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 …

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 …

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 …

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; …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

The madness of Ajax – and all of the surrounding events – is best chronicled in Sophocles’ play Ajax. In the Epitome of his Library, Apollodorus offers a neat summary of these events. The …