Who Is Achilles? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Achilles is a In the Public Domain comic book character, with over 176 comic issue appearances. Achilles was the central character and greatest warrior in Homer's classic tale The Iliad. He was said to be the most handsome hero who fought against Troy. He was killed by a poisoned arrow fired into his heel.

Who is Achilles?

History Achilles was a combatant of the Trojan War. He was the son of Thetis the Goddess and the mortal Peleus , King of Pthia. His maternal grandparents were Nereus and his wife Doris. Nereus was a son of Pontus and Gaea . Doris was a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys . When Achilles was born, his loving mother Thetis wished to make him immortal, and for that purpose she dipped him in the waters of the river Styx. But others affirm that she, without the knowledge of the child's father, used to put the babe in the fire by night in order to destroy the mortal element which Achilles had inherited from Peleus , while anointing him with ambrosia during the day. But when Peleus saw the child writhing on the fire, he cried out, thus preventing Thetis from accomplishing her purpose (Apd.3 .13.6).

Key facts

Achilles is of human origin. The character is published by In the Public Domain. With 176 recorded issue appearances, Achilles ranks among the most featured characters in comics.