Achilles' heel

when he is killed for his body to be returned to his family respectfully, instead Achilles dishonored Hector’s corpse. “The son of Peleus then punctured the tendons of Hector’s feet between the ankle and heel, inserted a narrow strip of oxhide through each slit and tied Hector’s body to his chariot, leaving the hero's head to trail behind in the dust.” (The Iliad pg. 150) After Hector had already been killed, Achilles went a step further. Hector nor his corpse did not have any pride…

lust, and death gifted the world with the Iliad by Homer, an epic poem which includes the story of Troy’s noble prince Hektor. The Trojan hero fights against his sworn enemy, Achilles, in the tragic Trojan War. Though Hektor’s death is the climax of the poem, various questions arise ranging from why he chose to fight Achilles, to why the robust gods interjected exceedingly in the mortals lives. Modern-day reader miss the depth of plot line and content if they don 't familiarize themselves with…

Apollo • Son of Zeus and Leto o Twin of Artemis • God of: o Music  There is an old myth about Hermes and Apollo, Apollo had a heard of cows and in the middle of the night Hermes stole 50 the best heifers. This made Apollo mad so they both went to Zeus and Hermes denied that he did it. All of a sudden Hermes pulled out his Lyre (Harp) and played a song so beautiful it made all of Mt. Olympus stop and listen. Apollo then said Music like that is well worth 50 cattle. So Hermes gave Apollo the lyre…

For this activity, I selected two gods and a hero: Zeus, Hera, and Achilles. Zeus and Hera are principal actors in the Olympian thread of the plot, and inseparable in their entanglements, both with each other and with mortals. I felt that I would understand the Iliad itself better if I understood these supreme gods better. Achilles is, of course, the hero of the Iliad and is the axis of the entire storyline. I will present, in order, the biographies of these three characters. Then I will explain…

prioritized. Furthermore, it changes the overall demeanor of its citizens as they engage in barbaric acts to conquer the praise of the people. Consequently, Homer depicts Achilles victimization to this war culture as he presents Achilles dragging Hector’s body around. He states “ he {Achilles} pierced the tendons of both feet behind from heel to ankle… Then lifting the glorious armour aboard, he mounted and touched the horses with his whip, and they eagerly leapt forward. Dragged behind,…

the Iliad, there is a young soldier named Achilles. Achilles was a Greek warrior who after getting his prize of honor taken from him decided to leave the Greek army to defend for themselves. This decision led to his best friend Patroclus to be slain by the hands of a Trojan warrior Hector. In the Iliad Antilochus informs Achilles. As said in the Iliad “A mist of black grief enveloped Achilles” ( Iliad book XVIII, 159, 23). Due to this incident Achilles is faced with the ultimate dilemma,…

had a fair few demi-gods on their side including Achilles, Odysseus and other semi-divine heroes. The Trojans had help from the gods Apollo, Aphrodite, Ares, and Leto. They also had the king of Troy 's son Hektor, Aeneas, Sarpedon and…

of Athens and the goddess of wisdom, helps Achilles so that Greece can win the war. “Finally the goddess Pallas Athena, disguised as Hector’s brother Deiphobus, appears to Hector and persuades him to fight Achilles” (Fitzgerald). Athena helps Achilles by encouraging Hector to go after him. If she did not do this, Hector would be inside the gates of Troy and Achilles would have lost the opportunity to kill Hector. Athena also indirectly helps Achilles because with Hector out of the way Troy…

What do Greek, Irish, African, Roman and, even Norse mythology have in common? That is not a difficult question it is very simple and the answer is that all are centered around a hero. However, not any type of hero, but a mythic hero. A hero is imperative to mythology, because for the most part myths focus on the struggles and barriers the hero will come across while on his or her journey. In the translation of theIrish epic Táin Bó Cúailnge; The Tain by Thomas Kinsella tells the story of the…

washing up on the king’s island. Then he goes back in a flashback to explain what happened before the was stranded by himself. Hamartia (Epic Flaw)- A tragic flaw leading to the downfall of a hero. An example of this is in the Iliad when Achilles gets shot in his heel. This is a tragic end to one of greece’s greatest fighters and warriors of all…