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Achilles, in Greek mythology, greatest of the Greek warriors in the Trojan War is the central character of Homer's epic poem Iliad. He was the son of the sea nymph Thetis and Peleus , king of the Myrmidons of Thessaly . The anger of Achilles, his withdrawal from the battles and the devastating effects that this has on the Greek army is the core of the story the epic. Homer paints his own portrait of a classic hero through the brave deeds as well as the human flaws. Achilles’ mother Thetis attempted to make him immortal bathing him in the River Styx w hen she learns that he would die in the Trojan War. The waters made him invulnerable except for the heel by which his mother held him. The term Achilles heel has become popularized to refer to someone’s or something’s key weakness.  However, now we will see how Homer represents him in Iliad. In the Iliad, as a whole, Achilles reflects a paradigm of the hero who has fallen in deep love with honour and glory.  There lie...