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Achilles plays a great role in the Trojan war.When Agamemnon steals the beautiful captive Briseis away from Achilles,Achilles refuses to take part in the war,where after the Greeks suffer one loss after another.But when his best friend Patroclus is killed by Trojan Hector,Achilles emerges vengeful.Thetis has an armor forged for Achilles by the great god Hephaestus.Achilles kills Hector and a great number of other Trojans.Ajax is considered to be the bravest hero,second only to Achilles.In the Trojan war he single-handedly turns back a Trojan counterattack that threatens to set the fleet on fire.

ajax and diomedes are considered the second best Greeks next to Achilles, however both of these heroes are more noble, brave and respectful than Achilles. ajax fights hector to duel early in the iliad, and through out the book both heroes try to kill each, both are unsuccesful, though on occassions both heroes get the upper hand on one another, hector forces ajax to retreat several times and also breaks ajax's spear. however ajax also forces hector to retreat on one occasion when he throws a huge boulder at hector. diomedes is also a great fighter but not as good in my opinion as ajax or hector, he always needs the help of odyesseus and like wise odyesseus always needs diomedes's help. ajax and hector fight alone, relying on their own skill. Achilles i would like to point out is not brave, he doesnt fight for most of the iliad, and has no fear of death, that by definition does not define a hero, he doesnt care about anyone or anything expect his feelings and perhaps patroclus.

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Achilles was a greek hero and Agamemnon was a king during the Trojan war.

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Achilles was the one who killed Hector.

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Achilles killed Hector in a duel that brought glory to neither one. Hector was forever disgraced (or should have been, his memory was reconstituted by his family so that the war could go on in his name) by his dash three times around Troy's walls. Achilles had to rely on the help of Athena, a goddess whom he despised and had previously disobeyed, because, due to several bad decisions, he was too exhausted to fight and defeat Hector alone -- something which Diomedes and Aias had no trouble doing.

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Friend of Patroclus in Homer'd Iliad?

Patroclus is Achilles friend in the Illiad.


Who would Achilles love the most Briseis or Deidamia?

Briseis drives the plot of the Illiad; his telling of his weakness to Polyxena is how he dies.


Who knew about Achilles' weak spot?

AnswerIn the Illiad it is Apollo who guides Paris's arrow to Achilles heel.From Atlantis01: His mother and the rest of the Gods, including Charon, the ferryman on the river styxFrom Tejones: Achilles is not killed in the Iliad. His death takes place at the end of the Aethiopis. The significance of the "weak spot" is arguable, and the origin of the story appears to be late. Homer knows nothing about it. Moreover, since Achilles was a mortal fated to be killed by the archer god, the entry point of the arrow is, at least, a secondary issue.


How did Hektor did in The Iliad?

Hector's main role in The Iliad was that of killing and dishonoring Achilles' best friend, Patroclus. This engraged Achilles and led him to seek revenge.


Who played a major role in the spark of the Trojan war?

I think but I am not 100% sure but I think Odysseus and Achilles played a role about the same. Though the two stories the odyssey and Achilles take place about the same time historians have not proven that yet. I would say though that it was Odysseus because of the aspect of that he didn't die tradict as Achilles did. (for those who don't know Achilles was shot in the heel with a poison tipped arrow and some say he was stabbed in the back) though Odysseus went through a lot such as the giant and the hydra he is still my opinion the best role of the Trojan war.

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Patroclus is Achilles friend in the Illiad.


The Achilles heel rises from what?

It is taken from the story 'the Illiad'. The hero Achilles had been dipped in the sacred river by his mother to make invulnerable to weapon attack; all of him got this power except his heel, which she was holding. So an Achilles heel is the weak spot.


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Who would Achilles love the most Briseis or Deidamia?

Briseis drives the plot of the Illiad; his telling of his weakness to Polyxena is how he dies.


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