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When was Achilles lived?
Since he would have lived in the 12th century BC during the Bronze Age, we can’t determine who the real Achilles might have been or if he existed at all. Until a few hundred years ago, Troy itself was believed by scholars to be only a city of myth. Surely the poet Homer imagined this impregnable fortress of a city.
What time period is Achilles from?
What follows is a portrait of what the real Achilles might have been like if he truly lived. It describes a Greek warrior chieftain of about 1200 B.C. who took part in an expedition against a wealthy city in the northwest corner of what is now Turkey—Troy.
What age did Achilles die?
Ancient sources say he was 15 at the start of the Trojan War. As the war was ten years, he would have been 25 by the time he died.
Was Achilles a real person?
Was Achilles a real person? The answer is uncertain. He may have been a great warrior of human birth, or he might have been a compilation of the deeds of many great warriors and leaders of the day. The truth is, we do not know if Achilles was a man or a myth.
Did Achilles have any children?
Despite rumors of his homosexual tendencies, Achilles did have a child—a son, born from a brief affair during the Trojan War. The Greek warrior Achilles is never portrayed in the Greek histories as a married man. He had a close relationship with Patroclus of Phthia that ended when Patroclus fought in his place in the Trojan War and died.
What makes Achilles a hero?
Achilles ( Akhilleus ) Achilles was a Greek hero of great power and skill in hand to hand combat. He was also credited being a master of weaponry, particularly with swords and spears. Achilles was a son of goddess Thetis who tried to make him immortal by dipping him into river Styx or, according to other sources, by burning out his mortality.
How did Achilles become immortal?
To make her son immortal, Thetis dipped Achilles into the River Styx as a child (Though some accounts say he was dipped in a holy fire). With this, Achilles did indeed become immortal with one exception…his heel by which his mother held him during the dipping.