellowship of the Ring sent by Saruman. Sauron kills Boromir and kidnaps Merry and Pippin, Gimli and Legolas chase the orcs who bring Merry and Pippin to Saruman. Merry and Pippin escape to Fangorn Forest, where they befriend Treebeard, the oldest of the tree-shaped Ents. ..... in the center of the sheet ...... a series of games in his honor. Achilles drags Hector's body in a circle around Patroclus's funeral coffin. The gods agree that Hector deserves a proper burial to which Zeus sends the god Hermes escorts King Priam, Hector's father and ruler of Troy, to the Greek camp. Priam begs Achilles to have mercy on a father grieving for his son and to return Hector's body. It evokes the memory of Achilles' father, Peleus. Achilles finally relents and returns Hector's corpse to the Trojans. Both sides agree to a temporary truce, and Hector is given a hero's funeral. The Greek poet Homer was born between the 12th and 8th centuries BC, perhaps somewhere on the coast of Asia Minor. He is famous for the epic poems The Iliad and The Odyssey, which have had a huge effect on Western culture, but very little is known about their alleged author. He died in 701 BC in Greece.