Achilles, the grandson of Aeacus was regarded as the greatest and primal character in Homer's Iliad, the ancient epic of Greek mythology. Even though Achilles is the central character of the epic, he is considered to be an unsympathetic character. Achilles was the son of the king of Meymidouns in Phthia, Pelues, and sea nymph Thetis. As the legend goes, Achilles made invincible by his mother Thetis by dipping him in the river Styx, however, ignored to wet his heel she held him by and made him vulnerable to be killed by a blow to that heel. (Achilles [Categories: LGBT mythology, People who fought in the Trojan War]) Homer's Iliad, develops around the Trojan War that spans for ten years between Greeks and the Trojans. Illiad depicts the involvement of gods and goddesses in the lives of mortal beings. (Troy Movie Review: Warner Bros. Troy vs. the Trojan Legend) The story of Iliad develops as a clash between honor and power. King Agamemnon represents the power utilizing the cuckolding of his brother Menalaus, whose wife Helen is stolen away by the Trojan Prince Paris, he attacked Troy. However, his imperial intentions are superseded the pride of his brother in such attack. Achilles represents honor, he is prepared to fight for his family and friends but fed up with the imperial ambitions of Agamemnon. ((Trojan) Horses for courses) .

             The war occurred as a result of the irresponsible activities of Paris who was the son of Priam, invited to judge a beauty contest between the goddesses Aphrodite, Hera and Athena. Paris adjudged Aphrodite to be the winner since she assured him of the beautiful Helen, the wife of Menelaus. Menelaus was an Achaean chieftain and the Achaean expedition in order to recover Helen's escalates into a full-fledged war waged against the city of Troy. There existed great conflicts among the Achaean hierarchy. A dispute occurred between King Agamemnon and the great warrior Achilles while the Agamemnon puts the Achaean force in danger by disregarding the priest of Apollo.