Hero or not?

[Ki Ki]

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]

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]

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]

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]

n___n Thanks guys!
Jebus, I shall research into that! It's like a Heroic warrior code right? :choc2:

[nik0tine]

He is a hero in the classical sense of the word.

[Lychon]

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