Perseus Encyclopedia

Achilles

Achilles, "Race" of

a strip of land on the Pontic coast: Hdt. 4.55, Hdt. 4.76

Achilles (2), son of Peleus and Thetis

Apollod. 3.13.5, Apollod. E.3.13
put by his mother in the fire to make him immortal: Apollod. 3.13.5
given to Chiron to be reared: Apollod. 3.13.6, Paus. 3.18.12
fed on the flesh of lions, wild swine, and bears: Apollod. 3.13.6
at first named Ligyron: Apollod. 3.13.6
Iphigenia said to have been betrothed to: Apollod. E.3.20
kills Tenes in Tenedos: Apollod. E.3.25
whether a wooer of Helen or not: Paus. 3.24.10 ff.
whether he killed Las or not: Paus. 3.24.10
lives with maidens at Scyros: Paus. 1.22.6
bred as a maiden at the court of Lycomedes: Apollod. 3.13.7, Apollod. 3.13.8
detected by Odysseus, goes to Troy: Apollod. 3.13.8
goes to Troy: Paus. 3.24.11
leader of the Myrmidons against Troy: Apollod. E.3.13
admiral of the fleet against Troy: Apollod. E.3.16
his hair vowed to river Spercheus: Paus. 1.37.3
lands with the Myrmidons at Troy and kills Cycnus: Apollod. E.3.30
captures Scyros: Paus. 1.22.6
slaughters Troilus: Apollod. E.3.30
captures Lycaon: Apollod. E.3.32
lifts the cattle of Aeneas: Apollod. E.3.32
takes many cities: Apollod. E.3.32
angry on account of Briseis, does not fight: Apollod. E.3.34
receives an embassy of the Greeks: Apollod. E.4.1
sends Patroclus to fight the Trojans: Apollod. E.4.4
recovers Briseis and lays aside his anger: Apollod. E.4.4
grieves at death of Patroclus: Paus. 5.19.8 ff.
dons the armour of Hephaestus and goes forth to war: Apollod. E.4.4
his conflict with the river Scamander: Apollod. E.4.4
slays Hector, buries Patroclus, and allows Priam to ransom the body of Hector: Apollod. E.4.7
slays Echeclus: Paus. 10.27.2
fights Memnon: Paus. 3.18.12, Paus. 5.19.1, Paus. 5.22.2
slays Memnon: Apollod. E.5.1
fights Telephus: Paus. 8.45.7
wounds Telephus: Apollod. E.3.16
heals Telephus with the rust of his spear: Apollod. E.3.18
slays Tennes: Paus. 10.14.4
A. and Penthesilea: Paus. 5.11.6
kills Penthesilia and Thersites: Apollod. E.4.7
slain by Alexander and Apollo: Apollod. E.5.3, Paus. 1.13.9
buried with Patroclus in the White Isle: Apollod. E.5.5
Polyxena sacrificed at his grave: Apollod. E.5.22, Apollod. E.5.23, Paus. 1.22.6
games in his honour: Apollod. E.5.5
his arms, contended for by Ajax and Odysseus, adjudged to Odysseus: Apollod. E.5.5, Apollod. E.5.6
beacon light kindled on his grave: Apollod. E.5.19
painted by Polygnotus: Paus. 10.30.3
statue at Delphi: Paus. 10.13.5
armour: Paus. 4.28.7
shield: Paus. 8.16.3, Paus. 9.29.7
spear: Paus. 3.3.8
sanctuaries: Paus. 3.20.8, Paus. 3.24.5
temple and image in White Isle: Paus. 3.19.11
wedded to Helen after death: Paus. 3.19.13
consorts with Medea in the Isles of the Blest: Apollod. E.5.5
worshipped along with Nereids: Paus. 2.1.8
Spartan lads sacrifice to: Paus. 3.20.8
annual festival at Brasiae: Paus. 3.24.5
cenotaph at Elis: Paus. 6.23.3, Paus. 6.24.1
mourned at sunset by women of Elis Paus. 6.23.3
harbour of: Paus. 3.25.4