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    in this strange‚ new world since my departure all those years ago. The only proper way to discuss my journey with you is to start from the very beginning‚ when I left home. During our long crossing of the great salt sea‚ I befriended a man named Achilles Davenport. I learned through him some of his language and to help me communicate and assimilate better

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    Hector vs. Achilles In The Illiad‚ there are two very prominent‚ admirable characters‚ Hector and Achilles. Achilles is all muscle and wants to be known for it. Hector is strong‚ but also courageous and is remembered for that. Either of these men can be considered admirable. In comparing them to each other‚ Hector proves to be the more admirable one. Achilles is a strong man. Although self-serving‚ he’s fairly loyal to his king and has a great amount of respect as well as fear from the people who

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    Compare and contrast Achilles vs Beowulf The way of the warriors Achilles and Beowulf were two characters that had an amazing power that made his name lives for hundreds of years. Great warriors need some to have some specific characteristics to reach their fame because we have seem in some heroes that they have gods strong‚ a unique way to be and goals to achieve. Comparing the character of Achilles and Beowulf who were two of the best warrior of the history we could know if there are an

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    the hero that I chose was Achilles.I chose Achilles because of his immortality only in battle‚but his heel is not immortal in battle. Achilles is the Greeks strongest warrior‚he was also dipped into the river of Styx by his mother‚Thetis Of The Silver Feet.When he was dipped in the river by his mother‚she held him by his heel so it was not showered by the river.The river of Styx gives Achilles immortality in battle besides his Achilles heel.If Achilles were to be hit on his heel he would die almost

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    Achilles’ Decision on the Embassy An extremely large problem in the world today and in Homeric times as well‚ is people not knowing how to set their pride aside and clean up their own messes. In Book IX of The Iliad‚ we see Agamemnon’s struggle with war and Achilles personal war in his own head. Achilles is not a door mat for Agamemnon‚ nor should he be; Achilles is a great warrior. Book IX truly illustrates what kind of men they both are. Achilles is right to refuse the embassy in Book IX because

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    unknown poet. Achilles is the epic hero from the Greek poem The Iliad‚ written by Homer. Beowulf details a Geat warrior who travels overseas to rescue a tribe called the Danes from two ferocious and murderous monsters‚ and The Iliad details a warrior who battles an enemy during the time of the Trojan War. Beowulf and Achilles are both headstrong and resilient warriors who‚ in the stories in which they were created‚ perfectly embody heroism as well as their cultures. While Beowulf and Achilles both have

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    Sainath Gopi Mrs. Policastro August 30 2009 Achilles vs. Hector “He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened.” This quote was once stated by a Chinese man named Tao Te Ching. The reason this quote was stated is because it encompasses the meaning of the Iliad. Not in a great way but in a vague but familiar way. The Iliad was a tale about the wrathful withdrawal from battle of Achilles‚ the premiere Greek warrior‚ after King Agamemnon dishonored him — an internecine quarrel

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    way that the fight between Achilles and Hektor is portrayed. In the Iliad‚ the Trojan army starts running into the city walls when they see Achilles approaching on his chariot towards them. Instead of running‚ Hektor stays to fight him but ends up running away from him and runs around the city walls. This is shown in the Iliad - book 22‚ line 126-127 - with the quote of‚ ‘Hector’s flight… along the wall he flew‚’ which shows him running away from the vengeful Achilles. In the movie Troy‚ Hektor is

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    Bailee Gates English 2332-881 Professor Brooks 21 November 2014 To Stay or to Go? When Achilles was first born‚ his fate was to die by Troy. He is the son of King Peleus‚ a nymph‚ Thetis. Achilles was brought up by Chiron‚ who taught him how to fight and become a great warrior. Achilles mother knew about his wretched fate. As a baby‚ it is said that she took the infant‚ Achilles‚ to the River of Styx in hopes that submerging him in the water would make him completely immortal so he could escape

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    Achilles and the Honor Code Achilles is a tragic figure who believes strongly in social order‚ but questions the idea of fighting for glory. When Aias and Odysseus are sent by Agamemnon to plead with Achilles’ to fight for the Greeks‚ Achilles denies them‚ saying "There was no gratitude given for fighting incessantly forever against your enemies. Fate is the same for the man who holds back‚ the same if he fights hard" (9:316). This statement shows that Achilles is an individual‚ and does not conform

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