The Greek hero Achilles is ready for battle in Troy.

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In Greek mythology, Achiles is the hero of the Iliad, a Greek epic attributed to the bard Homer. The son of Peleus and Thetis, he was the major Greek hero of the Trojan War, killing the Trojan prince Hector in a one-on-one combat. Achilles was killed by the Trojan prince Paris. This illustration dates to 1917 and shows Achilles ready for battle outside Troy.

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Keywords: achilles, bard, epic, greece, greek, hector, helen, hero, history, homer, iliad, legend, myth, mythology, peleus, plains, poem, thetis, trojan, troy, war