The Illad "Achilles"

his mother in effort to make him immortal takes him to the Styx River and dipped him.

Prince of Phthia, leader of the Myrmidon contingent, son of Peleus and Thetis,

greatest warrior involved in the Trojan War. Paris of the Trojan shot an arrow in the heel

of the Achilles and he died

The Illad "Achilles"

Dealing with his rage is the central action of the epic,

he sacrifices many of his allies is pride, refusing to fight because of an insult to his honor,

his movement from rage and wrath and finally recognition is the heart of the Iliad.

Homer the greatest poet of ancient times

He is the composer of Iliad his birth is estimated somewhere between the

8th and 9th century belonged to Greece by birth Some believe that he was born on Chios

Island while others say he lived in Ionia.

Famous Achilles Art

►Through the years Achilles has been a reoccurring subject in the world of art

►example of historic paintings, sculptures and other forms of art by famous notable artists

Achilles Discovered among the Daughters of Lycomedes

Chiron and Achilles The Anger of Achilles The Education of Achilles The Wrath of Achilles Thetis Takes Achilles from the

Centaur Chiron

The Wrath of Achilles

Artist: François-Léon Benouville ;Subject: Achilles ; Genre(s): History painting ; Form: Painting

modern re-workings of the Iliad

times we are in an immensely rich period of creative reworking of the Iliad

effect of these imaginative shifts is to create a Homeric world that is more palatable to our contemporary tastes.

Works cited.

Redfield, James M. Nature and Culture in the Iliad: The Tragedy of Hector. Durham: Duke University Press, 1994. Print.

Zanker, G. The Heart of Achilles: Characterization and Personal Ethics in the Iliad. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1996. Print.

Myrsiades, Kostas. Approaches to Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. New York: Peter Lang, 2010. Print.