Achilles Quote by Tim O'Reilly

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

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

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

“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

The Wrath of Achilles had probably been an epic subject for generations when Homer found it, and the germ of its meaning, the conflict…

— Cedric H Whitman

Percy Jackson," Hermes said, "because you have taken on the curse of Achilles, I must spare you. You are in the hands of the…

— Rick Riordan

Alexander, of whom men tell many legends, lived by his own. Achilles must have Patroklos. He might love his Briseis; but Patroklos was the…

— Mary Renault

In earlier antiquity, no doubt, the multiple and not necessarily consistent aspects of the Greek character found little difficulty in embracing spiritually, if not…

— Cedric H Whitman

“Achilles might be a good papa to the family, but he was also a killer, and he never forgives. Poke knew that, though. Bean…

— Orson Scott Card

“Achilles pauses, looks over his shoulder at the masses of men behind him, turns back, looks past Zeus toward Olympos and the masses of…

— Dan Simmons

“This, the only occasion in the Iliad when furious Achilles smiles serves as a bittersweet reminder of the difference real leadership could have made…

— Caroline Alexander

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