Who killed Patroclus in the Iliad?

Hector killed Patroclus in Homer's Iliad. Patroclus entered battle wearing Achilles' armor to rally the Greeks while Achilles remained withdrawn after his quarrel with Agamemnon. He drove the Trojans away from the Greek ships and pursued them farther than Achilles had ordered.

Near Troy, the god Apollo struck Patroclus and helped strip away his strength and judgment. The Trojan warrior Euphorbus then wounded him from behind. Hector delivered the fatal blow with a spear, stabbing Patroclus in the stomach. Because several figures contributed to his defeat, summaries sometimes say that Apollo, Euphorbus, and Hector all played a role; however, Hector is the killer named in the quiz's straightforward sense.

Patroclus' death transformed the war. His grief-stricken companion Achilles returned to battle, received new armor made by Hephaestus, and pursued Hector. Achilles eventually killed Hector outside Troy and dragged his body behind his chariot before returning it to King Priam.