Achilles: The Mightiest Achaean Hero

Achilles is most notably famous for being the mightiest Achaean warrior, but Achilles is differentiated from other warriors by his diverse unpredictable emotions. Of all the emotions Achilles displays, wrath is the most prevalent. Achilles’ initial outburst is a direct result of Agamemnon taking Briseis away from Achilles. Achilles perceived this as an attack on his personal honor. Achilles’ anger consumed him so much that he withdrew from the war. (Core 18 - Effect or Result) By abandoning the war and upsetting the generalissimo, Achilles has disregarded the societal norms of ancient Greece. The Trojans, enheartened by the absence of Achilles, attack the Greek warships. Failing to resolve the conflict, Achilles has sent his friend,Patroclus, …show more content…
The god attempts to kill Achilles by drowning him, but is subsequently stopped by Hephaestus and Hera. Witnessing the wrath of Achilles, Zeus sends forth the gods to restrain Achilles so that he alone does not destroy Troy and defy fate itself. Eventually, Achilles finds Hector, his prey, and chases him around the walls of Troy three times before Athena in the form Deiphobus, Hector’s brother, dissuades Hector from running and encourages Hector to face Achilles head on. Hector then does so and realizes the deception that it was Athena and not his brother. (Core 16 - Noun clause in apposition with the object of the verb) Hector concludes that defeat is inevitable and pleads to Achilles to not mutilate his body. Achilles responded to plead by answering, “Beg no more, you fawning dog begging me by my parents!/ Would to god my rage, my fury would drive me now/ to hack your flesh away and eat you raw…” Afterwards, Achilles kills Hector and drags his body around on the back of his chariot in hopes of mutilating his body, but Apollo and Aphrodite preserved the

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