From the initial callousness and stubborn temper of Achilles in the first books
of the Iliad to the eventual 'humanization' of Achilles in his interaction
with the grieving father of Hector, whom Achilles himself slew, the Iliad can be
seen to chronicle the maturation of the Greek hero during the terrible battles
of the Trojan War. Achilles is a hero in the epic sense, complete with flaws and
bad qualities that round out the character, but with passions and convictions
that any reader can relate to. Throughout the course of the Iliad, Homer creates
the character of Achilles to be that kind…
