How Does Achilles Want To Die In The Iliad

Choosing Fate: Achilles and Astyanax In Homer’ Iliad, Achilles makes the choices that produce his death. However, the audience discovers that Achilles, according to the Fates prophecy, is destined to die either young with or old without kleos. Achilles chooses to die young on the battlefield of Troy, earning eternal kleos but later regretting his decision of an early death. In the original myth, Accepting His Fate: The Odyssey of Astyanax by Halley Angel, the main hero, Astyanax, parallels the great Homeric Achilles in action, not choice.
One of the actions that both heroes share is their choice to follow the path toward kleos due to death of a loved one. The death of Patrocles spurs Achilles to revenge his death by joining the war effort against the Trojans. For Astyanax, the long ago death of his parents and city incites him to begin a war with the Achaeans.
Another action is that both warriors want to have their personal, or family-gifted, armor before they go off to battle. Also, both men get the armor via the help of a goddess. Achilles asks his mother, Thetis, for armor to fight in Troy with. Thetis then asks Hephaestus to create godly armor for her son. Astyanax wishes to fight the Achaeans with the armor of his father, Hector, the protector of Troy. A disguised Athena guides Astyanax to his
Astyanax gave up on his personal glory because he was “[d]esperate to live and [saw] the futility of perishing so young” (Angel 2). During life, the young man was able to find this clarity during his pursuit of glory. On the other hand, Achilles did not discover the same conclusion until after his departure to the Underworld. Astyanax had the chance to turn back once he realized that he was on a path he did not want to pursue. However, Achilles had already reached the destination by the time he recognized that he had made the wrong