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  2. Achilles - Wikipedia

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    The god tries to drown Achilles but is stopped by Hera and Hephaestus. Zeus himself takes note of Achilles' rage and sends the gods to restrain him so that he will not go on to sack Troy itself before the time allotted for its destruction, seeming to show that the unhindered rage of Achilles can defy fate itself. Finally, Achilles finds his prey.

  3. Achilles (son of Zeus) - Wikipedia

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    In Greek mythology, Achilleus ([akʰilˈleu̯s]; Ancient Greek: Ἀχιλλεύς, romanized: Akhilleús), also spelled Achilles, was the son of Zeus and Lamia, and the main subject of a minor myth. [1] He is not to be confused with the more famous Achilles, the hero of the Trojan War.

  4. Shield of Achilles - Wikipedia

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    Ultimately, Patroclus is killed in battle by Hector, and Achilles' armor is stripped from his body and taken by Hector as spoils. The loss of his companion prompts Achilles to return to battle, so his mother Thetis, a nymph, asks the god Hephaestus to provide replacement armor for her son. He obliges, and forges a shield with spectacular ...

  5. List of demigods - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 24 November 2024. This is a list of notable offspring of a deity with a mortal, in mythology and modern fiction. Such entities are sometimes referred to as demigods, although the term "demigod" can also refer to a minor deity, or great mortal hero with god-like valour and skills, who sometimes attains ...

  6. Achilles on Skyros - Wikipedia

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    Achilles Discovered among the Daughters of Lycomedes was the usual moment shown in art, here by Gérard de Lairesse. Rather than allow her son Achilles to die at Troy as prophesied, the nymph Thetis sent him to live at the court of Lycomedes, king of Skyros, disguised as another daughter of the king or as a lady-in-waiting, under the name Pyrrha "the red-haired", Issa, or Kerkysera.

  7. Achlys - Wikipedia

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    In Homer, the word achlys (ἀχλύς, 'mist'), is frequently used to describe a mist that is "shed" upon a mortal's eyes, often while dying. [2] For example in the Iliad, the hero Sarpedon while grieviously wounded:

  8. Achilles and Patroclus - Wikipedia

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    Achilles bandages the arm of Patroclus. The relationship between Achilles and Patroclus is a key element of the stories associated with the Trojan War.In the Iliad, Homer describes a deep and meaningful relationship between Achilles and Patroclus, where Achilles is tender toward Patroclus, but callous and arrogant toward others.

  9. Greek mythology - Wikipedia

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    Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, ... Achilles killed both of these, but Paris then ...