MYTH - AQUILA
Achilles was the son of Thetis, a beautiful water nymph, and Peleus, King of Ftia, in Thessaly. Thetis was much courted by the gods, especially by Zeus and Poseidon. But a prophecy said that his son would be any more powerful than the father. Thus, the two major gods gave up her trail, and water nymph was hurriedly delivered to a mortal, Peleus. They had seven children and goddess, according to their matriarchal nature, not stand the idea that they would be killed. Six of them burned her birth, to advance to Olympus. When Achilles was born, the water nymph plunged him into the waters of magic estige, the river of infer, to make him immortal. But forgotten the heel, where the insured, which remained vulnerable.
When the war broke out in Troy, Nestor and Odissea were Ftia to recruit troops. Received by Peleus, that allowed his son at the time of fifteen years of age, to go and fight. Achilles decided from leading a fleet of 50 ships and accompanied Phoenix, his mentor, and his friend Patroclus. At the time of shipment, Thetis, his mother, warned the hero of his two destinations: if the Troy, had a short and glorious life; remain in his kingdom, his life would be long but ingl?ria. Achilles chose the first without hesitation. Resigned, his mother gave him a divine armor, a wedding gift of Hephaestus to Peleus, and the horses that Poseidon offered at the same time.
For nine years, the Greeks fought in front of Troy, with no decisive victory, until falling out with Achilles Agamenon, great Greek leader. Humiliated, Achilles invoked his mother, who has advised you to abandon the fight until the Trojans reach the Greek ships. Aqueus tried in vain to convince Achilles to return to fight. This still is irreducible. Until Patroclus asked him to armor borrowed to defend the Greek ships that were already being attacked. While the Trojans thought it was Achilles, Patroclus had some success. But then, being discovered, was killed by Hector, hero of the Trojan
Achilles was taken by the pain and despair, and their screams were heard by the Olympus. The mother promptly helped him, promising him a new armor. The hero came into camp without weapons, scaring the Trojans to berros rescued and the body of his friend. The next day, he made his peace with Agamenon and returned to fight with greater ferocity. At the end of that day, he killed Hector.
Achilles died in combat. Some authors say it was Paris that the arrow foul, but the only certainty is that it was Apollo who sent the arrow vulnerable to single point of Achilles: his heel. After his death, Achilles is repented of choice in relation to their fate: "Do not try to console me about the death, I would rather cultivate the fields at the service of another, a poor man and little action, the master of all dead. "
