1. The Illad "Achilles"  his mother in effort to make him immortal takes him to the Styx River and dipped him.  Prince of Phthia, leader of the Myrmidon contingent, son of Peleus and Thetis,  greatest warrior involved in the Trojan War.  Paris of the Trojan shot an arrow in the heel of the Achilles and he died

2. The Illad "Achilles"  Dealing with his rage is the central action of the epic,  he sacrifices many of his allies is pride, refusing to fight because of an insult to his honor,  his movement from rage and wrath and finally recognition is the heart of the Iliad.

3. Homer the greatest poet of ancient times  He is the composer of Iliad  his birth is estimated somewhere between the 8th and 9th century  belonged to Greece by birth  Some believe that he was born on Chios Island while others say he lived in Ionia.

4. Famous Achilles Art ►Through the years Achilles has been a reoccurring subject in the world of art ►example of historic paintings, sculptures and other forms of art by famous notable artists  Achilles Discovered among the Daughters of Lycomedes  Chiron and Achilles  The Anger of Achilles  The Education of Achilles  The Wrath of Achilles  Thetis Takes Achilles from the Centaur Chiron

5. The Wrath of Achilles Artist: François-Léon Benouville ;Subject: Achilles ; Genre(s): History painting ; Form: Painting

6. modern re-workings of the Iliad  times we are in an immensely rich period of creative reworking of the Iliad  effect of these imaginative shifts is to create a Homeric world that is more palatable to our contemporary tastes.

7. Works cited.  Redfield, James M. Nature and Culture in the Iliad: The Tragedy of Hector. Durham: Duke University Press, 1994. Print.  Zanker, G. The Heart of Achilles: Characterization and Personal Ethics in the Iliad. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1996. Print.  Myrsiades, Kostas. Approaches to Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. New York: Peter Lang, 2010. Print.