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A prominent Greek warrior who is part of the Greek looting of western Asia Minor, who is killed by an arrow from one of the Trojan princes.

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Did Achilles and hector fight in troy?

So the story says.


Who is patroclus in the story of Iliad?

He is Achilles young cousin and student.


what story was about Achilles?

The story of Achilles is featured in Greek mythology and focuses on his role in the Trojan War. Achilles is a skilled warrior who was invulnerable except for his heel. He is known for his bravery in battle, his close friendship with Patroclus, and his eventual death from a wound to his heel inflicted by Paris.


What does Achilles lose to Agamemnon?

Agamemnon takes away Briseis - Achilles' favourite concubine (sex slave). This is the dispute which starts the story of the Iliad.


Where does Achilles die?

Achilles died at Troy when Paris shot him in the heel with an arrow. In some versions of the story, Apollo guides the arrow to Achilles heel. Some versions say the arrow was poisoned. The Iliad ends before Achilles' death.


Why does Achilles enter the Greeks' battle with the trojans?

The Greek prince, Hector, killed Achilles' cousin, Patroclus. Patroclus was fighting in Achilles' armor, so Hector did not realize who he was fighting. Achilles and Patroclus were very close. In some versions of the story they were even lovers. Achilles was grief stricken and decided to enter the fight.


Did bard tells the story of a fight between Odysseus and Achilles in the Odyssey?

Yes


What is the purpose of having Achilles rtell the story of the feud to thetis?

That Thetis will know how her son is dishonored and seek to make things right for Achilles by going to Zeus.


Who is the of iliads?

The focus of the epic is Achilles, as the firs line sets the scene by introducing the rage of Achilles, Peleus' son; a theme which re-appears numerous times in the story.


What poem tell the story of the final years of the Trojan war and the hero Achilles?

the Iiliad


Is Achilles the headstrong runner?

No. Achilles is the man who was killed because he was shot in his weak spot the Achilles. This is his story. When Achilles was a little boy his mother wanted him to become a hero and be invulnerable. So she dipped him in the river styx. She held him by the ankle so the ankle was his weak spot. One day in battle he was shot in the ankle and was killed. That why we call it the Achilles heel of our foot.


Who is the star of Iliad?

The focus of the epic is Achilles, as the firs line sets the scene by introducing the rage of Achilles, Peleus' son; a theme which re-appears numerous times in the story.