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 …
Iliad :: Homer's 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 …
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 …
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’ …
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 …
Thetis - Greek Mythology
Instead, she married Peleus, with whom she had a son, the mythical hero Achilles. Peleus ' and Thetis' wedding was the main event that caused all subsequent events triggering the Trojan …
Polyxena - Greek Mythology
When Polyxena told Achilles to meet her at the temple of Apollo, he trusted her, and there, he was ambushed by Paris and Deiphobus. They shot a poisoned arrow, which, guided by Apollo, …
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, …
Troilus - Greek Mythology
Troilus was a Trojan prince in Greek mythology, closely linked to the myth of the Trojan War.. Troilus died early in the narrative of the Trojan War by the hands of Achilles; his death is one …
Memnon - Greek Mythology
When Memnon reached the Greek ships, Nestor asked Achilles to fight the Ethiopian king, and Achilles agreed. The two men, wearing divine armour made by the god Hephaestus, were the …