While Odysseus and Achilles fought for the same cause, they embody two different approaches to ancient Greek heroism.

An Old Soldier remembers the ten-year war at Troy and the events which led up to it: Paris, Helen, Menelaus, Agamemnon, Priam, Achilles, Patroclus, Hector, Cassandra, Odysseus…and the wooden horse.

Homer’s epic poem The Iliad shows the same thing, too. One cannot help but love both Hector and Achilles, though they battle one another and for two different causes. One can easily feel empathy ...

Soldiers are different. They are servants of the state. In well-governed countries, they are bound by discipline, the rule of law, and commitment to comrades and organizations—not to ...

The major theme is war, with the conflict approaching ... he too is motivated by revenge because Hector has killed his friend Patroclus. Achilles carries the onslaught into the river Scamander ...

Patroclus returns to the battle wearing Achilles' armour and is slain by Hector. When Achilles finds out he is determined to be avenged. Patroclus returns to the battle wearing Achilles's armour ...

The major theme is war, with the conflict approaching its tenth ... When he does return to action, he too is motivated by revenge because Hector has killed his friend Patroclus. Achilles carries the ...