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1、AchillesAchillesisafigureofHomer'sEpic.Homerlivedaround700BC・ItissaidthatHomer'sepiciswrittenbyablindpoetHomer,butinfact,itisacollectiveoralcreationofmanyfolksinger.Ashistoricalmaterials,itreflectsthesocialconditionsofthe11thcenturyBCtothe9thcenturyBC.Homerepichasconciselanguage,vividp
2、lot,brightfigureimages,andrigorousstructureanditisafamousmasterpieceoftheancientworld.Achillesisoneofitsfigure.AchillesisthesonofPeleusandThetis.PeleuswasthekingofthepartoftheThessalyandThetisisaseanymph.HebominthewartimeintheGreekarea.Atthattime,therewerealotofwarsbetweenmanycountries
3、.HismotheristhedaughterofNereus,thegodofsea,soshewasimmortalized,andshehopehersonalsocanbeimmortalized.AfterthebirthofAchilles,ThetisheldhisankleimmersinghimintheriverStyxtomakehiminvulnerability,butonlytheankletheplacewhereThetisheldisanexception.Thatiswhyhediedforthearrowthatshotinto
4、hisheelintheend・WhenAchilleswasachild,helearnedalotofherbalmedicineandcombatskills・Sohebecameverystrongwhenhegrewup.Achilleshasahandsomefaceandstrongmuscles.Hewasfamousforhiscourage,handsomelooking,andphysicalstrength.Atthattime,Hewasthemostdazzlinghero・InthewarofTroy,thereweretwobroth
5、erswhofoughtwithhim,theprincesofTroyHectorandParis.HectorisareallyheroIthink.HeloveshiscountryandpeopleandhewasbraveenoughfightingwithAchillesforhiscountry.ButPariswasincapableinmyopinion.Hiscountry'ssufferingwascausedbyhimbuthedidnothavecouragetofightforhispeople.Hejusthidedbehindhisb
6、rothe匚Althoughhebecamebravelater,Ialsodon,tlikehim.Amongthisthreefigures,IlikeAchillesmostnotonlybecauseheisbraveandcompetentbutalsobecausehehasrebelliousspiritanddon'tsubmittothesecularandfightforhimself.Achillesareverybraveandgoodatfighting.Hewonalotofwarsinthebattle.WhenGreekattacke
7、dTroy,underAchillesleading,theywonseveralbattles・ButbecauseAgamemnontookawaythefemaleservantwhohecapturedfromTroyandalsowhohelovedwith,heleftbattlecampangrilyandrefusedtoattendwar.ThenGreekarmyfailedallthetime.EvenifAgamemnonsentsomebodytoaskforforgiveness,buthestillkeptindifferent.A
