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Criticisms of Akhilleus

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	==Criticisms of Akhilleus==		==Criticisms of Akhilleus==
	*[[author::Dante]] has Akhilleus in the second circle for his lustful person. Dante did not know of Homer's version. He believes Akhilleus is tricked in to [[character::Apollo]]'s temple to meet Trojan princess [[character::Polyxena]]		*[[author::Dante]] has Akhilleus in the second circle for his lustful person. Dante did not know of [[author::Homer]]'s version. He believes Akhilleus is tricked in to [[character::Apollo]]'s temple to meet Trojan princess [[character::Polyxena]]
	*[[author::Shakespeare]] has him as a lazy has been in Troilus and Cressida		*[[author::Shakespeare]] has him as a lazy has been in Troilus and Cressida

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	==Backgound==		==Backgound==
			The Myrmidons were legendary people of Greek history. Their eponymous ancestor was Myrmidon, a king of [[place::Thessaly\|Thessalian]] [[character::Phthia]], who was the son of [[character::Zeus]] and "wide-ruling" Eurymedousa, a princess of Phthia. She was seduced by Zeus in the form of an ant.

	He is the son of [[character::Pelus]] and [[character::Thetis]] born in [[place::Mymidom]]. Both [[character::Zeus]] and [[character::Poseidon]] wooed Thetis until [[character::Prometheus]] prophesised that the son would be greater than the father. After he was born Thetis bathed him in the river [[place::Styx]] to make him immotal but his heel stayed out of the water. She then put in atop a fire to burn a way his mortal parts.		Akhilleus is the son of [[character::Pelus]] and [[character::Thetis]] and was born in [[place::Mymidom]]. Both [[character::Zeus]] and [[character::Poseidon]] wooed Thetis until [[character::Prometheus]] prophesised that the son would be greater than the father. After he was born Thetis bathed him in the river [[place::Styx]] to make him immotal but his heel stayed out of the water. She then put in atop a fire to burn a way his mortal parts.
	He is killed during the battle for Troy when [[character::Paris]] shoots him in the heel		He is killed during the battle for Troy when [[character::Paris]] shoots him in the heel

Paulreed at 02:56, 28 February 2012

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			[[definition::or Achilles is the ''swift-footed'' a central character in Homer's Iliad]]
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	*[[character::Pheonix]] counsels Akilleus on the aristocratic ideal of Arete.		*[[character::Pheonix]] counsels Akilleus on the aristocratic ideal of Arete.
	It requires both physical and intellectual excellence. Gods can possess Arete,but an ordinary man doesnt. A noble man who becomes a slave loses half his Arete		It requires both physical and intellectual excellence. Gods can possess Arete,but an ordinary man doesnt. A noble man who becomes a slave loses half his Arete
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	[[definition::or Achilles is the ''swift-footed'' a central character in Homer's Iliad]]
			<article>[[definition::or Achilles is the ''swift-footed'' a central character in Homer's Iliad]]

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	*[[character::Pheonix]] counsels Akilleus on the aristocratic ideal of Arete.		*[[character::Pheonix]] counsels Akilleus on the aristocratic ideal of Arete.
	It requires both physical and intellectual excellence. Gods can possess Arete,but an ordinary man doesnt. A noble man who becomes a slave loses half his Arete		It requires both physical and intellectual excellence. Gods can possess Arete,but an ordinary man doesnt. A noble man who becomes a slave loses half his Arete
			</article>
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Paulreed: /* Criticisms of Akhilleus */

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Criticisms of Akhilleus

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	==Criticisms of Akhilleus==		==Criticisms of Akhilleus==
	*[[author::Dante]] has Akhilleus in the second circle for his lustful person. ~~Danter~~ did not know of Homer's version. He believes Akhilleus is tricked in to [[character::Apollo]]'s temple to meet Trojan princess [[character::Polyxena]]		*[[author::Dante]] has Akhilleus in the second circle for his lustful person. Dante did not know of Homer's version. He believes Akhilleus is tricked in to [[character::Apollo]]'s temple to meet Trojan princess [[character::Polyxena]]
	*[[author::Shakespeare]] has him as a lazy has been in Troilus and Cressida		*[[author::Shakespeare]] has him as a lazy has been in Troilus and Cressida

Paulreed: /* Does Akhilleus possess Arete? */

2012-02-12T16:03:54Z

Does Akhilleus possess Arete?

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	==Does Akhilleus possess [[Arete]]?==		==Does Akhilleus possess [[Arete]]?==
	{{Arete}}		See also [[Arete]]

	*[[character::Pheonix]] counsels Akilleus on the aristocratic ideal of Arete.		*[[character::Pheonix]] counsels Akilleus on the aristocratic ideal of Arete.
	It requires both physical and intellectual excellence. Gods can possess Arete,but an ordinary man doesnt. A noble man who becomes a slave loses half his Arete		It requires both physical and intellectual excellence. Gods can possess Arete,but an ordinary man doesnt. A noble man who becomes a slave loses half his Arete

	[[Category:Greek Mythology]]		[[Category:Greek Mythology]]

Paulreed: /* Does Akhilleus possess Arete? */

2012-02-12T16:01:09Z

Does Akhilleus possess Arete?

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	==Does Akhilleus possess [[Arete]]?==		==Does Akhilleus possess [[Arete]]?==
	{{~~main\|~~Arete}}		{{Arete}}
	*[[character::Pheonix]] counsels Akilleus on the aristocratic ideal of Arete.		*[[character::Pheonix]] counsels Akilleus on the aristocratic ideal of Arete.
	It requires both physical and intellectual excellence. Gods can possess Arete,but an ordinary man doesnt. A noble man who becomes a slave loses half his Arete		It requires both physical and intellectual excellence. Gods can possess Arete,but an ordinary man doesnt. A noble man who becomes a slave loses half his Arete

	[[Category:Greek Mythology]]		[[Category:Greek Mythology]]

Paulreed at 15:54, 12 February 2012

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	[[definition::or Achilles is a central character in Homer's Iliad]]		[[definition::or Achilles is the ''swift-footed'' a central character in Homer's Iliad]]

			==Backgound==

			He is the son of [[character::Pelus]] and [[character::Thetis]] born in [[place::Mymidom]]. Both [[character::Zeus]] and [[character::Poseidon]] wooed Thetis until [[character::Prometheus]] prophesised that the son would be greater than the father. After he was born Thetis bathed him in the river [[place::Styx]] to make him immotal but his heel stayed out of the water. She then put in atop a fire to burn a way his mortal parts.
			He is killed during the battle for Troy when [[character::Paris]] shoots him in the heel

			==Character of Akhilleus==
			The Iliad is also known as the "Wrath of Akhilleus"
			*[[character::Agamemnon]] takes [[character::Briseis]] leading him to refuse to fight
			*[[Patroclus]] is killed when mistaken for Akhilleus by [[character::Hektor]]. He fights and kills [[Hektor]]

			==Criticisms of Akhilleus==
			*[[author::Dante]] has Akhilleus in the second circle for his lustful person. Danter did not know of Homer's version. He believes Akhilleus is tricked in to [[character::Apollo]]'s temple to meet Trojan princess [[character::Polyxena]]
			*[[author::Shakespeare]] has him as a lazy has been in Troilus and Cressida

			==Does Akhilleus possess [[Arete]]?==
			{{main\|Arete}}
			*[[character::Pheonix]] counsels Akilleus on the aristocratic ideal of Arete.
			It requires both physical and intellectual excellence. Gods can possess Arete,but an ordinary man doesnt. A noble man who becomes a slave loses half his Arete

	[[Category:Greek Mythology]]		[[Category:Greek Mythology]]

Paulreed at 15:18, 12 February 2012

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