Achilles
"Hero of the Trojan War"
Birth and Parents
Achilles was born to his father Peleus, King of the Myrmidons, and his mother, Thetis, a sea nymph. His father was a great man and inherited the Myrmidons. His mother on the other hand had several affairs with the gods and many men. Soon after Achilles was born his parents were informed that he would die in Troy at a young age. To prevent this from happening, his mom took him and dipped him into the River Styx thinking that that would make him immortal. But she didn't dip the heel that she was holding him by, therefore making that spot vulnerable to fatal wounds. "But others affirm that she, without the knowledge of the child's father, used to put the babe in the fire by night in order to destroy the mortal element which Achilles had inherited from Peleus, while anointing him with ambrosia during the day" (Parada).But despite his mother's attempts to make him immortal, his father disapproved and Thetis soon left him.
Achilles as a Girl
The Trojan War
Death
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