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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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Revision as of 21:55, 27 February 2012
<article>or Achilles is the swift-footed a central character in Homer's Iliad
Backgound
He is the son of Pelus and Thetis born in Mymidom. Both Zeus and Poseidon wooed Thetis until Prometheus prophesised that the son would be greater than the father. After he was born Thetis bathed him in the river 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 Paris shoots him in the heel
Character of Akhilleus
The Iliad is also known as the "Wrath of Akhilleus"
- Agamemnon takes Briseis leading him to refuse to fight
- Patroclus is killed when mistaken for Akhilleus by Hektor. He fights and kills Hektor
Criticisms of Akhilleus
- 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 Apollo's temple to meet Trojan princess Polyxena
- Shakespeare has him as a lazy has been in Troilus and Cressida
Does Akhilleus possess Arete?
See also Arete
- 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 </article>
