Achilles was seen as a great hero and warrior of his time, he fought in the Trojan War and he was the greatest warrior of the Iliad of Homer. Empress Dowager Cixi was the last empress of China, to many she was a villain, known for her lust for power and control and her ruthless ruling. Achilles is seen as a hero to many people of Greece because he won many battles for his country, and he also helped conquer lots of land for Greece.
Achilles was the son of Peleus and the immortal nymph Thetis. His mother, Thetis attempted to make her son immortal by dipping her son the river Styx but where she held him at his ankle remained vulnerable. Achilles was one of the greatest war heroes of Greece, he fought in the Trojan War and he successfully killed Troy’s Prince, Hector. He was the bravest and the most handsome of all the Greeks and he took conquered 11 cities and 12 islands according to Homer. Achilles played a significant role in the history of Greece, without him the Greeks would not have been able to capture Troy without him. He brought glory to Greece and they would not have been successful in their battles if it were not for him. Achilles led a fleet of 50 ships with an army of warriors called the Myrmidons. Agamemnon took Briseis, a Princess of Troy as hostage, and Achilles was so upset by this that he pulled out of the war. He did not re-join the war until his friend Patroclus was killed by Hector, who mistook him for Achilles because he was wearing his amour. Achilles had his revenge on Hector and Troy by killing Hector and dragging his body around the walls of the city for nine days. Achilles was then killed by Paris, another Prince of Troy by poison arrows that struck him in his heel. Achilles was seen as a hero to the Greeks, his soldiers, his friends and family and those who looked up to him. Achilles was seen as a villain to the people of Troy, Hectors family and friends, and the Gods who looked down on him. Soldiers that took part in the Trojan War...