Strengths And Weaknesses Of Achilles

Achilles, son of Peleus, king of the Myrmidons, and Thetis, the Nereid, is famous for being the bravest, strongest, and most handsome of the warriors in the Trojan War. As leader of the Myrmidons, sacker of cities, and slayer of Hektor, the main hero in Homer’s Iliad wasn’t always the godlike figure known for his infamous vulnerability. As a child, his mother, in an attempt to destroy his mortality, dipped him in the River Styx, or in some accounts, over a divine flame. Unfortunately, despite her efforts, Achilles’ heel was left mortal. As Achilles led the Myrmidons in the Trojan War, his passion, bravery, and generosity were among his many strengths however it was his Achilles’ heel (literally) that caused the mighty warrior to fall by the

First seen in Homer as the god of music, prophesy, healing, archery, and plague, there is usually much confusion regarding Apollo’s connection with the sun. According to mythological texts, Apollo has no connection with the sun, with that place often being taken by Helios (Greek word for sun). However, in Greek religious belief, as opposed to mythological tradition, Apollo was increasingly identified with the sun. Nevertheless, this doesn’t distract from his famous daily task of dragging the sun across the sky with his four horsed chariot. Along with this, Apollo is also an oracular god as a patron of Delphi and could predict prophesy through the Delphic Oracle Pythia. Depicted as the ideal of the kouros being handsome, beardless, and with long hair, Apollo and his many strengths helped him become a dominant figure among the gods. From guiding the bow to kill Achilles, teaching man the science of medicine, being an intermediary between the gods and men, and being the leader of the Choir of Muses, Apollo was depicted as having a calm, intelligent, and controlled personality. Throughout his life such virtues helped him perform important deeds such as killing the serpent Python in the hills near Delphi, the Cyclops and the Aloadae, however his conceit of his many skills have also landed him in trouble. Thanks to his weakness for women his love life was quite tragic. When one day he mocked Eros for his aim Eros got revenge by making Apollo fall in love with a nymph named Daphne who would rather become a tree than be with him. Among this Apollo had many other relationships such as Koronis, Castalia, Marpessa, Hestia, Acalle, along with at least 50