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Achilles large plaque
Achilles was the greatest and the central character of Homer's Iliad. He was the son of Peleus, king of the
Myrmidons in Phthia (southeast Thessaly), and the sea nymph Thetis. Zeus and Poseidon had forced her
for her hand until Prometheus the fire bringer revealed she would bear a son greater than his father,
whence they wisely chose to give her to someone else. According to legend, Thetis had tried to make
Achilles invincible by dipping him in the river Styx, but forgot to wet the heel she held him by, leaving him
vulnerable so he could be killed by a blow to that heel.
Achilles is one of the only two people described as "god-like" in the Iliad. In the Trojan War Achilles has
killed many of the Trojans. He also defeated Memnon of Ethiopia, Cycnus of Colonae and the Amazonian
warrior Penthesilia (with whom Achilles also had an affair in some versions). But as predicted by Hector
with his dying breath, Achilles was thereafter killed by Paris — either by an arrow to the heel, or in an older
version by a knife to the back while visiting Polyxena, a Trojan princess.
Alexander the Great claimed descent from Achilles and so did other royal houses in antiquity. He is the
ultimate immortal warrior. More then 3,000 years since the Trojan War - the name Achilles is still very much
alive - as this hand-sculptored and cast stoned with antique finish large plague of him shows.
Item No. 027
Weight 80 Lb.
Dimensions W: 21.25" H: 29.25" D:5.5"
$1,399.00
Achilles was the greatest and the central character of Homer's Iliad. He was the son of Peleus, king of the
Myrmidons in Phthia (southeast Thessaly), and the sea nymph Thetis. Zeus and Poseidon had forced her
for her hand until Prometheus the fire bringer revealed she would bear a son greater than his father,
whence they wisely chose to give her to someone else. According to legend, Thetis had tried to make
Achilles invincible by dipping him in the river Styx, but forgot to wet the heel she held him by, leaving him
vulnerable so he could be killed by a blow to that heel.
Achilles is one of the only two people described as "god-like" in the Iliad. In the Trojan War Achilles has
killed many of the Trojans. He also defeated Memnon of Ethiopia, Cycnus of Colonae and the Amazonian
warrior Penthesilia (with whom Achilles also had an affair in some versions). But as predicted by Hector
with his dying breath, Achilles was thereafter killed by Paris — either by an arrow to the heel, or in an older
version by a knife to the back while visiting Polyxena, a Trojan princess.
Alexander the Great claimed descent from Achilles and so did other royal houses in antiquity. He is the
ultimate immortal warrior. More then 3,000 years since the Trojan War - the name Achilles is still very much
alive - as this hand-sculptored and cast stoned with antique finish large plague of him shows.
Item No. 027
Weight 80 Lb.
Dimensions W: 21.25" H: 29.25" D:5.5"
$1,399.00
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combine shipping charges for multiple items. Please contact us if you have any questions.
kept in horizontal position during delivery in order to ensure safe transportation. Shipping charges are $299 to our
customers in the US and Canada. If you live outside North America, please contact us for shipping quote. We will gladly
combine shipping charges for multiple items. Please contact us if you have any questions.
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