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Achilles :: The Trojan War Hero - Greek Mythology The Trojan War 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 Pyrrha at the Court of Lycomedes Realizing that the Trojan War was fast
Shield of Achilles - Greek Mythology The Shield of Achilles is the shield that the Greek hero used during his duel against Hector, prince of Troy, towards the end of the Trojan War Achilles had given his armour to his friend Patroclus, who died in the battle and the armour was taken by the Trojans
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 So, Patroclus wore Achilles' army and led the soldiers to battle successfully
Hector - Greek Mythology 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 threw a spear against Hector, who managed to evade it
Neoptolemus - Greek Mythology Neoptolemus was the son of the hero Achilles and the princess Deidamia in Greek mythology Achilles ' mother, the goddess Thetis, had foreseen that her son would die in a great war; afraid for him, she took him to the court of King Lycomedes at the island of Scyros, and disguised him as a woman While there, Achilles had an affair with the princess Deidamia; from this union, Neoptolemus was
Peleus - Greek Mythology Peleus Q A Who was Peleus? Peleus was a hero in Greek mythology, son of Aeacus, king of the island of Aegina, and Endeis, an oread nymph He was the husband of the nymph Thetis, with whom he fathered the famous hero Achilles
Paris - Greek Mythology Paris was the son of King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy, who eloped with Helen, queen of Sparta, thus causing the events that led to the Trojan War
Iliad :: Homers Epic Poem of the Trojan War - Greek Mythology The Iliad is one of the oldest and most significant works in Western literature, attributed to the ancient Greek poet Homer This epic poem delves into the events of the Trojan War, focusing on the wrath of the Greek hero Achilles and its catastrophic consequences Composed in dactylic hexameter, the poem has been a cornerstone in the study of Greek mythology, literature, and ancient history
Troy the Movie - Greek Mythology Achilles took the priestess of Apollo, Briseis, as a trophy, but after Agamemnon claimed her for himself, Achilles decided not to help the Mycenaean king when the siege of the city started The two armies met outside the Trojan walls, and Paris proposed a duel between himself and Menelaus for Helen's hand, instead of a battle
Trojan War - Greek Mythology The Background of the War Peleus and Thetis The genesis of the Trojan War goes all the way back to a divine love contest, and a prophecy concerning the very foundations of the Olympian order Namely, decades before its commencement, both Zeus and Poseidon fell in love with a beautiful sea-nymph named Thetis Each of them wanted to make her his bride, but both backed away once they were told