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After feeling stripped of honor by Agamemnon who openly berates Achilles and strips him of a woman favor, Achilleus asks his mother to appeal to Zeus so that he may ensure the victory of the Trojans until he returns to the battlefield; thus proving that Achilleus' hand in instrumental in Greek victory, and not to mention to subject Agamemnon to having to beg for Achilleus' participation.
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What was the rive in which Achilles' mother dipped him in?
Thetis (Achilles' mother) dipped Achilles into the River Styx, located in the Underworld
Who is thetis's father?
Thetis was Achilles' goddess mother, Peleus his mortal father.
What does Thetis promise to do for her son Achilles?
She promises to ask Zeus to side with the Trojans in the battle.
What goddess was Thetis?
By the time the Iliad was written Thetis was a sea-nymph, daughter of Nereus and Doris, and the mother of Achilles:- the greatest of the Greek warriors who stormed Troy.But careful examination of the earliest records of Greek theology suggest that Thetis may originally have been the same goddess as her later grandmother Tethys, and that the Thetis / Tethys goddess may have been an early Creation goddess. (Thetis' original mother-goddess role is suggested by Achilles in Iliad I when he mentions that his mother had a hand in confirming Zeus' power over a confederation of Hera, Poseidon, and Pallas Athene).
Why did Thetis dip Achilles in the river Styx?
to give him undefeatable powers
Who are Achilles parents?
Peleus and Thetis were his parents.
What is the point of Achilles's discussion with his mother Thetis?
Achilles often spoke to Thetis to request something of his goddess mother which was usually granted to him by her.
Is Achilles's mother Athena?
No, Achilles's mother is Thetis, a Nereid or sea nymph.
What is the Greek god Achilles goddess for?
The goddess of Achilles is actually the "Mother" of Achilles and the answer is Thetis (The Mother of Achilles)
What was the rive in which Achilles' mother dipped him in?
Thetis (Achilles' mother) dipped Achilles into the River Styx, located in the Underworld
Was Achilles's mother a goddess?
Thetis, the mother of Achilles is a sea nymph. That is not technically a goddess but she is immortal.
Did Achilles have a mother?
Achilles was supposedly the son of the Nereid (sea nymph) Thetis.
Who forged a new shield for Achilles?
Hephaestus by the request of Achilles mother, Thetis.
Why is thetis important?
Thetis is mother and helper of the Greek hero Achilles in the Trojan war.
Who is thetis's father?
Thetis was Achilles' goddess mother, Peleus his mortal father.
What did Achilles ask Thetis to do in chapter seven of The Trojan War by Bernard Evslin?
Achilles asked Thetis to go to Zeus and ask the god to give him honor.
Was Ares the mother of Achilles?
No,Ares is God of War..Achilles' mother is Thetis a Nymph of the sea/water
