DEPRAVED ONE.

 “Everyone dies, whether today or fifty years from now.” –Achilles

Achilles, the son of Peleus and the sea-nymph Thetis is the most powerful warrior of the Achaeans in The Iliad.

In book 22 of Iliad, Achilles was able to defeat Hector . A sharp point hit Hector’s gullet, Achilles drove the spear point through his neck.

Hector’s corpse was tied on Achilles’ chariot, he cut through the tendons at the rear of both feet, from heel to ankle an ox-hide thongs was threaded leaving the head  to drag behind. He climbed up in his chariot, an lashed his horses. They sped off eagerly dragging Hector. A dust cloud rose above him, his dark hair spread out round him, Hector’s head was covered by the dust  (22.510.231-232).

 Achilles has a superhuman strength and has a close relationship to gods. He has the marks of a great warrior and shows that he is the mightiest Achaean army but still he cannot control his pride. Achilles is driven by a thirst for recognition. He still wants to live an easy and long life but his personal doom forces him to choose. And in the end he chose to sacrifice everything for glory.

Achilles may strike as heroic to Achaeans, but for me he is a ruthless, enormous,  and hideous warrior that frights nothing just so his name will be remembered.