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21 mar 2011 · The warrior Achilles is one of the great heroes of Greek mythology. According to legend, Achilles was extraordinarily strong, courageous and loyal, but he had one vulnerability–his “Achilles ...
In 1899, the Polish playwright, painter and poet Stanisław Wyspiański published a national drama, based on Polish history, named Achilles. In 1921, Edward Shanks published The Island of Youth and Other Poems, concerned among others with Achilles. The 1983 novel Kassandra by Christa Wolf also treats the death of Achilles.
Achilles, in Greek legend, was the son of the mortal Peleus, king of the Myrmidons, and the Nereid, or sea nymph, Thetis. Homer’s Iliad describes Achilles as the greatest warrior in the army of Agamemnon in the Trojan War and recounts how his rage affects the outcomes of the epic conflict.
Achilles (gr. Ἀχιλλεύς, Achilleús; łac. Achilles) – w mitologii greckiej heros i bohater wojny trojańskiej (wódz Myrmidonów). Dane biograficzne. Achilles uchodził za syna Peleusa, króla jednego z miast w Tesalii, i nereidy Tetydy. Był wychowankiem mądrego centaura Chejrona i ojcem Neoptolemosa.
29 wrz 2012 · Achilles is a figure from Greek mythology and literature and star of the Trojan War. Leader of the fearsome Myrmidons, sacker of cities, and slayer of Hector, godlike Achilles was quite simply invincible in battle. Only the divine intervention of Apollo finally put an end to his long reign as the greatest Greek warrior of them all.
In Greek mythology, few figures command as much attention, respect, and intrigue as Achilles. Born of a mortal father and a divine mother, Achilles' life was an epic tale of superhuman feats, intense friendships, legendary battles, and a tragic death.
Achilles, the son of Peleus and Thetis, was the greatest of all Greek heroes who took part in the Trojan War.
