Achilles was the son of the mortal Peleus and the Nereid Thetis. He was also the mightiest of the Greeks who fought in the Trojan War. When Achilles was a boy, the seer Calchas prophesied that the city of Troy could not be taken without his help. Achilles mother, Thetis, knew that if h

In Achilles encounter with Agamemnon, he can't be bought by Agamemnon, because his claimed his life is more important that goods. It seems as though a beast or God could not be bought with goods as well, therefore Achilles fits Aristotle's description as a God-like figure. In the time frame of Aristotle's quote, a beast would be described as a person that is despised which would also fit Achilles' character. Although he was the mightiest of the Greeks, he was not the biggest fan of most.

Achilles destine is death, and although he is aware of that, he makes his own choices. This is the first characteristic of Achilles that hinders Aristotle's statement. He is self-sufficient in one sense, yet in another he is not. The other aspect that he is not self-sufficient is that of women. He wa

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