The best-known instance is when Priam, the king of Troy, enters Achilles’ tent to ask for the return of the son and kisses the hands of the man who killed him. Utterly abject and fully compliant ...

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.

Achilles Harris was a husband ... we can understand events that took place in and around Troy more than 3000 years ago. Claiborne Parish has her own Civil War stories that seem connected by ...

Achilles has warned Patroclus not to pursue the enemy to the walls of Troy, even if things appear to go his friend's way. They do, and Patroclus ignores Achilles, foolishly thinking that the armour ...

The original film adaptation of Troy premiered in 2004. Directed by Wolfgang Petersen, it featured Brad Pitt in the role of Achilles and drew loose inspiration from Homer’s epic poem The Iliad.

Their first job is to persuade two heroes - Achilles and Odysseus - to support the venture. Then the Greeks sail to Troy and hand King Priam their ultimatum: return Helen plus compensation or Troy ...