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Achilles

Important hero of the Iliad, whose anger and participation shape the poem’s warfare.

Achilles fighting Memnon on a vase of about 330–320 BCE; National Museum of Antiquities, Leiden, AMM 1. The scene belongs to broader Trojan War traditions, rather than the Iliad itself
Achilles fighting Memnon on a vase of about 330–320 BCE; National Museum of Antiquities, Leiden, AMM 1. The scene belongs to broader Trojan War traditions, rather than the Iliad itselfJona Lendering, 2018 / Livius.org · CC0 · CC0License · Image source

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Important hero of the IliadIliadGreek epic attributed to Homer, narrating a phase of the Trojan War.Glossary · Click to read the explanation, whose anger and participation shape the poem’s warfare. [1]

His mother ThetisThetisSea goddess in Greek poetry and mother of Achilles, one of the Iliad’s heroes.Glossary · Click to read the explanation asks ZeusZeusZeus is the sky god and leading deity in many Greek traditions. In the Iliad he presides over divine gatherings while others can still speak and object.Glossary · Click to read the explanation to honour him. In book 20, Zeus fears that Achilles may take Troy before its appointed fate and permits divine intervention. These are events within the poetic narrative. [1][2]

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  1. Iliad 20, first seven paragraphs; invocation of council through division of divine sides The specified scene, as detailed in the assembly study’s notes. Return to the text ↑
  2. Iliad, Book 1 closing nine paragraphs, from Zeus nod through the banquet and night; Butler public-domain prose translation The specified passage in this reference. Return to the text ↑

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  1. Edition 2 · 13 October 2026 · editor:aladmin

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