And Hektor knew the truth inside his heart, and spoke aloud:

“No use. Here at last the gods have summoned
me deathward.

I thought Deiphobos the hero was here close
beside me,

but he is behind the wall and it was Athene
cheating me,

and now evil death is close to me, and no longer
far away,

and there is no way out.”

–The Iliad of Homer,
Richard Lattimore

What does Hektor realize in this passage?

What ancient Greek belief do Hektor’s thoughts most clearly reflect?

Robert was not waiting for her in the little parlor. he was nowhere at hand. the house was empty. but he had scrawled on a piece of paper that lay in the lamplight: "i love you. good-by—because i love you." what significant idea, presented throughout the novel, does robert's final departure and note highlight? edna is ultimately alone in her rebirth. edna needs to find solace in her children. edna will never be truly loved by anyone. edna should not have forsaken her family.