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Achilles :: The Trojan War Hero - Greek Mythology Achilles' anger with Agamemnon is the main theme of Homer’s “Iliad” which recounts the last year of the Trojan War, during which Achilles first withdraws from battle and then, enraged by the death of his beloved comrade Patroclus, brings the Greeks the body of Troy’s greatest warrior, Hector
Shield of Achilles - Greek Mythology Achilles' mother, the goddess Thetis, asked Hephaestus to forge a new armour to provide her son The shield was described in detail by Homer in his epic Iliad, and it was said to depict a number of things in concentric circles
Hector - Greek Mythology The last fight that Hector gave was against Achilles However, when he saw Achilles and while he was ready to fight him, he suddenly was overcome with fear and started running Achilles chased him, and Hector finally decided to battle his fear and stopped running, after seeing the goddess Athena in the form of his brother Deiphobus Achilled
Neoptolemus - Greek Mythology While there, Achilles had an affair with the princess Deidamia; from this union, Neoptolemus was born Helenus , a Trojan seer, was captured by the Greeks and was forced to tell them that Troy would fall if the Greeks acquired the arrows of Heracles and the Palladium, and if they also convinced Neoptolemus to join the war
Iliad :: Homers Epic Poem of the Trojan War - Greek Mythology Patroclus' Death and Achilles' Return Desperate to repel the Trojans, Achilles' close friend and companion, Patroclus, dons Achilles' armor and leads the Myrmidons into battle Patroclus is slain by Hector, igniting a fierce desire for vengeance in Achilles Overcome with grief and rage, Achilles reconciles with Agamemnon and returns to the
Trojan War - Greek Mythology Now that Achilles was out of the action, the Trojans started winning battle after a battle, eventually driving the Greeks back to their ships and almost setting the ships on fire Patroclus, Achilles’ closest friend, couldn’t take this any longer; so, he asked Achilles for his armor and, disguised as him, took command of the Myrmidon army
Ajax - Greek Mythology Ajax and Achilles In the battles described above, Achilles was absent as a result of a dispute between him and Agamemnon, leader of the Achaeans Ajax substituted Achilles in the battle, and he was also asked to speak to Achilles in order to change his mind The great hero returned to fight again, only after the death of his best friend, Patroclus
Patroclus - Greek Mythology Patroclus at the Trojan War During the Trojan War, Patroclus was a valiant soldier When the Trojans had taken the advantage and were threatening the Greek ships, Patroclus convinced Achilles to let him become the leader of the army and repel the enemy
The Madness of Ajax - Greek Mythology If we are to trust Odysseus’ words, after having met Achilles in the Underworld, he was surrounded by the ghosts of many other dead people; all of them wanted to tell him their melancholy stories; all of them wanted to ask him things about life on earth Alone of them all and full of pride stood Ajax, still angry at Odysseus for having won
Peleus - Greek Mythology This later became Achilles' doom, as a poisonous arrow shot by Paris and guided by Apollo during the Trojan War hit him in his heel and killed him See Also: Aeacus, Endeis, Thetis, Achilles, Telamon, Phocus, Jason, Argonauts, Eris, Hera, Athena, Aphrodite, Zeus, Paris, Trojan War