In a rage, Achilles goes on a killing spree that overshadows all that has occurred so far in the war.He kills so many Trojan soldiers that the local river god objectsto having the waters clogged with bodies. Achilles fights and defeats the god and continues on his rampage. Hector, realizi...
Profile of the Greek Hero Achilles of the Trojan War By N.S. Gill TheIliadends with the funeral of Hector, held during a 12-day truce granted by Achilles. The mourners include Andromache, Hecabe, and Helen, all of whom perform individual laments for his death. After Hector's death, hi...
The most prominent Amazons include Penthesilea, who fought Achilles in the Trojan War; Antiope, won in a raid by Theseus and taken away to be his concubine (the Amazons invaded Athens to get her back, but they were defeated); and Myrina, queen of a race of African Amazons. (Diodorus ...
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