Achilles is a figure from Greek mythology and literature and star of the Trojan War. Leader of the fearsome Myrmidons, sacker of cities, and slayer of Hector, godlike Achilles was quite simply invincible in battle. Only the divine intervention of Apollo finally put an end to his long reign as the greatest Greek warrior of them all.
The bravest, strongest, and even the best-looking hero of the all-star Greek army that went to Troy to recapture Helen, Achilles was also rather too proud and bad-tempered for his own good, and his reckless rage would cost both his countrymen and the enemy dear.
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— CHAPTERS —
0:00 Introduction
0:57 Thetis and Peleus
3:10 Early Life of Achilles
6:08 Achilles, Patroclus and the Trojan War
12:40 Outro
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Patroclus https://www.worldhistory.org/Patroclus/
Iliad https://www.worldhistory.org/iliad/
Trojan War https://www.worldhistory.org/Trojan_War/
Apollo https://www.worldhistory.org/apollo/
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Myrmidons: Achilles and the Ant-Men of Antiquity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw4Wl8h7SQk
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Which would you choose – a long, uneventful life or one short but memorable?
My favourite demigod after Heracles
Achilles, a great personality, portrayed very well by Brad Pitt in the movie Troy
Well done Kelly! Also Odysseus pretended to be looney or mad man to avoid going to Trojan war!
Fascinating as always.
I would love to see you
We like Achilles!!!
Achilles— "if you take the woman I love above all others and won as my own, I won't fight for you anymore."
Agamemnon to Argive champions— "I'll give Achilles riches, lands, 7 flawless women, and Briseis back, whom I have not bedded despite it being only natural for men and women to do."
Odysseus to Achilles— "Agamemnon will give you riches, lands, 7 flawless women, and Briseis back, whom he has not bedded despite it being only natural for men and women to do."
Achilles to Argive champions— "Agamemnon stole the woman I love in front of everyone, so you can stick it."
Achilles & Patroklos— 'sleep separately with women after the Argive champions try to calm things down'
Achilles to his mother— "Mom, give me some armor so I can avenge my the death of my best friend and future leader of my people."
Agamemnon after Achilles decides to fight again to avenge Patroklos— "I'll still give you riches, lands, 7 flawless women, and Briseis back, whom I have not bedded despite it being only natural for men and women to do, and more importantly I will announce to all our troops that I did not bed Briseis, even though it is only natural for men and women to do."
Briseis being returned to Achilles— "I'll miss you Patroklos, who helped me so much after Achilles killed my husband, and promised to help me become Achilles' lawful wife after the war."
Modern scholars— "Uuuuh… Achilles and Patroklos was gay, yo!!!"