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    Achilles was the greatest warrior in the Greek army during the Trojan War. He was the son of the goddess Thetis and the mortal Peleus. As an infant, Thetis tried to make Achilles immortal by dipping him in the River Styx, but his heel was not submerged so it remained his only vulnerable spot. Achilles played a pivotal role in the war, although he initially withdrew from battle after a dispute with Agamemnon over war spoils. After his friend Patroclus was killed by Hector, Achilles rejoined the fight and killed Hector in revenge before being fatally shot in his heel by Paris, fulfilling the prophecy of his death.

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    Achilles was the greatest warrior in the Greek army during the Trojan War. He was the son of the goddess Thetis and the mortal Peleus. As an infant, Thetis tried to make Achilles immortal by dipping him in the River Styx, but his heel was not submerged so it remained his only vulnerable spot. Achilles played a pivotal role in the war, although he initially withdrew from battle after a dispute with Agamemnon over war spoils. After his friend Patroclus was killed by Hector, Achilles rejoined the fight and killed Hector in revenge before being fatally shot in his heel by Paris, fulfilling the prophecy of his death.

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    Achilles was the greatest warrior in the Greek army during the Trojan War. He was the son of the goddess Thetis and the mortal Peleus. As an infant, Thetis tried to make Achilles immortal by dipping him in the River Styx, but his heel was not submerged so it remained his only vulnerable spot. Achilles played a pivotal role in the war, although he initially withdrew from battle after a dispute with Agamemnon over war spoils. After his friend Patroclus was killed by Hector, Achilles rejoined the fight and killed Hector in revenge before being fatally shot in his heel by Paris, fulfilling the prophecy of his death.

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    Achilles - The Trojan War Hero

    Achilles is one of the most important and main character of Iliad by


    Homer. The Iliad is about the Trojan War, but it is primarily about
    the war as it is affected by Achilles' wrath, or anger. Achilles was a
    hero of the Trojan War and also was the greatest warrior in the Greek
    army.

    Birth and Prophecy


    Achilles was the son of the Thetis, Goddess of Sea and Peleus, king of Achilles
    Phthia. Thetis bathed Achilles as an infant in the waters, thus making him
    immortal. She gripped him tightly by the foot so tightly that the water never touched his heel.
    As a result, Achilles was invulnerable everywhere but there. When he was 9 years old, a Seer
    predicted that Achilles would die heroically in battle against the Trojans. When Thetis heard
    about this, she disguised him as a girl and hid him among the women. To be a great warrior
    was Achilles’ fate, he joined the Greek army.

    The Reason of Trojan War and Involvement of Achilles


    The Trojan War began when the god-king Zeus decided to reduce Earth’s mortal population
    by arranging a war between the Greeks and the Trojan. He did this by interfering in their
    political and emotional affairs. The war began after the Trojan prince, Paris seduced
    Menelaus’s wife Helen. Helen’s husband Menelaus convinced his brother Agamemnon, king
    of Mycenae, to retrieve her. Agamemnon was joined by the Greek hero Achilles and some
    others.

    Conflict between Agamemnon and Achilles

    The Iliad starts with the conflict between Agamemnon and Achilles. Conflict between
    Agamemnon and Achilles was happened for the distribution of booty (when one party defeats
    other party in a war and those who win, they take away all the defeated) as booty's results the
    young girl Chryseis was selected as an appropriate prize for Agamemnon and another young

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    girl Briseis was selected for Achilles, But Agamemnon demanded Breseis as replacement.
    Achilles was offended by Agamemnon's decision, and he then decided to withdrawing himself
    and his men from the conflict for Agamemnon.

    Returned to the Battle


    Achilles would not fight, but he would let Patroclus use his powerful armor as a disguise. That
    way, the Trojans would think that Achilles had returned to battle and would retreat in fear. The
    plan was working until the Trojan prince Hector find and kill Patroclus. Achilles was filled
    with grief and rage and returned to the battle, routed the Trojans, and killed Hector.

    Death
    However, as prophesized, Achilles died from an arrow wound in the vulnerable heel. The
    arrow was shot by Paris, the brother of Troy’s hero Hector, whom Achilles had previously
    killed in a face to face duel, in an attempt to avenge the death of his closest friend, Patroclus.

    Character Analysis of Achilles


     Achilles' ability as a warrior is something that made him great and glorious.
     The passionate determination of Achilles is to make him a hero.
     He was a man full of rage, a fighter and violent.
     His actions and emotions were extremes. His returned to the battle after the death of his
    close friend shows the deep emotion of this character.
     He showed humanity like other people, but when fate took over, he made a series of
    changes. For example, after his friend Patroclus was murdered, his long anger to
    Agamemnon turned into friendship.
     He was a sympathetic person because when Priam sued the physical return, at last his
    wrath to the body of Hector became sympathy.

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