Achilles

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= Achilles is one of the best known Greek hero’s. He is featured in the myth of the //__Trojan War.__// This myth takes place in the Greek city of Troy. The Greeks and the Trojans are involved in this story. The mistake is that Paris fell in love with Helen of Sparta and refused to return her to the Spartans. One punishment is when the Spartans declared war on the Trojans. This is a punishment because the Spartans lost their leader Hector and the Trojans lost their leader Achilles. Paris wanted every women too fall in love with him. The goddesses disguise is that they appear naked to Paris. Something that occurs in three’s is that there are three goddesses that want the title of the fairest goddesses. From this myth you can learn that we should always keep our friends close but our enemies closer. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 10 interesting facts about Achilles. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = The hero Achilles has made an impact on 2012. The impact is that there is a clothing brand named Achilles Clothing. This is a good name for that company because Achilles armor was very strong and stood out. With the name Achilles people may think they are wearing very high quality clothes. =
 * 1) = He was said to be the most handsome of the Greek hero’s =
 * 2) = He had his own cult. =
 * 3) = He has inspired many songs including Achilles Last Stand by Led Zeppelin =
 * 4) = He was said to have a fearsome anger causing him to kill many people =
 * 5) = Was said to be the son of the nymph Thetis and Peleus, the king of the Myrmidons =
 * 6) = Thetis dipped him in the River Styx which made him immortal except for the heel she held him by =
 * 7) = Achilles kills Hector and then dishonors the body by dragging it around tied to the back of a chariot for 9 days =
 * 8) = Means the man who globe-trotted with sadness =
 * 9) = Inspired the Achilles Heel =
 * 10) = Main character of Homers, //__The Lilad__// =

Links: Zeus and Poseidon had been rivals for the hand of Thetis until Prometheus, the fore-thinker, warned Zeus of a prophecy that Thetis would bear a son greater than his father

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