Achilles During The Trojan War

Achilles was the greatest Greek hero during the Trojan War. He portrays the nature of myth theory from the fact that he was close to gods and that his body was invulnerable to injuries except his heels. His character also explains the social charter theory in the ancient times. Achilles grief and pride negatively and positively impacted the two military institutions that were at war: the Achaean and Trojan. Achilles also represents the ritual as his death explains how funeral rituals were done in the ancient times. This paper critically analyzes Achilles’ story in three theoretical contexts: nature of myth, social charter theory, and ritual theory.

In the Greek Etiology, Achilles was the greatest hero throughout the Trojan War. He was the central character in Iliad. His mother was the sprite Thetis and his father was called Peleus, who was also the king of Myrmidons. The notable achievement of Achilles during the Trojan War occurred when he slayed Hector, the Trojan Hero, outside Troy’s gate. Even though Iliad does not show the death of Achilles, he was shot with an

Even though Achilles has superhuman strength and close connection to gods, he portrays himself as less than a hero. He possesses all traits of a great warrior and proves to be the greatest soldier in the Achaean army. Nevertheless, he has innate character flows that constantly obstruct his ability to act with integrity and nobility. Achilles was not able to control his anger when someone injured his pride. This trait acts as an obsession to an extent that he abandons his fellow soldiers and wished that the Trojan army slaughtered all of them. He did all these because he was insulted in front of his commander, Agamemnon. Achilles was controlled by his crave for power and glory. Although part of him wanted to live a long and easy life, Achilles knew that his fate forced him to choose between the two