Quote by Cedric H Whitman

Achilles exists only through Homer . Take away the art of writing from this world , and you will probably take away its glory .

— François-René de Chateaubriand

While the willingness of the ancient Greeks to sacrifice their lives for glory brings tears to my eyes, I cannot ultimately condone the choice…

— Tim O'Reilly

“Priam and Achilles meet in the very twilight of their lives. Their extinction is certain and there will be no reward for behaving well,…

— Caroline Alexander

“You think Achilles was of impressive descent? Touch me one more time. Maybe it’s time we found out what the daughter of the mightiest…

— Elisabeth Hewer

To the semidivine hero, the mere fact of ruling over more men does not constitute greatness, and as for glory from Zeus, Achilles will…

— Cedric H Whitman

“Who is Achilles without his tendon? Who is Samson without Delilah? Who is Oedipus without his clubfoot? Mute by design, I have been able…

— Garth Stein

There is a wonderful passage in the Odyssey where Odysseus meets the ghost of Achilles in Hades. They are profoundly courteous to each other.…

— Cedric H Whitman

Odysseus sees reality as the situation or problem before him; Achilles sees it as something in himself, and the problem is to identify himself…

— Cedric H Whitman

The fact that Achilles is the one to take the initiative (in the Chryse affair) is in itself significant: he feels responsiblity and concern…

— Cedric H Whitman

“He stands apart with Patroclus, his beloved through all eternity, and Patroclus - who loves Achilles but not as much as he is loved…

— Elizabeth Cook

“My lord, it is Patroclus, he is dead, his armour taken.. Hector is to blame.' There was a chilling silence, then a sudden intake…

— Byrne Fone

If you look at the heroes of antiquity and myth, they all have flaws. It's something that they have to overcome; their flaws are…

— Nicholas Meyer