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 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 …

Ajax Portrayal He was described as being particularly tall, extremely strong and fearless. His teacher was the Centaur Chiron, and he was taught side by side with the great hero Achilles.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

This is how the modern phrase "Achilles' heel" came to be; this was also the hero 's doom, as an arrow shot by the prince of Troy, Paris, and guided by the god Apollo, hit Achilles' heel during the Trojan …

Achilles dragged Hector's corpse back to the Greek camp, and was later visited by a disguised Priam, imploring the hero to give his son's body for a proper burial. Achilles agreed and also released …

One of Sophocles’ earliest surviving tragedies, Ajax is set in the tenth year of the Trojan War, soon after the death of Achilles, and depicts the events of the last day of one of Ancient Greece’s greatest …