In one of the Iliad’s most moving scenes, Priam begs Achilles to return the body of his dead son Hector, which Achilles has publicly mutilated. Moved by the common humanity they share, Achilles complies, and Hector receives a hero’s burial. Alan Rubenstein (Carleton College) argues that this story reminds us of the perennial goods of the human body and helps us understand better the ethical questions at the heart of organ donation. Can organs be products for sale, or only gifts? And who has the right to make such a gift of the body?