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Ki Ki
04-05-2006, 05:38 AM
Hello! I have an art history assignment to do and I'm not quite sure about this. =O
Was Achilles a hero? I know he's considered a hero but was he really?
He never fought for anyone he loved he only fought for his own glory and with his anger.
So, do you think Achilles was a hero or not? And why!
Help me here!
Thnx! =D
mooglebunni608
04-05-2006, 05:52 AM
he's that evil annoying blonde dude depicted by brad pit! XD I don't think he was a hero... But seriously you've got all the information right there! you said it yourself!!
Jebus
04-05-2006, 05:55 AM
To the Greeks he was a hero, becaue he embodied some part of their culture they thought was important. In this case: prowess in battle.
That's really the old definition of a hero, as the "hero" of a story was basically just a personification of a desired trait of a certain nation.
tenhitcombo
04-05-2006, 05:58 AM
he was a hero hated by the sun god Apollo who eventually shot him down
in real life he was a barbarian.not wat we saw in troy
Ki Ki
04-05-2006, 06:13 AM
n___n Thanks guys!
Jebus, I shall research into that! It's like a Heroic warrior code right? :choc2:
nik0tine
04-05-2006, 06:27 AM
He is a hero in the classical sense of the word.
Lychon
04-05-2006, 07:23 AM
He is a hero in the classical sense of the word.
I agree. Your best bet is wikipedia.org, or some mythology website such as pantheon.org.
-LYCHON
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