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'''Achilles''' was a [[Greece|Greek]] warrior who was most famous for participating in the [[Trojan War]], a conflict traditionally dated around 1200 BCE. A central character of the ''[[Iliad]]'', an epic poem by [[Homer]], he is the greatest warrior in the story. | '''Achilles''' was a [[Greece|Greek]] warrior who was most famous for participating in the [[Trojan War]], a conflict traditionally dated around 1200 BCE. A central character of the ''[[Iliad]]'', an epic poem by [[Homer]], he is the greatest warrior in the story. | ||
Legend | ==Biography== | ||
Legend has it that he was invulnerable throughout his entire body except for one of his heels because when his mother, {{wiki|Thetis}}, dipped him into the river {{wiki|Styx}} as an infant so that he may become invincible, she held him by one of his heels. As a consequence, he was ultimately slain by [[Paris (mythology)|Paris]] when the {{wiki|Troy|Trojan}} prince fired an arrow into his vulnerable heel.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> | |||
By the time of the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Plains of Achilles|northern region]] of the island of [[Skyros]] in Greece had been named after Achilles | ===Legacy=== | ||
By the time of the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Plains of Achilles|northern region]] of the island of [[Skyros]] in Greece had been named after Achilles and hosted a [[Temple of Achilles|temple]] dedicated to him. It was also the base of the bandit group known as [[the Dagger]] which worshipped him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | |||
In 48 BCE, a hunter [[bow]] named the [[Achilles Heel Seeker]] found in [[Egypt]] was marketed as based on the design of Paris's bow.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> | |||
In 2012, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Clay Kaczmarek]] included Achilles in one of the [[Glyphs|glyph puzzles]] inside the [[Animus]] for his successor, [[Desmond Miles]], to find. In the particular puzzle, Achilles was excluded as one of the historical individuals who once held a [[Staves of Eden|Staff of Eden]].<ref name="Glyph 5">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs|Glyph]]: [[Glyphs#5|Instruments of Power]]</ref> | In 2012, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Clay Kaczmarek]] included Achilles in one of the [[Glyphs|glyph puzzles]] inside the [[Animus]] for his successor, [[Desmond Miles]], to find. In the particular puzzle, Achilles was excluded as one of the historical individuals who once held a [[Staves of Eden|Staff of Eden]].<ref name="Glyph 5">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs|Glyph]]: [[Glyphs#5|Instruments of Power]]</ref> | ||
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Achilles was a Greek warrior who was most famous for participating in the Trojan War, a conflict traditionally dated around 1200 BCE. A central character of the Iliad, an epic poem by Homer, he is the greatest warrior in the story.
Biography
Legend has it that he was invulnerable throughout his entire body except for one of his heels because when his mother, Thetis, dipped him into the river Styx as an infant so that he may become invincible, she held him by one of his heels. As a consequence, he was ultimately slain by Paris when the Trojan prince fired an arrow into his vulnerable heel.[1]
Legacy
By the time of the Peloponnesian War, the northern region of the island of Skyros in Greece had been named after Achilles and hosted a temple dedicated to him. It was also the base of the bandit group known as the Dagger which worshipped him.[2]
In 48 BCE, a hunter bow named the Achilles Heel Seeker found in Egypt was marketed as based on the design of Paris's bow.[1]
In 2012, the Assassin Clay Kaczmarek included Achilles in one of the glyph puzzles inside the Animus for his successor, Desmond Miles, to find. In the particular puzzle, Achilles was excluded as one of the historical individuals who once held a Staff of Eden.[3]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed II (painting only)
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)